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Mphoko family feud plays out on social media
THE family of former Vice-President Mr Phelekezela Mphoko has been thrown in turmoil following claims by his son, Siqokoqela, that Mrs Laurinda Mphoko is not his biological mother. The issue h...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
Murder charges for killer dog owners
A COMMUNITY in Southview Park, Harare, is living in mortal fear of vicious dogs belonging to a family that recently moved into the neighbourhood. Some, if not most, properties in the suburb are not ga...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:34hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Measles vaccination campaign rolled out
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has rolled out the second phase of the measles vaccination campaign.This comes after the first phase launched last year to control measles through trackin...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:55hrs | 231 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe records 57 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
FIFTY-seven more Covid-19 cases were recorded in Zimbabwe during the past 24 hours with statistics from the Ministry of Health care showing that the rolling average for new cases remains at 48....Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:49hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt allays new COVID-19 variant fears
Government has allayed fears around the recent discovery of a new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 in neighbouring South Africa (SA) saying it had necessary measures and safeguards in place to control the var...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:59hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Typhoid outbreak hits Harare
Harare City has been hit by a typhoid outbreak with more than sixty confirmed cases.Harare City Health director, Dr Prosper Chonzi says the western suburbs of Budiriro, Glen View and Glen Nora...Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 21:14hrs | 1531 | by Staff Reporter
Additional staff deployed at Zimbabwe borders
WITH the anticipated huge volume of human and vehicular traffic this festive season in the aftermath of the last two years of Covid-19 travel restrictions, the country's border authorities say they ha...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:53hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe power shortages will end in 2023
THE authorities will take extraordinary measures, including the removal of all barriers hindering investment in the energy sector, to ensure that Zimbabwe does not face severe power shortages next yea...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:53hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rolls out Covid-19 vaccination blitz
A Covid-19 vaccination blitz is starting this week in parallel with the second phase of the special polio vaccination campaign, so parents and older children can get their Covid-19 jabs when they take...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's politics of salving troubled consciences
Politics and poetryWilliam Butler Yeats, I think it was he who said out of our arguments with others we make politics, but out of arguments with ourselves we make poetry!We can forgive...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:10hrs | 165 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Tips on rearing broilers
When you intend to start a poultry project, sometimes budget constraints may be very discouraging . That is not an excuse to shelve the project though. To cut on production costs, you can substitute a...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:25hrs | 246 | by @Jamwanda2
Teachers 4ED take over teachers recruitment
The recently launched Zanu-PF aligned teacher union called Teachers for Economic Development or Teachers4ED seems to have taken over recruitment and deployment of teachers as Zanu-PF is soliciting for...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt draws down US$311m from IMF kitty
ZIMBABWE has drawn down US$311 million from the US$958 million it was allocated under extra Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund in August last year, an automatic allocation along...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife invited to Iran
IRAN's First Lady Dr Jamileh Alamolhoda on Saturday rolled out the red carpet for her counterpart Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, where the two exchanged notes on various issues including education, health, wo...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:25hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in intensive polio vaccine programme
ZIMBABWE yesterday embarked on an intensive polio vaccine campaign to curb spread of the virus which has already affected neighbouring Malawi and Mozambique.Polio is a debilitating and life-th...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Govt accelerates construction of dams, irrigation schemes
Government is accelerating construction of dams and development of modern irrigation schemes to climate-proof agriculture under a comprehensive plan geared to guarantee food self-sufficiency, Presiden...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 10:10hrs | 897 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe face mask rules relaxed
Zimbabweans who received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines are no longer required to wear face masks in public, according to new regulations gazetted on Friday.In terms of Statutory Instrum...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
'Bribe-seeking nurses under probe'
GOVERNMENT says it has launched a probe on health workers who are reportedly demanding bribes to activate the quick response (QR) codes on COVID-19 vaccination cards following an article published by ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 card 'scam' surfaces
WORKERS at public health institutions are reportedly fleecing citizens seeking to activate the quick response (QR) codes on their COVID-19 vaccination cards which are a prerequisite for travellers at ...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:34hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa should trade his robes and enter the political field
Zimbabwe is a free and democratic country where one can turn into politics and leave whatever they would be doing.I used to follow Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa when he was still a junior pastor ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 17:42hrs | 691 | by Leonard Koni
Makandiwa, preaching heresy
I USED to follow United Family International Church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa when he was still a junior pastor with Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe until he left the church and formed his own ent...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 1207 | by Leonard Koni
2 boarding schools under full Covid-19 lockdown
FATIMA and George Silundika High schools have been temporarily turned into isolation centres and put under full lockdown as the Government works to contain Covid-19 cases at the two Matabeleland North...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:01hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 cases rising
GOVERNMENT has urged the public to continue following guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19 following an increase in new cases in the past few days.Speaking to NewsDay, Health and Child Car...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Botswana lifts all Covid-19 restrictions, including for travellers
Botswana on Wednesday repealed all remaining Covid-19 restrictions including the mandatory wearing of masks and proof of vaccination or PCR tests at its borders.The southern African country, w...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 19:57hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
'We're a friend to all, an enemy to none'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR E. D. MNANGAGWA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION O...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 316 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Public urged to wear face masks for own safety
Zimbabweans should abide by the conditions that the Government set when it lifted the mandatory wearing of face masks for their own safety, and not out of fear of being arrested, the polic...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches rural poultry scheme
THE Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme which is expected to provide 30 million chicks to at least three million people across the country's rural areas was launched in Masvingo on Thursday in line with...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Schools, colleges maintain face masks requirement
COVID-19 containment measures including wearing of face masks will remain in place for all learners in schools and tertiary institutions despite the Government lifting their wearing for fully va...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF legislator says opposition MPs are homosexual
RULING PF Bindura South MP Remigious Matangira caused a commotion in Parliament Wednesday after alleging some members on the opposition benches were homosexual.During a question and answer ses...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to fight measles, monkey pox
GOVERNMENT says it is ready to fight the measles outbreak which has claimed at least 157 lives countrywide, as well as monkey pox which has affected different countries in the world.The countr...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to come clean on IMF funds
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been told to come clean on the utilisation and disbursement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) funds.The Budget and Finance...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:09hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Traffic volumes surge as travellers return to new-look Beitbridge
THE volume of traffic has started to increase at the transformed Beitbridge, with more tourists and ordinary travellers coming in from South Africa now preferring to drive through the new-look port of...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps mandatory wearing of facemasks as Covid-19 eases
GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect scrapped mandatory wearing of facemasks in public to people who are fully vaccinated.Under the new regulation announced by information minister Monica Muts...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Government scratches wearing of Masks
Finally, government has scratched wearing of masks in public following a drop of Covid cases in the past months....Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 18:55hrs | 934 | by Desmond Nleya
Israeli billionaire targets Zimbabwe real estate, mining
ISRAELI billionaire and Shabtai Group of Companies president, Mr Gilad Shabtai, is in the country and has already met President Mnangagwa to discuss and explore the various investment opportunities av...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe grappling to reach COVID-19 herd immunity
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday lamented the wide gap that exists between first and second dose coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country.Zimbabwe was among the first countries on t...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 08:24hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to donate 2,25m road-runner chicks to 4 provinces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to distribute 2,25 million four-week-old chicks to 225 000 households in Matabeleland North, South, the Midlands and Masvingo provinces in the next three years....Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean tech start-up wins US$250,000 Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa
ZIMBABWEAN tech start-up Vaxiglobal was recently named among the first winners of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa which attracted 330 applicants from 38 countries across the continent....Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lifts curfew, but masks to remain mandatory
The government on Tuesday lifted a midnight to dawn curfew imposed as part of Covid-19 containment measures, noting that the pandemic situation in the country is under control.Zimbabwe has imp...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 18:19hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family accidentally poisons 21 cattle
A Nkayi family in Matabeleland North Province has been left distraught after losing 21 cattle valued at over US$8 500 following a breakdown in communication which resulted in a dangerous grain protect...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps Covid-19 curfew, extends business hours
ZIMBABWE has scrapped the midnight to dawn curfew and extended operating hours of players in the hospitality sector as the country has made significant progress in the containment of the Covid-19 pand...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Brain drain hits Mater Dei Hospital
MATER DEI Hospital in Bulawayo has been experiencing massive brain drain despite its efforts to equip its workers with various health response skills.This was revealed by one of the senior nur...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to Covid-19 self-testing
THE Government is ready to introduce Covid-19 self-testing mainly at ports of entry and in remote areas as part of continuous, thorough and effective response to the global pandemic to minimise its ef...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:28hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
IDs registration requirements streamlined
Government has streamlined requirements for the issuance of national civic documents to make it easier for those who have been facing challenges, while people have to register to vote to defend the co...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Border jumping, smuggling between Zimbabwe, SA persist
ILLEGAL travel between Zimbabwe and South Africa has persisted, despite joint efforts to thwart the practice by both countries, it has emerged.The two governments recently launched a joint ope...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:07hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe court rules in favour of non-vaccinated people
THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled that it is illegal for the police to stop COVID-19 unvaccinated people from accessing services at public building.Bulawayo lawyer Job Sibanda had challenged p...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
'Davos meeting a major breakthrough'
ZIMBABWE'S re-engagement drive will shift into top gear this week when President Mnangagwa joins hundreds of world leaders and heads of multinational corporations in Davos, Switzerland, for the World ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:28hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says net closing in on economic saboteurs
INVESTIGATIONS are underway to expose the third hand that could be working with some big companies to destabilise the economy, President Mnangagwa has said.This comes as the Government has int...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Govt raises mandatory fuel blending to E20
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced mandatory blending of fuel with ethanol, increasing it from E-10 to E-20, a move which could set it on a collision course with motorists.This was announced at a ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
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