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Ramaphosa to increase lockdown by 2 weeks?
South Africa's national coronavirus lockdown is into its second week, but uncertainty remains on its impact and whether it will be extended.People in the know say that President Cyril Ra...Published: 13 hrs ago | 5195 | by Staff reporter
Jostling for Bosso posts starts
JOSTLING for executive Highlanders positions whose elections are due in February next year has started with four candidates eyeing the chairman's post and another interested in the committee member's ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 127 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2782 | by Moyo Roy
WHO warns healthy people against wearing masks
The World Health Organisation has warned healthy people against wearing masks because it gives a false sense of security. In a statement regarding the use of masks WHO said the use of me...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 09:59hrs | 2810 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SIM swap fraudster hits malayitshas, gets access to Mgcini Dlamini's phone number
Technology has negated tasks like queuing at a bank or at a licensing department, but there are also inherent security threats associated with it. As the lockdown hit, fraud incidents looks li...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 16:58hrs | 1402 | by Staff reporter
Top journalist arrested...accused of 'kumbeyambeya'
Reports coming from Masvingo indicate that Former Zimbabwe Union of Journalists President Matthew Takaona is currently being detained by the police after being arrested at a roadblock in Mucheke subur...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 13:09hrs | 2064 | 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: 07 Apr 2020 at 09:08hrs | 1709 | by Staff Reporter
3 armed robbers arrested
Police have arrested three other members of a gang of armed robbers that raided a Chinese-owned mine in Lalapanzi and several houses in Bulawayo, stealing a total of US$20 000, bringing the total arre...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:40hrs | 285 | 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 | 2170 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mwonzora, Komichi coy on posts
Douglas Mwonzora and Morgan Komichi are keeping their cards close to their chests as fresh battles erupt for control of the mainstream MDC after the Supreme Court ruled that Thokozani Khupe is the leg...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalised for coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evenin...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 567 | by BBC
The plot to keep Douglas Mwonzora out of power
MDC has an engine running twenty four hours. This is the engine of scheming and plotting The party is now not stable and fear exists,power struggle manifests itself As the establishment's need t...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 20:07hrs | 5602 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mwonzora, Komichi keeping their cards close to their chests
Douglas Mwonzora and Morgan Komichi are keeping their cards close to their chests as fresh battles erupt for control of the mainstream MDC after the Supreme Court ruled that Thokozani Khupe is the leg...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:57hrs | 4119 | by Staff reporter
$19m Econet loot sold on black market
Two suspected fraudsters, both employees of Econet Wireless have appeared in court facing charges of stealing RTGS$19 984 475 which is probably the biggest fraud ever to hit the country's telecommunic...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:46hrs | 4336 | 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 | 156 | by Staff reporter
Sports betting catches a cold
GLOBAL suspension of sporting activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left multitudes of sports punters miserable and some in the red. Sports betting has over the years grown into a lucrative indu...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
MDC judgment sets tongues waging
Zimbabweans woke up from their coronavirus slumber to read an ambiguous judgment designed to discredit Nelson Chamisa's MDC-A presidency. The judgment, which was passed a few hours before April Fool's...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:28hrs | 1151 | by Sibanengi Dube
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 | 1800 | by Staff reporter
14 doctors offer free consultations
FOURTEEN Zimbabwean doctors are offering free consultations over the phone during the 21-day lockdown period to minimise the movement of people. The doctors include cardiologists, gynaecologis...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:18hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends issuance of travel documents, birth certificates
Cabinet on Tuesday suspended the issuance of travel documents, birth certificates and national identity cards during this period of coronavirus.It was agreed that only burial orders and death ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 12:43hrs | 2027 | 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 | 539 | by Robin Mungate
Residents defy Mnangagwa's lockdown order
THERE was widespread defiance yesterday of the Government directive for people to stay home during the 21-day lockdown period that came into effect on Monday. Government has come up with a num...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:31hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City team doctor cheats death
BULAWAYO City Football Club team doctor Mkhokheli Nyala cheated death by a whisker on Saturday night when the car he was traveling in overturned four times just before the Fairbridge tollgate along Bu...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:42hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe setting up 67 makeshift isolation centres
THE Government is working on establishing 67 makeshift isolation centres, producing and importing medicines, acquiring protective clothing and producing masks and hand sanitisers for distribution amon...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
Journalists get nod to use expired press cards
JOURNALISTS on duty are allowed to operate during the 21-day lockdown using their 2019 Press cards until the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) issues them with new ones, a top police officer has said. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:51hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Betty Makoni claims she recovered from COVID-19
FORGOTTEN Zimbabwean girl child rights lobbyist Betty Makoni, now based in the United Kingdom, claims she has fully recovered from the deadly coronavirus after undergoing a tortuous treatment regime....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 09:14hrs | 3478 | 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
Chamisa suspends top four MDC members
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa, has suspended four top Masvingo Provincial Executive Assembly members over alleged acts of misconduct, the Harare Post reported.Sources from the Morgan Richard Tsva...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 18:59hrs | 11394 | by Staff reporter
The history of economic thought
Classical economics lays the basis for modern day economic thought. The Classical Economists included Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus. These touted capitalism and free markets as drivers of ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:09hrs | 226 | by Dr Tapiwa Mashakada
Of life in the COVID-19 era
A little over a week ago England wicketkeeper Jos Butler nearly broke the internet when a video of the 29-year-old and wife Louise doing pilates, surfaced.The Englishman was in full Test gear ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:24hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
ZMC accreditation fees gazetted
Government has gazetted registration fees for accreditation of journalists by the Zimbabwe Media Commission with locals required to pay $120 for a new applicant, $80 renewal and $50 for card replaceme...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 15:26hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda and the COVID-19 facility of shame - MDC
The news that in the wake of this pandemic that has affected everyone, Sakunda Holdings has created an exclusive COVID-19 facility only for the elite and well-heeled in Mt Pleasant is an indictment on...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 10:12hrs | 1556 | by MDC Communications
6 MDC youths arrested over Kwekwe demo
MDC Midlands provincial youth chairperson Sekai Marashe and five party activists were brought to court yesterday following their Saturday arrest for leading a flash protest against President Emmerson ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Telcoms revenue jumps 181%
The telecommunications industry's annual revenue for year 2019 surged 181 percent to $4,5 billion compared to $1,6 billion recorded in the prior driven by inflation induced price hikes. Last y...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:33hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF recommends national hero status for Clark Mpofu
ONE of the pioneers of the country's liberation war Clark Mpofu has died and the Zanu-PF leadership in Bulawayo has recommended that he been declared a national hero. He was 81. Mpofu succumbe...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:22hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Man clones Zimbabwe military bank card
A 28-year-old Kuwadzana man has been hauled before the court on fraud charges after he allegedly cloned the Zimbabwe Defence Forces(ZDF) Agribank card and stole over ZWL $63 000.Thabani Chiduw...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:32hrs | 2409 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa called to shut down Zimbabwe for 14 days
THE Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) has called for a 14-day lockdown and self-isolation for individuals with a compromised immune system to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.Zima secretary-...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:19hrs | 7794 | by Staff reporter
Warriors coach Loga's salary revealed
WARRIORS coach, Zdravko "Loga'' Logarusic, earns a salary of US$7 000 a month and is likely to have pocketed, at least, US$70 000 by the time he leads his team into a competitive football match for th...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:43hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
ZORORO MAKAMBA's case: Doctors and hospitals tell patients: Show us the money before treatment
Doctors and hospitals are increasingly asking patients to pay up front for treatment regardless of the condition of the patient. Considering the state of our hospitals the ministry of Health must do m...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 14:21hrs | 4405 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zupco reduces crowding in buses, increases fares
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has started implementing the "No-standing passengers" by-law in buses following the government's ban on gatherings exceeding 100 people to prevent the spr...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 3166 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman up for mealie meal fraud
A WOMAN from Bulawayo allegedly duped Silo Food Industries in Belmont of more than $19 000 after she bought subsidised roller meal and sent it to the black market for sale at higher prices. Bu...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:34hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes fares
Zupco bus and kombi fares doubled yesterday to cover rising costs, but are still well below those charged by independent operators. The last increase was in September last year. Zupco bus fare...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
A clerical call on ZEC to postpone by-elections until decisive measures are implemented to reduce exposure to Covid-19 pandemic
Zimbabwe's embattled leader Emmerson Mnangagwa last week declared COVID-19 a national disaster. Along with the declaration came a host of largely copycat ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 03:49hrs | 393 | by Magugu Benard, Zapu Secretary of Elections (NEC)
Army disowns robbery gang 'soldier'
THE Zimbabwe National Army has said one of the six notorious masked armed robbers, arrested in Gweru last week facing over 30 robbery cases involving over $500 000 in the Midlands capital, Value Mutiz...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 06:00hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 700 illegal forex dealers
Police in Bulawayo arrested more than 700 suspected illegal forex dealers and vendors in a four-day blitz to restore sanity in the central business district of the city. About 80 percent of the suspec...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:59hrs | 2369 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash increases transaction limits
In a move expected to bring relief to the transacting public, EcoCash has increased daily and monthly transaction limits for merchants or bill payments and for single transactions.The monthly ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:58hrs | 3126 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 not a partisan issue
We have noted with concern that central government wants to proscribe local authorities from going public about cases of Covid-19.Local...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 12:43hrs | 1330 | by MDC Communications
Children of war vets vow to protect the liberation legacy
THE newly elected executive board of the Children of Zimbabwean Liberation War Veterans Association (CZLWVA) has vowed to protect the country's sovereignty and preserve the legacy of the liberation st...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should stand up to war veterans
ZIMBABWE'S war veterans have demanded high government office posts and want legislators in both the National Assembly and Senate to sing the national anthem before the beginning of each parliamentary ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:41hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Man loses hand over sim card
A CHIPINGE man had his arm chopped off with a machete last Saturday evening in a fight over a sim card.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:45hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
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