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Zimbabwe funeral parlours overwhelmed by COVID-19
AS AUTHORITIES continue to battle to contain the deadly coronavirus, amid alarming deaths and new infections in the country, Zimbabwe's stretched funeral parlours say they are now being overwhelmed by...Published: 2 hrs ago | 576 | by Staff reporter
Indiscipline driving up COVID-19 infections in Zimbabwe
THE government has raised a red flag over failure by Zimbabweans to respect the hard lockdown regulations as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 infections and deaths.This comes as...Published: 2 hrs ago | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt disowns Oppah Muchinguri
THE government has been left embarrassed after one of its top most government officials, Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri created a diplomatic headache for Zimbabwe by accusing China of creat...Published: 6 hrs ago | 3538 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri lets cat out of the bag
The ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade was last night forced to issue a statement to rebut utterances purportedly made by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri in which she revealed that ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 3062 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospitals run out of oxygen
MEDICAL practitioners have called on government to urgently intervene and put measures in place to ensure adequate supply of oxygen as most health institutions in the country are constantly running ou...Published: 6 hrs ago | 675 | by Staff reporter
Sylvester Nguni's wife dies
THE wife of former government minister Sylvester Nguni died from Covid-19-related complications yesterday.Nguni confirmed the death of his wife, but was quick to say that he be left alone as h...Published: 6 hrs ago | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF skeletons tumble in Chitungwiza demolitions
LEAKED letters addressed to Chitungwiza Town Council bosses have exposed the government's involvement in the demolition of homes and other illegal structures in Harare and the dormitory town with the ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1207 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Burial rites set to change
"AMA, where am I ever going to see you? Is this how it's going to end?" cried a heartbroken 21-year-old Chido Sibare as the funeral hearse carrying her mother's body drove past.Her mother succ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 494 | by Lorraine Muromo
White former farmers blame Zuma, Sadc for loss of farms in Zimbabwe
Last month the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down judgement in a R2 billion damages claim against South Africa by 25 dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers, some of whom were South African citizens, ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 404 | by Ben Freeth
Mtawarira seeks to inspire next generation
ZIMBABWE-BORN South Africa rugby legend Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira has revealed that he has given his life to inspiring young Africans to chase their dreams following a successful career which culminate...Published: 6 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown fatigue hits Gwanda town
GWANDA town is slowly turning to be a ticking bomb as residents are no longer observing regulations of the ongoing 30-day strict lockdown.Under the newly imposed Level 4 lockdown, members of t...Published: 6 hrs ago | 411 | by Staff reporter
200 die in seven-day Covid-19 bloodbath
ZIMBABWE last week experienced its worst week with spiking Covid-19 infections and 200 deaths as the country continues to suffer the consequences of the second wave of the global pandemic.With...Published: 6 hrs ago | 351 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe govt in talks with China, Russia for Covid-19 vaccine
THE Government is set to vaccinate at least 80 percent of the population once negotiations with potential suppliers of the vaccine, China, Russia and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been comp...Published: 6 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
China not responsible for pandemic
ZIMBABWE does not hold China responsible for the emergence and spread of Covid-19 and the two countries continue to enjoy excellent relations, Government has said.This follows the circul...Published: 6 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national hero status on the late Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba (60) and founding nationalist and Zanu-PF Central Co...Published: 6 hrs ago | 275 | by Staff reporter
Govt explains low Covid-19 recovery rate
THE surge in new Covid-19 cases has put pressure on resources, resulting in delays in contact tracing and recording of newly recovered cases, leading to a sharp decline in the country's recovery rate....Published: 7 hrs ago | 451 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe does not hold China responsible for Covid-19'
ZIMBABWE does not hold China responsible for the emergence and spread of Covid-19 and the two countries continue to enjoy excellent relations, Government has said.This follows the circulation ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 343 | by Staff Reporter
Fake Covid-19 certificates scam exposed
SOME members of staff at a private laboratory, Klosad Clinical Diagnostics Lab, in Harare's Avondale suburb, are issuing out certificates with fake negative Covid-19 results to international traveller...Published: 8 hrs ago | 400 | by Staff Reporter
Zinatha warns of fake, harmful Covid-19 herbs
THE Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA) has cautioned the public not to buy, from the streets and other undesignated areas, traditional medicines sold by unregistered and "igno...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1822 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial Secretary for Information dies
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial Secretary for Information and Publicity Ronald Ndava has died.Secretary Ndava, former Chiredzi North Legislator succumbed to Covid-19 around midnight at Chiredzi Ge...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime brutal repression of dissent creating more liberation heroes than Smith's Rhodesia
As the nation mourns the sad passing away, yesterday 15 January 2020, of one of the pioneer founding nationalist leaders of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle against colonial rule and oppression, Morton ...Published: 24 hrs ago | 585 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans not to panic
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus.Th...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:20hrs | 2459 | by Staff reporter
Govt doubles Zupco fares
THE Zimbabwean government has approved a hike of fares for state-operating intra-city public transport to prepare for reducing business amid a new Covid-19 lockdown.The fares will see a nearly...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:16hrs | 1798 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested over US$30 bribe
A CONSTABLE stationed at Dangamvura Police Station has been arrested on allegations of releasing a suspect he had nabbed for illegally selling beer to members of the public in breach of Covid-19 regul...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:10hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now almost overrun by Covid-19 second wave
When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, most Zimbabweans never took it seriously. Many were misled by social media where it was peddled that Corona is only for whites and only comes in wint...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 09:24hrs | 2698 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga warns pen-mercenaries
VICE-PRESIDENT and Health and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zimbabwe was still in good stead to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that public health facilities were still...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:30hrs | 3318 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally died of COVID-19
MANICALAND State and Devolution minister Ellen Gwaradzimba yesterday became the second high profile government official to succumb to COVID-19.This followed the death of Lands, Agriculture, Wa...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 2488 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime should stop weaponising law
THAT the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono among others may complicate matters for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation's international re-engagement is not in doubt anymore.No...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:22hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
EMA urged to get tough on BCC
THE Environment Management Agency (EMA) in Bulawayo has been petitioned by a human rights organisation, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) to release its charges against the Bulawayo City ...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo needs its own online TV
MUSICIANS in the City of Kings are advocating for a Bulawayo version of 'Nash TV' saying the Harare television station has greatly assisted artists in the capital during the Covid-19 lockdown....Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Covid-19 jab will be voluntary for Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe announced on Friday that taking a Covid-19 vaccine will be voluntary for its citizens as authorities ponder inoculation logistics following reports that the country will receive three million...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:57hrs | 2603 | by Staff reporter
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, says officials
The New York Post ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | 4542 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 claims ZANU-PF Mash Central youth chair
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central youth league chairperson Lens Ruwizhi Ferando has died.He was 39.Sources say he succumbed to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:29hrs | 3948 | by Simbarashe Sithole
30 more Zimbabweans die of Covid-19 bringing total to 666
THE country recorded 741 new Covid-19 positive cases and 30 deaths on Wednesday. All 741 cases are local cases with 263 cases from Harare alone. A total of 3 386 PCR tests were conducted and this mean...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:20hrs | 1451 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns social media users
Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga has denied claims the country's hospitals are overwhelmed amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and face a critical shortage of beds and equipment....Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally dies
Official sources have confirmed that Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba has died.She was 60.The cause of death is not yet known.Mary Mlisw...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 10:55hrs | 8111 | by Staff reporter
Minister throws party in violation of lockdown
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe allegedly hosted a party at his Dorking farm during the weekend.Apparently, over a hundred people attended the party and social distancing was not observe...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:23hrs | 7510 | by Anonymous Writer
Pharmacies can operate beyond business times set under the current hard lockdown
Pharmacies have been given the green light to operate beyond business times set under the current hard lockdown.Covid-19 national task force deputy Amon Murwirwa said that pharmacies offer ess...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Battle to control council rages
A VICIOUS battle to control Harare City Council has emerged between suspended town clerk Hosiah Chisango and Zvenyika Chawatama, who was occupying the role on an acting basis following the arrest of t...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown closures clear border mess
SANITY has returned to Beitbridge Border Post following the closure of the busy facility under fresh Covid-19 control measures by both South Africa and Zimbabwe.The high mobility across the bo...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
One COVID-19 death per hour
ZIMBABWE's COVID-19 dilemma is likely to escalate if serious precautions to prevent its further spread are not taken, with official statistics yesterday revealing that one person is dying every hour i...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra cadre threatened with eviction from Castle Arms
AN ex-Zipra cadre, Better Tshuma, has claimed that Edson Ncube, the caretaker of Castle Arms Motel in Bulawayo which is owned by ex-Zipra liberation fighters, has threatened to evict him for receiving...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:38hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe invites tenders for oxygen supply as COVID-19 cases surge
ZIMBABWE'S Health ministry invited tenders for the supply of oxygen to its medical facilities as the number of coronavirus infections surge.The request was made for hospitals already facing st...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons a death trap, says EU
THE European Union has raised a red flag over the continued incarceration of journalists and opposition leaders in Zimbabwe, as well as the poor state of the country's prisons which it described as de...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:33hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 recovery rate drops drastically
ZIMBABWE'S Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped drastically in the second wave of the new variant of the virus and most infections are local, showing that communities should adopt safe behaviours as the...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Town clerk tests Covid positive
BULAWAYO town clerk Mr Christopher Dube has contracted Covid-19. Mr Dube tested Covid-19 positive on Monday but did not need to be admitted to hospital. Over 24 000 people have contracted the ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
47 die of Covid-19 in 24 hours in Zimbabwe
FORTY-SEVEN people died of Covid-19 yesterday to take the total number of deaths to 636, while 1 112 tested positive. All the positive cases are local transmissions, with 467 from Harare. Five...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get over 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Zimbabwe is set to get over three million doses of vaccines at a cost of US$25 million from the 270 million jabs available to the African continent. The vaccines will cover 15 percent of Zimba...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:28hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in key post-Brexit UK investment indaba
Zimbabwe's engagement and re-engagement drive continues to bear fruit after the United Kingdom invited local businesses to participate in next week's Africa Investment Conference along with companies ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:28hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Drop charges against Chin'ono, Mahere and Sikhala, demands Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on the Zimbabwean government to drop "malicious" charges against journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition MDC Alliance officials Fadzayi Mahere and Job Sikhala....Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
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