A BEER thief was yesterday jailed for one year after telling the court he wanted to ensure that he had enough to drink during lockdown, the Daily News can report. Thulani Muchiro, 25, stole whisky and other alcohol brands worth US$450 from Club 99 Hideout, but forgot his left foot sandal that later matched with the one…
FOUR people were arrested for engaging in illicit deals which involves marijuana in Chinhoyi on Tuesday, the police have confirmed. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi warned the public to shun illegal deals as the long arm of law will catch up with them. “The police confirm the arrest of four suspects, Charles Mafururiranwa, 27, Muchaneta…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday advised various stakeholders and the public to disregard a leaked document which had been circulating on social media purporting to reveal its de-dollarisation plan. In a statement yesterday, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the de-dollarisation document had been leaked prematurely and was not final. This comes as…
©️ HEALTH experts warned anew yesterday that Zimbabwe’s coronavirus crisis could worsen in the coming weeks — more so now that children are among the people who are contracting the lethal disease in the country. The experts who spoke to the Daily News said one of the dangers associated with children contracting the virus was…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told Zimbabweans not to despair in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is witnessing swelling numbers of people who have contracted the killer virus — which has seen the scrapping of today’s 40th Independence celebrations, among other key events. In his…
THE government has invoked the Civil Protection Act with immediate effect, paving way for it to take charge of all council-run hospitals as they scale up efforts to contain Covid-19 which has claimed three lives and infected 24 people in the country. The Civil Protection Act empowers all provincial development coordinators, formerly provincial administrators, to…
POLICE commissioner-general Godwin Matanga yesterday argued that journalists who do not offer broadcasting and “Internet” services did not fit the category of essential services and should stay at home during the lockdown period, the High Court heard. The Media and Information Commission and Matanga are respondents in a matter which Media Institute of Southern Africa…
INFORMAL traders operating at Lusaka Fresh Produce Market at Machipisa, in Highfield, Harare yesterday received coronavirus (Covid-19) health packs donated by the Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) as part of a campaign to curb the spread of coronavirus. The campaign is set to spread to all other markets as the country intensifies…
CHEGUTU Municipality has set aside a total of $500 000 to procure essential material towards the town’s efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), which has claimed three lives in the country with 18 confirmed cases. The amount would be directed towards disinfecting parts of the town, among them, vending stalls. “The money will…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Fungi Kwaramba STAFF WRITERS ©️ HEALTH experts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa should extend the current national coronavirus lockdown as Zimbabwe has not yet met any of the six conditions set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to end the stay-at-home order. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the health experts said it…
