WITH the deadly Indian variant of Covid-19 now in the country, health experts have warned citizens to strictly adhere to preventive measures while urging authorities to take a cautious approach and close schools early as a third wave looms. This comes as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Health minister, revealed on Wednesday…
PARLIAMENT has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa personally comes to the National Assembly to answer questions from legislators amid concerns that Cabinet ministers either choose not to attend or are incompetent. In the exercise of Parliament’s oversight and representational roles, backbenchers pose questions for oral or written answers to a vice president or a minister…
THE government has set up a grain procurement committee aimed at curbing side-marketing and encouraging farmers to sell their produce to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). This comes as the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) recently said it was closely working with the government to block maize side-marketing and importation. Speaking in the National…
Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika ZANU PF’s restructuring exercise has gotten off to a chaotic start in a number of provinces, where some bigwigs stand accused of fomenting party divisions and working for their narrow interests. Party insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said this had seen some irate members disrupting convened re-organisation meetings in…
ZIMBABWE health authorities last night announced they have detected the Indian Covid-19 variant in Kwekwe following the death of a local businessman from the deadly virus. This comes after Robson Kadenhe, 76, a known hypertension patient died last Wednesday after testing positive for Covid-19. His wife and niece, who had just returned from India, also…
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, pictured, says the crime rate in Zimbabwe has declined by 17 percent due to Covid-19-induced restrictions as well as efforts by the police in combating the scourge. Speaking during the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commander’s Conference held in Harare yesterday, Matanga said the police had managed to contain crime last year,…
TWO managers employed by a money transfer institution — Mukuru — have been arrested on allegations of stealing US$100 000 secured in a vault on behalf of a client. Mukuru’s Harare Sam Nujoma branch manager Alexander Zengeni and his assistant Raphael Ruduvo have since been charged with theft of trust property. It is the State’s…
LEGISLATORS yesterday demanded that the Local Government ministry must table in parliament the Justice Tendai Uchena Commission’s land audit report which exposed massive illegal land grabs by politicians and businesspeople in and around urban areas. The matter arose during the National Assembly question and answer session, with Zanu PF legislator Energy Mutodi asking Local Government…
WITH preparations for the 2023 national elections now earnestly under way, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will soon start engaging all key stakeholders for a common roadmap for the polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec spokesperson Qhubani Moyo said the engagements were aimed at enhancing the electoral management body’s credibility in the eyes of all…
ZANU PF has intensified its preparations for the 2023 elections and the upcoming by-elections after the ruling party deployed politburo members to various provinces to mobilise and recruit new members. Speaking during the ruling party’s policy meeting at the weekend, Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu said the party was making sure everything is…
