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By Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S attempts to restore normal relations with Western powers could be in jeopardy after British prime minister Boris Johnson’s administration slapped sanctions on four top government officials. This comes amid concerns by analysts that the sanctions, which are likely to be followed by the renewal of America’s own decades-long…

AUTHORITIES arrested a senior police officer yesterday, as they continue to crack down on alleged cases of corruption involving government workers. The spokesperson of the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc), John Makamure, confirmed to the Daily News that they had nabbed the officer commanding Matabeleland North, Erasmus Makodza, over alleged abuse of office. Makamure said Makodza…

Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw COVID-19 continues to take its toll on influential Zimbabweans following the deaths of Justice Clement Phiri, Consumer Council of Zimbabwe(CCZ) boss Rosemary Siyachitema and politician Tendai Savanhu after complications from the disease. High Court judge Phiri succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on Sunday night at his home in Marondera. His…

By Tamary Chikiwa WOMEN in Bulawayo are failing to access contraceptives due to the current travel restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Since January 5, the government has imposed a tough lockdown with only those working in essential services permitted free movement. A dusk-to-dawn curfew is also in place with ordinary citizens not allowed…

AS THE country’s politics continues to mature, a powerful Zanu PF bigwig says he is open to the ruling party meeting leading opposition figures outside the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), if that will help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Zanu PF’s national political commissar, Victor…

NEARLY 10 000 homes in Zimbabwe were destroyed by cyclones Chalane and Eloise, which swept across parts of the country over the past few weeks. This comes as the UN International Organisation of Migration (IOM) has been working together with the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) and other government agencies to help those affected by…