HARARE City Council human capital director Matthew Marara has been freed by the High Court on $10 000 bail. His lawyer Tsitsi Mazikana successfully sought his pre-trial freedom at the upper court with Judge Benjamin Chikowero ordering him to report to the police thrice weekly. Marara was also ordered to reside at his given address…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE trial of six police officers who are facing charges of allegedly brutally assaulting two women from Cowdray Park suburb during the lockdown period has been halted following closure of business at the Western Commonage Court after one prosecutor tested positive for coronavirus. As a result, the trial has since been…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw TELEVISION programming at public broadcaster ZBC will be disrupted for an indefinite period following the shutting of its Pockets Hill headquarters after an employee tested positive to coronavirus (Covid-19). As a result, ZBC would focus more on contact tracing, massive testing of its employees and disinfection process among others to…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government is committed to compensating and working with white commercial farmers whose land was taken during the land reform programme, but will not reverse the controversial exercise. Mnangagwa said this during the signing ceremony of a compensation agreement between previous farm owners and…
Blessings Mashaya and Sindiso Mhlope SENIOR STAFF WRITERS LANDS, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri, pictured, died in the wee hours of yesterday, days after his driver succumbed to the lethal coronavirus that is fast getting out of control in the country. The Daily News understands that the stricken war veteran and former…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AHEAD of tomorrow’s planned mass demonstrations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that security forces will deal robustly with all unsanctioned protests, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF has suspended politburo member Cleveria Chizema for allegedly being involved in organising the demos and trying to drive a…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw SECURITY forces are united and will come in full force to crush any insurrection, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said yesterday as he warned organisers of tomorrow’s anti-corruption demonstration. This comes as the government has maintained its position that the planned July 31 anti-corruption protest is “foreign”-funded and aimed…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti, pictured, yesterday said their party continues to back tomorrow’s protest against corruption despite spirited efforts to stop it. This comes after Zanu PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa ordered ruling party supporters to defend themselves and use any means at their disposal to thwart…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw HOSPITALS are turning away patients as some have been forced to partially close owing to the increasing cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News reports. This comes as more than 323 health workers, including nurses, have contracted Covid-19 since the beginning of the outbreak in March as…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is planning to tighten lockdown measures in coronavirus (Covid1-19) hotspots – Harare, Bulawayo and Gweru – in in a bid to contain the spread of the deadly disease. This comes as the country’s cases have ballooned to 2 704 confirmed cases, 542 recoveries and 36 deaths, according…
