Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it needs a whopping $21 billion to ensure the safe re-opening of schools, in the wake of the havoc that has been caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as authorities are planning to re-open schools at the end of June, under…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) executive director Roselyn Hanzi has petitioned police commissioner general Godwin Matanga to investigate the circumstances surrounding the leaking of pictures of a female MDC official, who was part of the three who were recently allegedly abducted and tortured. In the letter dated…
SHADOWY businesspeople are abusing mobile money platforms to bleed the economy and consequently drive inflation on the black market even as most parts of the country remain largely on lockdown, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya said. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee for Budget and Finance, which is chaired by Felix Mhonda,…
Fungi Kwaramba POLITICAL EDITOR kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ AUTHORITIES are set to deploy more security forces on the streets in urban areas, to tighten the extended coronavirus lockdown — as fears of a second wave of the lethal disease grow, the Daily News reports. This comes as reported positive cases of Covid-19 have risen sharply over the…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ IN A significant boost for Nelson Chamisa in his battle for control of the MDC, the majority of the warring party’s Harare legislators stayed away from Parliament yesterday, the Daily News reports. This came after Parliament briefly resumed sitting in the capital, and as Chamisa and his allies…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWE and other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) states that include Zambia and Botswana have committed to help Mozambique fight terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the northern parts of that country. This came out after an extra ordinary Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation summit held in…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw ©️ SWITZERLAND, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Regional Programme for Southern Africa, has pledged another US$1 million to support Southern Africa’s coronavirus (Covid-19) preparedness and response. This comes as Africa has recorded over 80 000 cases of Covid-19, while grappling with poverty amid current lockdowns to…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITERS ©️ THERE is growing concern over the rising positive cases of the lethal coronavirus in the country, which is attributed to returning residents — prompting authorities to scale up surveillance at quarantine centres, the Daily News reports. This comes as a number of returning residents are said to…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw CHURCHES want the government to probe last week’s alleged abduction and torture of three MDC youth leaders, as well as last month’s brutal assault of two Bulawayo sisters by police, the Daily News reports. This comes as Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has also directed the police boss, Godwin…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Cyber Crime, Security and Data Protection Bill will finally be debated in Parliament and if approved, individuals found guilty of violating its provisions will face up to seven years’ imprisonment. The government yesterday gazetted the Bill which was first approved by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet late last…
