THE government yesterday said it was considering turning some of the country’s idle hotels into isolation centres for coronavirus (Covid-19) patients. This comes as the country anticipates a surge in infections by the lethal virus, which has so far killed one person in the country. Zimbabwe has so far recorded just 10 cases of people…
A HARARE couple who claimed they went on a robbery spree during the lockdown period to sustain their family has been jailed for one year, the Daily News reports. Rodrick Muchaka, 27, and his wife Shalom Mulauzi, 22, of Retreat, Waterfalls pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful entry when they appeared before Harare magistrate…
©️ SITTING MDC legislators and councillors are facing a tough choice after the party group which has embraced the recent Supreme Court ruling that dethroned Nelson Chamisa, pictured, from power warned yesterday that it would not hesitate to cut loose all those who disobey the interim party leadership. This comes as both the group loyal…
©️ THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) yesterday approached the High Court to compel the government to urgently implement measures to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes after the government admitted at the weekend that some of the rapid testing kits in its…
©️ ZIMBABWEANS yesterday slammed the government for increasing fuel prices, saying this will cause price hikes and pile pressure on long-suffering citizens who are currently struggling owing to the economic effects of the deadly coronavirus. The price of diesel went up to $21,52 from $18 per litre while blended petrol increased from $18,70 to $21,77….
©️ AMID growing disregard of the 21-day lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has deployed soldiers in towns and suburbs across the country to enforce compliance, the Daily News can report. This comes as police have arrested more than 2 000 people in the first week of…
©️ THE popular Mbare Musika, the major source of fresh vegetables in the capital, is set to officially open today after it was closed in line with the 21-day lockdown that started last week. City of Harare spokesperson Michael Chideme, pictured, said farmers had logistical problems in moving their produce to the market after being…
Sindiso Mhophe and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS ©️ THE prices of basic goods in the country are surging demonically again, owing to the deepening local economic crisis and the devastating effects of the lethal coronavirus. To make matters worse, economic experts told the Daily News yesterday that long-suffering Zimbabweans should brace for even more hellish…
©️ IT SOUNDS harsh to say the MDC is the proverbial gift that keeps on giving to Zanu PF. But sadly, this is increasingly becoming a discomforting truth. Indeed, how else are Zimbabweans supposed to interpret the regular tendency by the party to shoot itself in the foot — even when Zanu PF is on…
©️ BUSINESSMAN Strive Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi, through their philanthropy arm, Higherlife Foundation, have donated 45 Ventilator Intensive Care Unit suites to Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The foundation which is run by Tsitsi has even before the Covid-19 outbreak been assisting Zimbabwe’s medical sector through providing local doctors and…
