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Returnees riot over poor conditions
POLICE were yesterday called in to stop dozens of returnees quarantined at Belvedere Teachers College from protesting over poor living conditions.When NewsDay arrived at the centre, the protes...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 09:30hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Zimra's Documented Processing Centres hit by teething problems at borders
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s Documented Processing Centres (DPC) have been hit by teething problems, which have resulted in cargo piling up mainly at Beitbridge, Chirundu and Forbes border...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 09:05hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 cases hits 203
THE Health Ministry Monday confirmed 26 more cases of Covid-19, bringing to 203, the number of people who have tested positive for the virus since outbreak in March this year."Twenty (26) case...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 08:57hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
List of MDC MPs to be 'recalled'
THOKOZANI Khupe, the acting MDC president, has recommended 12 sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) for recall as she consolidates her power in the party.Former co-Home Affairs minister Theresa ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:55hrs | 2992 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic starts distributing Covid 19 PPEs
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has kick-started the distribution of US$200 000 worth of equipment to health institutions throughout the country for use by frontline workers in th...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:42hrs | 154 | by Own correspondent
'Bulawayo returnees sharing buckets, crowded facilities'
RETURNING citizens housed at the United College of Education (UCE) and the Bulawayo Polytechnic College are sharing buckets, crowded bath facilities, not observing social distancing during meals and h...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:54hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Govt to decongest Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT is working on a new strategy of decongesting Bulawayo following an increase in the number of illegal vending activities in the Central Business District (CBD). Briefing journalists ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:34hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Protests erupt at isolation centres
Protests broke out at Covid-19 isolation centres for returning residents in Harare and Masvingo yesterday after returnees demanded to be released, saying they had overstayed.The returnees also...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:47hrs | 1688 | by Staff reporter
Inside the chaos at Zimbabwe's Covid-19 centres
The government, World Health Organisation and numerous other stakeholders are hailing Covid-19 isolation centres as a vital tool to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but it is not all rosy inside the ...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:42hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora shields Maboke from suspension
Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke should be allowed to do his job without any disturbances and any move to suspend him is null and void, Douglas Mwonzora has said.Mwonzora has wasted no time to ass...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:58hrs | 3145 | by Staff reporter
14 quarantined Malawians repatriated after hunger strike
A group of Malawians who recently staged a three-day hunger strike to protest their prolonged detention at Masvingo Teachers' College quarantine centre were finally repatriated back to their country a...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:58hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
MDC Masvingo 2014 structures reject reinstatement, endorses Chamisa
The contentious Supreme Court judgement, which took MDC-T back to its 2014 structures and nullified the ascendancy of Nelson Chamisa to the presidency of the party after the death of Morgan Tsvangirai...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:57hrs | 3225 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo quarantine centres riot
AGITATED inmates at Masvingo Polytechnic and Masvingo Teachers Colleges Friday clashed with members of the country's security services as they demanded to be given their test results and be releas...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:10hrs | 671 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe records second highest daily coronavirus increase
Zimbabwe reported 17 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the second highest daily tally which took the country total to 149.On Wednesday, cases more than doubled from 56 to 132, stunning offici...Published: 29 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 7965 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 cases jump to 149
THIS Thursday Zimbabwe recorded 17 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 149. These are all returnees from Mozambique, South Africa and the United Kingdo...Published: 29 May 2020 at 16:09hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
APA concerned over spike in Covid 19 cases
The Nkosana Moyo led Alliance for Peole's Agenda (APA) party has expressed concerns over the spike in the Covid-19 cases in the country after government announced that the cases have reached 132....Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:41hrs | 485 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo Covid-19 cases rise to 15
BULAWAYO has recorded three new Covid-19 positive cases bringing the number of confirmed cases in the city to 15 including nine recoveries and one death. The new cases are part of the 76 cases...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Harare is Zimbabwe's COVID-19 epicentre
Zimbabwe's capital Harare is leading in the number of COVID-19 positive cases with 59 confirmed, followed by Masvingo Province with 25, with the latest spike causing many people to panic.So fa...Published: 28 May 2020 at 17:43hrs | 1962 | by Xinhua
Over 2 000 vehicles impounded for violating lockdown regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 120 vehicles after their owners violated Covid-19 lockdown regulations.Zimbabwe Republic Police Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Nc...Published: 28 May 2020 at 17:05hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Make the country work again says former minister
Former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has casted president Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime for failing to evaluate safety nets in Covid -19 pandemic era....Published: 28 May 2020 at 10:56hrs | 1625 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe COVID-19 cases spike
The number of confirmed Covid-19 positive cases jumped to 132 by yesterday from the 56 that were recorded by Sunday, with all 76 new cases, bar one, being recorded from quarantine centres housing retu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
'Chinese doctors left Covid-19 cases spike'
Zimbabwean politician Jealous Mawarire has bemoaned the visit by Chinese doctors to Zimbabwe after the country recorded a spike of Covid-19 cases yesterday.He denounced the Chinese delegation ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 2944 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Chaos rocks Ministry of Health over new Coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is involved in a last minute effort to clean its image after there was a sharp increase of Coronavirus cases in the country. In a statement issued on Wedn...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:48hrs | 4449 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 cases rise by 136%
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 cases have now spiked to 132. The 76 new cases have been recorded in Beitbridge, Masvingo and Harare.All new cases except one have been registered among returnees from main...Published: 27 May 2020 at 18:45hrs | 2402 | by Staff reporter
12 new Coronavirus cases rock Masvingo teachers college
Online reports indicate that 12 new Coronavirus cases have been detected at Masvingo Teachers' College where some returnees are being housed. Zimmorning Post reports that 12 samples that...Published: 27 May 2020 at 13:45hrs | 4263 | by Mandla Ndlovu
118 returnees flee isolation
NEARLY 120 Zimbabweans returning to the country have escaped from isolation and quarantine centres across the country as government said they posed the greatest threat to efforts to curb the spread of...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1199 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge gruesome murder suspect nabbed
POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old taxi driver linked to the gruesome murder of a man who was killed at his estranged wife's homestead in Beitbridge. It is alleged that Langton Ribombo (35) was fatall...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for 'killer' woman
A BEITBRIDGE woman is on the run after allegedly hiring hitmen to kill and mutilate her husband for suspected ritual purposes. Police have launched a manhunt for Khathutshelo Moyo after the bo...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Hospitals demand COVID-19 records
PATIENTS seeking admission to public and private hospitals are now required to produce coronavirus test results before being taken in under a new policy likely to force the majority poor to die at hom...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
100 escape from quarantine centres
NEARLY 100 returning residents have escaped from various quarantine centres where they were confined as part of mandatory measures to control the spread of Covid-19.The law prescribes that all...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
ZACC hunts down corrupt ministers
A former Cabinet Minister, a Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and a prominent property mogul face arrest for criminal abuse of office, fraud and abuse of funds following investigations into la...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:08hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 returnees panic as one of them tests positive
The first Covid-19 case in Masvingo, a Rujeko woman travelled from Botswana in the company of her daughter who had two children and the four were staying in the same room at Masvingo Teachers' College...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:44hrs | 2288 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approached in chieftainship row
A MEMBER of the Jaka clan in Chivi has written a letter to President Mnangagwa protesting over the imposition of Mr Chishanu Magora Muzogwi as Chief Jaka. Mr Jere Jaka, who is being represente...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:32hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
Police clampdown on truck drivers
Police are being more strict in checking trucks and private cars ferrying passengers for during the lockdown in violation of transport and lockdown regulations. Most passengers using trucks an...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:24hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Covid-19 positive cases rise to 51
THE number of confirmed Covid-19 infected people in the country has risen to 51 after three new cases were reported yesterday. According to an update issued by the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:23hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's eased lockdown is a lockdown no-more?
52 Days into the lockdown, and the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that as at 20 May 2020, cumulatively a total of 18 244 rapid screening tests and 14 618 PCR diagnostic tests had been cond...Published: 21 May 2020 at 11:23hrs | 2730 | by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
Chamisa's legislators snub Parliament
IN A significant boost for Nelson Chamisa in his battle for control of the MDC, the majority of the warring party's Harare legislators stayed away from Parliament yesterday, the Daily News reports....Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:34hrs | 3263 | by Staff reporter
Fuel queues resurface
LONG fuel queues have resurfaced across the country as traffic increased following the easing of the national lockdown measures by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to allow companies to operate.In...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
NGO petitions Parly over rights abuses
MASVINGO-BASED non-governmental organisation, Institute for Community Development (ICOD) has petitioned Parliament to promulgate an Act that will establish an independent complaints mechanism to inves...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
23 escape from quarantine centres
Nineteen people escaped from quarantine at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Hotel in Beitbridge on Monday night, with five others absconding mandatory quarantine at Rupangwana Isolation C...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:51hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Passport office keys stolen
Masvingo police have been guarding the provincial registry complex for the past four days after a staffer lost a bunch of keys allegedly to thieves, TellZim News reported.Sources said a member...Published: 19 May 2020 at 22:12hrs | 2803 | by Staff reporter
530 returnees arrive from South Africa
Five hundred and thirty more Zimbabweans wanting to return home from South Africa arrived at Beitbridge on Saturday afternoon including the first 204 having their transport costs covered by Government...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:15hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF denies distributing free food to Zimbabweans
ZANU PF has dismissed a letter circulating on social media that says the party will be engaging in nationwide distribution of food parcels to Zimbabweans that are suffering during the indefinite lockd...Published: 17 May 2020 at 13:34hrs | 2229 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Opposition leader vows to defend Chiredzi villagers
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe president Innocent Gagu Lutshutsha Ndibali has criticised plans by the government to displace thousands of villagers from Chiredzi to pave way for a lucerne pr...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:31hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must extend lockdown, there are more than 42 covid-19 cases, but no one must starve
As of today, Friday 15 May 2020, Zimbabwe has 42 confirmed covid-19 cases, 13 have recovered, 4 deaths and 25 active cases, none of whom are in hospital.The country imposed a 3-week total nati...Published: 16 May 2020 at 13:00hrs | 1330 | by Wilbert Mukori
Time to hold MDC leaders to account
IT was in 2000 when I had just begun my "A" level studies at Rupare High school in Bikita, Masvingo.We were going towards the 2000 parliamentary election. Zanu-PF had just lost a constitutiona...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2660 | by Moses Tofa
Grain Millers defend Masimba Dzomba
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has defended its Deputy National Chairperson Masimba Dzomba. over an accusation that his Blue-Ram Company was prejudicing consumers by selling substandard product...Published: 14 May 2020 at 13:00hrs | 730 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Masvingo man killed over witchcraft
Masvingo police have reported that they are investigating a case of murder that emanated from a witchcraft dispute among a certain family. According to the police report, the domestic dispute ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 12:31hrs | 1691 | by Mandla Ndlovu
VaMayaya is back
Masvingo-based comedian Denice Rusoso, popularly known as VaMayaya is back on the scene as the talkative and funny corrupt police officer. Rusoso was introduced on the screens in 2014 by Sabhuku Vhara...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:20hrs | 1311 | by Elvis Chibvuri
Inter-city travellers violate lockdown
A NUMBER of people are increasingly travelling between cities and provinces without exemption in violation of level two lockdown regulations banning inter-city travel. Some Zimbabweans continu...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2542 | by Staff reporter
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