ZIMBABWE Republic Police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga, yesterday bared his soul confirming in Parliament that his officials are accepting bribes because of government neglect. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health, Matanga said police officers have not been supplied with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and that they are not paid risk allowances being offered to…
THE security clampdown that has been restricted to Harare over the past few weeks was yesterday extended to the country’s second city, the Daily News reports. The operation, which caught many people by surprise, saw thousands of workers and ordinary people being barred from entering Bulawayo’s central business district (CBD). By midday, the CBD was…
FORMER Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has filed an application for an interdict against four men who continue to invade his Mazowe farm despite an order barring them from doing so. In the application, Kasukuwere told the court that he was offered occupancy of Corncorpia Farm in Mazowe in September 2002 in terms of the…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made an emotional plea for forgiveness when he officiated at the National Day of Prayer in Harare yesterday, the Daily News reports. In his surprisingly impassioned prayer at State House, Mnangagwa — among other things — asked for clemency for the various misdeeds that…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ HARARE was once again hit by chaotic scenes yesterday, after security forces stopped tens of thousands of people from entering the central business district (CBD) — as the country held its day of national prayer, the Daily News reports. Not for the first time, the heightened security was…
©️ EXILED former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has said he is a firm believer in constitutionalism and cannot stage a coup as he was a victim of the same in November 2017, the Daily News reports. This follows allegations by the government that he peddled lies about an impending coup against President Emmerson Mnangagwa….
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWEANS face starvation amid revelations that the country’s national cereal production for the 2019-2020 season has failed to meet national demand by a massive 50 percent, the Daily News reports. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) has said the country is facing its worst hunger crisis…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw©️ ORDINARY Zimbabweans’ loss of hope has become palpable as the prices of basic goods and services continue to skyrocket, with no imminent solutions in sight to address the country’s worsening economic crisis. This comes as consumers who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said while they were worried about…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw©️ THE MDC Alliance has received the backing of the trustees of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House who say the pact should remain in occupation of the hugely symbolic building, the Daily News reports. However, the interim leadership of the MDC says the development “will not change anything” because the March…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO ©️ RETURNING residents at Bulawayo Polytechnic have raised concern over the way they have been treated since checking in at the quarantine centre. Returnees who spoke to this publication yesterday complained of being over detained beyond the mandatory 21 days with some claiming to have clocked 43 days in the…
