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Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has renewed calls for authorities to impose mandatory sentences on gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators following a surge in domestic violence cases. In a statement, the organisation said it was concerned by the shocking increase from 15 to 49 cases per day and called…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️  RETURNING Zanu PF liberation stalwart, Rugare Gumbo, pictured, has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to join hands with the opposition and other social formations to end the country’s deepening political and economic crises. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Gumbo — the only surviving member of…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has received a major boost in its fight against the lethal coronavirus following significant personal protective equipment (PPE) donations by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the Daily News reports. This comes as health workers have been striking over poor conditions and the lack of adequate PPE…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has summoned the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema, junior MPs and the deaf community to share their views on the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government through Mathema announced last month that schools would…

THE government says it has a substitute for the second line drugs for anti-retroviral treatment (ART) which is currently in short supply. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, deputy minister of Health John Mangwiro said Ritonavir or Kaletra drugs were in short supply not only in Zimbabwe but the world over. In 2016,…

THERE is a debilitating mixture of chaos, confusion and panic among both consumers and businesses across the country, after the government made a surprise announcement late on Friday evening that it would suspend mobile money. This comes as concerned economic experts warned in interviews with the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the government’s move…

AN AUDIT into Harare City Council (HCC)’s accounts has revealed that some of the council’s bank signatories have since left municipal employment. The audit was meant to validate the signatories of bank accounts, establish operational bank accounts and create a permanent audit file for accounts signatories. HCC has 62 active bank accounts and an additional…