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Dembare's Nadolo doubts Bosso's pedigree
DYNAMOS star signing King Nadolo has predicted a very competitive soccer season ahead, but champions FC Platinum, Chicken Inn and his former team Highlanders do not feature in his list of title favour...Published: 13 mins ago | 19 | by Staff reporter
BF renovations still not enough for Caf grade
Bulawayo has to construct a new modern stadium if it is to meet the Fifa and Caf requirements to host international matches. It has emerged that renovations underway at Barbourfields Stadium will part...Published: 54 mins ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Water cannons deployed in Bulawayo's Covid-19 fight
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has partnered the police in disinfecting the city centre using Public Order Vehicles (POVs) to spray disinfectant from anti-riot water cannons to curb the spread of Cov...Published: 57 mins ago | 51 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist among reserahcers who have made an important COVID-19 discovery
Zimbabwean scientist makes important COVID-19 discoverySCIENTISTS around the world have been tirelessly working to find a cure for Covid-19. A group of South Africa-based scientists and researcher...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2878 | by Staff reporter
Jackie Ngarande denies affair with Prof Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabwe socialite Jackie Ngarande has issued a statement after rogue figures hiding behind shadowy social media accounts alleged that she was bedding the country's Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube....Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:20hrs | 4095 | by Staff reporter
Zimta bemoans teachers' predicament
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has bemoaned the plight of teachers during the three-week lockdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.In a statement on Monday, Zimta secretary-gene...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:10hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mthuli should be restrained
THE COVID-19 pandemic is causing more than a medical problem across the world. Economies across the globe have caught the cold, some more than others and soon, a co-ordinated multilateral solution may...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:09hrs | 3703 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe shops limit basics - supply of commodities drops
RETAIL shops in Matabeleland South Province are now limiting the quantities being purchased per customer due to declining supplies of basic commodities under the prevailing lockdown. In an int...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
VAYA provides critical transport relief during the lockdown
The outbreak of COVID-19 Coronavirus has forced many countries, including Zimbabwe, to impose 21 to 30-day restrictive lockdown periods - some even longer...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 17:47hrs | 415 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe quarantines 287
Government has quarantined 287 people including 15 foreign nationals at various places across the country as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Covid-19 diseases.The 287 include...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 17:30hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 Zim Lockdown: Gendered impacts, implications and effects on women and girls as primary caregivers
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global challenge that affects our lives and our work. Zimbabwe is under a total lockdown for a period of 21 days from Monday 30th March 2020 as a precautionary and m...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 15:21hrs | 378 | by Alfred Towo
COVID-19 lockdown exposes vile depths of Zimbabwe govt cruelty and incompetence
As Zimbabwe continues in its lockdown, as a measure to limit the devastating impact of the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - that has affected over a million, and killed tens of thousands globall...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 15:06hrs | 501 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ministry of Health latest information on Coronavirus
The Ministry of Health has says Zimbabwe has only one Coronavirus testing centre located at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare and it ahs a capacity of carrying out 400 tests a day. In a ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 12:46hrs | 2513 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe diaspora remittances take a knock
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on diaspora remittances in Zimbabwe where some households, which depend on assistance from relatives abroad, are in dire straits, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Developm...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:07hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe laws don't protect women from sex trafficking
SIMILO Ntuli looks like an ordinary, fashion-savvy woman in her twenties. As a hairdresser and beauty therapist in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, Ntuli has her finger on the pulse of the la...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:06hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
BCC needs US$700m for roads rehabilitation
BULAWAYO City Council needs US$700 million to rehabilitate its road network.During a recent full council meeting, ward 28 councillor Kidwell Mujuru queried why council was using gravel to refi...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:04hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge residents want COVID-19 centre out of town
Beitbridge residents said they were sceptical about the move made by the National Social Security Authority to allow the use of its non-operational US$39 million Beitbridge hotel as a COVID-19 quarant...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:04hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Teachers call for postponment of June and November exams
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association has urged the government to consider postponing the June and November Examination until the threat from the deadly Coronavirus has passed. ZIMTA issued a stat...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 11:19hrs | 1607 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Council has not put up more effort to clear storm drains leading to floods
Bulawayo City Council has not down enough to clear the storm drains which recently led to the flash floods that affected many houses in Bulawayo.This emerged during the full council meeting....Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 09:03hrs | 148 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt condemns Covid-19 rapid self-testing
Government has warned individuals, private organisations and pharmacies that are selling unapproved Covid-19 rapid test kits that do not comply with Ministry of Health and Child Care, and World Health...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 181 | 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: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 565 | by BBC
Wrestlemania goes ahead with no audience
Wrestlemania, the WWE's biggest show, has gone ahead this weekend without an audience - despite almost every other sports event around the world being postponed or cancelled.The match was orig...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 15:46hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Warriors stars set for salary cuts
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean football stars are reportedly set to take huge wage cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic.The South African Premiership is home to 29 Zimbabwean stars, including s...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:56hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
So the capital will be in Mt Hampden after all
THE decision to locate Zimbabwe's new capital at Mount Hampden will indeed go down in history as the only decision that deserved poetic justice in memory of an episode whereby African nationalism and ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:55hrs | 1511 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
IMF warns of adverse Covid-19 impact on Zimbabwe's economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Zimbabwe's economy is likely to take a battering from the coronavirus outbreak that has paralysed the world as it would make it harder to balance ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:52hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Local artistes in dire straits
As Zimbabwe enters into the second week of the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown, most artistes say they can longer endure the remaining days as they are failing to make ends meet.A myriad of artistes,...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:52hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's COVID-19 hole
ORDINARILY the 2020 domestic Premiership football season would have been entering its third week, and today some of its stars would have been away with the Warriors in Yaounde, Cameroon, on what also ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:27hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Bosso coach having sleepless nights
HIGHLANDERS coach Mark Harrison is having sleepless nights with his heart split between the safety of his family members, dotted across the coronavirus hotspots, and his players. Already, his ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 374 | 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
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 | 817 | by Jonathan Waters
Fitch downgrades South Africa further into 'junk'
The rand hit a new all-time low on Friday, breaching the R19/$ mark as rating agency Fitch downgraded the country's credit rating.Fitch on Friday downgraded South Africa’s long term foreign ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 17:40hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
South Africa could be downgraded further, economists warn
The decision by ratings agency Moody's to downgrade South Africa's sovereign's credit rating to 'junk' may be the start of further downgrades in the coming months, say Nedbank economists."In o...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 16:27hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Process vs populism: Unpacking the Supreme Court ruling against Chamisa
Populism without process has turned out to be wholly inadequate for the party of excellence.The judgement is germane to the MDC. MDC-T was a moniker developed to distinguish the Tsvangirai faction...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:22hrs | 2050 | by David Hofisi
You can now watch 16 channels for free on DStv Now - even if you're not a subscriber
In March Multichoice made DStv Now available for non-subscribers giving them access to 24-hour news channels.The service has become very popular during the Covid-19 lockdown with the company a...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:38hrs | 11719 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere's movement offers solution to fighting Coronavirus
Tyson Wabantu Movement has issued a statement urging the government of the day to implement tough measures in fighting the dreaded Wuhan virus that seen positive cases rise to nine in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 10:28hrs | 2440 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1929 | by Staff reporter
Nango hails govt on lockdown decision
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has hailed the position that taken by the Government of Zimbabwe of instituting a 21-day lockdown with effect from Monday 30 March 20...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:21hrs | 96 | by Stephen Jakes
Temba Mliswa launches COVID-19 isolation centre
Norton independent legislator Temba Mliswa has set up a coronavirus isolation centre in his constituency to fight the deadly pandemic that has claimed over 40 000 lives globally.Mliswa also la...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:59hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 triggers massive share sell-offs on ZSE
Share prices on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) are expected to plunge during the national lockdown and beyond as companies engage in massive sell-offs on the stock market in the face of the global ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:52hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Nurses desert Wilkins
NURSES at the country's main Covid-19 isolation centre, Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital, are resigning as morale hits rock bottom in the crucial health sector, which is in the frontline of Zimbab...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 979 | 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 | 259 | 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 | 187 | by Dewa Mavhinga
BCC moves to repair swimming pools
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will engage private contractors to work on "major" repairs at the City and North End swimming pools. According to the latest council minutes, the local authority wh...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:30hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19, CEO suspension hits Bosso, Caps NetOne sponsorship packages
NETONE chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje is tight-lipped about when they will unveil this year's sponsorship packages for Highlanders and Caps United. The mobile network operator has al...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Large retailers inflate prices
SOME large retailers are reportedly abusing the privilege of being among the few essential service providers that were allowed to operate during the lockdown period, aimed at curtailing the spread of ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa briefs traditional, religious leaders on Covid-19
President Mnangagwa yesterday met national executive members of the Zimbabwe Chiefs Council and representatives of religious groups to update them on Covid-19 and Government's efforts to curb the spre...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF refuses to grant Clark Mpofu national hero status
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:33hrs | 4244 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
What the Khupe-Chamisa Supreme Court ruling means
On March 31, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling in the seemingly interminable battle over stewardship of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). In the case of MDC and O...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:26hrs | 4718 | by David Hofisi
Kariba power generation remains constrained
ELECTRICITY generation at Kariba Hydropower Station remains constrained despite the dam level rising by 97 centimetres between January and March this year, data from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown fatigue on Day 3?
Residents yesterday continued to defy the lockdown order as police arrested 182 people throughout the country for the violations at a time when over 1 000 visitors from countries with confirmed Covid-...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:23hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
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