THE MDC Alliance has fired its national executive members, Douglas Mwonzora, Elias Mudzuri and Morgen Komichi, for associating with the Supreme Court ruling that replaced Nelson Chamisa with Thokozani Khupe as the leader of the country’s biggest opposition party. Addressing the media to outline the resolutions made by the party’s national standing committee on Wednesday,…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zwDOCTORS warned yesterday that it was too early for authorities to start thinking that they have managed to control the spread of conoravirus because of the absence of reported positive cases in the country this week, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has been criticised for failing to…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he is aware that people are suffering due to the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced lockdown, the Daily News reports. Addressing a Zanu PF politburo meeting at the party’s headquarters, Mnangagwa said all sectors of the economy have been battered by the current lockdown. …
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw ©️ A HARARE businessman suspected to be part of a syndicate trafficking cocaine was allegedly busted with US$18 000 worth of the dangerous drug and machines used to process and package it at his Borrowdale home, a court heard recently. Tafungiswa Kennedy Jasi, 52, who is the chief executive…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised concern over the increase in the number of people who are flouting lockdown regulations and conducting church gatherings, thereby breaching social distancing rules. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa relaxed the lockdown last Friday, which allowed more companies to resume operations….
Fungi Kwaramba CHIEF WRITER kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE battle for control of the MDC escalated yesterday after the group that is temporarily in charge of the strife-torn party — following last month’s Supreme Court ruling — recalled four top allies of Nelson Chamisa from Parliament, the Daily News reports. The four legislators who were shown…
©️ WITH confusion and chaos continuing on the second day of the relaxed coronavirus lockdown yesterday, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is demanding an urgent meeting with the government and employers to deal with all the challenges that workers are facing. This comes after authorities relaxed the national lockdown at the weekend, on…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Japanese Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday availed over US$15 million to assist drought and flood affected communities in the country currently facing starvation, among other challenges. This comes as the United Nations (UN) recently indicated that over 8 million people in Zimbabwe are currently facing starvation due to recurring…
©️ THE latest tariff adjustments by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe are not as shocking as they may appear, or as they have been made to look in some social media circles, but are in fact within the overall threshold approved by the sector’s regulator, an official with the mobile network operator said. In line with rising…
©️ THERE was chaos in most urban areas around the country yesterday as tens of thousands of people returned to work following the relaxation of the current national coronavirus lockdown. Daily News teams which moved around Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and other towns encountered hordes of stranded workers due to inadequate transport, which resulted in physical…
