Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITERS AUTHORITIES yesterday re-arrested former senior Cabinet minister, Ignatius Chombo, for alleged criminal abuse of office when he was serving in the previous administrations of the late former president Robert Mugabe. This also came as the director of epidemiology and disease control in the ministry of Health and Child…
Tamary Chikiwa in Bulawayo GENDER-based violence (GBV) cases are on the rise during this Covid-19 lockdown, a new report by Msasa Project has revealed. The report indicates that from the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020, it recorded 6 200 cases, with an overall average increase of over 60 percent compared to the…
STAFF WRITER ASSOCIATED Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) — the publishers of the inimitable Daily News and the Daily News On Sunday — yesterday paid a moving tribute to the company’s much-loved Assistant Editor, Maxwell Sibanda, who died in Harare late on Sunday. Sibanda succumbed to renal-related complications at Avenues Clinic, having complained of unbearable stomach aches in recent weeks….
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw WHILE health experts have welcomed the country’s declining Covid-19 deaths and infections, they are urging continuing national vigilance and observance of all public management measures of the lethal disease. In addition, the experts have also advised authorities to further ramp up their awareness campaigns for coronavirus vaccines — to engender…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw MILLIONS of Zimbabweans, especially those living in rural areas, are facing hunger and starvation, a new report by relief agencies says. The report by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) — a grouping of representatives from the government, United Nations, civil society organisations and technical agencies working in collaboration…
STAFF WRITER THE Daily News webinar on the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) is set for tomorrow, amid calls by the organisers for participants to register early to avoid disappointment. To be officiated by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, the webinar is meant to provide the central bank chief with a platform to get feedback…
Godknows Matarutse and Jeffrey Muvundusi SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE Covid-19 vaccination drive will move a gear up today following the delivery of doses to all the provinces and districts at the weekend. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday urged Zimbabweans to embrace the ongoing inoculation programme, saying the vaccines are completely safe. The…
School uniform maker Noah Mauto sits on a black couch in his home, writing down the details of a modest client order. “It’s better than nothing,” he said. The 44-year-old’s factory also makes tracksuits and blazers. But the extended product line has offered little cushion against the blow that COVID-19 lockdowns have dealt to his…
Loyd Matare ZIMBABWEANS have been urged to use the Covid-19 lockdown to come up with innovative technological start-ups to help grow the local digital economy. Speaking at the IR Summit yesterday, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere said Zimbabweans must adopt a new approach in order to exploit the technology. With many people sitting…
ZIMBABWE Amalgamated Churches Council (Zacc) says churches must encourage members to be vaccinated against the killer Covid-19 virus. This comes after the government yesterday started the Covid-19 vaccination programme, with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga being the first Zimbabwean citizen to be inoculated. Zacc patron Jimayi Muduvuri told the Daily News that the government had shown…
