THE country has recorded two cases of the deadly Mpox, one in Harare and another in Mberengwa, the ministry of Health said yesterday. Both cases are in isolation at home, and are receiving appropriate care. MPox was declared a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security by Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in August. It…
THE second city has a new major problem — hordes of inebriated halfwits who routinely urinate outside liquor stores. So bad has the situation become that Bulawayo councillors recently flagged the issue, calling for aggressive law enforcement to end the plague. This comes as the city continues to experience severe water shortages, which have seen…
THE government has introduced a petroleum levy of US$0.005 per litre on all imported petroleum products. In a Government Gazette published last Friday, Energy minister Edgar Moyo confirmed the new measures adding that the funds would enhance energy access in rural communities. “It is hereby notified that the minister of Energy and Power Development after…
INTENSIVE energy users have been challenged to install their own power plants instead of solely relying on Zesa for power supplies. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of the Mine Entra expo, which ended at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bullast on Friday, permanent secretary in the Energy ministry Gloria Magombo said…
By MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE AUTHORITIES are upping the ante in their war against illegal fire arms, as well as the criminals who use such guns to commit armed robberies in the country. In this regard, police say they are cracking down on all people in possession of illegal fire arms, after the culprits failed to heed…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES says they are working on boosting confidence in the use of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). In the Senate last week, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare senator Harare Province, Tambudzai Kunaka, asked the government to ensure that essential services such as fuel are in local currency. In response, the leader of…
BY ALMOT MAQOLO THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) is hoping that the passing of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill into law will improve workplace safety and health standards in the country. In the proposed law, Zimbabwe seeks to revamp its health and safety laws to align with global standards, amid concerns over…
IN A macabre incident, a Masvingo man allegedly teamed up with his three daughters and killed his parents after accusing them of witchcraft. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the alleged murder in Chorupanga village, Nyajena, Masvingo. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested Rameck Chidinhika, 53, and his three daughters, Constancia Chidinhika, 28,, Vimbai…
NINE people died, eight on the spot, on Friday when a vehicle they were travelling in hit a cow, swerve onto the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another car along the Harare-Shamva Road in Mashonaland Central Province. Police confirmed the accident yesterday. “The police confirm a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on 11…
THE leader of the opposition in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, says he holds all the keys to Welshman Ncube’s leadership ambitions within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Tshabangu’s spokesperson Nqobizitha Mlilo warned that Ncube risked being excluded completely from participating in the CCC’s pending congress, unless he behaved himself…
