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Zimbabwe mum over 'Italian national' turned back from OR Tambo
Zimbabwean officials were tight-lipped on Thursday after a charter aircraft originating from Harare was turned away by authorities at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa – exposing lapses...Published: 42 mins ago | 121 | by Staff reporter
Downsizing of farms begins in Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT is inspecting underutilised farms and those exceeding maximum sizes as it prepares to downsize them, The Manica Post has established.This follows recommendations by the Ministry of ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 995 | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown-defying' journalist released on free bail
Freelance journalist Nunurai Jena, arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on Thursday, was Friday released on free bail.Jena was arrested for taking video images of a police roadblock in...Published: 5 hrs ago | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean deportees isolated – subjected to inhumane treatment
MORE than 260 Zimbabweans, among them deportees repatriated from neighbouring Botswana, are subjected to unhygienic and squalid conditions at Plumtree High School, which has been turned into an isolat...Published: 5 hrs ago | 301 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga seeks arrest warrant against his baby mama
Prominent businessman Mr Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking the court to order the Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner General Mr Godwin Matanga a...Published: 23 hrs ago | 346 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Coronavirus cases rise to 9
The Ministry of Health has reported that Coronavirus cases have risen to nine after a Harare man tested positive. According to the Ministry, the 50-year-old man had travelled to the United Kin...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 10:04hrs | 2057 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NewsDay correspondent arrested over lockdown breach
POLICE in Chinhoyi yesterday arrested NewsDay correspondent Nunurai Jena on allegations of contravening President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 21-lockdown order.Media Institute of Southern Africa (Zim...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:01hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Wilkins reopens after refurbishment
Zimbabwe's main COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre, Wilkins Hospital, will reopen its doors to the public at the weekend following a US$500 000 upgrade initiated by the Chinese business community...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
BCC 2020 budget dealt blow by COVID-19 pandemic
BULAWAYO City Councils' $2,7 billion budget for 2020 which saw rates and tariffs shoot by 716% has been dealt a huge blow by the coronavirus pandemic, with mayor Solomon Mguni predicting tough times a...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors raise alarm over COVID-19 tests
LOCAL medical doctors have expressed concern over the low numbers of people being tested for the deadly coronavirus in the country as the United Nations (UN) yesterday warned that Africa could lose mi...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:55hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Nurses desert Wilkins
NURSES at the country's main Covid-19 isolation centre, Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital, are resigning as morale hits rock bottom in the crucial health sector, which is in the frontline of Zimbab...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo CEO Mabandi transferred
GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect removed Mr Leonard Mabandi as chief executive officer for Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo. Mr Mabandi was appointed Mpilo Central Hospital boss in 2015 ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:24hrs | 2406 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus to push Zimbabwe to the brink?
With Zimbabwe's health-care sector crippled by a strike by doctors and nurses, underfunding and years of general neglect, fears are growing that Covid-19 will hit the troubled country very hard....Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:20hrs | 215 | by Financial Mail
'Zimsec exams not cancelled'
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has dismissed as false a story circulating on social media advising that O' and A' Level examinations for both June and November 2020 had been cancelled...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:18hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa briefs traditional, religious leaders on Covid-19
President Mnangagwa yesterday met national executive members of the Zimbabwe Chiefs Council and representatives of religious groups to update them on Covid-19 and Government's efforts to curb the spre...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe confirms 9th Covid-19 case
One more person has tested positive to Covid-19, bringing to nine the total number of confirmed cases in the country, with one death. Of these nine, five are imported while four are local transmission...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:15hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his pen, what a bad combo!
April Fools' Day has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures. The media embraced the tradition and have been participating in the Apri...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 19:50hrs | 1970 | by Tafara Shumba
BREAKING: BUSE discovers cure for Newcastle virus
Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) this afternoon claimed they have found a cure for the Newcastle virus which has caused major losses in the poultry industry worldwide.The discove...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:14hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sets up Pandemic National Disaster Fund
Government has established the Zimbabwe Covid-19 National Disaster Fund to enable citizens and other well-wishers to contribute towards the fight against the deadly virus which has killed nearly 50 00...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:12hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not the change that Zimbabwe needs!
During the course of my life I heard three stories that I dismissed as mere jokes. Firstly a human resources lecturer once told us that he once came come across a white colour employee that did not kn...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:17hrs | 972 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Tagwirei's Sakunda in COVID-19 clinic storm
The Seventh Day Adventist Church has denied working with Sakunda Holdings in the refurbishment of Rock Foundation Medical Centre in Mt Pleasant, Harare, which the diversified firm wants to turn into a...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 1838 | 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 | 1951 | by Staff reporter
Firms warned over contracts termination
EMPLOYERS who terminate workers' contracts or cut salaries without following labour laws risk being sued when sanity is restored after the recession caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. This was s...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:24hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown fatigue on Day 3?
Residents yesterday continued to defy the lockdown order as police arrested 182 people throughout the country for the violations at a time when over 1 000 visitors from countries with confirmed Covid-...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:23hrs | 444 | 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 | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ramps up fight against Covid-19
State universities and local firms have increased the production of drugs and materials required in fighting Covid-19, as Government intensified efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Nyaradzo shortchanging policy holders, stops home removal of bodies
Nyaradzo Group has with immediate effect stopped services such as removal of bodies from homes and all bodies are being treated as Covid-19 contaminated.In a statement, Nyaradzo Group said tha...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 16:57hrs | 3552 | by Staff reporter
3 teachers suspended for sexual relations with pupils
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended three Mkoba 3 High School male teachers over allegations of having sexual relations with several pupils, some of them in Form One....Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 16:51hrs | 2923 | by Staff reporter
Relief for the vulnerable, elderly
Real Open Opportunities for Transformation Support (ROOTS) in conjunction with the department of Social Services has come to the rescue of vulnerable community members for the duration of the 21-day l...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:33hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's lockdown a joke,' says ZCTU
WORKERS have expressed dismay over the lack of seriousness on part of the government after it exempted more companies to operate during the 21-day lockdown meant to stop the spread of the deadly coron...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:32hrs | 1791 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe developing Covid-19 contact geo-tracking system
THE Mnangagwa led government has started recording internal transfers of the virus and is set to produce a live geo-tracking system to track the movements and contacts of individuals who will test pos...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:30hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Corporate Zim unites in the fight against Covid-19
WHILE the coronavirus pandemic has exposed mankind to one of the worst disease outbreaks in modern times, it is also bringing out the best in people.With global giants such as Alibaba, Roche a...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 11:13hrs | 510 | by Robin Mungate
Nyaradzo Group sets pace in fight against Covid-19
INTEGRATED financial services concern, Nyaradzo Group, has established two clinics in Harare and Ruwa where their staff are undergoing screening and testing for the novel coronavirus, otherwise known ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:05hrs | 498 | by Agencies
Students stand in for striking nurses
STUDENT nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have been commandeered to replace nurses who went on strike last week demanding COVID-19 risk allowances and personal protective equipment."Ou...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean returnees to undergo mandatory 21-day isolation
ZIMBABWEANS returning from South Africa via Beitbridge Border Post will undergo a mandatory 21-day quarantine at the defunct Beitbridge Rainbow Hotel while Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo is now ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:35hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
15 Ethiopian illegal immigrants quarantined
FIFTEEN Ethiopian illegal immigrants have been quarantined and one is detained at Gwanda Provincial Hospital for Covid-19 assessment, as a precautionary measure, after the group was found hiding at a ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:34hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn reduces bread supply
BREAD manufacturer, Baker's Inn, says it has reduced supply of bread onto the market due to depressed demand following the 21-day national lockdown period. Speaking by telephone from Harare ye...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:34hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Green Fuel branches into hand sanitisers
GREEN Fuel, Zimbabwe's biggest ethanol producer, has started producing hand sanitisers to assist in the fight against coronavirus. The company is already in the process of donating over 10 000...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe waives duty on Covid-19 material
Duty on imported drugs and other materials used in the Covid-19 response has been waived, with Government expressing satisfaction with mitigation measures put in place by the Inter-Ministerial Taskfor...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:22hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
African Medallion Group comes to aid of Zim, SA in Corona virus fight
African Medallion Group (AMG) has announced a financial aid package to the Zimbabwean and South African governments to the tune of R10 million in SA and $ 5million in Zimbabwe to assist the respective...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 09:35hrs | 1902 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe setting up 67 makeshift isolation centres
THE Government is working on establishing 67 makeshift isolation centres, producing and importing medicines, acquiring protective clothing and producing masks and hand sanitisers for distribution amon...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 1942 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube redirects 2020 budget allocations to fight Covid-19
GOVERNMENT has availed $500 million and approved recruitment of 4 200 health workers as part of a wider Covid-19 (coronavirus) mitigation measures, that include redirecting the 2020 budget expenditure...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
'Nust well-equipped for Covid-19 tests'
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust)'s Applied Genetic Testing Centre has the capacity to test for coronavirus, the germ that causes Covid-19. In an interview yesterday, th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:55hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to resize Exclusive Prospecting Orders
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is working on reducing the size of land under Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) in Matabeleland South province following an outcry from miners who are fa...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Mnangagwa's taskforce hails Zimbabweans
Vice President Kembo Mohadi this morning chaired the meeting of the inter-ministerial taskforce on the Covid-19 pandemic with Zimbabweans largely responding positively to the calls to stay at home. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:53hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be in hard times after corona virus
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than a million people and it's still counting. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and rea...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 665 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Journalists get nod to use expired press cards
JOURNALISTS on duty are allowed to operate during the 21-day lockdown using their 2019 Press cards until the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) issues them with new ones, a top police officer has said. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:51hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Harare Institute of Technology develops ventilator
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has developed a ventilator which it is testing before trials begin, with the potential of making 40 such gadgets per day, while other tertiary institutions are...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:51hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Don't abuse Covid-19 materials: ZACC
THE Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) has warned public officials against abuse of Covid-19 donations, saying all corrupt elements will be arrested. In a statement yesterday, ZACC cha...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:50hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
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