Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ALMOST half of the people who have contracted the feared coronavirus in Zimbabwe have fully recovered, the Daily News reports. This comes as the number of infections in the country is rising, amid a global shortage of reagents for test kits — a development which has seen fewer people than…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has reverted to using its premises as it resumes today with only the National Assembly sitting and using the Senate chamber as well to ensure social distancing is observed amid coronavirus (Covid-19) fears, the Daily News reports. This comes as the National Assembly used the Harare International Conference…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw INTERNAL conflicts and lack of unity among Africans have blighted the continent’s annual commemoration of Africa Day, which fosters the desire to work together and speak with one voice, political analysts have said. The continent yesterday celebrated Africa Day, which is an annual commemoration of the formation of the…
Fungi Kwaramba POLITICAL EDITOR kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ PRESSURE is mounting on the country’s political leadership to put their differences aside and hold much-needed dialogue to help end the country’s deepening economic crisis, the Daily News reports. This comes as life for ordinary citizens is worsening by the day, with the hapless Zimbabwe dollar crashing against major…
Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw ©️ DESPERATE motorists are set to endure more anguish at fuel pumps, after authorities admitted at the weekend that they were struggling to get foreign currency to import petrol and diesel, the Daily News reports. This comes despite the global glut of oil and prices tumbling to record lows on…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ CIVIL servants have made a new call for the government to pay their salaries in United States dollars (USD) following a fresh wave of price hikes that hit the country at the weekend. This comes as a survey by the Daily News showed that there have been further steep…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ Government has given returnees in Covid-19 quarantine facilities the option to have their Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests done at authorised private laboratories. This comes as the government has been failing to do PCR tests on time due to reagents and swabs shortages, thereby delaying the release of returnees…
Tendai Kamhungira and Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITERS LONG suffering Zimbabweans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to survive, after prices of basic goods went up sharply again at the weekend — on the back of the collapsing Zim dollar. At the same time, ordinary citizens, business leaders and politicians warned in interviews with…
©️ THE former Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo, has warned brawling MDC officials that they risked losing their relevance unless they urgently heal their rift. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Moyo described the mindless bloodletting as a “useless power struggle”. This comes as the two groups loyal to…
©️ ZIMBABWE’S confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases have shot up to 56 as five new people tested positive on Friday. This comes as health experts have expressed doubt over the government’s ability to manage the Covid-19 outbreak in the country due to test kit shortages and the poor state of quarantine centres. According to the latest…
