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319 border jumpers arrested
Police have since May arrested 319 people countrywide for border jumping and smuggling. Police have equally nabbed 87 827 people countrywide since March 30 for violating lockdown measures aime...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:06hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
4 escape from quarantine centres
FOUR more people have escaped from quarantine centres around the country, bringing the total number of quarantine escapees to 187. One person is reported to have escaped from the NSSA Hotel qu...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:27hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
6 more returnees test Covid-19 positive
SIX more people, all returnees from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing Zimbabwe's cumulative total to 567 cases since the outbreak of the global pandemic in March. ...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:25hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Moyo ejected from cabinet meeting
EMBATTLED Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo, who is on ZW$50 000 bail for alleged criminal abuse of office, was blocked from attending Tuesday's cabinet meeting by President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:48hrs | 6672 | by Staff reporter
No respite for Robin Vela
A special anti-corruption unit in the Office of President will pursue criminal charges against individuals implicated in the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) audit report despite High Court s...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:36hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenged to fire Obadiah Moyo
A CIVIC society organisation has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to relieve embattled Health minister Obadiah Moyo of his duties after he was charged with corruption. This comes after ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:20hrs | 2530 | by Staff reporter
'My wayyy!' The Bantu cry of anguish
Graft, our Waterloo. When the arrest of big corruption practitioners are made, its in dramatic fashion like an epic Hollywood movie. In no time, more often than not the cases crumble lik...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 19:19hrs | 232 | by Thomas Tondo
Zimbabweans should stand up against parasitic sadistic ZANU-PF regime
It has never been doubtful, nor debatable, that the Zimbabwe regime is one made out of some of the most soulless, ruthless, and ungodly people on the face of the planet - who have no qualms at all in ...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 19:30hrs | 457 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The monied are as slippery as eels
Amid all the euphoria and jubilation celebrating this windfall, the Covid19 US$75 allowance awarded to civil servants, where does the NSSA pensioner stand? The government pensioner is also smi...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 21:05hrs | 1245 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
'Mnangagwa's govt fears uprising'
CONTRADICTIONS have rocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government with top officials giving conflicting explanations as to why heavily armed soldiers and police blockaded major cities between Monda...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:12hrs | 3865 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes 'biased' audit findings against ex-NSSA boss Robin Vela
An audit report which implicated former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board chairman Robin Vela in multi-million-dollar corruption at the pensions body was "biased", "incompetent" and ridd...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 19:18hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
National Unemployment Benefit Scheme in pipeline
WORKERS who are temporarily out of employment may soon start drawing benefits from a fund being set up by the Government.The National Unemployment Benefit Scheme is designed to protect workers...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 08:37hrs | 297 | by Staff Reporter
Mliswa to folk out $600,000 for defamation
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa (Independent), who was last year slapped with a $10 million defamation suit by BDO Chartered Accountants boss, Ngoni Kudenga, has been ordered by the High Court to pay $600 000 ...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 2913 | by Staff reporter
ZACC updates the nation on Prisca Mupfumira court case
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission says the court matter involving former Minister Prisca Mupfumira has been set down for trial on 19 June 2020. In a statement on Wednesday, ZACC sa...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 12:48hrs | 3406 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Drax scam: New indictment on Mnangagwa's regime
THE controversy surrounding the recent awarding of a US$1 million procurement contract without going to tender to Drax International, whose beneficial owner has close ties with President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 09:18hrs | 1737 | by Staff reporter
NSSA fires manager
NSSA investment manager, Richard Fusire, has been fired for ill-advice which resulted in the multi-billion State-run pension entity financing a high-risk financial institution to the tune of US$6 mill...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 16:51hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Corruption not sanctions killing Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been grappling with corruption for years now, dating back from the Willovale Motor Scandal, GMB saga where the late former Minister Kumbirayi Kangai was involved.In 1994 War...Published: 31 May 2020 at 10:02hrs | 865 | by Leonard Koni
Security beefed up at Covid-19 isolation centres
SECURITY at designated Covid-19 isolation centres, especially those situated in border towns, is set to be upgraded to prevent quarantined returnees from escaping.Last night, Information, Publ...Published: 31 May 2020 at 09:50hrs | 1032 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 cases spike
The number of confirmed Covid-19 positive cases jumped to 132 by yesterday from the 56 that were recorded by Sunday, with all 76 new cases, bar one, being recorded from quarantine centres housing retu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at border as locals troop back
ZIMBABWEANS returning from South Africa have expressed frustration over confusing processes they are subjected to before admission to Covid-19 quarantine centres in Beitbridge.The confusion ha...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:54hrs | 2100 | by Staff reporter
23 escape from quarantine centres
Nineteen people escaped from quarantine at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Hotel in Beitbridge on Monday night, with five others absconding mandatory quarantine at Rupangwana Isolation C...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:51hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
530 returnees arrive from South Africa
Five hundred and thirty more Zimbabweans wanting to return home from South Africa arrived at Beitbridge on Saturday afternoon including the first 204 having their transport costs covered by Government...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:15hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe buoyant of CAF stadia bans reversal
A BREAK in international football, enforced by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, has emerged a blessing in disguise for Zimbabwe.The country's football mother body, the Zimbabwe Football As...Published: 15 May 2020 at 17:24hrs | 1245 | by Wellington Toni
Zimbabwe Embassy secures transport for 400 Zimbabweans in SA
The Government has entered into a partnership with Zimbabwean businessman, Mr Justice Maphosa, the Chief Executive and Founder of Bigtime Strategic Group to roll out an assisted repatriation program t...Published: 13 May 2020 at 15:56hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zacc has made significant headway
SENTIMENTS have been expressed in certain circles that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has failed to deliver on its constitutional mandate of combating and preventing corruption....Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 352 | by Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo
328 SA based Zimbabweans home bound
A total of 328 Zimbabweans based in South Africa have been cleared for self-repatriation via Beitbridge Border Post with the first group arriving from Cape Town in two buses on Thursday morning....Published: 07 May 2020 at 16:39hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Only 14 more returnees arrive from South Africa
FOURTEEN Zimbabweans were on Monday stranded on the South African side of Beitbridge Border Post after failing to meet requirements to enter into the country. Under the current lockdown guidel...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:17hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabweans send SOS
An estimated 3 460 Zimbabweans living in South Africa are in need of food assistance, while 2 191 are requesting repatriation back home.These figures were revealed by the Zimbabwean Embassy in...Published: 02 May 2020 at 16:45hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Govt intensifies Covid-19 testing
GOVERNMENT has acquired about 19 000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines and will also be using Gene Xpert machines across the country for testing Covid-19. Speaking yesterday afternoon a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Govt happy with Beitbridge facilities
Government is satisfied with the state of Beitbridge quarantine and Covid-19 isolation centres where an estimated 3 000 returnees from South Africa will be housed upon arrival, with more resources bei...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge COVID-19 facility not yet equipped
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA)-owned Beitbridge Hotel has not been equipped to handle COVID-19 cases a month after it was designated for such amid revelations over $30 million is requir...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:24hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Ex-top Zimbabwean soldier resists quarantine
A RETIRED former top official in the Zimbabwe National Army caused a stir at the Beitbridge border post, but was later subdued as he tried to resist mandatory quarantine on his return from South Afric...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 13:28hrs | 6927 | by Staff reporter
No date for Ekusileni Medical Centre opening
EVEN the threat of coronavirus might fail to finally see the doors of Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo opened.The hospital, a brainchild of late Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo, has experienced a...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:08hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda relocates vendors
GWANDA Municipality has taken advantage of the prevailing lockdown to relocate vendors that were operating from shacks at undesignated points in the CBD as part of efforts to promote hygiene and sanit...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:48hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
3 000 returnees to be screened in Beitbridge
An estimated 3 000 Zimbabweans in South Africa will be screened at Beitbridge Border Post before being transported to quarantine centres across the country. Initially, Government had planned t...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:42hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Returnees from SA to be quarantined at provincial centres
An estimated 3 000 Zimbabweans who may soon be evacuated from South Africa are going to be screened at Beitbridge Border Post before being transported to quarantine centres in the country's 10 provinc...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 16:41hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Mnangagwa's name used in mobile money scam
A CHEEKY Harare man allegedly duped several elderly people of amounts ranging between $400 and $600 whom he made to believe had qualified to access $10 500 from First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's empower...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge opens for returning immigrants without conditions
ZIMBABWE will this week open the Beitbridge Border Post to receive without conditions more than 3 000 of its citizens most of whom crossed the border illegally into South Africa and have requested tha...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe broke and regime can't wait for lockdown to end, Biti claims
Former finance minister Tendai Biti has claimed that the government is under pressure to end the coronavirus lockdown as it has run out of money.The MDC deputy president, who appears to still ...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 14:46hrs | 2374 | by Staff reporter
PPC Zimbabwe helps Gwanda disinfect town to curb the spread of COVID-19
THE Gwanda District taskforce on Covid-19 has partnered with local mining companies and the business community in disinfecting the town to curb the spread of Covid-19. The exercise began yeste...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:37hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shall rise again. . .
INDEPENDENCE Day speech by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, April 18, 2019 I welcome you all ...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:35hrs | 810 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa,
Bulawayo/ Gwanda disinfection programme begins
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday started disinfecting western suburbs while Gwanda town has embarked on a similar exercise to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Last week BCC disinfecte...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South seeks $22m to set up isolation centres
MATEBELELAND South Province requires over $22 million to renovate 15 buildings in the province into isolation centres and an additional US$1 492 000 towards construction of three new structures in a b...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 07:30hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi calls for unity
THE country's Independence was attained through the perseverance shown by Zimbabweans in fighting the colonial regime and that should inspire the nation now to defeat Covid-19, Vice President Kembo Mo...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver from South Africa quarantined at NSSA hotel
A trucker, who arrived this week from South Africa has been quarantined at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Hotel here in line with the national response and strategies to minimise the sp...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 07:11hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 testing starts at Mpilo
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo will tomorrow start testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) with the first samples being those of more than 400 Zimbabweans who were based in Botswana who arrived in the ...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:37hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields Stadium renovations plea
ZIMBABWE National Soccer Supporters Association (ZNSSA) has made a passionate plea to the Government and Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to speed up work at Barbourfields Stadium and have the facility rea...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge residents want COVID-19 centre out of town
Beitbridge residents said they were sceptical about the move made by the National Social Security Authority to allow the use of its non-operational US$39 million Beitbridge hotel as a COVID-19 quarant...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:04hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Rethinking paltry pension payouts
WITH the coronavirus (Covid-19) causing significant economic and social disruptions across the globe, its impact is likely to be keenly felt by the most vulnerable members of society.The pande...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 257 | 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 | 185 | by Staff reporter
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