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Robber arrested at sangoma's house
One of eight suspected armed robbers accused of targeting residents, churches, and businesses in Harare has been arrested while allegedly receiving spiritual assistance from a traditional healer at a ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:38hrs | 2285 | by Staff reporter
Gold glitters as Caledonia's profit after tax jumps 872%
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, listed on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange, has reported a remarkable 872% rise in profit after tax to US$16.45 million for the nine months ending September 30, 2024...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Zulu Lithium operations set for restart
In February this year, Premier announced its intention to raise £2,4 million (about US$3,15 million) to fund the Zulu project, which is situated in Insiza district, Matabeleland South Province....Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:43hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats narrows down costs
Zimplats narrowed down costs in the quarter to end June although it is still investing in capital projects such as a solar power plant that is due for commissioning and a concentrator project....Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 14:06hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Cyprus-based miner impressed by Karo project in Zimbabwe
Tharisa Plc, a Cyprus-based miner, has reported significant progress at its Zimbabwean operations with increased output across all facets. The company, integral to the energy transition and decarbonis...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:29hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
22 poachers shot dead
Since adopting a shoot-to-kill policy in 2019, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers have encountered 111 shoot-outs with poachers, resulting in the deaths of 22 poachers...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb bein...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe battles to contain cholera
CHOLERA cases in Zimbabwe continue to surge weeks after the country launched a mass oral vaccination exercise to stop the disease from spreading.A Health and Child Care ministry situational re...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Coltart demands action on sewers
Bulawayo Mayor Cllr David Coltart has called for the speedy rehabilitation of burst sewer pipes to curb the potential spread of cholera around the city.Cllr Coltart, addressing the city father...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo in cholera scare
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)'s health department said the city had recorded four cholera cases since January 30 as the waterborne disease keeps spreading across the country.This was revealed du...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera cases continue to rise
SUSPECTED cholera cases in Zimbabwe have risen to 21 230 from 20 678 while confirmed cases rose to 2 368 from 2 332, according to latest figures.The Ministry of Health and Child Care on their ...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera vaccination begins today in Zimbabwe
ALL is set for the start of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OVC) rollout today, with a target of reaching over 800 000 people in hotspots countrywide.This is the first phase of the vaccine rollo...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
140 boreholes for cholera hotspots
GOVERNMENT has drilled 77 boreholes in cholera hotspots across the country out of a target of more than 140 as it steps up efforts to fight the deadly water-borne disease through increased access to c...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives 1 million cholera vaccines, none for Matebeleland
ZIMBABWE will this week take delivery of a consignment of close to one million cholera vaccines ahead of the commencement of a vaccination campaign targeted at other regions except Matebeleland which ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt steps in to fix Harare mess
The GOVERNMENT has stepped in to restore sanity in the capital, Harare, by supplying potable water and rolling out a major clean-up campaign to curb the spread of cholera.Thirty-six trucks hav...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Cholera cases shoot to 7 000
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced an escalation in suspected cholera cases, reaching a total of 6,939, with Buhera district in Manicaland province identified as the primary hotspot f...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak fear grips Kwekwe
THE death of an 18-year-old male in Kwekwe from a suspected case of cholera on Saturday has left the gold mining city gripped with fears of a cholera outbreak, this publication reports.The cou...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt plunges cities into cholera zones
ZIMBABWE'S approach in addressing a countrywide water crisis has plunged most cities into cholera red zones as infections rise.Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora this week discussed...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity company seeks tariff increase
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has submitted a request to raise electricity tariffs for 2023 by 2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The power utility argues that t...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lithium discovery excites UK miner
UNITED KINGDOM-BASED Galileo Resources says the lithium discovery at Kamativi has given it much "encouragement and provided the impetus" to increase drilling.The firm has interests in Zimbabwe's B...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pilot mining starts at Karo platinum project
Tharisa Capital, a South African co-producer of platinum group metal (PGM) and chrome concentrates, says its Karo Mining platinum project in Zimbabwe remains on track, with the first plant concrete po...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:18hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tourist arrivals increase by 51.5% in just 3 months
TOURIST arrivals to Zimbabwe increased by a roaring 51, 5% in the first quarter of the year, signalling significant recoveries in one of the country's highest earning sectors, the Zimbabwe National St...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fears cholera outbreak may spiral out of control in Zimbabwe
THERE are fears that cholera may spiral out of control as latest statistics show that the outbreak worsened in recent weeks, with a number of cases reported in Manicaland and Harare provinces....Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
29 new Covid-19 cases
Covid-19 cases are under control even though there are 29 new admissions compared to 11 in the previous week, Government has said.This was said by acting Minister of Information, Publicity and...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera worsens in Zimbabwe
As cholera worsens in Zimbabwe, Harare's poor high density suburb Mbare's New Lines area has been declared by government a national state of emergency, paving way for authorities urgently disburse fun...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt scraps mandatory wearing of masks, Covid-19 vaccination certificate requirement
THE Zimbabwean government has scrapped the mandatory wearing of masks and now allows tourists to come into the country without any proof of vaccination or Covid-19 PRC tests.This comes after t...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cholera patient discharged from hospital
A nineteen-year-old high school learner in Bulawayo who tested positive for Cholera has been treated and discharged from hospital while contact tracing is ongoing.The learner who became the ci...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbare houses declared a state of emergency
Mbare's New Line area has been declared a state of emergency by the Government which has subsequently ordered that devolution funds be redirected to refurbish housing, sewer systems and enhance garbag...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Experts give COVID-19 warning
HEALTH experts have urged COVID-19 caution ahead of schools opening next week and the approaching winter.Speaking to NewsDay on Tuesday, chief coordinator of the COVID-19 taskforce in the Offi...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera death toll rises to 17 in Zimbabwe
THE cholera death toll has risen to 17 in Zimbabwe following two deaths recorded on Monday with reports that the water-borne disease has been detected in Midlands.In a post-Cabinet briefing ye...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC confiscates 2 232kg of condemned meat
THE Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) department of health services has raided various grocery shops in the city, confiscating and destroying condemned meat weighing over 2 200kg.Council minutes s...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 die of COVID-19 in one week as cases rise in Zimbabwe
COVID-19 cases are gradually increasing in the country with statistics indicating that nine people succumbed to the disease during the past week. This comes amid calls for the media to revive ...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 07:33hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe records 57 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
FIFTY-seven more Covid-19 cases were recorded in Zimbabwe during the past 24 hours with statistics from the Ministry of Health care showing that the rolling average for new cases remains at 48....Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
1 000 robbers sent to prison
About 1 000 robbers were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for periods ranging from 6 months to 60 years during the first 10 months of the year, as the clampdown on rising cases of violent crime...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe face mask rules relaxed
Zimbabweans who received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines are no longer required to wear face masks in public, according to new regulations gazetted on Friday.In terms of Statutory Instrum...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fatima High teachers refuse to test for Covid-19
SOME teachers at Fatima High School in Lupane District in Matabeleland North allegedly refused to be tested for Covid-19 following a recent outbreak of the virus at the school.The positive cas...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare wary of stubborn WhaWha
DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya is wary of "stubborn" WhaWha ahead of the two teams' clash in the first round of the Chibuku Super Cup competition at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday.Ndira...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe grappling to reach COVID-19 herd immunity
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday lamented the wide gap that exists between first and second dose coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country.Zimbabwe was among the first countries on t...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 08:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimra border officers probed for building mansions, flats in Harare
BEITBRIDGE Border Post, the country's busiest inland port of entry, has been identified as the country's major corruption hot spot, with some Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials under investi...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra flags Beitbridge as corruption hotspot
BEITBRIDGE Border Post, the country's busiest inland port of entry, has been identified as the country's major corruption hot spot, with some Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials under investi...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps Covid-19 curfew, extends business hours
ZIMBABWE has scrapped the midnight to dawn curfew and extended operating hours of players in the hospitality sector as the country has made significant progress in the containment of the Covid-19 pand...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has enough maize claims Govt
GOVERNMENT yesterday insisted that the country had enough grain stocks amid fears of looming shortages.Government has also maintained that the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) remains the sole buye...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to Covid-19 self-testing
THE Government is ready to introduce Covid-19 self-testing mainly at ports of entry and in remote areas as part of continuous, thorough and effective response to the global pandemic to minimise its ef...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tobacco farmers warned
Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) said it was pushing for a legal instrument to deal with the side marketing of tobacco by farmers during the 2022 selling season.According...Published: 27 May 2022 at 13:23hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
3 000 health workers get Covid-19 pay
THE Government has paid 3 632 health workers who contracted the deadly Covid-19 their health insurance allowance payout.According to the Health Services Board, treasury has availed $350 millio...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Flu bug not linked to coronavirus'
AS Zimbabwe is entering the Southern Hemisphere's colder winter months there is an increase in cases of flu but health authorities yesterday said the bug is not linked to the coronavirus.Howev...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert as Covid-19 fifth wave sweeps SA
The rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last week is not an indication that Zimbabwe has entered a fifth wave of infection but is largely just the breakers from the increase in ca...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools sport remains on hold
GOVERNMENT has said sporting activities in schools remain on hold in the coming few weeks due to a possible surge in Covid-19 cases associated with winter. In her post-Cabinet briefing yesterd...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fears Covid could spike as winter approaches
CABINET has warned the impending winter season, the upcoming Easter and independence day holidays which are characterised by travelling and large gatherings, could result in a spike in new coronavirus...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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