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Collapsed health sector facilities a sign that govt did not invest in health
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has said the collapse of health sector facilities in the country is a sign of the government's failure to invest in the health sector for a long time since independence....Published: 9 hrs ago | 222 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa govt's COVID-19 bungling exposed
GOVERNMENT has been accused of bungling and not conducting enough tests to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed three people in Zimbabwe, with doctors demanding an audit of circumsta...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1079 | by Staff reporter
'Know Zanu PF splashed $4 m on anti-sanction has nothing for covid-19 tests' - actually, know a hell lot more
"Did you know? Govt spent an unbudgeted $4 million on hapless anti-sanctions march but they won't spend any money on buying #Covid19 tests. They're putting lives at risk & creating a situation whe...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 17:54hrs | 1543 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Govt won't spend any money on buying Covid-19 tests
MDC official Fadzayi Mahere has blasted the government for failing to buy Covid-19 tests kits.Mahere said the failure is putting many lives at risk."Did you know? Govt spent an unbudge...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 12:48hrs | 1375 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Govt to expedite Covid-19 testing, treatment & isolation centres
GOVERNMENT has resolved to expedite and prioritise the establishment of Covid-19 testing, treatment and isolation centres in provinces and districts in line with the thrust of decentralisation of test...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 07:53hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 lockdown exposes vile depths of Zimbabwe govt cruelty and incompetence
As Zimbabwe continues in its lockdown, as a measure to limit the devastating impact of the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - that has affected over a million, and killed tens of thousands globall...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 15:06hrs | 504 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
WATCH: Zimbabweans risk Coronavirus...flood Mbare market
It was business as usual on Tuesday at Mbare Musika as hordes of farmers flocked to the market to sell their wares after President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave green light for the market to be opened. ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1592 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt must have considered livelihoods of citizens before locking down the country - MDA
Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance (MDA) leader Hloniphani Ncube has said a government that loves and respect the people that would have voted it into power, must have considered the livelihoods of t...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 11:29hrs | 1586 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt warns of Mnangagwa doctored rentals letter
Government has warned Zimbabweans to be on the lookout for a fake letter purportedly written by President Emmerson Mnangagwa directing property owners not to charge rent because of the 21-day lock dow...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 10:25hrs | 3650 | by Moyo Roy
Govt rushes assists COVID-19-hit Ruwa family
THE government on Sunday rushed to donate groceries worth at least $20 000 to a COVID-19-hit Ruwa family members after the media exposed their neglect by the State.Saul Sakudya, who tested pos...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:05hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC urges Mnangagwa's govt to increase social safety nets
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has called on government to increase its social safety nets to vulnerable people during the current 21-day lockdown.Last week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Govt assists the homeless
Government has moved hundreds of homeless people in Harare to various centres on the outskirts of the city as part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid 19 disease.The people are bein...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 16:38hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere blasts MDC for running down cities under their control
Former Local Government Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has refuted claims that local government authorities in Zimbabwe are failing to deliver expected goods and services because they are being sabotage...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 09:08hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
Govt condemns Covid-19 rapid self-testing
Government has warned individuals, private organisations and pharmacies that are selling unapproved Covid-19 rapid test kits that do not comply with Ministry of Health and Child Care, and World Health...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
'Govt must give free 300 kWh power per household for lockdown'
MDC legislator Settlement Chikwinya has called on the government to given each household 300 kw to compensate for the loss they have incurred during the 21 days lockdown."Zimbabwe is largely a...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 10:39hrs | 1049 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt has not set a date for schools re-opening
Zimbabwe's government closed all schools and colleges on March 24, 2020, in response to the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.In making the announcement, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Govt shores up mealie-meal supplies
Government has shored up mealie-meal deliveries to ensure that households have adequate supplies of the staple.Also, some hospitals, including council and privately owned clinics, will tempora...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:24hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Nango hails govt on lockdown decision
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has hailed the position that taken by the Government of Zimbabwe of instituting a 21-day lockdown with effect from Monday 30 March 20...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:21hrs | 96 | by Stephen Jakes
Illegitimate Mnangagwa, illegitimate Chamisa: Country legit?
BY now, the entire nation is aware of the folly of appointing a retired club DJ to be the man in charge of a whole country's healthcare system.It should have been obvious to any self-respecting leader...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 3680 | by Muckraker
Mnangagwa's govt, civil servants headed for clash
GOVERNMENT and its workers are headed for a showdown amid revelations the civils servants were demanding United States dollar-denominated salaries post the Covid-19 pandemic.In the past, the g...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Govt contradicts 'cheating' Nyaradzo on funerals
FUNERAL service providers nationwide have with immediate effect suspended the removal of bodies from homes and are burying the dead within 24 hours. The funeral parlours are treating all bodie...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 2123 | by Staff reporter
Digitisation progress charms Govt
MANY communities in remote areas now have access to radio services following the successful roll-out of Government's digitisation programme that has so far seen the installation of six gap filler tran...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 119 | 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 | 4191 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Salaries showdown looms
A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its workers after the Labour ministry gazetted Statutory Instrument 81 of 2020, which pegged the minimum wage at an equivalent amount of US$100....Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:31hrs | 1583 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Driving school urge all members to abide by govt order on Covid-19
Matabeleland Driving school chairman Edwin Ndlovu has urged all members to abide by govt order on Covid-19He said Corona Pandemic is real and has so far taken many lives around the ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:14hrs | 174 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt must deal with defiant beer drinkers - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has urged government to be tough on beer drinker who continue to defy lock down order through visiting their private drinking spots posing risk to many people they a...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:12hrs | 859 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's govt should enforce lockdown to save lives
THE world over, the major news is only about one thing, coronavirus or COVID-19. Countries, cities and states are going into lockdowns to contain a blowout of this fast-spreading virus which has left ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Government to give 1 million families money during lockdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has announced a raft of measures to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19: 1, Senior journalist Brezhnev Malaba has reported. Posting on Twitter ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 16:27hrs | 6929 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt follows recommendations by Chamisa's MDC
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has fired Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dhlamini and declared his ward 9 seat vacant following recommendations by the Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC party....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:30hrs | 3734 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tightens screws on COVID-19 information
GOVERNMENT has introduced stringent measures and penalties meant to curtail the flow of information during the 21-day national lockdown, with those accused of spreading falsehoods on coronavirus being...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:25hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Bulawayo and Harare on Lockdown Day 1
Residents of Bulawayo and Harare complied with the mandatory 21 days Lockdown decreed by the President on Friday. Pictures from Harare CBD show that all shops are closed and there is min...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:38hrs | 14607 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt seeks US$100m corona war chest
THE government is scrounging around for at least US$100 million to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country.The minister of Health and Child Care, Obadiah Moyo, told a local d...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:43hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers take Mnangagwa govt to task over coronavirus
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have taken government to task on its state of preparedness, the number of health personnel who have been trained and measures that are being taken to track dow...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:17hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Govt lockdown impractical without economic cushioning measures
The nationwide lockdown, which is due to come into effect Monday, March 30, is a necessary step in containing the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. However, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 21:18hrs | 1843 | by Lloyd Msipa, People’s Party
Mnangagwa's lockdown does not mean shutdown, says Charamba
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson, George Charamba has said the 21-day national lockdown which comes into effect on Monday, does not mean a complete shutdown of the country as some key econo...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:32hrs | 8503 | by Staf reporter
Govt appeals Hwange ruling
LONG-DRAWN-OUT boardroom wrangles at Hwange Colliery Company Limited have taken yet another twist after the government lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging a High Court ruling quashing it...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:06hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Govt managing COVID-19 information: CSOs
GOVERNMENT has been challenged to come clean on COVID-19 by disseminating correct information on the pandemic in Zimbabwe amid concerns that testing centres were only in Harare and Bulawayo, leaving t...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:44hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
ED shutdown Zim after allowing people from covid hit SA in - Zapu
Opposition Zapu has rapped president Emmerson Mnangagwa for delaying to lockdown Zimbabwe allowing people from covid 19 hit South Africa to come in and sp...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 06:54hrs | 1712 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt must address economic situation to stop illegal cross border - Mcijo
Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Western Region Regional Officer Percy Mcijo has urged the government to address the economic situation in the country so as to curb the problem of illegal migr...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 10:15hrs | 1731 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt need more money to deal with Covid-19 - Madzimure
MDC legislator Willas Madzimure has said government of Zimbabwe needs more money to deal with the deadly Covid 19.This come in the wake of exposure that the count5rly isolation centres are not...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 08:00hrs | 803 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt warns schools over exam fees
Parents and guardians who are turned away by school authorities for not producing cash for examination fees payments, should report to Government for corrective action to be taken. This was sa...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:19hrs | 1003 | 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 | 378 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt officials take measures to avoid contracting lethal disease
IN AN unprecedented development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, and his ministers held their weekly Cabinet meeting in a tent at State House yesterday, after it emerged that the late broadcas...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:19hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Zapu province hails SA govt for efforts to combat Covid-19
The Zimbabwe African People's Union has expressed its gratitude to the South African government for standing tall and take such a tremendous effort in combating the spread of the Coronavirus within th...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 610 | by Stephen Jakes
Senior government officials quarantined over Coronavirus infection?
Information coming from Harare indicate that two Senior officials working at an government Ministry in Harare are currently confined at Wilkins hospital due to their exposure to the deadly coron...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 11:30hrs | 6103 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa govt response to COVID-19 sluggish'
HUMAN rights lobby group, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has accused government of exhibiting a sluggish response to the worldwide coronavirus disaster, claiming there was a tragic disp...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:38hrs | 316 | 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 | 76 | by Staff reporter
Woman who tested positive for Covid-19 in UK from Zim 'infected many along the way'?
Former Higher, Tertiary, Science and Technology deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has expressed fears that the woman who had been cleared #COVID19 negative in Zimbabwe but later tested positive after sh...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:33hrs | 5372 | by Stephen Jakes
Foreigners leaving Zimbabwe in fear of lack of preparedness to prevent Covid-19 outbreak
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has claimed that Zimbabwe is currently experiencing mass exodus of foreigners who fear that if they get infected with the Covid 19 disease they would not get any treatme...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 4223 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's govt too poor to pin down corrupt bigwigs
JUSTICE Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has admitted it was not easy for the state to go after corrupt bigwigs he said had a tendency of deploying all their financial might to fight their crimes within natio...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:26hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
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