By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government yesterday called upon citizens to get vaccinated after it was revealed that Covid-19 vaccines currently in stock are set to start expiring from the middle of next year. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the national Covid-19 response chief coordinator in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office, Agnes Mahomva, said the government…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO regional court has withdrawn rape charges against the father of a nine-yearold Tsholotsho girl in Matabeleland North Province who became pregnant early this year and later gave birth. The 27-year-old father, whose name is withheld to protect the juvenile, appeared before regional magistrate Mark Dzira yesterday. He was facing rape…
By Brendon Josphat THE MDC’s congress in Harare yesterday descended into a complete farce, amid ugly commotion and boycotts of the get-together by some party notables. In the process, the gathering mirrored the party’s equally chaotic December 2020 extra-ordinary congress — which was marred by violence and allegations of rigging Among those who boycotted yesterday’s…
Regis Chingawo chingawor@dailynews.co.zw THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has called for the sacking of staff at the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) over incessant examination leakages that have put the credibility of the institution into question. This comes as Zimsec has told Parliament that 588 candidates were caught cheating in this year’s examinations…
Nyasha Dube duben@dailynews.co.zw HWANGE Coal Gasification Company (HCGC), a subsidiary of Hwange Colliery Company (HCCL), faces reconstruction after the High Court denied its urgent application to overturn Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi’s decision to place it under reconstruction. According to court documents, in October 2018, the government announced that it had issued a reconstruction order for…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw AS SCHOOLS and parents prepare for the 2023 school calendar, the government has reminded all institutions providing primary and secondary education that school fee adjustments must be approved by the ministry. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ministry of Education spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said both public and private schools in the country were bound…
Hazel Marimbiza EIGHT people died over the weekend in different road traffic accidents across the country amid fears that the festive season could turn out to be bloody. Four people have died and five others were seriously injured in a road accident that occurred along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway when a Toyota Quest vehicle collided with…
BY BRENDON JOSPHAT AS THE country moves towards the crunch 2023 national elections, some opposition stalwarts are once again pushing for a government of national unity (GNU), which they say could help resolve Zimbabwe’s long-standing myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi also said inclusive national dialogue…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT MEMBERS of Parliament are now entitled to a pension pegged at 100 percent of their basic salary if they reach the age of 65 after serving two consecutive terms, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. This was after Ncube had been pressured by legislators in Parliament on Friday during a debate on…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) claims it is well-prepared to handle any crisis this rainy season, even though it is still awaiting Treasury funding to increase its capacity. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, CPU director Nathan Nkomo said the destruction of homes that has already been experienced in some…
