CIVIL society organisations, the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (Nango) and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) have shut their offices down as they intensify efforts to help contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. This comes as some financial institutions have shut some of their branches across the country, while others have…
©️ IN A surprise announcement last night, the government said the public is now free to use foreign currency openly to pay for goods and services in the country as part of combating the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News reports. At the same time, authorities also suspended Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s recently introduced…
AS THE country struggles to deal with the deadly coronavirus at home, the government has now also been forced to rescue 107 Zimbabweans who are being detained by Tanzanian authorities in Dar es Salaam over the pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as medical doctors and nurses have gone on strike over the lack…
VENDORS have called on the government to set up social security nets that will ensure that they are able to meet their daily needs as local authorities are pushing for the closure of informal markets in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This comes as local authorities in partnership with the government…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) yesterday said it was probing circumstances which led to the death of prominent broadcaster Zororo Makamba who succumbed to coronavirus at Wilkins Hospital this week. This comes as the young broadcaster’s death — whose heart-wrenching testimony by his family was exclusively carried by the Daily News — has jerked the government to…
FORMER Zanu PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, who was expelled from the ruling party for defying protocol, has pleaded for forgiveness from the people of Zimbabwe as he claims to have seen the light. Tsenengamu quit politics after he had been expelled from Zanu PF for calling on the party to act on corrupt…
Fungi Kwaramba and Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITERS ©️ FEARFUL Zimbabweans who are reeling from the country’s worsening coronavirus menace now also have to contend with a major strike by medical doctors and nurses — all this coming at a time Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has collapsed, the Daily News reports. The strike also comes as the…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a partial shutdown of the government effective from tomorrow, as authorities continue to take drastic action to mitigate the spread of the lethal coronavirus, the Daily News reports. This comes after the death of prominent broadcaster Zororo Makamba on Monday — who was one of three known Zimbabweans who…
Caroline Chiimba, Jeffrey Muvundusi and Bernard Chiketo STAFF WRITERS LOCAL authorities are pushing for the closure of informal markets to curb the spread of coronavirus which has claimed one from the three confirmed cases recorded so far in Zimbabwe. This comes as the killer virus has ravaged the world, forcing governments to enforce lockdowns as…
Caroline Chiimba and Bernard Chiketo COMPANIES continue to close, while banks are opting for temporary closure of some branches as part of measures to mitigate against the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) which is ravaging the world. In public notices to clients, financial institutions including CBZ, First Capital Bank, Stanbic and Old Mutual outlined bold steps…
