©️ THE current lockdown has stalled the importation of grain, a development which is now affecting vulnerable families in rural areas, Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke has said. This comes as a joint report by relief agencies and the government said about a third of Zimbabweans living in rural areas need food…
©️ THE Covid-19 pandemic has affected normal operations in public health institutions as most hospitals are mostly attending to emergency cases, doctors have said. In an interview, Progressive Doctors Association of Zimbabwe (PDAZ) secretary-general Sitshengisani Vuma told the Daily News that the number of patients visiting public hospitals has gone down as hospitals are prioritising…
HIGH Court judge Jacob Manzunzu is tomorrow expected to deliver ruling in an application filed by a Chitungwiza man, who is accused of generating a fake press statement in the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, announcing a 13-day extension of the current national coronavirus lockdown. Manzunzu reserved ruling yesterday after hearing submissions from Lovemore Zvokusekwa’s…
MASVINGO City Council yesterday demolished all old informal market places used by vendors as the country continues fight against Covid-19, the Daily News can report. Acting town clerk Edward Mukaratirwa said they are undertaking the action after a directive from the Local Government ministry which stated that they should take advantage of the national lockdown…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has cut down on the number of refuse collection days in low density areas and in the Central Business District (CBD) due to low revenue inflows. BCC has been collecting refuse in all residential areas once a week and every day in the CBD. But due to reduced cash inflows…
IN A joint statement released on Monday, more than 20 associations said they are concerned about the delays in the payments of the cushioning grants that were supposed to help vendors and informal traders. “… We call on government through its relevant ministries to immediately release the cushioning fund as the situation is dire for…
A 19-YEAR-OLD Harare man was allegedly caught red-handed attempting to rape an 85-year-old woman on Saturday. Panashe Officer, 19, was granted $2 000 bail and ordered not to interfere with witnesses when he appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa charged with attempted rape. He as remanded to May 11. The complainant resides in Waterfalls, Harare….
MORE returnees arrived in Victoria Falls, bringing the total number of people quarantined at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School to 60. Mosi-oa-Tunya High School was identified as one of the isolation centres in Matabeleland North Province and accommodates Zimbabweans returning to the country through Victoria Falls. Permanent secretary in the Information ministry Nick Mangwana said the returnees…
AS FRONTLINE workers in the health delivery system are complaining over measly salaries and incentives, the lack of Personal Protective Clothing (PPEs) in order to be able to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic among other things, it has emerged that members of the Health Services Board have controversially awarded themselves hefty additional allowances. For example,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is considering giving rental and mortgage relief to both tenants and landlords during lockdown, which was introduced to mitigate the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing held in Harare yesterday Mnangagwa would soon announce presidential regulations to give the relief to…
