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Nigel Matongorere DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw  TRANSPORT and Infrastructure Development minister, Joel Biggie Matiza, pictured, yesterday became Zimbabwe’s fourth minister to die from coronavirus. Matiza, 60, succumbed to complications brought about by the deadly disease at a Harare hospital last night. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks. Information ministry permanent secretary,…

Tarisai Machakaire  SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala will have to endure more time in prison after his bail appeal hearing was postponed to next week when he appeared before the High Court yesterday. Sikhala was represented by Jeremiah Bamu, Harrison Nkomo and Paidamoyo Saurombe when he appeared before High…

Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo men appeared in court yesterday for allegedly gang raping a 15-year-old girl, who was on her way back from school. The men, whose names cannot be mentioned in order to protect the victim, appeared before Bulawayo Provincial magistrate Linear Khumalo facing rape charges. They were not asked to plead…

Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo women are demanding US$40 000 and an apology from a local pharmacy after they were implicated in a shoplifting syndicate that had stolen from the outlet. Gamuchirai Chikobvu and Perpetual Tigere alleged that Emergency 24 Pharmacy circulated their pictures together with those of two other women, who were caught…

 Mashaya & Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITERS PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans to maintain their coronavirus discipline, while also encouraging the public not to lose hope as the country battles a deadlier second wave of the global pandemic. The 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also urged citizens to remain united as authorities fight…

Blessing Masakadza  SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw    POLICE have stepped up their clampdown on people violating the current dusk-to-dawn curfew — warning that only those providing essential services would be allowed passage at roadblocks during curfew hours. This comes as the authorities have arrested more than 300 000 lockdown violators since Zimbabwe first introduced the…

  Blessing Masakadza  SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw    TWO Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agents arrested together with Henrietta Rushwaya, when she allegedly tried to smuggle 6kg of gold out of Zimbabwe, will know the result of their bail application next week. Regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna will next Wednesday deliver his ruling on the application brought…

Blessing Masakadza  POLICE continue to make arrests of people presenting fake Covid-19 certificates in a bid to fly out of Zimbabwe from RGM International Airport. This also follows the arrest of suspects believed to be behind the production and hawking of the fake medical documents. It is now a requirement for travellers leaving or entering…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo,  pictured, succumbed to the lethal coronavirus yesterday, in the latest high-profile death that underscores how much the virulent respiratory disease has gone wild in the country. Moyo became the third minister to die from the raging pandemic, following the recent death…