©️ Government has said it is premature for schools to direct parents to pay school fees for the second term as the opening dates are not yet clear. This comes as most private schools are sending letters to parents demanding payment of fees for term two. Primary and Secondary Education permanent secretary Tumisang Thabela told…
©️ ZIMBABWE is facing a new health challenge following an outbreak of malaria in the country — whose symptoms are similar to those of the lethal coronavirus. Experts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the unexpected malaria outbreak was causing great confusion among health workers and people suffering from both diseases. This comes…
©️ THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a 12-member machete gang, which also used knives and knobkerries to commit an armed robbery in Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province. In recent months, illegal machete gangs have left a trail of destruction and death across the country, forcing the police to step in to bring sanity in…
©️ THE severe food insecurity situation in the country is expected to worsen this year, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. This comes as Zimbabwe is ranked among the world’s hungriest countries. “The alarming acute food insecurity situation is expected to worsen in 2020. “Persisting economic difficulties have eroded the resilience of households. Given…
THE National TB Reference Laboratory housed at Mpilo Central Hospital could soon be overwhelmed if there is an increase in the volumes of Covid-19 specimen testing, an official has said. Mpilo, working with the National University of Science and Technology (Nust)’s Applied Genetics Testing Centre (AGTC), began testing for Covid-19 last week as part of…
©️ HEALTH experts implored authorities yesterday to use the extension of the coronavirus lockdown wisely, by ramping up the testing and provision of essential equipment to frontline workers, to protect citizens from the disease, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has so far failed to meet the six core World Health Organisation (WHO)…
©️ A CHITUNGWIZA man appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday over a fake press statement that was generated in the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, announcing a 13-day extension of the current national coronavirus lockdown, the Daily News reports. Lovemore Zvokusekwa appeared before magistrate Judith Taruvinga — facing charges of publishing or communicating false…
©️ IN A major boost to its efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), government has received a consignment of medical supplies sourced through a collaboration of Chinese and local businesspeople. The consignment, which arrived from China yesterday and was sourced by a local firm Sakunda Holdings and some Chinese, includes ventilators, Personal Protective…
©️ AN AFFABLE character and a wordsmith of note, a larger than life figure who could transform mundane copy into an enjoyable read, Gift Phiri, one of the shining beacons of our generation, was called home to glory on April 19. A day after the country marked its 40th independence anniversary, our former news editor…
©️ AS EXPECTED, President Emmerson Mnangagwa extended the national coronavirus lockdown by 14 days yesterday, after the country failed to meet the six core World Health Organisation (WHO) conditions for lifting the stay-at-home order, the Daily News reports. This will see the lockdown, which was initially due to end yesterday, continuing to run until midnight…
