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Govt imposes mandatory quarantine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday imposed mandatory quarantine for returning citizens and foreigners entering the country and tightened lockdown measures amid concern over the new COVID-19 Omicro...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
World races to contain new South African variant
Countries around the world are racing to introduce travel bans and restrictions on Southern African countries in an effort to contain a new variant of Covid-19 called Omicron. The moves come after the...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:43hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Level 2 lockdown extended
President Mnangagwa has extended the Level Two national Covid-19 lockdown by a further two weeks, with no further relaxations, to control more social contact while increasing pace of the national vacc...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Level 2 lockdown extended
The Level Two national Covid-19 lockdown has been extended by a further two-weeks with no further relaxations and citizens are being urged to follow all required safeguards as complacency continues to...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'No school breaks this term'
Half-term and all other breaks in schools have been banned this term as part of measures to minimise Covid-19 infection risks and to ensure that pupils do not lose more learning time.In the pa...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt hires 4 000 more teachers
NEARLY 4 000 extra teachers have been hired for Government schools, with 2 935 starting duty on Monday, the first day of the new term, with the extra staff allowing more and smaller classes, required ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination drive hits 2 million milestone
The 2 millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose was jabbed into an arm on Thursday afternoon as Zimbabwe's national vaccination programme accelerated even further and once the extra doses yesterday were counted...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops country Covid-19 infection risk
THE Metropolitan provinces of Bulawayo and Harare are at the highest risk of a debilitating third wave of Covid-19 infections in the country amid reports that the country's seven-day rolling average f...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:21hrs | 10 | 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 | 5 | by Staff reporter
Western diplomats in Zimbabwe question Sikhala, Mahere, Chin'ono arrests
Western diplomats in Zimbabwe have expressed concern over the continued detention of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and MDC Alliance officials Job Sikhala and Fadzayi Mahere.The three are charge...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 09:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Circumcision dilemma for men with 'small' organs
MEN with small reproductive organs cannot be circumcised using the PrePex device leaving them with only the option of a surgical operation, experts have said. Health experts have been marketin...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:20hrs | 2048 | by Robin Muchetu
No to Circumcision Against HIV!
Local music sensation Jah Prayzah recently told fans that he will continue holding shows despite the pain that he is in thanks to a recent circumcision procedure. Prayzah has been one of the post...Published: 12 Mar 2014 at 16:23hrs | | by Lesley Nyirenda
HIV infection rate is higher on circumcised men - report
The HIV prevalence rate among circumcised males between the ages of 15 and 49 in Zimbabwe is higher than that of the uncircumcised males owing to the misconception that circumcision completely shields...Published: 16 Jul 2012 at 08:38hrs | 3171 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans poultry imports from South Africa
GOVERNMENT has banned, with immediate effect, all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa following an outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N2) in ostriches at five commercial farms in th...Published: 15 Apr 2011 at 09:12hrs | 266 | by Mafu Sithabile
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