Chief Writer ZIMBABWE is now drafting a law that could ban children from accessing social media platforms to protect them from online harm. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the minister of Information Communication Technology, Tatenda Mavetera, said the government had completed consultations on the National Child Online Protection Policy and was now working…
CHIEF WRITER A HEATED debate is raging in the country following the comments at the weekend by Youth minister Tino Machakaire, who declared that the country has no place for same-sex relationships or marriages. This comes after the outspoken minister also recently condemned the growing fashion trend of men wearing dresses — adding at the…
CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is procuring new passenger ferries for inland waterways following a capsizing tragedy on Lake Kariba that claimed dozens of lives. The move comes after a major transport disaster on Lake Kariba in which at least 97 people died when the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency’s Mbuya Nehanda ferry capsized while carrying passengers travelling…
CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has given notice of its intention to permanently cancel a section of Patrice Lumumba Street in central Harare to pave the way for replanning. In a notice in the latest Government Gazette, the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, said the affected portion was the road between Samora Machel Avenue and Ahmed Ben…
CLAIMS that the country’s recently enacted Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act Number 3 (CAA3) aims to create a “life presidency” for President Emmerson Mnangagwa are nonsensical. So says the ruling Zanu PF’s forthright spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, who adds that the country must continue to march forward as a united nation to build a prosperous future…
CHIEF WRITER CURRENT data indicates that the severe influenza strain that has spread nationwide is infecting an estimated 12 000 individuals every week. At the same time, health officials have confirmed that the circulating pathogen is not Covid. This comes as the government has reported that the bug has killed four people since the start…
CHIEF WRITER SWITZERLAND’S newly-accredited ambassador has pledged to court more investors from her country to help deepen economic relations between the two nations. Speaking to the media after presenting her credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare yesterday, Switzerland ambassador Christine Schraner Burgener said more Swiss enterprises should consider opportunities in Zimbabwe….
CHIEF WRITER THE European Union has released US$345 000 in emergency funding to assist Zimbabwean returnees from South Africa and combat a surging cholera outbreak. The EU in a statement at the weekend said the funding would contribute to ongoing efforts to support vulnerable returnees fleeing violence in South Africa and provide life-saving assistance to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tribunal inquiry period investigating High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo over alleged gross misconduct. The development follows the establishment of the tribunal in March to investigate Katiyo/ The amendment was published in the latest Government Gazette through a presidential proclamation. “Whereas section 187(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides…
CHIEF WRITER THE cold spell sweeping across neighbouring South Africa will likely spill into the country this week, bringing wet conditions and a notable drop in temperatures to Zimbabwe’s southern regions. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Meteorological Services Department (MSD) spokesperson Isaac Masawana said the northern region of the country would mostly escape the…
