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Shock as new scarry Coronavirus hits China...mass deaths reported

American public health scientist who is currently an epidemiologist and Chief of COVID Task Force at the New England Complex Systems Institute Eric Liang Feigl-Ding has reported that China is facing a worse Conavirus wave that the past one…

Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Zimbabwe on High Alert for new Covid-19 variant

LEAD scientists in the country are looking out for any traces of the Covid-19 variant which has been detected in South Africa and Botswana.The new Covid-19 variant which has become a major source of worry to scientists is believed to have …

Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 20:34hrs | 35 | by Staff Reporter

Covid-19: Zimbabwe back on UK red list

Travellers arriving in England from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant.UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said from 12:00 GMT on Friday six countries would be added to the r…

Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 22:37hrs | 13 | by BBC

African Leaders Must Urge G20 to Stop Covid-19 Vaccines Apartheid to Save Our World

The novel coronavirus has shown glaring flaws in the world's collective ability to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, with none more evident than wealthy countries' self-destructive unwillingness to cooperate on vaccine equity for th…

Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 22:05hrs | 10 | by Penny Lutung Amor

How safe are Covid-19 Vaccines?

I first heard of it in January 2020 that there was a viral disease which was killing people in China. I didn't take it seriously . I thought it was going to be  a Chinese disease which was going to start and end there in China.I remem…

Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 22:54hrs | 2 | by Etiwel Mutero

'Zimbabwe's covid-19 response in the best in Africa' bragged Zanu PF - damned lie and an insult

"Despite Zimbabwe's COVID-19 response being one of the best on the continent as evidenced by fewer deaths and infections as compared to other nations, for government, a single death is one too many," said information minister, Monica Mutsv…

Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 15:04hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Hand me down knowledge is drying up

Emotionally strong village elders are being quickly gathered to their ancestors, may be tell tale signs of the end times. Echoes from the corridors of time had very mature people guiding young generations on how things were done. In the ab…

Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:42hrs | 7 | by Tondo Murisa Chinehasha

Private sector raises over $230 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines

THE private sector has raised over $230 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines to complement and expedite Government's national vaccination programme, which has an ambitious target of achieving herd immunity by year-end.Vaccines for the Priv…

Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

CORONA VIRUS !! Perilous Times have come

The whole world has been turned upside down by an unseen enemy called COVID 19. As if it is to insult the intelligence of the world the virus was coronated and it is called CORONA virus which means crown.Many people have lost friends and r…

Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 12:55hrs | 13 | by Bybit Mavaza

Soldiers' wages quadrupled whilst teachers' remain stagnant' - stoking another 'military assisted transition', already long over

I shudder to think what would have become of me if I had missed one month of schooling in any one year! I was not one of the bright pupils, as all my teachers would acknowledge. I needed the teachers' guidance every step of the way!There i…

Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 20:40hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai

Brief Treatise for my Beloved Sister Nomazulu Thata

Just to briefly put our differences in perspective, I am forwarding a few words for you to consider ahead of our conversation. I have always valued and still do, your deep and ingenious analytical skills in your critical thinking capacity …

Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 13:04hrs | 2 | by Anonymous Writer

Govt acts to avert third wave

AUTHORITIES are concerned about high levels of complacency being displayed by the generality of Zimbabweans since the relaxation of Covid-19 regulations and could reintroduce tighter restrictions and increase police checkpoints to forestal…

Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Doctors accuse Zanu PF of concealing covid-19 statistics - should and must demand accountability

"Health professionals have accused government of allegedly concealing COVID-19 statistics in the country to give the impression that the virulent disease was under control at a time it has ballooned out of control, with nurses and doctors …

Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 16:52hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori

Dialogue is critical in the coronavirus fight

Despite promises of vaccines by the country's presidium, the nation remains worried by the coronavirus deaths and the number of new infections being recorded everyday. The situation in the country does not need election winners alone to ma…

Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 08:17hrs | 2 | by Kurauone Chihwayi

Coronavirus and the mystery of infection

He waited by the bus-stop, all day, shaking his car keys rather impatiently, pacing up and down as each bus arrived, as each bus left. Only a dishevelled tramp sat by the benches, mumbling incoherently to himself...But no sign of his visit…

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:45hrs | 2 | by Zifiso Masiye

'SB Moyo meticulous planning saved nation from chaos' - yet 3 years on, chaos still rules the roost

"It is with a heavy heart that I announce Foreign Minister Dr S B Moyo has died," announce Emmerson Mnangagwa."Zimbabwe has lost a devoted public servant and a true hero, and I have lost a friend. He fought his entire life so that Zimbabwe…

Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 13:25hrs | 5 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Govt explains low Covid-19 recovery rate

THE surge in new Covid-19 cases has put pressure on resources, resulting in delays in contact tracing and recording of newly recovered cases, leading to a sharp decline in the country's recovery rate.The Covid-19 recovery rate has plummete…

Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans not to panic

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus.This comes after Manicaland Provincial Affairs mi…

Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police ban movement of dead bodies to contain COVID-19

Zimbabwe police have banned the movement of dead bodies from place to place for burial in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19. Burial will now take place where one would have died. Bodies will only be cleared to leave the morgue to g…

Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

2020 - Top 10 Google Searches in Zimbabwe and what they mean

Google lists the most searched topics and queries by country, category, period in time and channel through its Google Trends offering. Looking at the Zimbabwean trends, one can have a snapshot of what were the prevailing themes in the coun…

Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 09:51hrs | 96 | by Edzai Zvobwo

Thank God for ingenious coronavirus vaccine - we must now deal with political challenge

It was just over a year ago, November 2019, that the world learned of the coronavirus outbreak in China. By March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak a world pandemic. Coronavirus has spread round the globe like…

Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 17:57hrs | 4 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

'Trump promised an elixir for their racial anxiety' said Obama - Thank God and democracy Trump lasted only one term

"It was as if my very presence in the White House had triggered a deep-seated panic, a sense that the natural order had been disrupted," CNN quoted an excerpt from former US President Barack Obama upcoming memoir, A Promised Land."For mill…

Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

John Tallach school Covid-19 cases reach 100

THE number of pupils who have so far tested Covid-19 positive at John Tallach Secondary School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province has risen to 100.Acting Matabeleland North Provincial Medical Director (PMD) Dr Munekayi Padingani …

Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 14:24hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter

Let's stay vigilant, COVID-19 is still here

My name is Saria Osman El-Amin, I am 24 years old and I am a medical doctor. I live in Khartoum, Sudan.  I work at the Corona Call Centre as part of the Ministry of Health's strategic plan to help control the spread of COVID-19.How lo…

Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 19:57hrs | 2 | by Dr. Saria Osman El-Amin (Sudan)

Coronavirus kills another Zimbabwe top Army Commander

The deadly Coronavirus has claimed the life of Brigadier-General Sambulo Ndlovu (Retired). According to state media Ndlovu died on Tuesday at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals due to a Covid-19-related illness.Zimbabwe National Army Commande…

Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Zimbabweans in the UK living with the aftermath of Covid-19

Many Zimbabweans in the UK who contracted COVID 19 have recovered. This brought joy and hope not only for the recovered but for the world at large. While the vast majority of those who contract Covid-19 will make a full recovery, there is …

Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Boris Conservatism: law protects in-group but does not bind, it binds out-group but does not protect = essence Zanu PF thuggery

When the British people voted to leave the European Union in the 2016 Referendum, then Prime Minister, David Cameron, who had campaigned to remain, resigned and chaos ensued. Voting to leave was the easy bit, doing it has proven a bridge t…

Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 17:50hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori

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