AT LEAST nine people have been murdered across the country during the last weekend, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have said. This comes at a time murder and other violent crimes are on the increase in the country. In one of the disturbing cases, police in Kariba arrested Perfect Kembo Lembani, 23, who allegedly stabbed…
THE government says it will set up vaccination centres at schools around the country before the end of the third term so as to encourage 16 and 17-year-olds to be inoculated against Covid-19. This comes as the Health ministry recently approved teenagers in this age bracket to be vaccinated using only Sinovac doses. Health deputy…
LONG-SUFFERING Zimbabweans are set to endure worse blackouts in the coming weeks and months, as power utility Zesa Holdings(Zesa)continues to struggle to…
THE government says it is not considering adoption of crypto currency as a legal instrument contrary to recent media reports. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, said Zimbabwe was satisfied with the performance of the local currency and the US dollar which are legal tender. “The government would…
HOME Affairs permanent secretary Aaron Nhepera has called for concerted efforts with strategic partners in ending the war against human trafficking which he admitted was a challenge. Speaking at the end of a four-day workshop on anti-human trafficking in Mutare yesterday, Nhepera said government and its stakeholders needed to think outside the box to contain…
HORDES of Zanu PF supporters clad in party regalia yesterday clashed with illegal money changers and some vendors over vending bays in…
MDC boss Douglas Mwonzora is reaching out to all his opposition counterparts, including Nelson Chamisa, in a bid to present a united front when they engage President Emmerson Mngangagwa in the long-mooted national dialogue. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi said it would not be optimal for them to hold talks with Mnangagwa…
IN A landmark ruling delivered at the High Court yesterday, fathers will now be able to apply for birth certificates for their children born out of wedlock even in the absence of the mothers. High Court judge, Justice Owen Tagu ordered the Registrar of Births and Deaths to allow fathers to register birth certificates for…
DOVES Funeral Services and the Chimwamurombe family have agreed to exhume the body of the late Maxwell in a bid to put to rest the impasse over his burial saga. The Chimwamurombes alleged that they were presented with a coffin without a corpse for burial after Maxwell had passed away in a drowning incident in…
FIDELITY Printers and Refiners (FPR) will soon set up mobile gold buying centres in rural areas to cater for small scale miners who might find difficulties in accessing banks, especially during weekends. FPR is a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) which has the sole mandate of buying, refining and exporting gold. The…
