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Zimbabwe commemorates World Breastfeeding week
Zimbabwe this week joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Breastfeeding Week held during the first week of August each year.Officially launching the National World Breastfeedi...Published: 16 hrs ago | 100 | by MoHCC Comms
COVID-19 wrecks Mpilo Hospital
OVER 40 staffers at the opportunistic infection (OI) clinic at Mpilo Central Hospital have reportedly tested positive to COVID-19."COVID-19 cases among staff are out of control," said one of t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1170 | by Staff reporter
Cost of under reporting covid-19 to look good - virus spreads to Zanu PF chefs too, no sacred cows
Ever since the day, 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared coronavirus a pandemic many governments across the world prepared themselves to do what they could to contain the virus,...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 23:03hrs | 3560 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu PF government's conduct is smuggling 'outrage porn' into the public sphere.
As the Covidgate scandal remain unresolved, can it be fair to attack journalists and the media for spreading "panic porn" as is being peddled by Emerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF?Are we in the...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 07:58hrs | 569 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Doctors seek urgent meeting with Mnangagwa
MEDICAL doctors are seeking an urgent meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the wake of the spiralling cases of the lethal coronavirus in the country, the Daily News reports.In addition...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 18:01hrs | 4261 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube misleading Mnangagwa, says Mashakada
FORMER Economic Planning and Investment Promotion minister Tapiwa Mashakada has accused Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of misleading President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the nation through his continued de...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:12hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
Harare now Covid-19 epicentre
More than 1 200 people have now been infected by Covid-19 in Harare, the new Zimbabwean epicentre, after the dramatic jump in confirmed infections this weekend. Zimbabwe now has 3 921 confirme...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:47hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF rigged election and now rigging covid-19 data with tragic consequences
This Zanu PF regime blatantly rigging the coronavirus statistics with disastrous consequences to us all! "The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors a...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1675 | by Nomusa Garikai
How gambling habits differ between male and female
Although all men (and women) are created equal and we live in an age of equality between the sexes, when it comes to gambling in South African casinos, it se...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 12:19hrs | 758 | by Staff writer
Mnangagwa's lockdown is clumsy, weird
ONE thing that the "new dispensation" of President Emmerson Mnangagwa will always be remembered for with frustration and contempt is its clumsy articulation of policy.You would have thought th...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:15hrs | 5390 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabweans companies want to trade in Rand
CAPTAINS of industry in Bulawayo have pleaded with the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, to promote the wide use of the South African rand to complement the multi-f...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 10:57hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
UZ investigates fake documents ring
If you have "qualified" employees that are proving to be incompetent, you have every reason to cross-check the authenticity of their qualifications.It is possible for a person who has never se...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 10:54hrs | 1240 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco auction faces collapse
TOBACCO sales at the auction floors are declining each year, with latest data showing they only constituted 5% of total delivered crop, raising concern over the future of the country's oldest marketin...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 20:28hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's economy has been crushed by COVID but could be on the mend
South Africa's economy is forecast to drop by a robust 7.2% in 2020 which would be the worst performance in nearly 90 years. The pandemic has spread throughout the region generate a devastating toll o...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 21:06hrs | 1718 | by Staff writer
66 positive Covid-19 cases at Bulawayo Prison
FORTY-THREE inmates and 23 prison officers at Bulawayo Prison have tested positive for Covid-19 amid reports that cases are on the increase in the city. Bulawayo has recorded 36 new Covid-19 c...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:02hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabweans set to receive more food aid
ZIMBABWEAN migrant workers in neighbouring South Africa are set to receive more food assistance from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to ease their COVID-19-induced hunger and other ...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 17:55hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe arrests 100,000 for 'violations' of lockdown measures
More than 105,000 people have been arrested in Zimbabwe since March for violating regulations aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, police say.Around 1,000 were arrested in the last two ...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 17:02hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
Police tighten lockdown regulations
POLICE have started tightening lockdown regulations especially in major cities with 1 000 people having been arrested in two days for flouting measures that were put in place to deal with rising cases...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2098 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 100% spike in pellagra cases
ZIMBABWE has recorded a sharp increase in pellagra cases, with 831 cases registered between January and May 2020, a 100% increase from 400 over the same period last year.Pellagra is a serious cond...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube avoids supplementary budget
GOVERNMENT has remained vague on how it plans to provide safety nets for vulnerable citizens despite the growing social needs in the economy as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday failed to table ...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:45hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
ZSE resumes trading
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) will resume the trading of shares next week minus three fungible securities, nearly a month after the local bourse was forced to suspend trades on allegations of spec...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 08:03hrs | 2947 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube takes Zimbabwe closer to hyperinflation
ZIMBABWE continued on its march back to hyperinflation in June, adding to the nation's economic woes.While annual inflation slowed for the first time in five months to 737.3% from 785.6% in Ma...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:45hrs | 1443 | by Bloomberg
UKGC figures reveal online betting growth in the UK
Regulated gambling markets thrive across Europe and the United Kingdom is a shining example of success. The UK GC is the watchdog in charge of licensing casinos and it keeps a close eye on the operato...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 22:14hrs | 416 | by Staff writer
'Zimbabwe's real GDP to contract 15,5%'
ZIMBABWE'S real gross domestic product (GDP) is seen contracting by 15,5% in 2020 as the foreign currency shortage, limited investment, company shutdowns, soaring inflation and lockdown measures to st...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 08:25hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets its sights on nuclear power
Zimbabwe will have a draft sustainable energy policy by year end that among other critical issues, will promote greater use of renewable sources including nuclear power, according to Energy and Power ...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 08:52hrs | 4173 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records rise in home births
BULAWAYO has recorded a 53 percent increase in the number of women who deliver at home or on their way to a health institution owing to Covid-19. Home births are a leading cause of maternal an...Published: 13 Jul 2020 at 08:13hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's funeral parlours at full capacity?
The long-feared Covid-19 coronavirus storm has arrived.Funeral parlours are battling to cope with demand as Covid-19-related deaths around the country rise daily, and government is increasing ...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 16:46hrs | 2960 | by City Press
BCC insists on sewage contaminated Khami water
THE city council here has remained defiant on its push to have Khami Dam as one of its suppliers of water.This comes as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has for some time now been entangled in ...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 16:22hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Another Bulawayo man dies of Coronavirus
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced that a 54-year-old Bulawayo man has died after being diagnosed with Coronavirus. The man, who has no history of travel, passed away a day af...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 07:16hrs | 5448 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zec ready to replace Chamisa's senators
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is ready for filling of proportional representation seats in the Senate and National Assembly, since there is no extra voting in this regard, the results of the...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 17:59hrs | 6629 | by Staff reporter
Attempts to amend Census, Statistics Act hailed
ATTEMPTS to amend the Census and Statistics Act have been hailed by an election watchdog as necessary to prevent the manipulation of electoral boundaries ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:46hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Avenues Clinic to covid-19 test all elective admissions after 'significant increase in cases' - how many?
Dear Medical Director, The Avenues ClinicI direct your attention your letter of 01 July 2020 below."TO: All Specialists, Casualty Officers, Matrons...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:23hrs | 351 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa's superstitious regime unmasked
Behavioural economists and psychologists tell us that we have inherent biases that influence our actions. These experts tell us that we humans have some default behaviours as a result of our lived or ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 12:21hrs | 15738 | by Edzai Zvobwo
RBZ injects more cash into circulation
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it injected approximately $64 million cash into circulation during the week ending June 19, 2020. According to statistics released last Friday by the ce...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 08:14hrs | 1781 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to RBZ governor Mangudya
Dear Governor,I hope I find you well and in good spirits in your office on Samora Machel Avenue, Harare.My last article, Arresting Inflation in Zimbabwe, a couple of weeks back drew brickb...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:07hrs | 5146 | by Bart Star-James
400 Covid-19 positive cases from South Africa
RETURNEES from South Africa have accounted for more than 70 percent of Covid-19 positive cases reported in the country after 400 locals who were domiciled in the neighbouring country tested positive s...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to receive one million masks
Zimbabwe is set to receive one million face masks from Mask UP Africa, a recently-launched coalition of African creative industry professionals, to help curb the spread of Covid-19.The initiat...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:17hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poverty datum line more than doubles
THE poverty datum line has jumped by more than 100 percent from $3 398 in May to $8 484 in June, the country's statistical agency — the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) - revealed yeste...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 17:00hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Police urged to be ruthless with rapists
A TOP government official has urged police to be ruthless when dealing with perpetrators of gender based violence, mainly rapists.Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba made ...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:37hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe quarantine centres new COVID-19 hotspots
I AM in quarantine and it's a mess." Many Zimbabweans woke up to this distressful text from humanitarian worker Munyaradzi Madziwa who had been quarantined at Mosi Oa Tunya Secondary School in Victori...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:31hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU President Isaac Mabuka speaks
Q1: Thank you Mr. Mabuka for your time. Please introduce yourself to the people. Who is Mabuka?A: I am Isaac Mabuka. I was born in 1953 on 26 April in Gwanda South. I did my primary education ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 13:15hrs | 3239 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's move to pay civil servants USD allowances is 'crazy'
The Zimbabwean government's move to pay its workers US dollar-denominated allowances as the southern African country struggles to stabilise its local currency has been described as "crazy" by an econo...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 18:19hrs | 1759 | by Staff reporter
South African jobless rate swells to worst level in 10 years under Ramaphosa
South Africa's official unemployment rate has risen to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade.Statistics South Africa on Tuesday released its quarterly labour force survey for the first qu...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 15:02hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
Landela and CBZ get green-light to buy gold
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei could soon become Zimbabwe's biggest gold buyer after getting a special permit from Fidelity Printers and Refiners....Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:58hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records marginal increase in exports receipts
ZIMBABWE'S exports marginally increased by 2% to US$1,24 billion during the first four months of the year, largely driven by commodities such as gold and tobacco, official statistics reveal.Fi...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:43hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Lodges, guest houses cash in on Covid-19 quarantine escapees
SOME lodges and guest houses have been cashing in on Covid-19 quarantine escapees who are desperately trying to evade the long arm of the law, The Sunday Mail Society can reveal.The growing pr...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 08:36hrs | 918 | by Staff Reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of becoming a dictatorship?
Barely a month after three MDC-Alliance cadres, legislator Joanna Mamombe, youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were arrested and mysteriously went missing under police custody; two more b...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 20:41hrs | 1271 | by Prince Njagu
Zimbabwe Covid-19 cases rise to 479
SIXTEEN new Covid-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, with 11 of these being patients infected within Zimbabwe, although all by contact from known people previously infected. The other five wer...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:10hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's National Census dates moved a year earlier to 2021
Cabinet has directed the national statistics agency to conduct the national census next year instead of the planned 2022, which would have been held close to the general elections in 2023.The ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:12hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
'Cash-rich' gold buyer invades Zimbabwe?
Confusion is reigning supreme in the gold sector over the existence of a licenced gold buyer who is reportedly paying more than the official price set by the country's repository authority, Fidelity P...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:30hrs | 11591 | by Staff reporter
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