Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw WITH Zimbabwe now reeling from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus — putting serious pressure on medical oxygen stocks in the country — authorities have moved to make it easier for suppliers to procure and avail the critical commodity. This comes as both the government and medical experts say…
By Tamary Chikiwa POLICE have launched a massive crackdown on illegal gold miners in a blitz that has so far netted 826 individuals across the country. This comes at a time when the country is currently under a hard lockdown as Zimbabwe battles to control the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. National police spokesperson…
By Nyasha Dube FORMER Principal Immigration Officer Munyaradzi Mushimbo has approached the High Court seeking to have the Zimbabwe Financial Clearing Association (ZFCA) remove his name from the roll of blacklisted people. In the application, he cited Portcullis Financial Clearing Bureau (PFCB), an affiliate of ZFCA, as the respondent. Mushimbo was arrested last February on…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE Zimbabwe national statistics agency (Zimstat) has revised the food poverty line (FPL) upwards to $4 670 to register a six-and-a-half percentage increase over the November 2020 figure of $3 279.41. In a statement yesterday, Zimstat said the food poverty line represents the amount of money that an individual requires to…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) wants to switch from manual collection of toll fees to an electronic tolling collection (ETC) method that allows vehicles to pass through a toll gate without requiring any action or stopping by the driver. In a notice in the Government Gazette yesterday, the road authority…
THE bail ruling of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala is expected today in a matter where he is accused of spreading falsehoods on social media. The MDC Alliance vice chairperson was arrested for allegedly commenting on a Facebook video in which a police officer was accused of striking a baby to death with a baton…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw NELSON Chamisa is still keen to meet with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges, MDC Alliance secretary for presidential affairs, Jameson Timba, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the level-headed and ever approachable Timba also observed that Chamisa had been among the first leaders…
Godknows Matarutse & Mugove Tafirenyika STAFF WRITERS POLICE have set up a special crack unit to enforce discipline among ordinary citizens whose apparent disregard of lockdown restrictions has miffed authorities. This comes as there are growing calls for the government to further tighten the current coronavirus stay-at-home order — amid ballooning deaths of people succumbing…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the central bank is working on the introduction of a $50 bank note for the convenience of the transacting public. The announcement followed swirling reports of an impending introduction of higher denomination notes of $100 and $200. In a statement…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE United Kingdom (UK) has approved a US$5,4 million food relief fund for Zimbabwe, which will come in the form of monthly cash transfers or electronic vouchers worth US$12 per person redeemable in supermarkets. The scheme which would be implemented by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), aims to…
