WORLD superpower, the United States of America, stands accused of interfering in Zimbabwe’s internal political affairs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu PF party. Recently the party termed the US Ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols, a thug and threatened to throw him out of the country for allegedly pursuing a regime change…
HUMAN rights watchdog, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), has called on the government to prioritise the provision of social safety nets for the vulnerable amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube recently revealed that the government was still deliberating on whether to increase the $300 allowance for vulnerable households, which…
SCHOOLCHILDREN are struggling to get transport to school despite government promising to provide dedicated buses for teachers and pupils, Parliament heard on Thursday. When the government announced the decision to re-open schools for Cambridge and Zimbabwe School Examinations Council examination classes, concerns wereraised by various stakeholders overhow learners and teachers, especially in urban centres, would…
THE Econet Group and PanaBIOS have unveiled two new applications that will assist travellers across Africa comply with Covid-19 safety protocols. The applications — the Travel Pass and the PanaBIOS App — have already been adopted by the African Union (AU) and the Africa Centre for Diseases Control (Africa CDC)-led Trusted Travel portal, which simplifies…
PRO-DEMOCRACY Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) have raised concern over the suspension of by-elections that were due later this year. This comes as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health minister, announced the indefinite cancellation of the by-elections in a recent visit to Bulawayo. Initially pencilled for December 5, the government shelved the by-elections in…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw Chalton Hwende, Prosper Mutseyami, Thabita Khumalo and Lilian Timvous had argued that Kwenda had already presided over a matter involving other MDC Alliance legislators and wanted a different judge allocated to their cases. However, Kwenda said he was not interested in the cause or outcome of their case and…
Blessing Masakadza A SECURITY guard has been arrested on allegations of stealing eight computer processing units (CPUs) from the computer storeroom at the Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security ministry at Mukwati Building, Harare. Fortune Chirodza, 25 — from Cobra Security — pleaded guilty to unlawful entry charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith…
The WFP in Zimbabwe, which provides food assistance to over four million vulnerable individuals in rural and urban areas across the country, recently appealed for US$250 million to boost food assistance in the country, warning that 8,6 million people would be facing starvation by December 2020. UN secretary-general António Guterres said the prize was well…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw POSTAL and courier services have kept the world afloat in the most difficult period of the ravaging coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic by delivering essentials, including medicine and necessities hence the need to innovate and embrace the use of technology, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking during the World Post Day…
Tinashe Nekati STAFF WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw Nehanda Housing Cooperative was established in 2000 by a group of war veterans during the land reform programme. The chairperson of the housing cooperative, Keri Mhute, said unity of purpose, shared vision and goals were the hallmark of their success. “We were the first to build this housing model…
