Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council has re-opened Warren Hills Cemetery to public burials following its closure in 2016 due to space constraints. According to the local authority, the space that was being reserved for the Harare Provincial Heroes’ Cemetery in 2016 will not be affected by the additional 5 000 graves that…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council has resolved to set up water kiosks across the capital as an immediate solution to acute shortages that have seen residents going for months without tap water due to lack of adequate water treatment chemicals and worn-out infrastructure. Working in partnership with Oxfam, the local authority…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS have roundly accused the government of being insensitive to the plight of learners as they are allegedly failing to offer practical solutions to the crisis facing the education sector during the current lockdown. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has indicated that the current situation on the…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ DOCTORS have implored authorities to isolate Covid-19 patients at hospitals, as part of efforts to curb the disease’s spread in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has so far allowed people who have contracted the disease without showing life-threatening conditions to self-isolate at their…
Tendai Kamhungira and Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITERS THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has raised fears that three MDC officials, including Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe, could have been abducted after she and other party youths staged a flash demonstration in Warren Park, Harare on Wednesday. This also comes after Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson…
Shamiso Dzingire in BULAWAYO ©️ THREE men who suffered injuries after they were allegedly assaulted by police officers enforcing the nationwide lockdown, have written to the commissioner-general of police Godwin Matanga, indicating their notice to sue. Trymore Nhari from Gweru, Weston Chadomba and Sethukani Ncube — both from Bulawayo — suffered a broken arm, hearing…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has buckled under pressure and moved to allow returning residents to book into private quarantine centres if they can afford it, pending approval by health inspectors, the Daily News reports. This comes as over 3 000 returnees have come into the country and are being placed in…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE embassy of Zimbabwe in South Africa, through a partnership with the Founder of Bigtime Strategic Group, Justice Maphosa, is set to repatriate 400 Zimbabweans in the neighbouring country who have lost their sources of livelihood as a result of the national lockdown introduced to curb the spread of…
Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITER LIONS are terrorising Chipinge and Bikita communities, attacking people in the process, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has confirmed. This comes as two boys were injured by lions in Musikavanhu in Chipinge District early this week. “Two boys were injured and one is still hospitalised. Our rangers are…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITERS machakairet@dailynews.co.zw TWO siblings that allegedly ran a mobile pyramid scheme and duped people various amounts of money were back in court on Thursday facing fresh charges involving $1,5 million. Romeo, 25, and Tinashe Samhungu, 29, were released on bail when they appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko earlier this week amid…
