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To deal with the Coronavirus threat, the Government needs to repatriate stolen funds
The Coronavirus pandemic that has brought nations like Italy, France, Spain to its knees, is already in Zimbabwe. The closure of schools, the banning of gatherings of more than 50 people has begun and...Published: 6 hrs ago | 732 | by Mhungu Mushoga
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: 12 hrs ago | 1951 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Beware the Ides of March coronavirus is here
MANY pandemics and epidemics have occurred throughout the history of mankind, from biblical times to date. We have lived to tell the tale in the Aids pandemic and our cousins in the Congo and in West ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 215 | by Godfrey Mungwadzi Specialist physician
Sale of alcohol banned
POLICE have banned the sale of alcohol at retail outlets countrywide in the wake of the 21-day national lockdown to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. The ban was effected yesterday to minimise ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 482 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police come down hard on lockdown violators
A TOTAL of 485 people were arrested countrywide yesterday as police cracked down on Zimbabweans who have been wantonly disregarding the 21-day lockdown that requires them to stay at home. The ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 192 | 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: 14 hrs ago | 194 | by Financial Mail
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: 14 hrs ago | 308 | 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 | 1934 | by Tafara Shumba
Botswana's leader quits quarantine after negative test
Mokgweetsi Masisi was self-isolating at home on his return from NamibiaImage caption: Mokgweetsi Masisi was self-isolating at home on his return from NamibiaBotswana President Mokgweetsi Masis...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:34hrs | 2231 | by Staff reporter
Flight from Zimbabwe turned back at OR Tambo airport
An Italian national carrying a South African passport was barred from entering South Africa on Wednesday afternoon when he arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on an unauthorised private chartere...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:14hrs | 5361 | by Staff reporter
MDC criticises top court's ruling on Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe's top court on Tuesday upheld the decision of a lower court that Nelson Chamisa was not the legitimate leader of the country's largest opposition party.Chamisa's leadership was contes...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:53hrs | 698 | by Agency Staff
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 | 926 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Covid-19 cost Beitbridge SMEs R3,5m daily
SMALL to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Beitbridge are feeling the heat as a result of the national lockdown meant to manage the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The country's major borde...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:25hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 scare at Zimbabwe Police Station
OFFICERS at Bulawayo Central Police Station pressed the panic button when a local returning from South Africa, who is also a fraud suspect, started coughing uncontrollably in the holding cells leading...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:24hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's first Covid-19 victim already buried, infection toll now at 4
Delayed results led Botswana to believe the three Covid-19 coronavirus cases announced this week were the country's first, but a life had already been lost to the virus.It emerged last night t...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
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 | 567 | by Staff reporter
RBZ orders corporates to bank US$ earnings into domestic nostro accounts
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered all corporates receiving foreign currency, to deposit the money into their domestic nostro bank accounts. Last week, the RBZ lifted the ban on th...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1873 | 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
Jaure football career uncertain
MEDICAL experts have expressed fears that Dynamos and Warriors' Chan team captain Partson Jaure might be unable to ever take to the field despite undergoing a successful head operation on Sunday. ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:33hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
RBZ suspends forex rule
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended the 30-day foreign currency balance liquidation requirement for exporters as well as its attendant penalty system so as to minimise the impact of Covid...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:31hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
US$ revenues for own use: RBZ
Corporates receiving free funds from domestic transactions are allowed to use the funds for their own use either for foreign or for domestic payments, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said. Go...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:29hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 headache for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's health officials fear the 13 000 citizens who came into the country from South Africa last week could cause more trouble and change the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Southern A...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
EFF warns Zimbabwe's army
EFF Zimbabwe President Innocent Lutshutsha Gagu Ndibali has warned the members of the Zimbabwean security services to desist from infringing on the rights of citizens during the lockdown period. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:55hrs | 6770 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe now has 8 COVID-19 cases
One more case of Covid-19 has tested positive bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Zimbabwe to eight.The latest case involves a 21-year-old male, who is a contact to the 52-year-old...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:53hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
NSSA turns hotel into COVID-19 quarantine centre
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has availed its US$39 million hotel in Beitbridge for use by the Government as a Covid-19 quarantine centre for those entering or leaving the country via ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:52hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Botswana President declares a State of Emergency
The President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared a State of Emergency for 28 days starting from the 2nd of April. The declaration comes after Botswana confirmed 3 positive cases of the...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 09:37hrs | 4645 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1884 | by Agencies
Corona, Sodoma and Gomorra
It is with a heavy heart to write to you in this trying time, it is my sincere hope that this message carry hope to all. The world has been brought to a standstill, with the virus sending all scurryin...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:16hrs | 882 | by Robert Sigauke, Political & Social Commentator, Cape Town
Perrance Shiri given 2 week ultimatum to handover seized farm
A MARONDERA businessman and farmer, Godfrey Gonese whose farm was seized by government in 2014 and given to an Italian citizen, Francesco Marconati, has demanded Lands Minister Perrance Shiri to retur...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 09:11hrs | 3398 | by newzimbabwe
COVID-19: Zimbabwe's exemptions to the lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Zimbabwe begins 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:33hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa urges African governments to prioritise health workers
Businessman Strive Masiyiwa has urged African governments to prioritise healthcare workers, particularly now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, where medical practitioners are in the front line....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:29hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls landlords evict tenants
SOME property owners in Victoria Falls are reportedly evicting their tenants to decongest their houses for fear of spreading COVID-19.Panic has gripped the resort town after information circul...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:26hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
Businessman challenges auctioning of property
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Ismail Moosa Lunat has approached the High Court challenging the auctioning of his property over a debt of more than US$384 000 that he owes fellow businessman Mr Mohamm...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:11hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Delta raises caution on beverages supply
ZIMBABWE'S largest beverages maker, Delta Corporation, says it has not scaled-down operations but supplies would likely go down after Government announced a total lockdown starting today in light of t...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Nurses association urges members to report for duty
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association has called off plans to withdrew labour and have advised its membership to report for work with effect from today following response to some of its concerns by Governme...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:07hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to monitor returnees from SA
GOVERNMENT has recommended the monitoring of more than 13 000 Zimbabwean nationals who entered the country through Beitbridge Border Post after South Africa entered a three-week lockdown on Friday las...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:00hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Jaure undergoes head surgery
DYNAMOS captain Partson Jaure yesterday underwent a delicate operation in Harare to mend a skull fracture he sustained in a car crash last week. Jaure, who has been admitted at Parirenyatwa Ho...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
What 21 days of Lockdown will likely Mean for the Zimbabwean Populace
To curb the spread of the coronavirus President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 21 days lockdown of Zimbabwe which is to come into effect on Monday 30, March.The measure has been applauded by man...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 23:21hrs | 3621 | by Prince Njagu
Denial, stigma threaten fight against Covid-19
Stigma, peddling of fake news and myths threaten to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the effective handling of the coronavirus pandemic with many people in Zimbabwe still to take the outbreak...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:37hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Kutyauripo writes-off Dembare
DAVID "Diva" Kutyauripo, no stranger to controversy during his playing career, will again raise a few eyebrows in the corridors of power at Dynamos after writing off his old club' s Castle Lager Premi...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:36hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coronavirus victim died 'alone and scared'
Cooped up in an isolation ward, a young Zimbabwean man who had been diagnosed with Covid-19, pleaded with his family for help.Thirty-year-old Zororo Makamba was "alone and scared", according t...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:21hrs | 2401 | by Shingai Nyoka BBC News
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 | 857 | by Staff reporter
Government-led lockdown not enough for Zimbabwe’s fight against Coronavirus
It took a while for the Zimbabwean government to meaningfully respond to the Covid19 pandemic, better late than never.Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decreed that there shall be a 21...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:36hrs | 799 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Calls for General Chiwenga to be quarantined made
Opposition leaders have called upon the government to encourage Vice President Constantino Nyikadzino Dominic Guvheya Chiwenga to enter into a period of self-quarantine for 14 days after he landed in ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:13hrs | 5742 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How COVID-19 is changing the lives of Tanzanians
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) swept through Asia, Europe and North America early this year, medical experts warned that it was just a matter of time before other continents, including Africa, would st...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 09:07hrs | 970 | by Stella Vuzo
Two die in mine shaft collapse
TWO gold panners died after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed in Colleen Bawn, Matabeleland South province last week.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson Inspecto...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Of life in the COVID-19 era
A little over a week ago England wicketkeeper Jos Butler nearly broke the internet when a video of the 29-year-old and wife Louise doing pilates, surfaced.The Englishman was in full Test gear ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:24hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
German extends lockdown period as Covid-19 infections soar
Chancellor Angela Merkel said it’s premature to consider easing Germany’s lockdown measures as coronavirus infections can take as long as 14 days to incubate.Merkel urged Germans to contin...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:18hrs | 1559 | by Staf reporter
Mnangagwa ally cracks whip on business over COVID-19
As the country recorded its third case of Covid-19 and one death, the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira has ordered all big businesses to avail hand sanitizers and temp...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:02hrs | 1941 | by Staf reporter
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