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BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, BBC News has reported.According to the broadcaster, Mr Johnson has asked F...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2177 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean makes it on Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list
Zimbabwean youthful businessman, Paul Makaya has been named in the Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 list.Paul is the founder and chief executive of Bergast House, a digital solutions company focusi...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1474 | 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: 12 hrs ago | 272 | by Staff reporter
Mutumwa Mawere speaks on the MDC Supreme Court judgment
South Africa based business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere has given his indepth analysis on the Supreme Court judgment relating to the leadership wrangle in the MDC family.In a leaked whatsapp convers...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3658 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's New Dispensation lacks communication strategy
The ordinary person at the grass-roots level is constantly asking the question: what has President Emmerson Mnangagwa achieved since he became President.President ED Mnangagwa in his opening r...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1292 | by Nicholas Ncube
War veterans breath fire…bay for General Chiwenga ally’s blood
War veterans in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central province gave a strong warning on ZANU-PF official Goodman Musariri who was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts for undermining the authority of the Presi...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3714 | by Simbarashe Mwandipenda
Lockdown: Police demand 'risk allowance' bribes from public
Police manning roadblocks in Zimbabwe's roads top enforced the 21-day lock down declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa are demanding bribes termed as "r...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1079 | by Moyo Roy
'I'm proud of your discipline during lockdown' said Mnangagwa - contrarily 'Soldiers go crush our enemies!'
"Wishing a blessed Sunday to my brothers and sisters in lockdown. I am proud of the way you have responded to this challenging situation, with discipline, commitment, and spirit. The road is long, but...Published: 20 hrs ago | 446 | by Nomusa Garikai
BCC's reconstruction of storm water drain to gobble $20 700, 000
The Bulawayo City Council's reconstruction of storm drains is expected to gobble $20 700 000.This is revealed in the latest council minutes."No works were done during the month of Febr...Published: 20 hrs ago | 222 | by Stephen Jakes
Assassination attempt on Mwonzora?
Reinstated Secretary-General of the opposition Movement for Democratic (MDC) party, Senator Douglas Mwonzora has reportedly been involved in a minor road accident along Lomagundi road.Reports ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 4335 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo betrayed Zipra, writes Obert Mpofu
THE late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's participation in the 1979 Lancaster House talks was frowned upon by the military element in his-PF-Zapu, Zipra, which felt the negotiations were a "self-c...Published: 21 hrs ago | 3147 | by Staff reporter
9 Midlands suspected Covid-19 cases cleared
NINE suspected cases of Covid-19 in the Midlands province have been confirmed as negative after tests were conducted, Midlands Provincial Medical Director, Dr Simon Nyadundu said yesterday. In...Published: 21 hrs ago | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army called in to enforce lockdown
THE military has been roped in to complement police in enforcing the 21-day lockdown, a strategy that is being implemented by other countries throughout the world to contain the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 585 | by Staff reporter
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalised for coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evenin...Published: 21 hrs ago | 553 | by BBC
Zimbabwe's corona testing kits defective
IN A stunning development, it has emerged that some of the coronavirus testing kits that have been donated or brought into the country are defective.The bombshell revelation raises serious que...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 18:35hrs | 2679 | by Staff reporter
'I am proud of you' Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he is impressed by how Zimbabweans are adhering to the lockdown regulations. Mnangagwa spoke to 5the media after he had a drive-through tour of Mabvuku, Tafar...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 14:00hrs | 3125 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe central bank faces mammoth task on inflation, says Fitch
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will likely face strong headwinds in its quest to bring inflation down to its target of 50 percent by year-end and also stabilise the weakening Zimbabwe dollar, glob...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1326 | by Staff reporter
Cops descend on lock-down violators
POLICE have, as per their recent warning, increased the number of roadblocks in the country - stopping and sending back both motorists and passengers in Zupco buses without a good reason to be on the ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 12:03hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo doesn't need Nelson Chamisa
Two days after former President Robert Mugabe fired Professor Jonathan Moyo, I received a meeting request from the former information and publicity minister. It was a crazy, unpredictable time....Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 11:49hrs | 6110 | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa's allies 'grab' Ziscosteel properties amid fears of total collapse
'Vultures' are not waiting for the death of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel), but are instead flying low for the kill, eyeing its mega-million assets, among them the steelworks' real e...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 13482 | by Staff reporter
UK based Zimbabwe artiste overcomes coronavirus
UNITED KINGDOM-BASED gospel music minister Rhoda Tongogora, popularly known as Mai Tongogara, has exclusively opened up to Standard Style how she contracted and overcame the novel coronavirus (Covid-1...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:55hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Mambo dynasty protesting BCC's decision not to rename roads after its Lozwi kings
BULAWAYO City fathers have agreed to meet the Mambo dynasty which is protesting council's decision not to rename some roads in the city after its Lozwi kings.The Mambo dynasty is at loggerhead...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:31hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Coal concessions: Zesa fights back
ZESA Holdings is seeking legal recourse after Government withdrew its coal concessions in the Western Areas of Hwange District.The power utility intended to venture into mining to guarantee co...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 175 | 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 | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engages world leaders on coronavirus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night held a "very important" teleconference with several African Heads of State, French President Emmanuel Macron and World Health Organisation (WHO) director-g...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:24hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
More than 1,500 arrested for defying lockdown
POLICE have arrested more than 1 500 people across the country since the 21-lockdown started on Monday for defying rules and regulations stipulated under the directive which was put in place to minimi...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe@ 40: Joshua Nkomo and the Liberation Footpath (Part 2)
The Lancaster Conference and the Build-up to Nkomo's temporary setbackIn 1979, Nkomo's Zapu and Mugabe's Zanu delegations under the PF banner took part in the final push for diplomatic transit...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:15hrs | 236 | by Obert Mpofu
Liverpool a step closer to title after behind-closed-doors games cleared for broadcast
Broadcasters will be able to screen Premier League games kicking off at 15:00 live for the remainder of the season after UEFA lifted restrictions.The English and Scottish Football Associations...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 09:42hrs | 2072 | by Staff reporter
$19m Econet loot sold on black market
Two suspected fraudsters, both employees of Econet Wireless have appeared in court facing charges of stealing RTGS$19 984 475 which is probably the biggest fraud ever to hit the country's telecommunic...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:46hrs | 4309 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown house parties worry cops
A Total of 875 people have been arrested countrywide on Day Five of the national lockdown for violating anti-Covid-19 regulations, at a time when police are raising concerns on "lockdown house parties...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hails Zimbabweans for lockdown determination
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday hailed Zimbabweans for complying with the regulations of the 21-day national lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, with the number of infections around the world sh...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 119 | 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: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields Stadium and National Sports Stadium ban stands
BARBOURFIELDS Stadium in Bulawayo and the National Sports Stadium in Harare remain banned from playing host to Caf-sanctioned international senior men's matches for failing to meet required minimum st...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:18hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
The year Spanish Influenza attacked Rhodesia
The Spanish Flu epidemic struck Rhodesia in early October, 1918, being introduced into the country by passengers arriving from South Africa by train. It spread quickly in all the urban centres before ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 796 | by Jonathan Waters
Unfolding challenges of Muteswa's domestic abuse: Trials & tribulations of single women in Zimbabwe and the law of Karma!
What Chantelle Muteswa is currently going through and the amount of emotional challenges and humiliations she must cope with is just unimaginable by common sense. In her case, common sense is no longe...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 20:50hrs | 1709 | by Nomazulu Thata
Wasted 40 years of uhuru
As we celebrate the country's independence this month most of our faces are gloomy and crying with no hope for the future.When the late former President took over from the colonial system led ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 20:29hrs | 824 | by Leonard Koni
PHOTOS: ZRP uses Public Order Vehicles to sanitise COVID-19 hotspots
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has partnered Harare City Council in disinfecting suspected Covid-19 hotspots using Public Order Vehicles (POVs).The POVs are being used to disinfect suspect...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 18:37hrs | 2687 | by Staff reporter
'Coronavirus vaccines should be tested on poor Africans'
A discussion between two top French doctors on live TV left viewers horrified when they proposed that Africa should become a giant laboratory for coronavirus vaccines testing because the continent lac...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:44hrs | 2411 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Tsholotsho man slits open father's throat
A Tsholotsho man, suspected to be suffering from a mental illness, cut open his father's throat in a gruesome murder.Villagers quickly apprehended the man and took him to the police.Vetera...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:24hrs | 2436 | by Moyo Roy
Khupe's group moves to take charge of MDC-T
FEARS are mounting regarding the future of the MDC, amid warnings from both within and outside the country's main opposition that Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling could have far-reaching implications on...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:28hrs | 2521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stadia fails March inspection, gets June ultimatum
Warriors still risk playing their matches outside the country if Covid-19 recedes after communication from CAF that local stadiums failed to meet the required minimum standards after an inspection in ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:26hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Indian twins named 'Corona' and 'Covid'
The pandemic caused by a new virus may have brought the world to its knees, but that has not deterred a couple in Chhattisgarh to name their newborn twins as ‘Corona' and ‘Covid', ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:36hrs | 1927 | by Staff reporter
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: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:50hrs | 257 | by Godfrey Mungwadzi Specialist physician
Lockdown laws draconian, excessive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's announcement of a 21-day national lockdown across Zimbabwe to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus was accompanied by a raft of laws, which are draconian, excessive a...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:49hrs | 185 | by Dewa Mavhinga
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: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 236 | 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 | 240 | by Financial Mail
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 Taskforce satisfied with public compliance
The Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19 has applauded the public's high level compliance with Government's directive to stay at home and observe social distancing as the country entered day four o...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Global COVID-19 cases top 1 million
The coronavirus pandemic has passed its landmark moment, as over one million people worldwide have tested positive for the disease, according to figures from multiple sources.The total number ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 21:03hrs | 1337 | 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 | 1003 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Mnangagwa family, CIOs sucked into Buyanga court saga
South African based business tycoon Frank Buyanga has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's family and the Office of the President (a euphemism for the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation) for ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:12hrs | 4858 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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