CHINESE private companies in Zimbabwe have allocated US$500 000 for the refurbishment of the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital, which houses an isolation facility for the handling of coronavirus (Covid-19) disease in Harare. This comes as there is growing concern over whether Zimbabwe — which has recorded two confirmed cases of the disease — is adequately…
PROSECUTOR-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has approached the High Court seeking to confiscate a house belonging to a former Parirenyatwa pharmacist, who is being investigated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for corruptly awarding a tender to his company. In the application, the PG — through Chris Mutangadura — who is the chief public prosecutor, has…
THE deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), which has killed more than 11 000 people around the world and left tens of thousands infected, has reached Zimbabwe with the government last night announcing that a Victoria Falls man had tested positive for the disease. This comes as there are growing fears that the country is ill-prepared to fight…
POLICE national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed that three more suspected armed robbers were shot dead during a shoot-out with detectives on Thursday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five. The suspected armed robbers were part of a gang accused of robbing money changers of their foreign currency and a car at Makoni…
IN a new twist to businessman Genius Kadungure’s case, the State yesterday insisted they would be proceeding with his criminal prosecution in a matter he is jointly charged with his company Piko Trading for allegedly evading over $4 million in tax. This was despite indications by Kadungure that he was negotiating for an out-of-court settlement…
AS THE world continues to grapple with the deadly coronavirus, the government has revealed that it does not have enough kits to test people requiring attention, further raising fears that the country is ill-prepared to deal with the pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has banned all large gatherings in…
MDC vice chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, has written to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) to register his fears about suspected security agents he says are trailing him, the Daily News reports. This comes as Sikhala and other hardliners within Zimbabwe’s main opposition have called for radical action against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday announced that schools and tertiary institutions will be closed indefinitely next week amid pressure from teachers across the country, who accused him of exposing them and learners to coronavirus. On Tuesday, Mnangagwa imposed a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people in the country for the next 60 days in…
THE government yesterday launched the national renewable energy and biofuels policies to mitigate the effects of climate change and promote investments at a time when the country is struggling with persistent energy deficits that have been exacerbated by the economic meltdown. The newly-launched national renewable energy policy aims to promote investment in the renewable sector…
A SENIOR Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officer has approached the High Court challenging the decision of a court martial that jailed him for 18 months for missing lectures after he enrolled for a Geography and Environment Science programme at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). Fadziso Abraham Dupwa, a flight lieutenant and commissioned officer with…
