THE coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to destabilise Zimbabwe’s major economic sectors while exposing pre-existing weaknesses in the health system, acording to a recent report from the African Development Bank (AFDB). The deadly coronavirus has so far affected over 1 000 people and killed 20 in the country as of yesterday. “Zimbabwe confirmed its first Covid-19…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson, Loice Matanda-Moyo, yesterday said her first year in the hot seat had led to recovery of assets worth US$ 100 million that were hidden by crooks, the Daily News reports. Yesterday marked the first year in office by Matanda-Moyo and her commissioners. Matanda-Moyo…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AMID rising tension in the country ahead of the planned anti-government mass protests slated for month-end, there is a fresh call for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage with his political rivals to help fix Zimbabwe’s myriad crises, the Daily News reports. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government has come under…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government that they risk losing the 2023 polls if they do not address the dire straits faced by skint cotton farmers across the country, the Daily News reports. In addition, the Gokwe-Nembudziya MP has also recommended…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) has availed an additional US$7,33 million to step up Zimbabwe’s response to the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have gone up to 1 034, with 19 deaths and 343 recoveries, according to figures released…
Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) has proposed to increase member subscriptions by over 1 000 percent as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to plummet against major currencies, including the United States (US) dollar. This comes as private medical practitioners and pharmacies have begun demanding shortfalls and co-payments beyond the reach of many long-suffering Zimbabweans, with…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ACTING MDC leader Thokozani Khupe, pictured, and her team are unrelenting in their assaults on Nelson Chamisa and his top allies — signalling yesterday that they are now planning to sack 30 more party legislators from Parliament and to take over all the main opposition’s provincial offices. Khupe’s…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw SUSPECTED State security agents raided the home of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa on Sunday night, harassing his petrified family, the Daily News reports. This comes after the homes of MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala and expelled Zanu PF youth commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu were also raided…
THE government has said it is convinced that far from being an anti-corruption demonstration, the planned July 31 protests are meant to remove the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power. This comes as suspected State agents raided the homes of MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala and expelled Zanu PF youth commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu…
MINES minister Winston Chitando and his Finance counterpart Mthuli Ncube have been taken to the High Court for failing to implement laws that guarantee transparency on how the country’s mineral resources are exploited. Save Odzi Community Network Trust (Socnet) cited Chitando, Ncube and Attorney-General Prince Machaya as respondents in the matter. They want the government,…
