DOCTORS and civic society groups yesterday challenged the government to improve awareness campaigns and take a much stronger approach in its preparations against a possible outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. On its part, the government said it was stepping up its preparations but warned people against circulating “false information” which it said was creating unnecessary…
HARARE residents should brace for longer dry spells as water woes are set to worsen with the local authority grappling to secure adequate water treatment chemicals while owing its suppliers a whooping US$74 million. Most suburbs in the capital which usually have running tap water have gone without the precious liquid for more than a…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has seized equipment meant for training of Mpilo Central Hospital doctors over non-payment of duty. Specialist renal medical practitioners from the Belgium-headquartered International Society of Nephrology are training Mpilo doctors and nurses on how to perform and interpret kidney biopsy, dialysis and various other renal treatments. Addressing the media yesterday…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has been warned against betraying his late predecessor Morgan Tsvangirai’s legacy, which saw the former prime minister becoming the only person ever to defeat Zimbabwe’s late ex-leader Robert Mugabe in an election, the Daily News reports. This comes as the MDC, the country’s largest opposition party, is being ravaged by…
THE government said yesterday that the country was not printing money unduly and would stick to its targets aimed at stabilising the Zimbabwe dollar, to reduce prices, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been accused of printing more money to pay for gold purchases — a move…
THE government yesterday said the Nelson Chamisa- led MDC must stop inciting its supporters to engage in violent demonstrations, adding the police will descend heavily on hooligans. The warning by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration follows Saturday’s running battles between the police and MDC youths after cops had raided the residence of the main opposition party’s…
PARLIAMENT has summoned the country’s educators to discuss the impact of the recent increase in fees by higher and tertiary institutions on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal number four, the Daily News reports. In letter to the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe dated February 24, clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda…
THE State has sought the authority of the ministry of Home Affairs to travel to Twitter headquarters in Nothern Ireland and institute extra territorial investigations into MDC secretary-general Chalton Hwende’s tweet. Hwende is facing subversion charges, but has disowned a Twitter post that the prosecution is relying on to pin him to the allegations. When…
THE opposition MDC has proposed that decisions made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in the conduct of elections in the country should be reviewed by the courts. The proposal is one of the 20 contained in the Nelson Chamisa- led party’s alternative draft Electoral Bill which seeks to amend the Electoral Act. “Zec must…
HEAVILY-armed police yesterday fought running battles with MDC youths, following a raid on the Chitungwiza residence of the main opposition party’s national vice chairperson Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes a week after the combative Zengeza West MP legislator said that he was being trailed by suspected security agents, following…
