Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL health experts have warned the government to be on the lookout for a new Covid-19 variant which is causing new cases to surge in neighbouring South Africa, the Daily News reports. This comes at a time when the experts are concerned with the Zimbabwe health delivery system’s capacity to adequately deal…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE government yesterday unveiled the Filabusi Community Information Centre as it continues with its drive to bridge the digital gap among communities, the Daily News reports. This comes as authorities are currently on a drive to improve e-participation in the digital economy which is critical in improving the quality of life for all…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered police to tighten lockdown restrictions during the festive season, as authorities strive to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Daily News reports. At the same time, Mnangagwa revealed that Zimbabwe was preparing to roll out the coronavirus vaccine, with the country among the…
Blessings Mashaya THE government has once again snubbed the MDC Alliance, after it disbursed a total of $76 million to the ruling Zanu PF and Thokozani Khupe’s MDC interim leadership, the Daily News reports. Of this amount, Zanu PF received $61 million — while the MDC got nearly $15 million under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, which…
HEALTH minister Zweli Mkhize has sent a stern warning to young people to shape up after local scientists discovered a new Covid-19 variant which is driving South Africa’s second wave. The new Covid-19 strain, which is called the 501.V2 variant, first emerged in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, but scientists say they do not know…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army is demanding US$15 000 in damages from a man he is accusing of destroying his marriage to his wife of 21 years. Charles Mawere also wants the High Court to order DNA tests for his children as he no longer believes he is the…
THE BRITISH government has reiterated its readiness to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration if they fulfil their promises of reform that were made when the late former president Robert Mugabe fell from power in 2017. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News on Sunday at the weekend, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie…
IN YET another sign of the chaos that has been engulfing the opposition, the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC yesterday cancelled its much-anticipated extraordinary congress hours before it was due, citing logistical challenges, the Daily News On Sunday reports. At the same time, sources within the MDC said the postponement had been caused by a shambolic voters’…
THE Midlands State University (MSU) believes the implementation of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) will enable the institution to diversify into other projects, chief among them the production of pharmaceuticals. This comes following the successful establishment of their industrial park — an innovation hub focussing in manufacturing, chemical production, infrastructure and printing among other…
THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) hopes the government will put in place adequate logistical plans for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme. Zimbabwe is expected to receive a consignment of Covid-19 vaccines next year as part of the world Health Organisation’s (WHO) Covax Programme. Covax is a collaboration between WHO, GAVI and…
