Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw PEOPLE with disabilities have been ranked the most vulnerable in Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 era as their monthly incomes have shrunk by 50 percent, putting them much lower than the poverty datum line, the United Nations has said. This comes as the government has been struggling to fulfil its…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO A TSHOLOTSHO man is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed with a knife several times in the stomach, leaving his intestines protruding. The man, whose identity was not revealed, told the Tsholotsho Magistrate’s Court that he was stabbed when he tried to stop his attacker, Ndabezihle Matrabuli, 42,…
ZANU PF says the MDC is now operating from “the last chance saloon” to work with the former liberation movement and other political parties in the interests of the country and its long-suffering citizens. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the influential Zanu PF secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu, also warned opposition leaders…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Zimbabweans against coronavirus complacency, in the mistaken belief that vaccines will be a panacea to the local spread of the deadly respiratory disease. This comes as the country is set to receive its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines tomorrow from China, with more doses expected in March. Speaking during the…
ZIMBABWE will hold a population and housing census in August ahead of the 2023 elections, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) has announced. Zimstats director-general Taguma Mahonde said the agency had begun field mapping and house-listing in preparation for the census, which is expected to gobble up US$85,5 million. The census is held every 10…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have confirmed that the country will start vaccinating citizens against Covid-19 from next week — with healthcare workers receiving top priority in this inaugural phase. Speaking during a Daily News webinar yesterday, Health and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro said the first batch of 200 000 vaccines donated by Chinese…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AMID fears of a return to prolonged and debilitating power cuts in the country, following the blaze that engulfed Hwange Power Station on Wednesday evening, authorities were hopeful yesterday that the damage would be repaired quickly. Energy and Power Development minister, Zhemu Soda, told the Daily News last night that the…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE POLITICAL Actors Dialogue (Polad) members are meeting today as the push towards inclusive national dialogue continues to gather momentum. This comes as pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leaders to engage in open talks to help solve the country’s decades-long myriad crises. National Constitutional…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) director for health, Prosper Chonzi, pictured, has warned that the capital is at risk of much bigger and deadlier outbreaks of cholera and typhoid due to uncollected refuse and burst sewer pipes. Chonzi, who is also the city’s acting Town Clerk, said the diseases could cause…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AS THE momentum towards inclusive national dialogue continues to gather speed, churches have now presented a draft talks framework to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leaders and other key stakeholders. The secretary general of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), Kenneth Mtata, pictured, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they…
