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Covid-19 jab linked to major eye damage

Scientists have discovered that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may increase the risk of eye damage, leading to vision loss.The new study specifically examined how the vaccine affected patients' corneas, the clear front part of the eye that allo…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:36hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter

No Covid-19 variants in Zimbabwe â€“ govt says

The Zimbabwean government has dismissed claims that any new COVID-19 variants are currently circulating in the country, despite rising concern globally over fresh outbreaks linked to emerging strains.Responding to questions in Parliament o…

Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter

The Smart Investor's Guide to Thriving After a Crash

Warren Buffett's advice that "fear when everyone is greedy and greed when everyone is fearful" remains particularly relevant for investors in today's unpredictable market, especially after a crash. The contrarian investment approach presen…

Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 12:21hrs | 164 | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe's Growing Casino Industry: Opportunities and Challenges

On the global economic landscape, all eyes are steadily shifting over to Africa. Countries on this continent are taking strides in growing. Double-digit growth rates are impossible for the rest of the world, while Zimbabwe and its neighbor…

Published: 31 May 2023 at 17:31hrs | 307 | by Mila Roy

U2 announce comeback on the Las Vegas Stage

Everyone's favourite Irish rock band, U2, will make a more than welcome return to the stage later this year. The world-famous group has followed in the footsteps of Adele and Celine Dion, announcing their upcoming Las Vegas residency durin…

Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 15:22hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter

Why Zimbabwe's de-dollarization route flopped

The Zimbabwean government has announced measures to promote the wider use of the domestic currency (The Zimbabwean Dollar) in a last-ditch effort to save it from the re-dollarization onslaught. Part of the measures now compel businesses an…

Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 07:08hrs | 21 | by Victor Bhoroma

Zimbabwe to intensify COVID-19 vaccination

VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the country would intensify COVID-19 child vaccination programmes in preparation for schools opening next week.Chiwenga, who doubles as Health and Child Care minister, made the remarks in …

Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Covid-19 testing scrapped for fully vaccinated arrivals

Covid-19 testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in Zimbabwe is no longer required, which should speed up business travel and help tourism, although the unvaccinated still have to present a recent negative test result.Cabinet agre…

Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mining Union urges parents to rally behind striking teachers

NMWUZ - National Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe President Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka has since urged parents to rally behind striking teachers by not sending their children to school this first schooling term of 2022."I urge parents righ…

Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 11:44hrs | 3 | by Maxwell Teedzai

Blow for Biden as US Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for businesses

The US Supreme Court delivered a blow to President Joe Biden on Thursday, blocking his Covid vaccination-or-testing mandate for employees of large businesses.At the same time, the nation's highest court allowed a vaccination mandate for he…

Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 07:06hrs | 4 | by AFP

2022 Post Budget Analysis

The Zimbabwean government presented a ZW$927.3 billion budget (18% of GDP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The government expects to collect revenues totaling ZW$850.7 billion (17% of GDP), thus resulting in a budget deficit of ZW$76.5 billion w…

Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 09:11hrs | 10 | by Victor Bhoroma

COVID-19 guidelines for returning residents and visitors coming into Zimbabwe from abroad

Following the enactment of Statutory Instrument 267 of 2021: Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) (N0.2) (Amendment) Order. the Ministry of Health and Child Care wishes to advise returning resid…

Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 20:45hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter

COVID-19: Not all Southern African countries have conformed Omicron variant cases

How did travellers from Southern Africa get banned from entering the UK, US and many western nations over the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron when most of the reported cases are in Western countries?This is a question being asked by most com…

Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 16:41hrs | 9 | by Nomalizwe Mbulu

Chiwenga ready for new COVID-19 variant

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday urged citizens not to panic in the wake of the new deadly COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, detected in neighbouring South Africa and Botswana, saying government had put in place adequate measures i…

Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 08:05hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Investment still hampered by business climate

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Zimbabwe remains very low, with the latest central bank monetary policy stating that the country received a meagre US$22.35 million in the first half of 2021. In 2020, the FDI inflow figure declined to …

Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 18:33hrs | 4 | by Victor Bhoroma

Vaccination deadline for civil servants

As Zimbabwe hit 2 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, all civil servants were placed under legal orders to be fully vaccinated with both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine by October 15 and if they refuse they will face dis…

Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

COVID-19 hits 11 schools

ELEVEN schools across the country were forced to shut down yesterday after a significant number of students tested positive for COVID-19, it has emerged.This comes as teacher unions claimed that the deadly pandemic was spreading like veldf…

Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo waits for death certificates as COVID-19 shuts down RG's office

BULAWAYO residents have expressed concern over failure by the Registrar-General to issue death certificates after the offices in the city were closed due to COVID-19 infections.Indications are that the Bulawayo registry offices have been c…

Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ekusileni Medical Centre opens for severe COVID-19 cases

BULAWAYO'S Ekusileni Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, has begun admitting severe COVID-19 cases.The facility was reopened last month, with two patients, after its closure more than 15 years ago.Upon r…

Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Police to keep eye on churches

As churches open for sit-in services today, police have said they will keep a close eye to ensure worshippers heed regulations that all congregants must be fully vaccinated.This comes after the Government last week said churches could reop…

Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Polyclinics demanding payment for COVID-19 vaccines?

The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has exposed some Polyclinics for conducting corrupt activities, as they are demanding money from people seeking to be vaccinated against COVID-19.Speaking through a press statement, HRT Director Precious Sh…

Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 18:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Covid-19 and International Relations: Forces of Change, Continuities and Discontinuities

Forget about all its devastating impacts to humanity, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about interesting and new dimensions to international relations as an academic discipline which raises pivotal issues that must be digested by key stak…

Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 16:19hrs | 4 | by Wallace K Musakanyi

COVID-19 outbreak shuts down Nkayi clinic

SIVALO Clinic in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, was closed for two days after all staff members, including five nurses tested positive to COVID-19 as the third wave continues to hit the country.Provincial medical director Munekayi Pad…

Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

ZCTU: Get vaccinated or get out of work

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has threatened to sue the government for its "no-jab-no-work" policy which bars any unvaccinated civil service and parastatal worker from entering government premises and will take away medical …

Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 11 | by Nevanji Madanhire

Zimbabwe Economic Forecast H2 2021

Zimbabwe's economy is largely expected to register modest growth in 2021 buoyed by a bumper harvest in agriculture, partial dollarization and declining inflation, growth in export earnings and increase in industrial capacity utilization. T…

Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:30hrs | 16 | by Victor Bhoroma

Eradicating extreme poverty critically essential

The World Bank Economic Update on Zimbabwe released in June 2021 contains some worrying trends on the increase in extreme poverty in the country. The report points that the number of extremely poor reached 7.9 million in 2020 (Half of the …

Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:27hrs | 12 | by Victor Bhoroma

110 pregnant women catch Covid-19

MORE than 100 pregnant women have been quarantined in Matabeleland North after they tested positive for Covid-19. Matabeleland North Provincial Medical Director Dr Munekai Padingani confirmed that 110 expecting mothers had been quarantined…

Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

How safe are Covid19 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: 27 Jul 2021 at 19:57hrs | 2 | by Etiwel Mutero

Zimbabwe hospitals overwhelmed

MEDICAL practitioners have urged government to consider establishing makeshift health centres for COVID-19 admissions as the country's health institutions are inundated with severe cases needing hospitalisation.The health experts told News…

Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Demand for Covid-19 jabs overwhelms Gweru nurses

GWERU City Council has 31 vacant positions for nurses at its clinics, a development that has contributed to delays in the mass vaccination drive in the Midlands Capital. Council clinics serve about 50 people a day and in some cases, those …

Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of staff slows Bulawayo mass vaccination

A SHORTAGE of health workers is dampening the mass vaccination drive in Bulawayo as centres are being overwhelmed resulting in some residents being turned away. Under the mass vaccination exercise which was launched two weeks ago, about 30…

Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland North targets mass vaccination in hotspots

MATEBELELAND North province is planning to embark on mass vaccination of people in COVID-19 hotspot areas in order to curb the spread of the virus.This was said by the Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo who told Southern Eye that som…

Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Residents stampede for COVID-19 jabs

HUNDREDS of Karoi residents stampeded for COVID-19 vaccines at the weekend as demand for the jabs to curb the spread of the virus continues to rise.Government last month declared Hurungwe, Kariba and Makonde as COVID-19 hotspots and put th…

Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

453 Mashonaland East healthcare workers test positive for Covid-19

A TOTAL of 453 healthcare workers in Mashonaland East have tested positive for Covid-19 to date, translating to 16.3% of the total number of cases in the province.As of yesterday, Mashonaland East had recorded 3 789 cases.However, acting p…

Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

37 arrested over beer drinking parties

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested 37 people for violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations last week after they were caught holding at parties at their homes.The arrests came after police were tipped off by neighbours.Bulawayo police spokesper…

Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF Covid-19 Super-spreader

Zimbabwe's ruling party Zanu-PF and its government are a cause for concern in the light of rising Covid-19 infections. They have imposed Covid-19 restrictions which restrict movement and economic activities. It seems the same restrictions …

Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 17:11hrs | 4 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma

Zimbabweans paying more than necessary for Covid tests

ZIMBABWEANS are forking out way above what should be logically reasonable, up to over 100% more than their neighbouring South Africans for similar Covid-19 tests.Laboratories and some private clinics which are importing testing kits at les…

Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:51hrs | 2 | by staff reportr

Travel agent shunts foreigners to Zimbabwe for COVID-19 jabs

A SOUTH AFRICAN travel agent is reportedly making a killing by bringing South Africans to Zimbabwe for COVID-19 vaccination in a scheme that involves some government officials and a local private hospital.The Boyz Travel Merchants is charg…

Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Police impose 6 to 6 curfew for Bulawayo

POLICE in Bulawayo have imposed a 6PM to 6AM curfew in the city in line with the localised lockdown measures meant to curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.Businesses in the city centre and Covid-19 hotspot suburbs will now opera…

Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo under lockdown

Bulawayo has effectively been put under lockdown after Cabinet yesterday approved that three districts that are Covid-19 hotspots be placed under localised lockdown, with security details being deployed to enforce the regulations. Cabinet …

Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

3 teachers succumb to COVID-19

THREE Karoi teachers last Thursday succumbed to COVID-19 amid reports that some of them were still awaiting payment from the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for marking "O" Level examinations last year.Karoi is among several …

Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

More Sinopharm jabs for Zimbabwe

THE National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme will receive a major boost this week when the country takes delivery of a new batch of 500 000 vaccine doses procured by the Government from Chinese pharmaceutical giant, Sinopharm.Increased dema…

Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Panic as COVID-19 deaths hit schools

COVID-19 has hit educational institutions, with Harare Polytechnic College and Dambudzo Primary School in Mbizo Kwekwe, recording deaths and a rise in infections.One person died at Harare Polytechnic early this week, while another was repo…

Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

241 new Covid-19 cases as surge continues

TWO hundred and forty-one new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday countrywide and four provinces have areas that have been classified as localised hotspots. Mashonaland West recorded 115 new infections, which was the highest in the cou…

Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 18:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Lupane State University a potential COVID-19 hotspot

Lupane State University is a timely time bomb for the corona virus after the decision by it's authorities to converge at all students at the compass.Over the years, the institution has some of it's staff and students based in Bulawayo but …

Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Philani Simango

3 more Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours

THE country recorded three more Covid-19 related deaths and 118 more new cases in the last 24-hours as some suburbs in Bulawayo including Masvingo and Chiredzi have been identified as hotspots.According to the latest Ministry of Health and…

Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe hospitals choke under new COVID-19 admissions

HEALTH officials and police have scaled up surveillance to curb the further spread of COVID-19 infections following a spike in hospital admissions while isolation centres are said to be fast filling up.Since last week, the country has been…

Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga defends 'reckless' ministers

VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has defended the continued defiance of COVID-19 regulations by ministers at a time when the government has put in place a strict COVID-19 measures. While Chiwenga on Saturday announce…

Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga bans all gatherings except funerals

Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has imposed new restrictions citing a "surge in cases". All gatherings except funerals are banned, all workshops and meetings to be held virtually and offices to be decongested by 50 …

Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga announces stricter COVID-19 enforcement measures

ZIMBABWE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE PRESS STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE: 12 JUNE 2021 MEASURES TO CURB THE SURGE OF COVID-19 1 Fellow Zimbabweans, the co…

Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:04hrs | 4 | by Dr Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga

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