©️ THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a 12-member machete gang, which also used knives and knobkerries to commit an armed robbery in Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province. In recent months, illegal machete gangs have left a trail of destruction and death across the country, forcing the police to step in to bring sanity in…
©️ THE severe food insecurity situation in the country is expected to worsen this year, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. This comes as Zimbabwe is ranked among the world’s hungriest countries. “The alarming acute food insecurity situation is expected to worsen in 2020. “Persisting economic difficulties have eroded the resilience of households. Given…
THE National TB Reference Laboratory housed at Mpilo Central Hospital could soon be overwhelmed if there is an increase in the volumes of Covid-19 specimen testing, an official has said. Mpilo, working with the National University of Science and Technology (Nust)’s Applied Genetics Testing Centre (AGTC), began testing for Covid-19 last week as part of…
©️ HEALTH experts implored authorities yesterday to use the extension of the coronavirus lockdown wisely, by ramping up the testing and provision of essential equipment to frontline workers, to protect citizens from the disease, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has so far failed to meet the six core World Health Organisation (WHO)…
©️ A CHITUNGWIZA man appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday over a fake press statement that was generated in the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, announcing a 13-day extension of the current national coronavirus lockdown, the Daily News reports. Lovemore Zvokusekwa appeared before magistrate Judith Taruvinga — facing charges of publishing or communicating false…
©️ TRIBUTES continued to pour in yesterday for the late veteran journalist and former Daily News assistant editor Ray Muzambiringa Matikinye who passed on in Bulawayo on Sunday evening. Matikinye, 66, a revered award-winning and prolific writer, succumbed to a heart attack on his way to hospital. Family spokesperson Bellaris, who is also his daughter,…
©️ IN A major boost to its efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), government has received a consignment of medical supplies sourced through a collaboration of Chinese and local businesspeople. The consignment, which arrived from China yesterday and was sourced by a local firm Sakunda Holdings and some Chinese, includes ventilators, Personal Protective…
©️ AN AFFABLE character and a wordsmith of note, a larger than life figure who could transform mundane copy into an enjoyable read, Gift Phiri, one of the shining beacons of our generation, was called home to glory on April 19. A day after the country marked its 40th independence anniversary, our former news editor…
Government is behind the demolition of market stalls as well as illegal cabins in Harare’s high-density suburbs, including Mbare and Machipisa in Highfield over the weekend, it has emerged. The MDC-led Harare City Council was criticised by residents who accused the city fathers of being insensitive to the plight of vendors whose cabins were destroyed…
THE government has reviewed the maize producer price to $12 329,72 per metric tonne for the 2020-2021 marketing season, the permanent secretary for Agriculture, John Basera has said. The move is expected to encourage deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for the replenishment of the grain reserve. “Cabinet approved reviewing of floor producer prices…
