ZIMBABWE is facing a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines as rich countries are hoarding the jabs, the country chief coordinator of a taskforce leading in the fight against the lethal virus, Agnes Mahomva, has said. Mahomva told a virtual meeting hosted by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches this week that the problem was, however, not unique…
AUTHORITIES have extended by another month an amnesty to people who imported used vehicles that are more than 10 years old, to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has urged senior Zanu PF members to use digital platforms, including social media, to recruit more youth and women ahead of the highly-anticipated 2023 elections. Speaking before yesterday’s politburo meeting, Mnangagwa said the party leadership must be more visible on the ground and on social media. “The participation of both the…
THERE was chaos at the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) chambers yesterday after former deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami turned up intending to attend…
THE High Court is today set to hear an application by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum in which it seeks the court to uphold an earlier judgment nixing Chief Justice Luke Malaba from continuing his term of office. This comes as three High Court judges — Jester Charewa, Happias Zhou and Edith Mushore —…
THE chaos that is consuming the MDC Alliance is threatening to spiral out of control, with insiders revealing yesterday that a faction opposed to Nelson Chamisa’s leadership is now also wreaking havoc within the coalition’s women’s assembly. Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News last night said at the heart of the alliance’s deepening ructions was…
ZANU PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu has warned officials overseeing the ruling party’s ongoing reorganisation exercise against falsifying structures. This comes amid reports that some Zanu PF branch executives who were tasked with building party cells across the country were merely taking down rosters recorded by village heads as cell membership. Sources told the Daily…
THE government has expressed concern over citizens’ complacency in observing Covid-19 regulations, particularly at funerals amid fears of a third wave hitting the country. This comes as the deadly Indian variant of Covid-19 was reported in Kwekwe last month. It also comes as neighbouring South Africa has tightened its lockdown regulations this week after it…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday launched the ‘‘I Love Bulawayo’’ campaign to coincide with Bulawayo Day celebrations as part of showcasing the city’s distinct heritage, diversity and artistic potential. In 2019, BCC declared June 1 Bulawayo Day, set aside to commemorate the declaration of the city as a town in 1894. As a result, the…
ZANU PF’s subdued Generation 40 (G40) and Gamatox factions continue to spook the ruling party, with officials in the former liberation movement getting increasingly jittery about the re-admission of members of these camps in the party ahead of the beckoning 2023 national polls. So serious are the concerns that the former liberation movement’s security department…
