Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw A BINDURA magistrate has freed on $300 bail one of the two Rushinga men accused of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa through a WhatsApp message, while the other was acquitted after the magistrate found that the charges against him did not constitute an offence. The two, Admire Mupemhi, 35,…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S economy is on the verge of collapse and there is need for other countries to help resurrect it, respected think-tank NKC African Economics has said. This comes after several other organisations, including the World Food Programme (WFP), have predicted that there will be food crisis by end of…
Shamiso Dzingire in BULAWAYO MORE than 20 suburbs in the country’s second largest city have been left without water outside their 120-hour water shedding regime following a pipe burst at Fernhill Pumping Station. Town clerk Christopher Dube said the burst pipe will affect suburbs supplied by Tuli Reservoir. “The City of Bulawayo would like to…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw CABINET yesterday relaxed lockdown measures, allowing businesses to open without testing employees as previously required, pending their acquisition of required test kits and adherence to strict rules — including subjecting the workers to temperature checks. This comes as businesses in the formal sector were unable to open as private suppliers…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Japanese Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday availed over US$15 million to assist drought and flood affected communities in the country currently facing starvation, among other challenges. This comes as the United Nations (UN) recently indicated that over 8 million people in Zimbabwe are currently facing starvation due to recurring…
©️ THE latest tariff adjustments by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe are not as shocking as they may appear, or as they have been made to look in some social media circles, but are in fact within the overall threshold approved by the sector’s regulator, an official with the mobile network operator said. In line with rising…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) last week called on the government to design a post-coronavirus (Covid-19) national recovery process based on consensual and broad-based dialogue, saying that the era will be a time for national renewal. This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has further decimated the country’s ailing economy,…
AT LEAST two more men have been arrested in Mashonaland Central for insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, barely a fortnight after the arrest of two other people in Harare and Chipinge over the same charges. The two, who are represented by lawyers from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), were accused of negatively commenting on…
HARARE City Council (HCC) has increased water production from 173 megalitres to 300 megalitres per day in a bid to improve supply in the city. The local authority last Thursday announced a partial shutdown of Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant until Friday night to repair leaks at Warren Control Pump Station and installation of a…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and Media Monitors on Sunday called on the government to guarantee the safety of and freedom of expression for journalists and media practitioners during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as well as beyond. This comes as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Press Freedom…
