POLICE have intensified patrols in the border town of Beitbridge, with 275 people arrested attempting to cross into neighbouring South Africa (SA) without proper documentation. Due to Covid-19 protocols, travellers between the two countries need to produce valid PCR test certificates at the border. However, many are try to sneak into Zimbabwe or back to…
THE Department of Civil Protection (DCP) is appealing to residents of Muzarabani district, who are resisting being evacuated from their homes in the wake of more expected rains due to tropical depression Chalane. While most of the country has escaped the wrath of Chalane, the weather forecast has predicted heavy rains in some parts of…
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has lambasted the recent attack on ousted MDC interim president Thokozani Khupe during an emotive extraordinary congress. Khupe was allegedly beaten and had insults hurled against her at the party’s elective congress at the Harare International Conference Centre by members of a rival faction in a disputed election that saw…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has allowed an application to appeal against sentence by a man who was charged and convicted of impersonating a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official. Aaron Muzungu and three accomplices were convicted on charges of robbery, kidnapping and impersonating Zacc officers when they mugged a Marondera-based fuel dealer in…
WITH the country reeling from a seemingly more deadly second wave of coronavirus, the government moved to re-introduce tougher lockdown measures last night — including a fresh dusk-to-dawn curfew. In addition, the operations of all businesses — except those providing essential services — were once again suspended for 30 days, as authorities fight to curb the…
ISLAMIC insurgents in northern Mozambique have killed over 2 000 people and displaced 500 000 more. Zimbabwe, which relies on its neighbour’s ports for transportation of imports and fuel, is under pressure to militarily intervene. The Daily News Consulting Editor Constantine Chimakure spoke to Professor Stephen Chan of the University of London on the developments…
A HARARE man on holiday with his family fell into a gorge at the Victoria Falls, on New Year’s Day. A rescue team by 5pm had not located him. Zimbabwe national parks (ZimParks) spokesperson Tinashe Farawo told TimesLIVE that the tourist fell into the gorge around 2.30pm. “There was an incident this afternoon when a…
By Lloyd Matare HAULAGE trucks using undesignated routes and venturing into residential areas without prior clearance will be fined US$2 000, the Daily News on Sunday reports. In the latest Government Gazette, the government said transit traffic whether loaded or unloaded shall not be allowed to pass through the city centre and residential areas. “All…
THE Limpopo department of health has identified 18 cases of fake negative Covid-19 test results being produced at the Beitbridge border post by people attempting to enter SA. Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba told TimesLIVE that there were syndicates illegally selling negative Covid-19 results to those wanting to enter the country. “Anyone entering or leaving…
IMPALA Car Rental chief executive officer(CEO) and music promoter Thompson Dondo has died. He was 48. In a statement, Impala Car Rental said the businessman succumbed to kidney failure at a Harare hospital in the early hours of yesterday, leaving behind his wife Matirasa and three children. “It is with great sadness that Impala Car…
