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Government defers schools re-opening
Government has deferred the re-opening of schools initially scheduled for 28 July as Zimbabwe records a surge in Covid-19 cases with recorded ones reachin...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 18:48hrs | 6734 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF will not yield to demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF will not "capitulate" to planned demonstrations on 31 July which he said are meant to destabilise the country. Addressing Zanu-PF members before a pol...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 16:04hrs | 7780 | by Moyo Roy
Police deny sanctioning July 31 anti-sanctions demo
Zimbabwean Police have disowned a letter circulating on social media accenting to an application to hold a demonstration by the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanction Allied Movement on 31 July. The lett...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 17:16hrs | 1643 | by Moyo Roy
Cain Mathema bans churches from using schools
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says schools remain closed for church or any other gatherings during the Covid-19 period.In a statement Education Minister Cain Mathema said sch...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 15:38hrs | 1841 | by Moyo Roy
Nick Mangwana hints at total shutdown of Harare and Bulawayo
Information ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana has hinted at a total lockdown of Harare and Bulawayo following a spike in Covid-19 positive cases in the two cities.However, the timing ...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 15:37hrs | 26626 | by Moyo Roy
Biti tears into Mnangagwa Gvt over nurses' arrest
MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti has slammed the President Emmerson Mnangagwa government for the arrest of health workers demonstrating over poor w...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 06:50hrs | 11233 | by Moyo Roy
More than 12 000 unfollow Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is "unfazed" by a campaign to unfollow him on Twitter as a protest to the country's economic woes and corruption by government officials. By Saturday night, more t...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 12:24hrs | 12636 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwe misses 40 000 Covid-19 testing target
Zimbabwe will fail to meet its ambitious target of collecting 40 000 samples for Covid-19 testing because of the delayed of personal protective equipment (PPE), health minister Obadiah Moyo has said. ...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 18:07hrs | 802 | by Moyo Roy
BREAKING: Mnangagwa stops unpaid rentals evictions for #Covid-19LockDown
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced that government has resolved that there be a moratorium on both commercial and residential evictions due to applicable lease obligations due from April...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 17:51hrs | 4427 | by Moyo Roy
Don't confuse Malaria for Covid-19 - George Charamba
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has warned against confusing the rising Malaria cases in Zimbabwe for the ravaging Covid-19.&n...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 12:59hrs | 1108 | by Moyo Roy
Sadc notes rise in domestic violence cases during Covid-19 lockdown
Sadc has noted an increase in cases of domestic violence in the region with woman and girls after countries declared national lockdowns to fight the sprea...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 14:57hrs | 482 | by Moyo Roy
First Covid-19 death from rural Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has recorded its first positive Covid-19 death from the rural areas sparking fears that the virus has spread beyond towns to rural areas with run...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 14:35hrs | 3732 | by Moyo Roy
Government announces commodities prize freeze
Government has announced a prize freeze of basic commodities ordering retailers to revert back to prices charged om 25 March.Vice Presi...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 14:32hrs | 1407 | by Moyo Roy
Ramaphosa deploys 73 000 more soldiers for Covid-19 fight until 26 June
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed 73 000 more soldiers to help the police in the fight against the spread of Covid-19 in the country wh...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 18:47hrs | 2790 | by Moyo Roy
SB Moyo UK attacker back home?
A woman believed to have been among a group of Zimbabweans that attacked foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo in London in July last year is reportedly ...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 18:42hrs | 10384 | by Moyo Roy
US first to open embassy in Independent Zimbabwe …Gave Gvt US$2 million aid
THE United States was the first country to establish an embassy in Zimbabwe at independence in 1980 and gave the government US$2 million for the rehabilitation of clinics. The two countries co...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 16:03hrs | 968 | by Moyo Roy
Investigate China treatment of Africans - Chamisa
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has called on investigations into the inhuman treatment Africans resident in China are suffering at the hands of their host.Chamisa's calls come in the wa...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 15:50hrs | 714 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa to make lockdown announcement on Sunday
Permanent secretary in the information ministry Nick Mangwana says President Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Sunday make an announcement on the whether or not ...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 15:39hrs | 2656 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabweans wait for Mnangagwa lockdown decision
When Zimbabweans watch President Emmerson Mnangagwa's televised Independence Day address on Saturday, many will be anxious to hear if the 21-day lockdown that ends the following day will be extended o...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 18:12hrs | 6546 | by Moyo Roy
Botswana speaks on deportation of Zimbabweans
Botswana has denied reports that it has embarked on the forceful deportation of Zimbabwean nationals from the country in its efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19.The country's Ministry of...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 17:39hrs | 2471 | by Moyo Roy
George Charamba and Jonathan Moyo in Twitter exchange
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba and former Zanu-PF spin doctor Jonathan Moyo were on Thursday engaged on a Twitter exchange ov...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 20:02hrs | 7368 | by Moyo Roy
Vendors most affected by lockdown - ZimVac report
Urban households involved in the informal sector like petty trade and vending are likely to be hard-hit by the 21-day lockdown declared by government to c...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 00:41hrs | 811 | by Moyo Roy
Bulawayo now Zimbabwe's COVID-19 epicentre
Bulawayo is the new coronavirus hotspot after five more positive cases were recorded on Wednesday.This brings to 10 the total of positive coronavirus cases in Bulawayo while Harare has 8. ...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 00:34hrs | 3162 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwe 40th Independence a shattered dream - Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says the Zimbabwean 40th Independence dream has been shattered by Zanu-PF tyranny, violence and corruption.The country celebrates 40 years of Independence on...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 14:37hrs | 2463 | by Moyo Roy
IMF debt relief snub: Mnangagwa to blame
MDC Alliance vice president and former Minister of Finance Tendai Biti said the International Monetary Fund snubbed Zimbabwe from the debt relief provided to 20 African countries because of President ...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 14:34hrs | 3049 | by Moyo Roy
Bulawayo has recorded 3 new positive cases of coronavirus
According to the latest information from the Ministry of health, the first woman aged 52 was in direct contact with a 79-year-old white male who rece...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 21:09hrs | 4743 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa orders hunt for lockdown extension liars
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has instructed security forces to track individuals behind the false report that his government has extended the 21 day...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 21:05hrs | 5822 | by Moyo Roy
Loyalist blasts Mnangagwa publicity stunt
One of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loyalists Kudzai Mutisi has criticised the Zimbabwean leader's publicity stunt in Kwekwe where he donated a wheel chair to a disabled man he stumbled on during a ...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 19:04hrs | 4037 | by Moyo Roy
Easter Holidays under lockdown - Police
Zimbabwean police say the coming Good Friday and Easter holidays will be celebrated under the conditions of the 21-day lockdown and only movement of vehicles with exemptions will be allowed."T...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 15:39hrs | 890 | by Moyo Roy
8 arrested for stealing 850kg of mealie-meal
Police have arrested eight seven employees from a Bulawayo milling company and their accomplice for stealing 850 kg of mealie-meal and stashed it at a house at Mabuthweni suburb."Seven employe...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 15:37hrs | 1038 | by Moyo Roy
Government suppressed Bulawayo Coronavirus case
Government knew about the positive coronavirus case that resulted in the death of a 79-year-old Bulawayo man on Saturday and delayed revealing the information until Tuesday night when the news was alr...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 15:27hrs | 2969 | by Moyo Roy
Home Affairs Ministry warns against immigration fraudsters
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage minister Kazembe Kazembe has warned against individuals initiating unauthorised processes to renew visas and various permits on behalf of foreign nationals whose per...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 18:06hrs | 851 | by Moyo Roy
Govt warns of Mnangagwa doctored rentals letter
Government has warned Zimbabweans to be on the lookout for a fake letter purportedly written by President Emmerson Mnangagwa directing property owners not to charge rent because of the 21-day lock dow...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 10:25hrs | 3787 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa & Chamisa unite for Boris Johnson
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa have wished British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tested positive for coronavirus, a speedy recovery after he was sent to the In...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 09:03hrs | 1901 | by Moyo Roy
Charamba threatens state clampdown on lockdown violators
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's aide George Charamba has threatened that government would be forced to take extraordinary measures if the people continue to ignore the 21-day lockdown rules.Mna...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 13:50hrs | 2461 | by Moyo Roy
Lockdown: Police demand 'risk allowance' bribes from public
Police manning roadblocks in Zimbabwe's roads top enforced the 21-day lock down declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa are demanding bribes termed as "r...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 12:34hrs | 1153 | by Moyo Roy
WATCH: Tsholotsho man slits open father's throat
A Tsholotsho man, suspected to be suffering from a mental illness, cut open his father's throat in a gruesome murder.Villagers quickly apprehended the man and took him to the police.Vetera...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:24hrs | 2848 | by Moyo Roy
Chamisa here to stay - Supreme Court
The Supreme court on Tuesday, while overturning Nelson Chamisa's presidency of the MDC, has acknowledged that the youth ul political remains firmly in control of the party structures, a reality that w...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:51hrs | 8328 | by Moyo Roy
Mthuli Ncube releases $500 million for Covid-19 fight
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says government has released ZWL$500 million to fight against COVID-19, and is ready to attend to further requests on this issue. In addition, Ncube said Tre...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 19:02hrs | 3094 | by Moyo Roy
Peter Ndlovu tells Zimbabweans to stay home
Zimbabwean legendary footballer and former national team captain Peter Ndlovu has called on the country to heed calls of a 21 day lockdown by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:51hrs | 2576 | by Moyo Roy
Coronavirus - Mnangagwa to impose national lockdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is considering a national lock down in an effort to nip the spread of the deadly coronavirus.In a communic...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:34hrs | 5646 | by Moyo Roy
George Charamba coronavirus free
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has posted a picture of himself at his offices to dispute reports circulating on social media that he had been quarantined after contacting ...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 18:54hrs | 2910 | by Moyo Roy
Coronavirus - Bosso cancels all training sessions
One of Zimbabwe's football giants Highlanders Football Club has cancelled all training activities due to the coronavirus scourge.Bosso's chairman Kenneth Mhlope on Tuesday said the move was in...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 12:06hrs | 728 | by Moyo Roy
PICTURE: Zororo Makamba has been buried
Television personality Zororo Makamba who died from coronavirus on Monday has been buried the following day. Zororo the son of business tycoon Walter Makamba had travelled to New York where he...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 11:46hrs | 9197 | by Moyo Roy
George Charamba points out race of Zim's 1st confirmed Covid-19 case
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba says the first case of Coronavirus is a white Zimbabwean man who resides in Victoria Falls. "A Zimbabwean of Caucasian extraction, r...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 19:56hrs | 2723 | by Moyo Roy
Breaking: Zimbabwe has recorded the first positive test for Covid-19
Health Minister Obadiah Moyo told State broadcaster ZBC that the case was recorded in Victoria Falls. ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 19:09hrs | 4602 | by Moyo Roy
Coronavirus - Mnangagwa shuts down schools and varsities
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has shut down all schools and tertiary institutions in the country to try and combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 16:00hrs | 6110 | by Moyo Roy
BREAKING: MDC MP arrested
There are reports that an MDC Alliance member of parliament for Harare West Constituency has been arrested this morning."Alert: Hon Joanna Mamombe has been arrested while attending parliament ...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:17hrs | 2207 | by Moyo Roy
The advantages of online casino gambling
The industry of online gambling is considered to be one of the biggest in this day and age. With governments of many countries debating on the topic of legalizing gambling, the online gambling communi...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 950 | by Moyo Roy
The growing addiction of mobile gaming in Africa
In contemporary society, interacting with mobile devices and engaging with the variety of activities that can be played on them - such as gambling, social networking and games - has become increasingl...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1327 | by Moyo Roy
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