Blessings Mashaya THE government has once again snubbed the MDC Alliance, after it disbursed a total of $76 million to the ruling Zanu PF and Thokozani Khupe’s MDC interim leadership, the Daily News reports. Of this amount, Zanu PF received $61 million — while the MDC got nearly $15 million under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, which…
HEALTH minister Zweli Mkhize has sent a stern warning to young people to shape up after local scientists discovered a new Covid-19 variant which is driving South Africa’s second wave. The new Covid-19 strain, which is called the 501.V2 variant, first emerged in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, but scientists say they do not know…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army is demanding US$15 000 in damages from a man he is accusing of destroying his marriage to his wife of 21 years. Charles Mawere also wants the High Court to order DNA tests for his children as he no longer believes he is the…
FORMER colonial master, the United Kingdom (UK), says when President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed office in November 2017 he gave hope to suffering Zimbabweans, but has since reneged on implementing political and economic reforms. The Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Writer Blessings Mashaya last week spoke to UK Ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson on the…
IN A bid to ensure their clientele all over Zimbabwe is fully covered from all medical expenses, Maisha Health Fund (Maisha Health) has introduced new comprehensive packages. The new packages are expected to ease the burden on patients, who were being forced to cover shortfalls and make co-payments out of their pockets. Cassava Smartech chief…
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema hopes all learners will exercise extreme caution and guard against Covid-19 when they interact with family and colleagues in communities during this festive season. Before schools closed down on Friday for the festive holidays, learning institutions had become the epicentre of the pandemic. At least 35 schools were quarantined…
YOUTHFUL businessman and Better Brands boss, Scott Sakupwanya, last week bagged two awards for the role he has played in improving gold deliveries to the government. Sakupwanya was rewarded with Young Innovative Project Director of the Year and Most Influential Young Corporate Director of the Year awards in the mining sector. The awards were given…
ZIMBABWE is committed to reducing its gas emissions by 33 percent per capita by the year 2030 in the energy sector through the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), a senior government official has said. Addressing urban local authorities from all cities and towns at a climate change technical workshop in Bulawayo last week Environment minister…
THE BRITISH government has reiterated its readiness to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration if they fulfil their promises of reform that were made when the late former president Robert Mugabe fell from power in 2017. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News on Sunday at the weekend, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie…
IN YET another sign of the chaos that has been engulfing the opposition, the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC yesterday cancelled its much-anticipated extraordinary congress hours before it was due, citing logistical challenges, the Daily News On Sunday reports. At the same time, sources within the MDC said the postponement had been caused by a shambolic voters’…
