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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: 22 mins ago | 34 | by Tafara Shumba
US snatches up France-bound masks
The U.S. allegedly snatched a planeload of 60 million Chinese-made medical masks that were initially intended for France, a French official said.The U.S. seized the equipment minutes before th...Published: 54 mins ago | 225 | by Staff reporter
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: 5 hrs ago | 1372 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
WATCH: 5G technology linked to coronavirus pandemic?
Claims that 5G technology could be linked to the spread of the coronavirus have been spreading online for weeks.China was reportedly the first country to have more than 100 000 5G towers, with...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1337 | by Staff reporter
Alliance executives stampeded to voice their support for Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office-bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1073 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Rand plunges to new lows under Cyril Ramaphosa
The rand has reached a new all-time low against the US dollar, as investors flock to safe haven assets amid fears of a global recession caused by Covid-19, as well as the downgrade of South Africa's c...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa's solution for the shortage of hospital beds as Africa braces for Coronavirus
On his popular Facebook blog, Strive Masiyiwa proposes a solution to how African countries can address the shortage of critical hospital beds to nurse Coronavirus patients.He writes:"W...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1419 | by Agencies
MDC Alliance leaders rally behind Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2218 | 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 | 3613 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
China provides most effective safety supplies to Zimbabwe
The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has announced that their country has supplied a batch of professional anti pandemic supplies to Zimbabwe today."For combating the Covid-19, a batch of pro...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 15:42hrs | 1728 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Challenging the attempt to remove Nelson Chamisa as MDC president in Zimbabwe
On 30 March, Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has issued a judgement that would effectively remove Nelson Chamisa as the leader of the MDC-A. Although the name of the party is not essential as a new moniker c...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 14:20hrs | 3896 | by David Coltart
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 | 2008 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: David Coltart speak on Khupe - Chamisa judgment
The Mnangagwa regime is deeply concerned about the threat that Nelson Chamisa's MDC A Party poses to its hegemony and yesterday went to extraordinary lengths to try to neutralise that threat. On the f...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 12:21hrs | 4555 | by David Coltart
The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?
With the novel coronavirus COVID-19 having reached the African continent, countries are getting ready to manage the spread of the virus and ensure that their fragile health systems can cope. Images fr...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:33hrs | 311 | by Dorothy Tembo
US virus deaths pass 4 000
The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4 000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.The nu...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 08:34hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Sneaking in minimum wage is scandalous
HE routinely leaves home daily before day break. His aim is to catch the cheap government-owned Zupco bus at 5:30am so that he gets at his workstation at 7.In his small worn-out satchel is a p...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 703 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
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 | 134 | by New York Times
Zimbabwe, like China, has fake covid-19 news it's 20 years in jail for truth
Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess because decades of bad governance. One of the most common manifestation of bad governance is bad policies. This monolithic de facto one-party, Z...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:24hrs | 735 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mthuli Ncube redirects 2020 budget allocations to fight Covid-19
GOVERNMENT has availed $500 million and approved recruitment of 4 200 health workers as part of a wider Covid-19 (coronavirus) mitigation measures, that include redirecting the 2020 budget expenditure...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
'Nust well-equipped for Covid-19 tests'
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust)'s Applied Genetic Testing Centre has the capacity to test for coronavirus, the germ that causes Covid-19. In an interview yesterday, th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:55hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be in hard times after corona virus
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than a million people and it's still counting. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and rea...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 658 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Time to tap into Mthuli Ncube's surplus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must be hailed for his bold and sound decision to lock down the country for 21 days to contain and mitigate against the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) startin...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:58hrs | 4305 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zimbabwe clears ESKOM debt
The Minister of energy Advocate Fortune Chasi has announced that Zimbabwe has cleared all the debt that it owes to South Africa's power utility ESKOM. Said Chasi, "Hard to believe but ESCOM ha...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:37hrs | 6696 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe lockdown more of entrenchment than fighting #Covid-19
Zimbabwe tonight will go on a countrywide lockdown following a worldwide outbreak of Covid -19 pandemic, an illness caused by the novel human corona virus. The pandemic first emerged in China befo...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 11:20hrs | 1148 | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
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 | 3466 | by Staff Reporter
South African Rand falls to record overnight low against dollar
The rand fell to its lowest level ever against the dollar in overnight trade, as global markets reacted to the downgrade of SA's last remaining investment-grade credit rating to junk by Moody's....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:36hrs | 3942 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa urges African governments to prioritise health workers
Businessman Strive Masiyiwa has urged African governments to prioritise healthcare workers, particularly now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, where medical practitioners are in the front line....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:29hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Jaure undergoes head surgery
DYNAMOS captain Partson Jaure yesterday underwent a delicate operation in Harare to mend a skull fracture he sustained in a car crash last week. Jaure, who has been admitted at Parirenyatwa Ho...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a homegrown Covid-19 response
The eruption of the coronavirus (Covid-19) is a timely reminder of the structural faultiness and fragility of health care and social services delivery systems across the world.While Europe rem...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:38hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga will not go into self-isolation after spending a fortnight in China
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga will not go into self-isolation after spending a fortnight in China and will instead lead the country's battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top governme...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:40hrs | 4439 | 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 | 791 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Calls for General Chiwenga to be quarantined made
Opposition leaders have called upon the government to encourage Vice President Constantino Nyikadzino Dominic Guvheya Chiwenga to enter into a period of self-quarantine for 14 days after he landed in ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:13hrs | 5729 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe@ 40: Joshua Nkomo and the Liberation Footpath (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the instalment published last week in this paper.It is also believed that Dr Nkomo's decision to take part in Lancaster Conference was largely driven by the advice he...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:30hrs | 297 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Zimbabweans in panic buying mode
THE total lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 will start at midnight with the Government passionately calling on citizens to comply with the directive and instructions from security personnel d...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:29hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual faces money laundering charges
THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) has launched an investigation into suspected illicit activities surrounding trading in fungible stocks linked to three listed companies — Ol...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:27hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
When democrats discover despotism as a cure
MOST often, in times of crisis, it seems no one remembers to secure the asylum, from which looneys - fools, nutters, ignoramuses and the downright stupid - always escape.If only they spent the...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:27hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's problems keep piling - from starvation to coronavirus
THE COVID-19 outbreak is expected to worsen Zimbabwe's problems as the southern African country grapples with a tanking economy, the worst food shortages in decades and a collapsing health system, obs...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:25hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Wuhan lockdown stopped spread of covid-19, but not in Zim - can't compare chalk and cheese
In an effort to stop the spread of corona virus, Mnangagwa has ordered a nation-wide 21-day lockdown starting Monday 30 March. SA is already in the middle of a 21-day nation-wide lockdown and many oth...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 19:26hrs | 1921 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
German extends lockdown period as Covid-19 infections soar
Chancellor Angela Merkel said it’s premature to consider easing Germany’s lockdown measures as coronavirus infections can take as long as 14 days to incubate.Merkel urged Germans to contin...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:18hrs | 1559 | by Staf reporter
Chiwenga returns from China to chair Covid-19 taskforce
Health minister Obadiah Moyo was branded "useless" by furious army chiefs during a meeting of the Cabinet taskforce on Covid-19 on Friday.Moyo, who has been under intense public criticism from...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 11:07hrs | 5041 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga returns home from China
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has returned from China where he received medical treatment for two weeks, the presidency confirmed.Chiwenga's private jet hired from Dubai landed in Harare...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:25hrs | 11310 | by Staff reporter
Impact of COVID 19 on Zimbabwean Economy
The outbreak of the novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) poses a significant threat to the world economy and to Zimbabwe's fragile economy too. So far the virus has infected close to 470 000 people from 200 ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:08hrs | 848 | by Victor Bhoroma
First train with medical supplies for Europe leaves Wuhan
Beijing has resumed its railway freight service between Wuhan and Europe by delivering medical aid to Germany as authorities work to lift strict quarantine measures after the number of new cases Covid...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 09:51hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF benefactor in murky Zupco bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, whose tentacles stretch across a vast spectrum of the economy, has been acquiring buses for Zupco's public transportatio...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:10hrs | 5546 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: ZIMBABWE LOCKDOWN!
President Mnangagwa has with effect from Monday declared a total lockdown on the country to contain the spread of Covid-19 which has infected more than 500 000 people worldwide. The pandemic, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
UK coronavirus deaths spikes to 759
A total of 759 people have now died of the coronavirus in the UK, while 14,579 have tested positive.The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has risen from 578 to 759, according to the Depar...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 17:26hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Prophet TB Joshua coronavirus prophecy under the spotlight
Famed Nigerian preacher, TB Joshua's credibility could be on the line, as he predicted that the novel coronavirus could be coming to an end on Saturday, yet no vaccine or cure is in sight.TB J...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 11:29hrs | 7566 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda walks the talk on Covid-19 response
SAKUNDA Holdings will this Friday begin taking delivery of its US$3 million equipment and protective clothing to be used in fighting COVID 19 as the fuel ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 09:36hrs | 1052 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Travelling Zimbabweans in Corona horror
As the country struggles to deal with the deadly coronavirus at home, the government has now also been forced to rescue 107 Zimbabweans who are being detained by Tanzanian authorities in Dar es S...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 08:21hrs | 4206 | by Staff reporter
US dollar unbanned in Zimbabwe
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday suspended its ban on use of foreign currency in carrying out internal transactions and abandoned the managed floating exchange rate as a measure to facilit...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 2828 | by Staff reporter
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