THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a raft of measures it says governments must follow before and after they reopen schools for face-to-face learning, the Daily News reports. Among the measures is the ‘‘stay at home if unwell policy’’ which seeks to discourage ill students from attending classes until they are certified fit by…
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Ozone Day, with Environment minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu, 5 saying the government is committed to aligning legislation with international laws to protect the depleting ozone layer. The ozone layer is a thin part of the earth’s atmosphere that absorbs almost all of the sun’s harmful…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to party members who are brawling ahead of the ruling party’s District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF has started the process of setting up DCCs in the remaining eight provinces amid reports that there were problems in Midlands and…
NOTWITHSTANDING the internal damage that the MDC’s infighting is causing, the party’s senseless wars are escalating — amid growing fears that the once formidable movement could soon implode altogether. So bad is the MDC’s mindless bloodletting pitting two rabidly antagonistic groups led by Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa, that dejected senior party officials told the…
SOUTH Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) said yesterday that it was hopeful that it could help end Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises, the Daily News reports. In addition, the ANC heaped praise on Zanu PF for allowing it to meet with the opposition and civil society groups in future — a decision which…
SUSPENDED Zesa Holdings(Zesa) executive chairperson Sydney Gata, has bounced back at the power utility after a directive from President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Daily News reports. This comes after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) cleared Gata of four out of six abuse of office allegations he was facing when he was suspended with his entire board…
THE United Nations (UN) and other health development partners, including the World Bank and World Health Organisation (WHO), have expressed hope over Vice President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga’s new health restructuring strategy, saying this could lead to the recovery of the sector. This comes as the country’s health sector has been bedevilled by…
SOME of the people linked to the foiled July 31 mass demonstrations claimed yesterday that they were still being trailed by suspected State security agents despite being recently cleared by the police, the Daily News reports. However, police said yesterday that they had not received any reports of unlawful surveillance or harassment from the complainants…
1THE government yesterday eased lockdown measures further, allowing businesses to operate for 12 hours, but indicated that the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) is yet to be won. The relaxation was in line with Statutory Instrument 216 of 2020, which among other issues operationalises the resumption of the aviation sector, regulates tourism operations under the lockdown…
ZANU PF political commissar and Defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has said the ruling party does not use violence to win elections, claiming in papers submitted to the High Court that they are a peace-loving organisation. This comes after the Election Resource Centre (ERC) filed a court application seeking to have Matemadanda retract his statement…
