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Strict new curbs on life begin countrywide
AHEAD of the 21-day lockdown starting today to contain the spread of Covid-19, thousands of people yesterday thronged Mbare Musika bus rank in Harare and many other pick-up points seeking transport to...Published: 3 mins ago | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fear 'starving in their own homes' during lockdown
Zimbabweans braced on Sunday for a three-week lock-down to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has killed one person so far and infected six others, and for many the lockdown means tough times ah...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1281 | by AFP
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: 15 hrs ago | 387 | by Staff reporter
Denial, stigma threaten fight against Covid-19
Stigma, peddling of fake news and myths threaten to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the effective handling of the coronavirus pandemic with many people in Zimbabwe still to take the outbreak...Published: 15 hrs ago | 255 | 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: 21 hrs ago | 601 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Bulawayo braces for Covid 19
I love walking the streets of my hometown, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Every street, edifice and alley way holds many memories for me. Memories of happier times, when our now old and frail parents...Published: 23 hrs ago | 411 | by Terence Msuku
Councillors accused of usurping executive functions
MDC-Alliance councillors in Gweru have been accused of allegedly usurping executive functions disrupting the smooth flow of business at the Town House thereby affecting service delivery.This w...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
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 | 270 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Bosso stick with Division One side
HIGHLANDERS are set to continue with their development side, Bosso 90 that is playing in the Zifa Southern Region Division One League, quashing speculation they intend dumping it for a lower league....Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:29hrs | 333 | 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 | 80 | by Staff reporter
United we can fight coronavirus in Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Health and Child Care on Friday announced that the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory had successfully tested 188 people since the outbreak of the disease in the country and ha...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:22hrs | 64 | 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 | 818 | by Victor Bhoroma
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 | 5261 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa office's corruption exposed
A DAMNING audit report has implicated the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) in a murky deal in which it arm-twisted Zesa Holdings into handpicking businessperson Kuda Tagwirei's company, Sakun...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2623 | by Staff reporter
Titanic clash looms over US$400m NRZ tender
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board has finally formally notified Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) of its decision to re-tender the US$400 million deal to recapitalise the mo...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:05hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's 40km, 1.8m-high Zimbabwe border fence goes ahead
WORK has started alongside the Beitbridge border post with construction teams building the 1.8m-high fence which will span 20km on each side of the border post between SA from Zimbabwe.Constru...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:34hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ramps up response to Covid-19
STATE OF THE NATION UPDATE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, CDE EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA, ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Fellow Zimbabweans, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:33hrs | 161 | by ED Mnangagwa
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 | 7446 | 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 | 3761 | by Stephen Jakes
SA lockdown slows Zimbabwe firms
THE 21-day lockdown in South Africa due to the outbreak of Covid-19 is likely to constrain local industry operations as the country depends on imports from the neighbouring country, the Confederation ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:31hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Woman bashes taxi tycoon hubby over 'relative lover'
WHILE many men can get away with telling lies to their spouses, that was not so for a Bulawayo businessman who had his entire world apparently turned upside down after his wife discovered that the wom...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:26hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
USA prepares to evacuate citizens from Zimbabwe
AS THE deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) sweeps across the globe with confirmed cases in Zimbabwe, Western countries like the United States are preparing to evacuate their citizens who are stuck in the co...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 20:12hrs | 4114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe catches coronavirus cold
Zimbabwe's economy has started catching a cold over the coronavirus, as major industries and some of the country's recreational facilities have started closing down, and taking responsive measures to ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:34hrs | 3926 | by Staff reporter
Zimra suspends processing of immigrants rebate on vehicles
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Tuesday suspended the processing of returning residents immigrants rebate on vehicles until further notice citing possible exposure of its staff to COVID-19....Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Rights doctors call for urgent lockdown
THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has urged the government to immediately consider a total lockdown to help control the spread of the deadly coronavirus.In its COVID...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:26hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes digital to avert COVID-19 spread
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has suspended manual clearance processes in favour of digital services as it moves in to operationalise the Government's national responsiveness plan to contain ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:22hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post closes tonight
Zimbabwe and South Africa will at midnight jointly close Beitbridge Border Post to non-residents with only Zimbabwean residents allowed to travel north and South African residents to move south. ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:18hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Govt cuts numbers of on-duty staff
The Government and swathes of the private sector are slashing back on staff on active duty with all Government departments from tomorrow to be manned by a third of their normal workforce at a time wit...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA takes measures to curb the spread of COVID-19
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is aware that due to the nature of the daily work and the positioning of our offices, stations and ports of entry, our staff are at high risk in terms of exposur...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 19:26hrs | 2288 | by Faith Mazani ZIMRA Commissioner General
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 | 1426 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Chinamasa approved Chivayo's Gwanda solar project
THE final forensic audit report on Zesa Holdings (2019) by PricewaterouseCoopers has revealed that former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa approved the proposal to award Wicknell Chivayo's Intratrek...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 08:41hrs | 1422 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Zera to suspend licensing fees hike
The High Court has ordered the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) to suspend its new licensing requirements for fuel companies after a successful challenge by indigenous firms, it has emerged...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Police to enforce Covid-19 regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have said they will arrest any persons who violate new regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Government has come up with a number of measures, including the gazettin...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1313 | by Staff reporter
Where are the traditional healers who claim to cure every disease?
Traditional healers, by all pointers have gone into 'hiding' with not even a single one claiming to have found the cure for COVID-19. Coronavirus, like 'Whispering Death' is spreading and killing with...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:35hrs | 1415 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Khupe urges politicians to unite in the fight against Coronavirus
MDC-T president, Dr. Thokozani Khupe has urged politicians to unite and fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic which has since taken a toll on the southern African country.Yesterday...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 15:44hrs | 498 | by Daniel Itai
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 | 13059 | by Israel Dube
PICTURE: Zororo Makamba has been buried
Television personality Zororo Makamba who died from coronavirus on Monday has been buried the following day. Zororo the son of business tycoon Walter Makamba had travelled to New York where he...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 11:46hrs | 9125 | by Moyo Roy
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 | 721 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union urges citizens to join the fight against Covid-19
The Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union have urged citizens to join the fight against Covid-19 and stop the blame game in times of crisis.In a statement the union said as Zimbabwe professional ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 08:52hrs | 690 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe shuts borders
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday declared the country's borders closed for both inbound and outbound traffic except cargo and returning residents in an unprecedented step to halt the ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 10744 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deal with manufacturers profiteering from coronavirus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said his government will come heavily on any manufacturer who wants to illegally profit from the coronavirus through charging extortionate prices.He said while...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:36hrs | 306 | by newzimbabwe
Town clerk buys laptop, mobile phone for $150,000
SUSPENDED Gweru town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza is in the eye of a storm after an audit showed that she bought herself a mobile phone and a laptop for $150 000 using council funds.Gwatipedza w...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:35hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to promote telehealth
Government is working towards promoting telehealth as it intensifies its efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. This followed the handover of an assortment of gadgets by the telecommun...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women still vulnerable to sex trafficking
SIMILO NTULI (not her real name) looks like an ordinary, fashion-savvy woman in her twenties. As a hairdresser and beauty therapist in Zimbabwe's second-largest city of Bulawayo, Ntuli has her finger ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 12:56hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government's land for compensation offer is misleading
Widespread reports that former Zimbabwean commercial farmers can now apply to repossess their land under new regulations gazetted by the government, Statutory Instrument (SI) 62 of 2020, published on ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 09:33hrs | 1082 | by Glyn Hunter
ULoyiko to perform the gukurahundi play in America
Uloyiko is scheduled to have 7 performances at San Diego Fringe Festival from 4 to 14 June 2020 and travel to Hollywood from 18 to 28 June to have 5 performances.We have secured our venue at San D...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 609 | by Siphelo Mtshetsha
Bulawayo hospitals get 'dead' equipment
The bulk of the medical equipment bought in India for government health institutions in Bulawayo is old, while some of it is not working, the Ruth Labode-led parliamentary portfolio committee on healt...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:36hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo and the Liberation Footpath
This is a continuation of the instalment published last week in this paper. Once again, I should reiterate the late Father Zimbabwe, Dr Joshua Nkomo's profound role to my political path and wh...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:32hrs | 327 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
US$5 for a mask in Zimbabwe
IN Italy, it is not illegal drug traffickers that the police are after anymore, but pushers of masks and sanitisers.Could Zimbabwe find itself in a similar situation?A survey by this p...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:29hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Perrence Shiri just resign, you are a sellout: period
Let me take this opportunity to advise you Perrence Shiri the Women's University educated graduate, that when it comes to law the devil is in the detail, its you who has gone rogue , anti revolutionar...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 17:00hrs | 6027 | by Peter Moyo
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