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Zimbabwe hits 3 million first jabs
More than 3 million Zimbabweans, 20 percent of the entire population, have now entered the national vaccination programme by having their first shot of Covid-19 vaccine with more than 2,157 million of...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo second city to attain herd immunity, claims Chiwenga
THE country's second largest city, Bulawayo, will soon become the second city after Victoria Falls to achieve herd immunity, with 64% of the targeted population having received the first dose of COVID...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:13hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Midlands close to herd immunity
The Midlands province is moving fast towards achieving herd immunity with over 31 percent of the population having been vaccinated across the province so far. According to the provincial...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:05hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reaches new vaccination milestone
Zimbabwe has recorded another positive achievement in its Covid-19 vaccination roll-out and has been listed among 13 African countries that have reached the World Health Organisation (WHO) target to f...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:06hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
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 1...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks more power from Mozambique, Zambia
Zimbabwe is negotiating with Mozambique and Zambia to import 280MW of electricity to ease the shortages that have seen load shedding, Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda told the National...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Shortlived joy for unvaccinated congregants
CABINET has resolved that unvaccinated civil servants should not report for duty and has barred unjabbed congregants from attending church services. Government has since directed churches to operate a...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:44hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
No vaccination, no work for civil servants
All civil servants must now be vaccinated against Covid-19 before being allowed to report for duty after being given time to get their jabs, while churches are now permitted to move from 100 people at...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:41hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
1 million more doses expected today
Another one million Covid-19 Sinovac doses are expected to arrive today taking Zimbabwe's total deliveries to over 11 million doses, as the country goes overdrive to protect its people from the pandem...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Vaccination rates continue to dwindle
While the third wave of Covid-19 infection continues to trickle down to just 4,8 percent of its mid-July peak, the vaccination rate is also continuing to slow with 286 134 jabs given last week between...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:51hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Govt snubs cheaper donor-funded jabs
IN an eyebrow-raising development, the Zimbabwean government, battling the Covid-19 pandemic, has been purchasing expensive Chinese vaccines while overlooking doses supplied at cheaper prices under th...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:32hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
We need to repair our sick politics
AS strange as it might sound or seem, you can be sure there is an imbecile somewhere in our beloved teapot-shaped country that is very unhappy the weatherman is forecasting we might have a very good r...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:49hrs | 85 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwe receives 15 000 Sputnik V doses
Zimbabwe received 15 000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Serbia, a gesture which will go a long way in boosting vaccination of people against Covid-19. The vaccine was received by Health and Child Car...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Africa to receive 10m additional COVID-19 doses
African Union member States are set to receive additional 10 million doses of Astra-Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over the next three months through a new partnership between the French governme...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:27hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa misfires on Covid jabs?
MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's propensity to mislead his audience has come to the fore again after he lied during an interview with a Zambian Television station that all the Covid 19 vaccines...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:51hrs | 1628 | by Staff reporter
Retailers appeal for extended trading hours
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has appealed to Government for the extension of lockdown trading hours in order to boost sales. Although the country remains under Level 4 lockdown, Cabin...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Churches offered group vaccinations
Churches willing to have their members vaccinated as groups can approach the Ministry of Health and Child Care so that teams of doctors and nurses within a church can get the required doses. People wi...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
1.5 million more Covid-19 doses coming
Zimbabwe is expected to take delivery of 1.5 million Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines in three batches with the first consignment scheduled to arrive this afternoon while the last has been set for Saturday...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 16:37hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Fury as South Africa exports J&J vaccines to Europe, starving Africa
Health activists in Africa have slammed Johnson & Johnson for exporting vaccines produced in South Africa to countries in Europe, which have already immunised large numbers of their people and hav...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 11:47hrs | 1329 | by AP
Employers adopt no jab, no entry policy
TAKING a cue from government, several companies in Zimbabwe are making proof of vaccination a prerequisite for employees to enter their premises in a bid to curb the spread of the novel virus....Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Pastor arrested over unvaccinated congregants
A Christ Embassy Ministries pastor was arrested in Glen View 3, Harare, on Sunday after police found a gathering of 50 unvaccinated members congregating in violation of Covid-19 regulations. T...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus update 2021 spring: What is the Delta variant?
It is 2021 and we have not fully recovered from Covid-19 and what the pandemic did to the world. So, what's new in 2021? Although we have good news with the vaccine for the virus discovered, distribut...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:40hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Schools second term now impossible
THE Government is considering scrapping this year's second term and ordering that when schools open, primary and secondary school pupils will learn continuously until they close in December, Sunday Ne...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:31hrs | 1343 | 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 th...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:29hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Some churches welcome reopening
Christian church leaders yesterday unanimously welcomed the resumption of services for fully vaccinated members saying they have been consistent in encouraging vaccination, but noting that some congre...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe allows churches to re-open for fully vaccinated worshipers
Zimbabwe's government announced Wednesday it would allow churches to take an unlimited number of congregants – as long as they were fully vaccinated.Covid-19 restrictions in place since earl...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 19:45hrs | 1520 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe commemorates 41st Heroes' day
AMID the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Zimbabwe Monday marked the 41st Heroes' Day with limited public gatherings as President Emmerson Mnangagwa rallied the nation to fight against corruption, hunger and...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 12:56hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
1 million fully vaccinated in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has fully vaccinated more than 1 000 000 of its citizenry against the Covid-19 virus and at least 1 864 204 have received the first dose in the country's ongoing mass vaccination campaign tar...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 07:32hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
US speaks on Zimbabwe relations
A SENIOR United States government official says Washington remains determined to assist Zimbabweans in their quest to end human rights violations.Hence, the US will maintain its humanitarian a...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:08hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
Govt in chaotic COVID-19 vaccine supply
MEMBERS of Parliament have slammed the government for its unsystematic and haphazard purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines after reports that many people are struggling to get second doses....Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:58hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get 5m doses from AU facility
Zimbabwe should soon start receiving initial shipments of its 5 million share of the 400 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine secured for Africa by the African Union (AU), the African Vacc...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:39hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets herd immunity by year-end
The government has further intensified the vaccination of citizens against the Covid-19 pandemic targeting to reach the 60 percent herd immunity at a time when cumulative infections stand at over 100 ...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
AU member States to get more COVID-19 vaccines
Zimbabwe is set to get more than five million COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming few weeks after the African Union (AU), African Vaccine acquisition Trust (AVAT) and United Nations Children's emergen...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:18hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
WHO ranks Zimbabwe high in vaccine procurement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have rated Zimbabwe among the best countries in the world when it comes to buying and acquiring supplies of Covid-19 ...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:11hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bars unvaccinated officials from events
GOVERNMENT has barred unvaccinated officials from attending next week's key national events, including Heroes and Defence Forces Day celebrations, to curb the spread of COVID-19 virus.Cabinet ...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
SeedCo donates 2 500 COVID-19 doses to govt
SEEDCO has donated 2 500 Sinopharm doses to government for vaccination of Agritex staff against COVID-19.The seed company has also partnered with Cimas Medical Aid Society to pool resources fo...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:28hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Delta variant accounts for 79% of Zimbabwe Covid-19 infections
ZIMBABWEANS should ensure they always follow laid down Covid-19 prevention measures to avoid the introduction of deadlier strains of the disease in the country as the virulent Indian Delta variant now...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:26hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
More vaccines coming
THE Government will take delivery of at least 6 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses this month and next month as it moves to minimise the impact of the pandemic as the more infectious Delta variant ha...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:24hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Scores turn up for ZDF Covid-19 vaccination outreach programme
Over 200 Emgwanwini and Cowdray Park residents, Tuesday, received their Covid-19 jabs during a Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) community outreach Covid-19 vaccination programme.The community out...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 20:50hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF refused 1 million J&J vaccine doses, 6 months after FDA approval and now J&J is gold dust
A few weeks ago, Zimbabwe was refused one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine offered through the Africa covac initiative under the pretext the country did not have the extra cold facilit...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:51hrs | 3316 | by Wilbert Mukori
China rescues Zimbabwe on Covid-19 as world faces vaccine apartheid
AS the world faces a Covid-19 vaccine apartheid amid privatisation and monopolisation of its science and technology as well as the doses, and hoarding by rich countries, China has rescued Zimbabwe by ...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 budget dries up
ZIMBABWE'S COVID-19 fight might soon go off the rails if government does not urgently mobilise additional funding after exhausting US$93,2 million of the US$100 million budgeted for vaccine imports, w...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
July worst month for Covid deaths, infections
July was easily Zimbabwe's worst month for Covid-19 infections and deaths, basically doubling all the new cases and deaths since the first case was recorded in March last year, with 1 743 (49,35 perce...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:31hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in Covid-19 scare in China
TWo members of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's delegation tested positive for Covid-19 in China, forcing hundreds of people to be removed from the luxury hotel where they are staying.Chi...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:53hrs | 6634 | by Staff reporter
Mobile Covid-19 vaccination programme for rural areas
COMMUNITIES in the rural areas have pleaded with authorities to ensure that vaccines are made available at most vaccination centres for easy access.This comes at a time when the ongoing nation...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
'Vaccines administered in Zimbabwe effective against Delta variant'
ALL the Covid-19 vaccines being administered in Zimbabwe under the mass inoculation programme are effective against the highly virulent Delta variant, experts have concluded.In Zimbabwe, the D...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked second least happy country in the world
The 2021 World Happiness Report is out, and Zimbabwe ranked one step above Afghanistan, the world’s unhappiest country in the world. A total of 149 countries made the pool of countries that were ran...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 20:02hrs | 2074 | by Tafara Mtutu
Chiwenga aides test positive for Covid-19
Two members of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's delegation tested positive for Covid-19 at a luxury Chinese hotel - sparking a health emergency.Hundreds of hotel guests at the Legendale H...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 17:56hrs | 2855 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora free to join Polad,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said MDC-T leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora was free to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) if he wishes. He said this at State House yesterday while handing over 19 Isu...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:48hrs | 1423 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 cases decline, but Harare remains hotspot
NEW COVID-19 infections have declined in the past week across all provinces, except for Harare Metropolitan which still has a high number of cases, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert has said....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
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