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Britain donates US$43.6 million to Zimabbwe to fight Coronavirus
The UK is committed to fighting COVID19 not only at home in the UK but across the world. So far the UK has pledged £544 million to support vaccine and treatments research, protecting fragile economie...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2677 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Know Zanu PF splashed $4 m on anti-sanction has nothing for covid-19 tests' - actually, know a hell lot more
"Did you know? Govt spent an unbudgeted $4 million on hapless anti-sanctions march but they won't spend any money on buying #Covid19 tests. They're putting lives at risk & creating a situation whe...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1483 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Govt won't spend any money on buying Covid-19 tests
MDC official Fadzayi Mahere has blasted the government for failing to buy Covid-19 tests kits.Mahere said the failure is putting many lives at risk."Did you know? Govt spent an unbudge...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 12:48hrs | 1373 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
BREAKING: Bulawayo man dies of Coronavirus
The Ministry of Health has revealed that a 79-year-old Bulawayo man who died on the 4th of April had tested positive of Coronavirus. The man is said to have visited Hwange resort town in mid M...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 20:22hrs | 7201 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Covid-19 Zim Lockdown: Gendered impacts, implications and effects on women and girls as primary caregivers
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global challenge that affects our lives and our work. Zimbabwe is under a total lockdown for a period of 21 days from Monday 30th March 2020 as a precautionary and m...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 15:21hrs | 394 | by Alfred Towo
WATCH: Zimbabweans risk Coronavirus...flood Mbare market
It was business as usual on Tuesday at Mbare Musika as hordes of farmers flocked to the market to sell their wares after President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave green light for the market to be opened. ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1587 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1814 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa and Chamisa messages wishing Boris Johnson a speedy recovery
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his nemesis Nelson Chamisa have sent messages wishing the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a speedy recovery. Johnson is currently admitted to the hospital...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 09:01hrs | 1602 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Latest on Mwonzora clossing down Harvest House
MDC Alliance Secretary General Charlton Hwende has refuted reports that Douglas Mwonzora has put the MDC Head Office, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House, under lock and key. The state owned Heral...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 613 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe rise to 10
Veteran journalist Elias Mambo has reported that Zimbabwe now has 10 confirmed #COVID19 cases. According to Mambo, the latest case is a 24-year-old female, a Harare resident who arrived from t...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 21:05hrs | 7631 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 3877 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Africa coronavirus cases at 9 198 with 414 deaths
To date, 46 African states have reported a total of 9 198 positive cases and 414 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Besides South Africa and Egypt, the countri...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 10:47hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter
'Govt must give free 300 kWh power per household for lockdown'
MDC legislator Settlement Chikwinya has called on the government to given each household 300 kw to compensate for the loss they have incurred during the 21 days lockdown."Zimbabwe is largely a...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 10:39hrs | 1049 | by Stephen Jakes
Plumtree residents must understand meaning of lockdown - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has warned the residents that they must know the meaning of lockdown amid concerns that they continued to defy the order meant to prevent the sprea...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:25hrs | 839 | by Stephen Jakes
Lewis Matutu's letter to Zimbabwean youths
Former Deputy Secretary of Youth Affairs in the ZANU PF Youth League Lewis has written to the Zimbabwean youths urging them not to lose hope during this period of the Coronavirus pandemic. Mat...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 10:11hrs | 2512 | by Mandla Ndlovu
UK coronavirus deaths jump by 563, the HIGHEST daily increase so far
Daily coronavirus-related deaths have reached an all-time high in the UK - 563 - to take the total number of fatalities to 2,352, according to new figures published by the Department of Health and Soc...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards son-in-law with top hospital post
Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed his son in law Gerald Mlotshwa as a Trustee for the CAPS holdings owned St Anne's hospital in Harare. Said P...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:40hrs | 6624 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 2067 | by Staff reporter
Can the judiciary choose for the people?
Zimbabwean politics is a joke and it is now at its rotten state. Politics and judiciary are never near each other. The juduciary consists of lawyers, laws and judges whilst politics has people, ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:01hrs | 793 | by Leonard Koni
Prophets of doom would want to derail fundrasing for health institutions - Ezra Sibanda
Former Radio Zimbabwe presenter and journalist Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has said the prophets of doom would not want the fundraising for the Bulawayo health institutions like Thorngrove Isolation Centre to...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:03hrs | 593 | by Stephen Jakes
SA coronavirus death toll rises to 5
South Africa's Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed that there are now 5 coronavirus related deaths in that country.First one was in Western Cape, 48 year-old-lady.Second in Free Sta...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:57hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Police besiege MDC offices...officials barred from entering
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police Anti-riot unit besiege the MDC Headquarters in Harare and barred officials from accessing the offices pending a Supreme court judgment to determine th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 14:55hrs | 2948 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ezra Sibanda pleads with doctors and nurses not to abandon patients
A journalists and former Radio Zimbabwe Presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has made a passionate plea with nurses and doctors not to abandon patients just because of Covid 19 saying not all pat...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:43hrs | 477 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 3447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
COVID-19: Mnangagwa's taskforce hails Zimbabweans
Vice President Kembo Mohadi this morning chaired the meeting of the inter-ministerial taskforce on the Covid-19 pandemic with Zimbabweans largely responding positively to the calls to stay at home. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:53hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Zimbabwe's exemptions to the lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1448 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Zimbabwe begins 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:33hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe army to enforce 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa says army will enforce Monday's lockdown since the country is in a war-like situation against COVID19. She warned churches not to gather during ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 20:23hrs | 7142 | by Staff reporter
Government-led lockdown not enough for Zimbabwe’s fight against Coronavirus
It took a while for the Zimbabwean government to meaningfully respond to the Covid19 pandemic, better late than never.Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decreed that there shall be a 21...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:36hrs | 820 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Innscor fires all contract workers
Innscor Africa has reportedly sent a message to its contract workers informing them that their contracts have been terminated due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has registered 7 cases i...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 09:06hrs | 5064 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Army plots to abduct Thabani Mpofu during lockdown?'
The much-feared members of the Zimbabwe Military Intelligence are reportedly plotting to abduct famed lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu and award-winning journalist Hopewell Chinn'ono. South ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 17:32hrs | 7857 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Russian biodefense troops disinfect nursing home in coronavirus-hit Italy
Experts from Moscow's biodefense unit have been deployed at the epicenter of the deadly Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, tasked with disinfecting a nursing home where patients died amid the coronavir...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:22hrs | 1865 | by Staf reporter
People who die of Coronavirus in Zimbabwe will be buried the unusual way says Mangwana
Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Information Nick Mangwana has said people who die of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Zimbabwe will not be buried the usual way.In Zimbabwe people that die from...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 14:40hrs | 3382 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
BREAKING: Top Zimbabwean aviation expert gets Coronavirus
Zimbabwe's top aviation expert Jerry Haas has announced that he has tested positive with the deadly coronavirus. In a Twitter post on Saturday Haas said, "The last couple of days I hadn't been...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 11:20hrs | 8951 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa pardons 5,000 prisoners
About 5000 prisoners will be released from the country's prison following a general amnesty by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Zimbabwe's prisons have a carrying capacity of 17 000 inmates but at...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 14:47hrs | 2225 | by Staff reporter
Biti speaks on COVID-19 and state of preparedness
MDC Vice Preident Tendai Biti has said Zimbabwe is a Fragile vulnerable State without resistance or resilience.He said it can’t cope with #COVID19 and it does not have a High Care Medical Fa...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 07:40hrs | 4119 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa told to stop playing games on Corona Virus
The MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has once again set tongues wagging following his recent pronouncement that Harare had recorded two more cases of corona virus contrary to pronouncements by th...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:47hrs | 5233 | by Staff reporter
UK Home Office and the most dangerous pandemic for a generation #COVID19
Dear Editor, It's not only inhumane for UK Home Office to carry on detaining people in these circumstances, but it's actually a danger to public health, nationally. "The BBC understands that a...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 18:57hrs | 1443 | by Bigboy Sibanda
Corona Virus test kits arrive in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has received its consignment of Coronavirus testing kits and prevention material donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.In response to the latest developments in the wake of the devas...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:32hrs | 3518 | by Staff reporter
National Coronavirus statistics not representing real infection rate
The World Health Organization (WHO), in its bid to quell fake news and the associated pandemonium, has instituted measures to make sure that correct information around Covid19 is distributed from cred...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 14:02hrs | 1445 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Zimbabweans call for army to step in over coronavirus
The Covid19 pandemic has already left an indelible mark on the lives of people across the globe. The virus has transformed our way of life as we know it, we will never go back to where we were a few y...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 09:26hrs | 5502 | by Mandla Ndlovu
FULL TEXT: Patrick Zhuwao's letter to Chinese President
Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, I am writing this open letter to plead with you for the People's Republic of China to assist the people of Zimbabwe to attack COVID19 with aggressive and targeted...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 08:29hrs | 4163 | by Patrick Zhuwao
Quarantine 'sick' Oppa Muchinguri and Obert Mpofu
Zimbabwe Minister of Defence, Oppa Muchinguri Kashiri and Zanupf Secretary for Administration, Obert Mpofu must be stopped from addressing the public and isolated until the covid19 pandemic is curbed....Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 14:29hrs | 13218 | by Israel Dube
Kasukuwere's message to Zimbabweans
Cdes, I address you as the health situation in our country is deteriorating. The advent of Covid19 better known as Coronavirus is certainly upon us. Whilst authorities favour us with numbers of the 2 ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 11:41hrs | 5624 | by Saviour Kasukuwere
Could ignorance be a COVID-19 Cure?
The human body is an amazing machine. I am a Mechanical Engineer by training, but l have also delved in Mental Health and Psychology.On an old and ignorant car, the single problem you would fa...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 11:25hrs | 734 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Avoid hand shakes to control COVID-19, says Mangwana
Permanent Secretary in the ministry of information Nick Mangwana has urged Zimbabweans to greet each other by legs and avoid handshakes.Posting president Emmerson Mnangagwa's greetings to Nami...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 13:22hrs | 1937 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Woman who tested positive for Covid-19 in UK from Zim 'infected many along the way'?
Former Higher, Tertiary, Science and Technology deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has expressed fears that the woman who had been cleared #COVID19 negative in Zimbabwe but later tested positive after sh...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:33hrs | 5372 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt questioned as to why it allows shops to sell too expensive mealie meal
A social commentator and director of the Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association, Michael Mdladla Ndiweni has questions government as to why it allows shops to sell mealie meal that is too expensive ...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 08:42hrs | 1421 | by Stephen Jakes
BREAKING: Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in Harare
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has announced that the City of Harare has confirmed two new coronavirus infections which were discovered on Tuesday. In a twee Chamisa said, "I have just been informe...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 08:00hrs | 17275 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Disinfect Public Transport Systems to curb Spread of Covid-19
National Secretary for Transport and Logistics Settlement Chikwinya has challenged the government to de-congest and disinfect the public transport sector as the nation fights the possible outbreak of ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 07:36hrs | 1089 | by Stephen Jakes
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