Nyasha Dube and Pepertua Rojasi STAFF WRITERS VICE President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has vowed to bring to book people who are selling fake Covid-19 certificates. Zimbabweans intending to travel out of the country are required to get tested about 48 hours before leaving while some companies also demand that their workers produce Covid-19…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw COUNCIL hospitals and clinics in Harare will retain this year’s fees structure in 2021 in a bid to improve access to health for residents. According to the city’s 2021 budget proposal, clinic fees would remain at $417 for adults and $250 for children, while the caesarean section will continue…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw SIX people who were arrested for a suspected money laundering scam involving $5 billion, have denied the allegations, claiming the money was free funds. Simbarashe Charamba, Felix Tafadzwa Chikuse and their companies Family First Choice Supermarket and Bailey Charamba Investments are jointly charged with Vimbai Charamba, Rudo Charamba, Shumirai…
STAFF WRITER A PANEL comprising journalists, media lecturers and representatives of civic society has noted an improvement in relations between the Zimbabwe government and the media. The panellists, who met in January this year, under the auspices of the African Media Barometer, lauded Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, for being “proactive” in engaging with journalists, a…
THE mystery surrounding the late socialite Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure’s wealth is nearing its end, after the Master of the High Court called for a meeting of family members and other potential beneficiaries on Wednesday. Ginimbi’s lawyer, Brighton Pabwe, confirmed the meeting to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday. “The Master of the High Court has…
ZIMBABWE’S central bank governor John Mangudya says official remittances from the diaspora were up 45 percent during the January- September period from 2019 at US$657,7 million as coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdowns forced people to send cash home via official channels. Diaspora remittances are an important source of foreign exchange for Zimbabwe, which is in the grip…
Nyasha Dube MATABELELAND North senator Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu has called for strict penalties to be meted out on people who are violating coronavirus (Covid-19) regulations such as social distancing and the wearing of masks. This comes as several educational institutions are contemplating closing in the wake of a second Covid-19 wave which has seen over 100…
A SOUTH Africa operation has prevented a man crossing the Beitbridge Border Post with explosives. Limpopo police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe said the 27-yearold suspect was travelling from Zimbabwe to Alberton in Gauteng. He was arrested at 1am on Thursday by border police together with the Musina bomb disposal unit. “The explosives were carried in packaged…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PANIC has gripped the country’s education sector as schools and other learning institutions battle to deal with the lethal coronavirus, amid fears of a second wave of the pandemic, the Daily News reports. After 100 pupils tested positive for Covid-19 at John Tallach Secondary School in Matabeleland North on Monday,…
IN A significant milestone for the country, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) yesterday licensed six commercial television stations — ending 60 years of monopoly by the State broadcaster, the ZBC. Among the newly-licensed stations is 3K TV— a sister operation to Zimbabwe’s iconic and number one business newspaper, The Financial Gazette. Other licencees are…
