©️ THERE was chaos in most urban areas around the country yesterday as tens of thousands of people returned to work following the relaxation of the current national coronavirus lockdown. Daily News teams which moved around Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and other towns encountered hordes of stranded workers due to inadequate transport, which resulted in physical…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A SOLDIER attached to One Commando Regiment allegedly led an armed robbery gang that pounced on a Madokero family in Harare last week and stole US$60 000 as well as various gadgets, a court heard yesterday. Tafadzwa Zunza, 30, appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa charged with armed robbery. He…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba, pictured, has announced that the courts will open next Monday under strict conditions in the wake of the lockdown, aimed at curbing the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last Friday eased the national lockdown, while announcing an…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ Government should urgently channel resources from mining royalties to provide artisanal and small-scale miners with personal protective clothing to help in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), the Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (Zela) has said. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded four deaths out of its 34 confirmed…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynes.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) yesterday called on the government to consult widely and come up with effective coronavirus (Covid-19) response strategies, saying Statutory Instruments (SI) 96 and 99 of 2020 had proven to be ineffective. This comes as the government introduced SI 96 of 2020 to…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha) has sensationally claimed that it has herbs that can treat coronavirus (Covid-19) , calling on the government to include its members in rapid response teams. This comes amid reports that a concoction known as Covid Organics (CVO), a form of herbal tea,…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) has advised its members not to treat patients suspected of having the lethal coronavirus, until authorities provide them with adequate personal protective equipment (PPEs), the Daily News can report. Zina president Enock Dongo said yesterday that most hospitals and clinics did not have enough…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITERS HUMAN rights watchdog, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, has called on the government to facilitate the establishment of an independent complaints mechanism in efforts to curb human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by members of security forces. This comes as the forum claimed to have recorded an increase…
ONE of the country’s leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has put its shoulder on the wheel in the fight against Covid-19 by pledging an assortment of the much-needed equipment worth US$200 000. The Standard Bank Group subsidiary donated five ventilators; 32 500 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the form of suits, masks, face…
Maxwell Sibanda ASSISTANT EDITOR ©️ THE government should urgently cushion vulnerable communities during the coronavirus (Covid-19) extended period by providing food parcels and sufficient clean water, human rights experts have said. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday announced that the Covid-19-induced lockdown had been extended by a further two weeks. He eased the…
