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Where are the traditional healers and prophets at this time of corona virus?
It is with no doubt that Covid 19 substantially contributes to the burden of disease and health care provision in sub-Saharan Africa, where traditional healers play a major role in care, due to both t...Published: 12 hrs ago | 459 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
US virus deaths pass 4 000
The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4 000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.The nu...Published: 13 hrs ago | 920 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants Mnangagwa to provide food aid
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has called on government to provide food aid to support the poor who cannot afford to stay at home as they live from hand to mouth during the 21-day lockdown against t...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:12hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
EFF warns Zimbabwe's army
EFF Zimbabwe President Innocent Lutshutsha Gagu Ndibali has warned the members of the Zimbabwean security services to desist from infringing on the rights of citizens during the lockdown period. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:55hrs | 5727 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Be wary of fake masks: doctors
As the country steps up its fight against the deadly coronavirus, a leading physician has warned Zimbabweans to beware of fake face masks and testing kits. Vivek Solanki, the founder of Trauma...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:03hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Don't abuse Covid-19 materials: ZACC
THE Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) has warned public officials against abuse of Covid-19 donations, saying all corrupt elements will be arrested. In a statement yesterday, ZACC cha...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:50hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Police warn shebeen operators
POLICE have warned people illegally setting up shebeens in the country's suburbs during the 21-day lockdown, saying offenders will be arrested. The lockdown, a principal measure announced by P...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:50hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Farmer trampled to death by an elephant
A 50-YEAR-OLD Mbire farmer was trampled by an elephant and died on the spot while guarding his sorghum from wild animals last week.Barnabas Mwinga of Mufanechiya village ,Chief Matsiwo in Mbir...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 11:16hrs | 1695 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mnangagwa's govt tightens screws on COVID-19 information
GOVERNMENT has introduced stringent measures and penalties meant to curtail the flow of information during the 21-day national lockdown, with those accused of spreading falsehoods on coronavirus being...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:25hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
WHO warns of 'dramatic evolution' of virus in Africa
The World Health Organisation's regional director for Africa on Friday warned the continent faced a "dramatic evolution" of the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 47 countries in the WHO Africa regi...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1136 | by AFP
Police urge lockdown compliance
POLICE yesterday encouraged Zimbabweans to comply with the requirements of the national 21-day lockdown that begins today saying failure to do so will result in them being arrested and prosecuted. Pre...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:11hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown is in national interest, uphold it
From a partial shutdown that was in force over the past few days, Government escalated its response to Covid-19 from midnight to a total national lockdown until April 19. On Friday, President Mnangagw...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe army to enforce 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa says army will enforce Monday's lockdown since the country is in a war-like situation against COVID19. She warned churches not to gather during ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 20:23hrs | 7103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fear 'starving in their own homes' during lockdown
Zimbabweans braced on Sunday for a three-week lock-down to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has killed one person so far and infected six others, and for many the lockdown means tough times ah...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 19:55hrs | 1496 | by AFP
Red flag over Mnangagwa's lockdown
The government yesterday moved to exempt certain sectors from the lockdown that begins tomorrow after industry warned that forcing all companies to shut down will ground the fragile economy.Pr...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:19hrs | 8380 | by Staff reporter
How COVID-19 is changing the lives of Tanzanians
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) swept through Asia, Europe and North America early this year, medical experts warned that it was just a matter of time before other continents, including Africa, would st...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 09:07hrs | 970 | by Stella Vuzo
Zimbabwe@ 40: Joshua Nkomo and the Liberation Footpath (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the instalment published last week in this paper.It is also believed that Dr Nkomo's decision to take part in Lancaster Conference was largely driven by the advice he...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:30hrs | 292 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Mnangagwa ally cracks whip on business over COVID-19
As the country recorded its third case of Covid-19 and one death, the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira has ordered all big businesses to avail hand sanitizers and temp...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:02hrs | 1940 | by Staf reporter
Govt managing COVID-19 information: CSOs
GOVERNMENT has been challenged to come clean on COVID-19 by disseminating correct information on the pandemic in Zimbabwe amid concerns that testing centres were only in Harare and Bulawayo, leaving t...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:44hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor office declared vacant
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has ordered the Victoria Falls Town Council to elect a new mayor after he declared vacant, the position following the sacking of Somvelo Dlamini as mayor and counci...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: ZIMBABWE LOCKDOWN!
President Mnangagwa has with effect from Monday declared a total lockdown on the country to contain the spread of Covid-19 which has infected more than 500 000 people worldwide. The pandemic, ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
South Africa now sub-investment grade
Rating agency Moody's has cut South Africa's sovereign credit rating to sub-investment grade, meaning the country now has a junk rating from all three major international rating agencies. The ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Business as usual as Covid wreaks havoc
Hundreds of thousands of people in the five southern provinces of Zimbabwe continue to do business as usual including gathering in overcrowded places, selling food in the streets, hugging and clubbing...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:26hrs | 1366 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown of Zim will starve citizens - Policy analyst
Policy Analyst Batler Tambo has warned that if Zimbabwe implement a lock down due to Covid-19, citizens most of them who rely on informal trading with starve to death as there are no any other means o...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1562 | by Stephen Jakes
Informal traders defy social distancing advice
Informal traders in Bulawayo are defying the health workers and government advice for citizens to maintain social distancing and stay at home to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease, whic...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:44hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Of shrinking internal democratic space in MDC
One of the key changes which President Mnangagwa rang on his assumption of power in November 2017 was opening up the democratic space. This saw MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa clockin...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 330 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa told to stop playing games on Corona Virus
The MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has once again set tongues wagging following his recent pronouncement that Harare had recorded two more cases of corona virus contrary to pronouncements by th...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:47hrs | 5192 | by Staff reporter
Police to enforce Covid-19 regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have said they will arrest any persons who violate new regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Government has come up with a number of measures, including the gazettin...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors issue corona threat
DOCTORS have warned that they will not attend to coronavirus patients unless authorities supply them with protective clothing and the necessary equipment, the Daily News reports.This comes as ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 16:57hrs | 2447 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miner dies reliving himself
A 22-YEAR-OLD Guruve gold panner fell in 12 meter deep pit while trying to relive himself during Sunday night Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Nicholas Mombeyarara of house number 265 was...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 14:03hrs | 2396 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Chiredzi engineer reinstated under unclear circumstances
CHIREDZI town secretary Charles Muchatukwa last week reinstated town engineer Wesley Kauma under unclear circumstances.Council chairman Gibson Hwende confirmed the reinstatement, but referred ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe closes borders after COVID-19 death
ZIMBABWE yesterday closed its borders as government tightened measures to control the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded its first casualty from the pandemic, journalist Zororo Makamba, ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:39hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
2 illegal miners die in Mazowe
TWO illegal miners died on Sunday in two separate incidents in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central province after falling in pits at disused mines while prospecting for gold.Provincial police spokespe...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:35hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus death spikes in Europe while Zimbabwe sees nothing wrong
The whole of Europe is witnessing growing death toll from Covid-19 as Zimbabwe criticised over carefree attitude. The coronavirus outbreak has turned into a global pandemic, as the wo...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 15:58hrs | 4022 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa's supporters assault Ziyambi
A GROUP of MDC supporters on Saturday assaulted Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi during a Chegutu ward 2 by-election, the Daily News can report.According to Ziyambi, he went to a polling stati...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 13:30hrs | 5776 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors issue strike threat
The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has proposed that hospitals scale down to emergency mode and the cessation of all routine outpatient departments operations, as they decried the lack o...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 12:54hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
TNF partners must not agree on poverty datum line based on false assumption - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary General Japhet Moyo has warned the Tripatrite Negotiation Forum (TNF) members not to agree on Poverty Datum Line (PDL) based pay which is based on false ass...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 659 | by Stephen Jakes
State of our hospitals is not up to standard in medical stocks: MP
MDC Legislator for Bulawayo East Ilos Nyoni has warned that the state of Zimbabwe's hospitals is that in terms of medicinal stocks, equipment and manpower is just not up to standard.Nyoni made...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:23hrs | 594 | by Stephen Jakes
Police arrest 700 illegal forex dealers
Police in Bulawayo arrested more than 700 suspected illegal forex dealers and vendors in a four-day blitz to restore sanity in the central business district of the city. About 80 percent of the suspec...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:59hrs | 2369 | by Staff reporter
Churches defiant on 100 people gathering ban
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information Nick Mangwana has bemoaned that churches have exhibited defiance against the ban of gatherings of people which are more than 100 warning that such ac...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 13:59hrs | 5063 | by Stephen Jakes
Prophet Makandiwa foretold coronavirus in 2015
A series of prophecies made by United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa about the deadly coronavirus have shaken the faith world in the wake of an outbreak of the pa...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 10:25hrs | 6619 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe has no COVID-19 testing capability' declares ex-Google director and Contagion film star
Zimbabwe is reporting zero to little Corona Virus (COVID-19) infection cases because the country has no testing capabilities says, Dr. Larry Brilliant, the famous American epidemiologist who helped er...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 09:53hrs | 3427 | by Ray Mwareya in Toronto, Canada
Suspected thief bashed to death
A suspected Guruve thief was bashed to death on Thursday by an angry mob while his accomplice is battling for life at Guruve hospital Bulawayo24.com....Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 12:57hrs | 3798 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Pastor 'smuggles' dangerous drugs
A PASTOR from Bulawayo allegedly smuggled heroin, morphine and codeine weighing more than one kilogramme and worth $130 000, wrapped in a parcel that contained a small Bible, bottles of holy water and...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Police to enforce Mnangagwa decree
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it will ensure President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decree banning gatherings of more than 100 people is religiously followed by "conducting patrols, surveillance and...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:52hrs | 2349 | by Staff reporter
Security threat lingers over disabled bio-metric systems
An employer association in the private security sector has raised concerns over the disabling of bio-metric systems as South Africa strove to curb the spread of Covid-19 amid an outbreak. A nu...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 09:33hrs | 819 | by Busisani Ncube
Military surveillance could endanger democracy
The commander of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) announced early this month that the military would start snooping on civilian communication on social media, which "poses a dangerous threat to our na...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:26hrs | 929 | by Dumisani Ndlela
Mnangagwa's ban on large gathering take effect today
President Mnangagwa took the war on coronavirus to Nyanga, where he said the ban on large gatherings would take effect tomorrow. "There is an outbreak of the coronavirus disease worldwide, whi...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:12hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife tries to commit suicide
A 27-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man fatally axed his wife after accusing her of having an extra marital affair and tried to consume toxic after the gruesome murder...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 22:31hrs | 2112 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Recall book, apologise to Majaivana
AS a Bulawayo resident one of my favourite musicians is none other than our own city bred and raised singer, Lovemore Majaivana.Although word has it that he no longer sings, he remains an insp...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:26hrs | 1252 | by Harry Peter Wilson
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