BUSINESSMAN and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, through his Higher Life Foundation (HLF), is offering US$50 per month to people affected by the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). The Econet Wireless Zimbabwe founder, whose HLF now offers free Covid-19 testing, is asking anyone who is currently suffering from the disease but has no real incentive to come forward. The…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw WITH Zimbabwe reeling from the double-whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s long-standing economic crisis, Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has lifted the lid on the immense challenges this is creating for the armed forces. This prompted analysts who spoke to the Daily News last night to…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS have lashed the decision by the government to go ahead with the June Ordinary and Advanced level examinations, which start today, saying schools are not ready to deal with the lethal coronavirus, the Daily News reports. Speaking before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Primary and Secondary Education yesterday,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants yesterday tabled their demand to be paid in United States dollars before the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC), the Daily News reports. This comes as the government recently awarded them a 50 percent salary adjustment and introduced a monthly US$75 Covid-19 allowance. The allowance would be for…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has renewed calls for authorities to impose mandatory sentences on gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators following a surge in domestic violence cases. In a statement, the organisation said it was concerned by the shocking increase from 15 to 49 cases per day and called…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ RETURNING Zanu PF liberation stalwart, Rugare Gumbo, pictured, has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to join hands with the opposition and other social formations to end the country’s deepening political and economic crises. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Gumbo — the only surviving member of…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has received a major boost in its fight against the lethal coronavirus following significant personal protective equipment (PPE) donations by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the Daily News reports. This comes as health workers have been striking over poor conditions and the lack of adequate PPE…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has summoned the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema, junior MPs and the deaf community to share their views on the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government through Mathema announced last month that schools would…
THE government says it has a substitute for the second line drugs for anti-retroviral treatment (ART) which is currently in short supply. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, deputy minister of Health John Mangwiro said Ritonavir or Kaletra drugs were in short supply not only in Zimbabwe but the world over. In 2016,…
THE government is set to meet with civil servants today over salaries and perks under the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC). The NJNC has since written to Apex Council chairperson Cecilia Alexander and her deputy Thomas Muzondo advising them of the meeting. “The chairperson of the National Joint Negotiating Council invites members to a meeting…
