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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje, pictured, was yesterday freed on $3 000 bail after initially appearing in court on Saturday over a slew of corruption charges in which the parastatal allegedly lost over US$1 million. Muchenje appeared before Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube jointly charged with interconnection and roaming manager…

ZIMBABWE will Tuesday host a Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security extraordinary summit in Harare to discuss the ongoing turmoil in northern Mozambique following the emergence of militants in the neighbouring country.   The summit will be chaired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and attended by his counterparts, Zambian President Edgar Lungu, Botswana President Mokgweetsi…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️  IN A move that is likely to further stoke political tensions in the country, authorities are demanding the arrest of three MDC youth leaders who participated in a flash demonstration in Harare last week, the Daily News reports. This comes as the three women at the centre of…

©️  DOCTORS have expressed surprise about Zimbabwe’s indefinite coronavirus lockdown, which they say is futile in the absence of an expanded testing and contact tracing programme for the disease, the Daily News reports. This comes amid rising positive cases of coronavirus in the country, which experts believe thrives the most in winter — which is…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has appealed to the government to set up a fund to assist media outlets that have been hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has hit hard various economic sectors in the country,…

Shamiso Dzingire in BULAWAYO THE City of Bulawayo must revise downwards its figures for the proposed water intervention projects as the US$74,25 million council is asking for is too high, an engineering contractor has said. This comes after the city director of engineering Simela Dube told an inter-ministerial delegation on Friday that the city requires…

©️ IT HAS emerged that warring MDC factions are engaging in tentative talks, in a bid to end their damaging power feud, the Daily News on Sunday can reveal exclusively. This comes as concerned insiders have also told the Daily News on Sunday that hardliners on both sides of the feud are working hard to…

©️  PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday extended the national lockdown indefinitely, saying the country still had a long way to go in combating the spread of the deadly coronavirus(Covid-19). This comes as Zimbabwe’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have shot up to 42, including four deaths and 13 recoveries — with health experts warning that the government should…

©️  SENIOR doctors have raised concern over stigmatisation of people diagnosed with coronavirus (Covid-19), saying this was discouraging and forcing people to lie about their health symptoms. This comes at a time when the country is battling to contain the spread of the disease, which has so far claimed over 300 000 lives globally. Zimbabwe…

©️  WATER levels at Kariba Dam continue to rise with the current level nearing that of the same time last year. According to a schedule released by the Zambezi River Authority, the water levels were rising steadily, increasing supply for electricity generation. The authority has also been studying other catchments in Zambia which provide water…