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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: 7 hrs ago | 639 | by Moyo Roy
COVID-19 lockdown exposes vile depths of Zimbabwe govt cruelty and incompetence
As Zimbabwe continues in its lockdown, as a measure to limit the devastating impact of the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - that has affected over a million, and killed tens of thousands globall...Published: 10 hrs ago | 382 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
VACANCY: Finance Assistant: Sexual Rights Centre (SRC)
Deadline: 15 April 2020Location: Bulawayo, ZimbabweBackgroundThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe, serves as the Principal Recipient (PR) of the 3-year Global Fund ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 489 | by Mandla Ndlovu
UK Prime Minister severely sick...needs a ventilator to live
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the critical unit at St Thomas' Hospital last night as part of his ongoing treatment for Covid-19. He was understood to be conscious when he was moved...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1575 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean doctor tells her story about treating Covid-19 in New York
A Zimbabwean doctor working in New York says she sometimes feels helpless in the fight against Covid-19 - and without a vaccine or cure, says the world should work more to flatten the curve.Dr...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors sue over Covid-19 exposure
ZIMBABWE'S 1 500 doctors working at public health institutions are exposed to the killer coronavirus after government failed to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and have sued to force autho...Published: 17 hrs ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Fake news on Covid-19 causing unnecessary panic
Governments through out the world battle to tackle the biggest health emergency in a generation, as another pandemic gripped the world with fear. It is the pandemic of fake news on Corona virus. Would...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 18:48hrs | 2145 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Panic as South Africa plots to test Coronavirus treatment on patients
South Africans took to Twitter to express their shock and panic that Coronavirus patients in their country will be used as guinea pigs in pursuit of finding a cure for the deadly epidemic under a Soli...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 18:21hrs | 3782 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Relief for Botswana deportees
THE situation at Plumtree High School, a Covid-19 isolation centre for Zimbabweans repatriated from Botswana, has improved after Government responded to an exposé by Chronicle on Saturday. More than ...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
9 Midlands suspected Covid-19 cases cleared
NINE suspected cases of Covid-19 in the Midlands province have been confirmed as negative after tests were conducted, Midlands Provincial Medical Director, Dr Simon Nyadundu said yesterday. In...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:59hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
State firms privatisation drags
THE privatisation of subsidiaries and associate companies of state-owned Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDCZ) is moving at a snail's pace as most offers are well below market value, a...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:55hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF's bone headed ZRP, likely engaging in human ights abuses
ZANU PF's bone headed ZRP, likely engaging in Human Rights Abuses, whilst Destroying Essential Food during Worlds fight against COVID-19.Allegedly Horri...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 23:19hrs | 869 | by Thabo Makuyana
Price for NOT testing, 10%+ (1.5 m), instead <1%, Zimbabweans will die from covid-19
"Test! Test! Test"! The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised all nations ever since it became clear that the corona virus was very contagious and was spreading. WHO declared covid-19 a pandemic...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 23:13hrs | 1887 | by Wilbert Mukori
So the capital will be in Mt Hampden after all
THE decision to locate Zimbabwe's new capital at Mount Hampden will indeed go down in history as the only decision that deserved poetic justice in memory of an episode whereby African nationalism and ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:55hrs | 1501 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Lockdown cops injured in Chirundu
Two police officers in Chirundu were injured after a motorist tried to run over them while they were doing patrols to ensure that residents in the border town comply with the 21-day national lockdown ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:54hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Did God unleash COVID-19 upon humanity (1)?
HOW would you relate with God the Father and Creator if He wasn’t sincere and God of integrity? Surely God Jehovah is dependable, trustworthy and faithful. Would you appeal to Him if He is t...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:27hrs | 687 | by Erasmus Makarimayi
Letters of hope, Covid-19!
"Hope is a mystery that forsees the beauty and the victory of the future. It is hope that testifies in our hearts that our nation will overcome this deadly virus. Our blessed and beautiful nation has ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 09:19hrs | 759 | by Eric Shikobela
Family feuds over tombstones
A family feud has spilled into the courts following the alleged mistreatment of tenants, The Weekender reports.House Number 39 Tenderere is at the centre of the dispute between Patience Jimu and her e...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown-defying' journalist released on free bail
Freelance journalist Nunurai Jena, arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on Thursday, was Friday released on free bail.Jena was arrested for taking video images of a police roadblock in...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean deportees isolated – subjected to inhumane treatment
MORE than 260 Zimbabweans, among them deportees repatriated from neighbouring Botswana, are subjected to unhygienic and squalid conditions at Plumtree High School, which has been turned into an isolat...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:18hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
The only strategy against Covid-19 is testing, 1 000 plus daily - only 316 done in 3 months
One more person has tested positive of corona virus bringing the total in Zimbabwe to 9. Here is the summary:30 March Cumulative number of test - 316Negative - 307Positive - 9D...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 23:06hrs | 1074 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Coronavirus vaccines should be tested on poor Africans'
A discussion between two top French doctors on live TV left viewers horrified when they proposed that Africa should become a giant laboratory for coronavirus vaccines testing because the continent lac...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:44hrs | 2421 | by Staff reporter
Migrants must be given equal treatment on Covid-19 - Mashakada
MDC top official and economist Tapiwa Mashakada has said the Covid-19 is a global pandemic that affects everyone and migrants must be given equal treatment and protection in management and administrat...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 12:59hrs | 549 | by Stephen Jakes
NewsDay correspondent arrested over lockdown breach
POLICE in Chinhoyi yesterday arrested NewsDay correspondent Nunurai Jena on allegations of contravening President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 21-lockdown order.Media Institute of Southern Africa (Zim...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:01hrs | 1793 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa launches COVID-19 isolation centre
Norton independent legislator Temba Mliswa has set up a coronavirus isolation centre in his constituency to fight the deadly pandemic that has claimed over 40 000 lives globally.Mliswa also la...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:59hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's hometown imposes tough lockdown measures
The Kwekwe district COVID-19 taskforce has imposed tough measures to combat the spread of the disease with the army and police instructed to use sweeping powers to enforce the orders.In a stat...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Wilkins reopens after refurbishment
Zimbabwe's main COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre, Wilkins Hospital, will reopen its doors to the public at the weekend following a US$500 000 upgrade initiated by the Chinese business community...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Illegitimate Mnangagwa, illegitimate Chamisa: Country legit?
BY now, the entire nation is aware of the folly of appointing a retired club DJ to be the man in charge of a whole country's healthcare system.It should have been obvious to any self-respecting leader...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 3664 | by Muckraker
Nurses desert Wilkins
NURSES at the country's main Covid-19 isolation centre, Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital, are resigning as morale hits rock bottom in the crucial health sector, which is in the frontline of Zimbab...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Beware the Ides of March coronavirus is here
MANY pandemics and epidemics have occurred throughout the history of mankind, from biblical times to date. We have lived to tell the tale in the Aids pandemic and our cousins in the Congo and in West ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:50hrs | 257 | by Godfrey Mungwadzi Specialist physician
Lockdown laws draconian, excessive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's announcement of a 21-day national lockdown across Zimbabwe to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus was accompanied by a raft of laws, which are draconian, excessive a...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:49hrs | 185 | by Dewa Mavhinga
BCC clinics overwhelmed as hospitals' OPDs close
BULAWAYO City Council clinics are overwhelmed with patients after the city's central hospitals closed their Out Patients Departments (OPDs) and started attending to emergency cases only. ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:25hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus to push Zimbabwe to the brink?
With Zimbabwe's health-care sector crippled by a strike by doctors and nurses, underfunding and years of general neglect, fears are growing that Covid-19 will hit the troubled country very hard....Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:20hrs | 245 | by Financial Mail
A fool and his pen, what a bad combo!
April Fools' Day has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures. The media embraced the tradition and have been participating in the Apri...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 19:50hrs | 1986 | by Tafara Shumba
ZANU PF refuses to grant Clark Mpofu national hero status
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:33hrs | 4240 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Zimbabwe ramps up fight against Covid-19
State universities and local firms have increased the production of drugs and materials required in fighting Covid-19, as Government intensified efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Clark Mpofu: Zanu-PF had no reason to declare him a national hero
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 18:58hrs | 4186 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Lockdown exposes cheating wife
A CHITUNGWIZA couple's marriage is shaking after the husband discovered through WhatsApp messages that his wife was dating two men.Ceaser Heriheri regrets the call for staying at home that led...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:33hrs | 3979 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: China revamps Zimbabwe's main COVID-19 isolation centre
A new looking Wilkins Hospital after 18-Day of Chinese touch: Pics. The Chinese Embassy In Zimbabwe has announced that it has finished refurbishing Wilkins Hospital, a Harare institution designated fo...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 12:30hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
Corporate Zim unites in the fight against Covid-19
WHILE the coronavirus pandemic has exposed mankind to one of the worst disease outbreaks in modern times, it is also bringing out the best in people.With global giants such as Alibaba, Roche a...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 11:13hrs | 531 | by Robin Mungate
Where are the traditional healers and prophets at this time of corona virus?
It is with no doubt that Covid 19 substantially contributes to the burden of disease and health care provision in sub-Saharan Africa, where traditional healers play a major role in care, due to both t...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:54hrs | 559 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Energy Mutodi reveals Coronavirus 'cure'
Deputy Government Spokesperson Dr Energy Mutodi has revealed that ukufutha or breathing steaming under an enclosed atmosphere reduces mortality rate on patients suffering from Coronavirus. ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:51hrs | 1496 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt should enforce lockdown to save lives
THE world over, the major news is only about one thing, coronavirus or COVID-19. Countries, cities and states are going into lockdowns to contain a blowout of this fast-spreading virus which has left ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
For autocratic regimes, COVID-19 is a window to consolidate power
Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them?Last Friday, the Zimbabwe government published ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:48hrs | 169 | by New York Times
Zimbabwean returnees to undergo mandatory 21-day isolation
ZIMBABWEANS returning from South Africa via Beitbridge Border Post will undergo a mandatory 21-day quarantine at the defunct Beitbridge Rainbow Hotel while Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo is now ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:35hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
RBZ suspends forex rule
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended the 30-day foreign currency balance liquidation requirement for exporters as well as its attendant penalty system so as to minimise the impact of Covid...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:31hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
US$ revenues for own use: RBZ
Corporates receiving free funds from domestic transactions are allowed to use the funds for their own use either for foreign or for domestic payments, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said. Go...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:29hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe waives duty on Covid-19 material
Duty on imported drugs and other materials used in the Covid-19 response has been waived, with Government expressing satisfaction with mitigation measures put in place by the Inter-Ministerial Taskfor...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:22hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
NSSA turns hotel into COVID-19 quarantine centre
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has availed its US$39 million hotel in Beitbridge for use by the Government as a Covid-19 quarantine centre for those entering or leaving the country via ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:52hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Khupe vs Chamisa judgment to handed down today
MDC-T Acting President Thokozani Khupe has announced that the Supreme Court will, on Tuesday, hand down a judgement that clarify who is the real leader of the opposition party between Khupe and ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 12:23hrs | 3444 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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