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Five Years Since Zimbabwe's Lockdown

Five years ago, Zimbabwe, like the rest of the world, entered an unprecedented period of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What began as a temporary measure to curb the spread of the virus soon evolved into one of the most challenging…

Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 21:54hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Covid-19 protocols remain in force

Cabinet received an update on the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by chairman of the Ministers' National Committee, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Honou…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's lockdown extension irks informal traders

INFORMAL traders yesterday expressed anger over the extension of the level four lockdown period by two more weeks without provision of social grants to cushion them. President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday further extended the COVID-19…

Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa punishing learners

Most people and the business community has condemned the recent extension of lockdown by the government saying it was now doing more harm than good. Speaking at the state house yesterday the President Mnangagwa extended the level 4 lockdow…

Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 20:42hrs | 4 | by Shelton Muchena

ZANU-PF MP, leaders defy lockdown measures

ZANU PF legislator for Buhera Central Constituency  Matthew Gijima Nyashanu and some of his District Coordinating Committes(DCCs) and a provincial youth leader for Manicaland Province have been accused of conducting party meetings by …

Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Edson Mapani/Simbarashe Sithole

ED's Government is demonic possessed

How on earth can a God-fearing government prioritize on minor things while citizens are dying.My heart bleeds when I see and hear a fellow citizen crying aloud, dying in a dilapidated so-called Mutare General Hospital.This fellow citizen w…

Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 18:58hrs | 1 | by Fanuel Chinowaita

Please President, Stop the Spread of Covid 19 in Marange

Level Four national lockdown regulations have been introduced  to curb the rising tide of Covid-19 infections.In his announcement, President Mnangagwa announced enhanced national lockdown measures that include a ban on all public gath…

Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 15:26hrs | | by Fanuel Chinowaita

Bulawayo under lockdown

Bulawayo has effectively been put under lockdown after Cabinet yesterday approved that three districts that are Covid-19 hotspots be placed under localised lockdown, with security details being deployed to enforce the regulations. Cabinet …

Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Commemorating the 45th Youth Day: Do something or say something that will end with results

We are commemorating this year's  Day of the African Child in Covid-19 induced lockdown for the second year running. Times are hard,its not business as usual. There are plenty of reports detailing the suffering of Zimbabwe children, y…

Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 10:10hrs | 5 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria

No plans for fresh lockdown

THERE are no plans to reintroduce a fresh hard national lockdown to forestall the threat of a Covid-19 third wave and Government will focus on fine-tuning the national vaccination programme to hasten the attainment of herd immunity.Authori…

Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Let's observe COVID-19 regulations this Easter Holidays

Dear Zimbabwe I hope and trust that I find you well, masking up, maintaining social distance and washing hands.As we may all remember vividly the number of community infections in the country surged between December 2020 and January 2021 a…

Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | | by Tirivanhu Kateera

Zimra did well during lockdown

ONE of the major challenges that came with the COVID-19 lockdown, though necessary, was the continued ability to facilitate the movement of imports and exports.As one of the importing firms in the energy sector, we required some documentat…

Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 10 | by N Nyoni

Covid-19 lockdown: How times have changed

It was after four aborted attempts at assembling that customary team of amadombo, an attempt at receiving and meeting our prospective in-laws as a non-negotiable precondition to observe the cultural rite of lobola.Zoom meetings are sinking…

Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye

Betting shops gamble with lockdown restrictions

Licensed betting house Moors World of Sport (MWOS) continues to operate some of its branches across the country in theory as internet operations but in practice having staff continually going into the street outside to deal with the public…

Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa arrested for breaking lockdown rules

POLICE have charged and detained controversial Norton independent MP Temba Mliswa after arresting him Thursday morning at his Borrowdale home in Harare.He was arrested while addressing journalists following his messy break-up with an Austr…

Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 19:37hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Mr President, We Deserve Better

On 24 August 2018, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled that Zanu PF leader Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa had been legitimately elected as President of Zimbabwe, effectively ending the challenge by the then MDC Alliance President Nelson Chami…

Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 12:52hrs | 10 | by Fungai Chiposi

Masvingo businesses defy lockdown regulations

MASVINGO province, which has been labelled as one of the COVID-19 hotspots in the country, still has most of its businesses open, despite the 30-day national lockdown announced early this month by the government.As at January 17, the provi…

Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'UZ defies lockdown'

LECTURERS and staff at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have accused authorities of defying lockdown measures by ordering them to report for duty or sign up official leave days. Lectures who spoke to NewsDay Weekender said they were conduct…

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Government must review the decision to lockdown the country !!!

The recent lockdown statement done by the Vice President and Health Minister Dr Chiwenga. My assumption was that Government of today, Government of Zimbabwe, was supposed reach out to many Inclusive of all stakeholders, considering all the…

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 11:05hrs | 6 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo

COVID-19 lockdown measures exposes Zimbabwe government's panic mode

THE new COVID-19 lockdown measures have exposed government's panic mode and failure to plan in dealing with a crisis which needs a scientific and inclusive approach, stakeholders said yesterday.Vice-President and Health minister Constantin…

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | | by Moses Matenga

Chiwenga's tighter lockdown measures gazetted

The lockdown amendment order moving Zimbabwe from Level Two national lockdown back to a Level 4 for 30 days, with a few additions suspending permission for church services and other gatherings, was gazetted on Saturday. The main effect of …

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's deepening human rights crisis under the cover of lockdown

The outbreak of the coronavirus in Africa has exerted social, economic, political, health and environmental challenges on a continent that was already on its knees.These challenges thus pose a threat to democracy, human rights and rule of …

Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 3 | by Sitabile Dewa

Beware of post-lockdown gravy train

COVID-19 and the resultant lockdowns around the world, no doubt, killed the life for just about everybody and everything.Trans-border ships docked. That meant loss of thousands of direct and downstream jobs. Travel and tourism suffered. Mo…

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni

Bulawayo slides back into lockdown

BULAWAYO will go back to either complete lockdown or suburb specific lockdown as officials try to quickly combat the continued increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, Sunday News reported.According to statistics from the Mini…

Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Irregularities in VID testing protocol during lockdown

In March 2020, Statutory Instrument (SI) 77/20 was promulgated by the Health ministry directing the VID in the Transport ministry to cease offering and conducting driving test services in order to contain and prevent the spread of the Covi…

Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Thembinkosi Siziba

Lockdown brews teen pregnancies

The prolonged period of inactivity spawned by the Covid-19-induced lockdown, which began on March 30, is brewing cases of juvenile delinquency, with a local organisation reporting a 60 percent rise in child marriages, sexual assault and do…

Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Tendai Chara and Veronica Gwaze

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No to 2030 extension

Police confirm Bulawayo-Beitbridge road accident

Zimbabwe loans ARVs to Botswana, donates portion in regional health solidarity

Govt to launch Responsible Mining Initiative amid worsening land degradation

MP Mhangwa urges govt to cut LPG Import Bill through local gas substitution

Man dies in bicycle accident

Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*

BCC launch blitz on traffic laws violator

Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity

Herdsman jailed for sleeping with schoolgirl