AS THE country ramps up its efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated the importance of a booster vaccine to protect ordinary people from the virulent respiratory disease. The booster jab would be administered on all the people who completed their first two vaccines, bringing Zimbabwe in line with some countries that…
THE State has applied for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to testify in camera in the case his estranged wife Marry, pictured, is accused of providing false information that he had consented to their marriage at a time he was seriously ill. Chiwenga, who is the complainant in the matter, is the next State witness and…
As the country braces for violent storms farmers have been urged to insure their crops and livestock to minimise loss. Speaking to…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya PEEVED police are throwing the kitchen sink at the country’s surging violent crime, revealing yesterday that they have deployed crack teams nationwide to hunt down armed robbers ahead of the festive season. Speaking to the Daily News, a fed up national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, pictured, warned that law enforcement agents would not be…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the new e-passport launched yesterday by the government will eradicate backlogs at the Registrar General’s Office and stem organised crime. The new e-passport comes with key features which include an electronic cover with a chip, a security thread fully embedded in the inner booklet pages, as well as unique…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet yesterday banned face-to-face government meetings as it extended Covid-19 level two lockdown by a further fortnight in a bid to curb the spread of the fourth wave of the pandemic. In just over a week, Zimbabwe has recorded plus 30 000 new Covid-19 infections, including just over 30 deaths. The new…
MARRY Chiwenga’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday claimed that it was court officials who took shortcuts to solemnise her client’s wedding to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Marry is currently standing trial on allegations of supplying false information to a marriage officer that Chiwenga consented to their wedding at a time when he was seriously ill. Mtetwa…
Andile Tshuma POLICE have arrested more than 77 000 people for various cross-border crimes, including smuggling, across the country. A total of 427 people were on Sunday arrested for various cross-border crime violations under the operation “No to cross-border crimes”. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the police blitz had netted 77 396 offenders…
THERE are growing questions about Harare’s abiding appetite for warmer relations with key western powers, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, had a go at them at the weekend. Speaking in Mashonaland East, the usually placatory Mnangagwa accused the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK) and their allies of continuing to support regime…
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira, pictured, yesterday challenged the newly-commissioned Tertiary Education Council (TEC) to help the government improve service delivery in the sector. The council, which has seven members, has been tasked to implement effective administration of tertiary education service to create a pathway for Zimbabwe’s industrialisation and modernisation. Martha Muguti will…
