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Supplementary Education Budget necessary for schools to Re-open: ZIMTA
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has appealed to the Government to significantly increase the education budget if schools are to meet the minimum health and safety requirements necessary for ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 235 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa donates to elderly
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has donated rice to 100 elderly people in Insuza in Umguza district, Matabeleland North. The Provincial Affairs Minister Richard Moyo distributed the rice sourced by Mnanga...Published: 17 hrs ago | 162 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane sells out quarantine evaders
FOUR Zimbabweans who illegally skipped the border from South Africa to attend a funeral in Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South Province have been placed in mandatory quarantine after the communi...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:58hrs | 1939 | by Staff reporter
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 | 858 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa orders Plumtree High reconstruction
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has ordered the immediate reconstruction of Plumtree High School dining hall which was gutted by fire on Thursday. The President yesterday sent two Cabinet Ministers to the...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:46hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Security agents 'stalk' hospitalised MDC activists
ARMED State security agents are reportedly stalking the three MDC Alliance activists Harare West MP Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova, who are currently detained at a private hospital ...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:45hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
'We would rather die of COVID-19 than starve under lockdown'
INFORMAL traders have defied President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lockdown regulations and are now back in full force, operating openly in the high-density areas at a time the country is recording a surge i...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:42hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
APA concerned over spike in Covid 19 cases
The Nkosana Moyo led Alliance for Peole's Agenda (APA) party has expressed concerns over the spike in the Covid-19 cases in the country after government announced that the cases have reached 132....Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:41hrs | 483 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mutodi fired after Moyo confronted Mnangagwa'
FORMER Deputy Information minister Energy Mutodi was axed after Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Busi Moyo (pictured) confronted President Emmerson Mnangagwa and threatened to resign from the governm...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:32hrs | 5803 | by Staff reporter
Clueless gaze in the face of free-falling Zimdollar
THE spectacular collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar in the past week has yet again exposed the government's bankrupt currency policies worsening the country's deepening economic crisis.The Zimdo...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:17hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana drags G40 into MDC activist abduction storm
INFORMATION ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana says the nation must not be blind to the possible involvement of late former President Robert Mugabe's remnants in the alleged abduction and tort...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 977 | by newzimbabwe
Over 2 000 vehicles impounded for violating lockdown regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 120 vehicles after their owners violated Covid-19 lockdown regulations.Zimbabwe Republic Police Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Nc...Published: 28 May 2020 at 17:05hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Make the country work again says former minister
Former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has casted president Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime for failing to evaluate safety nets in Covid -19 pandemic era....Published: 28 May 2020 at 10:56hrs | 1625 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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 | 474 | by Staff reporter
The death of Sikhosana marked the end Mutodi activeness on twitter
The death of Zanu pf member Absalom Sikhosana marked the end of the sacked Deputy Minister of Information Energy Mutodi activeness on twitter.Mutodi is well known for posting off topic issues ...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:11hrs | 762 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Mwonzora 2 Chamisa 0
THE day of reckoning came sooner than expected, as events outpaced and outdated fortunes in the mainstream opposition. It does read that the alliance's top names have now come to face the reality that...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:56hrs | 9588 | by Robert Sigauke
Teachers petition govt over schools re-opening
SEVEN teachers' unions yesterday petitioned Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema to stop the re-opening of schools until COVID-19 is effectively contained.In the event that th...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
How to get a licensed gun in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has, of late, been inundated with reports of criminals as the economy continues on a nose dive and people try to find alternative means of survival. Most people, small businesspersons...Published: 26 May 2020 at 18:25hrs | 6577 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo records surge in diarrhoea cases
THERE are concerns over the quality of Bulawayo water as the city recorded an upsurge in diarrhoeal cases from 473 registered between July and September 2019 to 359 recorded in January 2020.In...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Many Mutodis in Mnangagwa's government
The Zimbabwean government is still grappling with many incompetent and inexperienced government officials due to appointments made through nepotism and regionalism.It is unfortunate that we st...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:51hrs | 6255 | by Leonard Koni
Hospitals demand COVID-19 records
PATIENTS seeking admission to public and private hospitals are now required to produce coronavirus test results before being taken in under a new policy likely to force the majority poor to die at hom...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
The African COVID-19 conundrum: Risking death to avoid death
WHEN the coronavirus (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, for most countries, it was a problem far from their horizons. Little did they know that in no time, it would inf...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 220 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Cops guarding hospitalised MDC activists accused of mental torture
POLICE details deployed to monitor three hospitalised female MDC Alliance youth leaders have been accused of mental torture on the activists through alleged harassment.Harare West MP Joanna Ma...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1544 | by newzimbabwe
Zec considers by-election options
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is crafting an operational framework to pave way for the "safe resumption" of by-elections following an indefinite suspension of all electoral activities....Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:10hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son fingered in Buyanga custody dispute
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga has accused one of President Emerson Mnangagwa's sons, Collins, of blocking his former girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa from finalising guardianship of their child.Buyang...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:52hrs | 5193 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopening date set
Zimbabwean universities will be re-opening from June 1, but only final year students will be on campus with the rest learning remotely using virtual and distance education and most activity online. By...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1875 | by Staff reporter
Social distancing fails as queues grow
MEMBERS of the public are abusing the eased lockdown regulations as they are not taking heed of calls for social distancing, putting themselves and other people at risk of Covid-19 infections. It was ...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:33hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Brinkmanship failed Mutodi
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa finally wielded the axe on Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi on Wednesday.The junior minister had become a danger to the country's international image, spe...Published: 22 May 2020 at 20:14hrs | 3772 | by Staff reporter
Food aid transport fee, a burden to the vulnerable
Rural communities in Matabeleland have expressed concerns over the transport costs incurred in receiving food handouts from Social WelfareAccording to reports obtained from Habakkuk Trust Communit...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:46hrs | 601 | by Stephen Jakes
Cimas announces cover for COVID-19 positive members
Cimas Medical Aid Society has announced that it will provide any of its members who test positive for COVID-19 with medical aid cover for subsequent treatment and clearance tests at the end of their t...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:45hrs | 660 | by Agencies
Police clampdown on truck drivers
Police are being more strict in checking trucks and private cars ferrying passengers for during the lockdown in violation of transport and lockdown regulations. Most passengers using trucks an...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:24hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Teachers unions oppose June exams, schools reopening
While the Government continues working out how to reopen schools in phases, starting with public examination classes, as Zimsec finalises plans for the late June examinations, some teachers unions are...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:23hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Thousands flee homes as Islamic terrorists takeover parts of Mozambique
Thousands of Mozambican residents of Cabo Delgado have fled their home after the region was by Islamic terrorists who are engaged in a fierce war with contract killers led by former Zimbabwean army Co...Published: 21 May 2020 at 15:35hrs | 18624 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's eased lockdown is a lockdown no-more?
52 Days into the lockdown, and the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that as at 20 May 2020, cumulatively a total of 18 244 rapid screening tests and 14 618 PCR diagnostic tests had been cond...Published: 21 May 2020 at 11:23hrs | 2730 | by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
Govt orders re-run of TSCZ interviews
THE government has ordered a re-run of the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) managerial post interviews, saying the initial process was flawed and marred by irregularities. NewsDay is reliably...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1373 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 20:51hrs | 2401 | by Victor Bhoroma
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 14:39hrs | 2952 | by Victor Bhoroma
'Abducted MDC ladies had gone for a romantic night with lovers in Bindura'
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi says the three MDC officials who were allegedly abducted last Wednesday had gone for a night out with their lovers in Bindura the night of the alleged abdu...Published: 20 May 2020 at 13:47hrs | 11397 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'South Africa does not qualify to go to Stage 3' WHO says
South Africa does not meet the World Health Organisation (WHO standards to move from the current Level 4 to Level 3, the country's Health Minister Zwelini Lawrence Mkhize has said.Speaking dur...Published: 20 May 2020 at 12:16hrs | 4565 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Quarantine in Zimbabwe: Experiences of a returning resident
National Association of Non Governmental Organsations (NANGO) has reported that the situation of returning residents and other travellers who are in mandatory quarantine has been a topical issue in Zi...Published: 20 May 2020 at 09:16hrs | 2309 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt urged not to formulate a budget for disaster relief from hot air
The government has been urged not to formulate a budget for disaster relief fund from ‘hot air' as the country's coffers are nearly dry.These sentiments came out during a recent virtual Publ...Published: 20 May 2020 at 09:14hrs | 574 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare hit by crime wave amid COVID-19 lockdown, residents organise neighborhood watch committees
The current lockdown currently underway to fight coronavirus pandemic has seen a surge in crime as people are hard-struck to make a decent living in Harare. Residents took to social media time...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1584 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Sex vendors in the jaws of COVID-19
THE catastrophic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic wreaking havoc across the globe have left many people financially crippled and impoverished.While lockdown proclamations in many...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
NetOne donates PPE to Mpilo Central Hospital
NETONE and TelOne yesterday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mpilo Central Hospital and pledged to drill two boreholes at the health institution in an effort to alleviate water challenge...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suffer blow
ZIMBABWE Cricket's hopes of salvaging their limited-overs home series against Afghanistan next month suffered a blow after the sport code was removed from the list of low-risk disciplines that can res...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:19hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga not opposed to a friendly relationship with Ms Muteswa
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF MR FRANK BUYANGA SADIQI IN REGARD TO CHANTELLE MUTESWA AND THEIR MINOR CHILDThere has been a lengthy battle in numerous courts, over several years, between our client, Mr Sa...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 473 | by William Wilcock
Zimbabwe joins search for Covid-19 vaccine
Zimbabwe's international profile recently received a major lift after it was allowed to join 100 other countries participating in the ongoing Covid-19 clinical trial. The Solidarity Trial, a m...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:52hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Econet reopens shops and service centres countrywide
Econet Wireless has begun reopening its shops following the lifting of some COVID-19 Coronavirus lockdown restrictions. But the company cautioned customers to be patient as it ramps up p...Published: 19 May 2020 at 19:25hrs | 1264 | by Agencies
VISET says there are no clear interventions on the extended Lockdown
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) have complained that as the government continue to extend the lockdown there are no clear interventions to curb the spread of the Covi...Published: 19 May 2020 at 10:02hrs | 703 | by Stephen Jakes
Non-tourism businesses start to re-open in Victoria Falls
VICTORIA Falls is slowly coming back to life as some businesses reopen but tourism, the town's mainstay, remains the missing link. A snap survey around town showed that shops, construction sit...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
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