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THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has embarked on an operation targeting unregistered vehicles and motorists who are not displaying vehicle registration number plates.   National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the move was in response to the increase in lockdown violations by motorists, including the banned commuter omnibus operators, who were illegally operating and…

ACTING MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has distanced her party from the July 31 anti-corruption protests being mooted by other opposition parties which she has described as untimely given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview with the Daily News on Sunday, Khupe said the protests being planned by opposition and pro-democracy organisations would be “stupid…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw IN AN ominous warning, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government will deal ruthlessly with opposition parties, civil society organisations and foreign missions that are allegedly bent on destabilising the nation, the Daily News reports. Addressing Zanu PF politburo members in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa also cautioned some clerics and labour…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa hinted yesterday that authorities would tighten the ongoing national coronavirus lockdown — in the wake of rising deaths and infections in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as medical experts have expressed concern over an upsurge in locally-transmitted cases of the deadly virus, which…

Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure was yesterday acquitted on charges of not declaring income returns to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, prejudicing it of over US$30 000, while his company was convicted of two counts of tax evasion involving over US$2 million and not paying employees’ tax of over US$355 000. Ginimbi’s…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw STRIKING nurses are set to meet with acting Health ministry permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga on Tuesday in efforts to resolve the ongoing impasse between the two conflicting parties, the Daily News reports. This comes as the nurses are demanding that their salaries be paid in United States (US) dollars…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw IN A surprising development, expelled former Zanu PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, has sensationally claimed that some ruling party bigwigs are involved in the organisation of the planned July 31 mass protests against the government, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF is once again beset…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT-OWNED fuel retailer Petrotrade has called on authorities to liberalise the country’s fuel industry to allow players to procure and sell fuel in foreign currency, the Daily News reports.  This comes as the government admitted last week that the fuel crisis would persist as it was facing challenges securing…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THERE are renewed calls for authorities to reimpose a tighter national coronavirus lockdown following a worrying surge in the number of locally-transmitted cases in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe recorded 98 new cases of people infected with the disease on Wednesday — its single…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw  THE government has received a major boost in its fight against the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) following donations of over 134 oxygen concentrators by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the Daily News reports. Unicef further availed 968 solar-driven refrigerators in support of Zimbabwe’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation to strengthen…