PRIMARY and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo yesterday said the government is working hard to avoid a repeat of last year’s situation where 500 learners contracted the lethal Covid-19 virus. This comes as cases at Prince Edward High School and Dove Secondary School in Mberengwa have prompted authorities to deploy teams from the ministries…
THE national Covid-19 vaccination drive experienced a drop in numbers during the Easter holidays as only 29 506 Zimbabweans received their first jab against the virus, official statistics show. According to the daily Covid-19 statistics released by the Health and Child Care ministry, at least 16 024 people received their first dose on April 2,…
HIGH Court judge Justice Mary Dube has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) former student for copyright infringement against the institution’s lecturers. Patience Kanyenga had approached the court demanding US$1,2 million in damages after accusing HIT lecturers Mercy Manyuchi and Lilian Tichagwa of stealing her idea which she says…
AN ONLINE organisation – BrainCentral – has launched an e-learning platform for school children in an effort to cushion them from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as the government recently gave thumbs up to the e-learning strategy with 1 500 schools from across the country set to be connected to the broadband this…
TWO Plumtree juveniles accused of murder are languishing in remand prison for a crime allegedly committed over a year ago as their case has been stalling at the courts. This was revealed when the two, who are accused alongside their uncle of strangling a 78-year-old Madlambuzi woman, appeared in court for a routine remand…
THE long-running legal battle between the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and former administrator Lazarus Mhurushomana continues to rage on after the former approached the High Court with another application. This time around, Zifa claim that although they have settled their debt to Mhurushomana, the veteran football administrator continues to disrupt their operations with numerous writs…
Tamary Chikiwain BULAWAYO A SUSPECTED copper cables thief is in a critical condition at Mpilo Central Hospital after he was electrocuted while trying to vandalise a 100kVA transformer in Pumula South in Bulawayo at the weekend. This comes as the power utility Zesa recently announced that it was losing US$4 million every year to theft…
A SUSPECTED drunken man found himself in trouble for allegedly stabbing a fellow imbiber after a misunderstanding over a US$1 debt. Tirivangani Makoni, 31, is now being charged with attempted murder after the alleged attack on David Nevanji at Solani Shopping Centre in Epworth. He was not asked to plead to the allegations when he…
THE Local Government ministry has said it will this year align the majority of its laws with the Constitution as part of efforts to complement the National Development Strategy 1 and stimulate development of local authorities. This comes amid calls from stakeholders in the sector to fast-track devolution so as to boost operations in local…
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has resumed charging parking fees at Makoni Shopping Centre and surrounding areas after taking over from Clyna Trading whose contract was terminated in 2019 for flouting contractual obligations. Clyna Trading’s five-year contract to undertake parking management in the town, signed in 2013, was annulled due to a number of issues, including failure to…
