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Ramaphosa fails to manage South Africa's coronavirus death rate
South Africa now has the world's 14th highest number of Covid-19 infections globally and officials are concerned that the virus's "doubling rate" is currently higher than all countries with more cases...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 21:38hrs | 3829 | by Staff reporter
Fresh push for Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue
Zimbabwe's clergy is on a fresh drive to bring political parties to the negotiating table aimed at coming up with lasting solutions to the country's worsening economic challenges, CITE reported....Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 19:08hrs | 2963 | by Staff reporter
ICAC petitions SA President Ramaphosa over calls for massive deportation by political pressure group
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus (ICAC) a civic organisation represented in Southern, Eastern and West Africa has petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over the calls...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 09:09hrs | 2725 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa should emulate Ramaphosa'
Some of the country's politicians have praised South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa for hosting South Africa's inaugural public-Presidential virtual symposium.On Tuesday evening, Ramaphos...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 21:40hrs | 3290 | by Daniel Itai
Somizi Mhlongo's actress mother dies
Veteran South African actor Mary Twala has died. She was 80 years old.Her son, actor, choreographer and TV presenter Somizi Mhlongo shared the news on Instagram.Alongside photos of his...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 15:57hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Caribbean countries get access to Africa Medical Supplies Platform for procurement of COVID-19 supplies
Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been given access to the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), a procurement system for supplies and equipment in the fight against COVID-19....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:25hrs | 101 | by Agencies
Taxis show Ramaphosa the middle finger
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) say government is not taking the industry seriously and that they have decided to take the "the bull by its horns...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:21hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
SA in record 6 500 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Another Covid-19 record was broken on Thursday, as 6,580 new cases of the respiratory illness were reported in the past 24 hours.This shattered the previous day's high of 5,688 cases. It means...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 16:58hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
South African jobless rate swells to worst level in 10 years under Ramaphosa
South Africa's official unemployment rate has risen to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade.Statistics South Africa on Tuesday released its quarterly labour force survey for the first qu...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 15:02hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ramaphosa deploys soldiers to deal with Taxi drivers
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's government has deployed members of the South Africa National Defense Force to remove striking taxi drivers from the streets. ...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 10:26hrs | 6757 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa minister's comments agitate Harare
THE government is seething with anger after regional powerhouse, South Africa, commented on Zimbabwe's long-running political and economic crises earlier this week.This comes after Pretoria's ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces a people-powered change
Emmerson Mnangagwa told us the voice of the people is the voice of God. He didn't listen to either. Now he faces a people's power movement.This article was first published by ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 22:50hrs | 11195 | by Siphosami Malunga
COVID-19 exposes Zimbabwe's lack of leadership
THE COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, but Zimbabweans must have had enough of their selfish, clueless and callous leadership. By leadership, I am not referring only to political leadership, b...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:59hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Cop who likened Mnangagwa to 'used condom' granted bail
A member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Shungudzemoyo Kache, who was arrested for insulting Zimbabwe leader Emmerson Mnangagwa by likening him to a used condom, has been granted bail.K...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 16:40hrs | 5994 | by Staff reporter
Cops says Mnangagwa is a 'used condom', arrested
A HARARE police officer was taken to Zanu-PF headquarters for interrogation when he was arrested last week for calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a "used condom".Shungudzemoyo Kache was late...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:59hrs | 6517 | by Staff reporter
Relief for arrested MDC councillor
CHIPINGE MDC Alliance ward 8 councillor Chrispen Rambo, arrested for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the lockdown period has been released, with the State ordered to pursue the...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:12hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa champions AU COVID-19 fight
THE African Union (AU) has set in motion a bid to raise resources for the procurement of 15 million COVID-19 test kits per month for distribution to member States as the regional body up-scales testin...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:45hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa pledges to coordinate Covid-19 supplies
TOP Zimbabwean businessman Dr Strive Masiyiwa has pledged to coordinate the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 supplies by the private sector to unblock the supply chain. Dr Masiyiwa, wh...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:14hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: South Africa opens churches and mosques
South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa says places of worship may open under level 3 subject to strict restrictions. Religious centres will have to limit its attendees to 50 people a...Published: 26 May 2020 at 18:53hrs | 4182 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa calls for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe
As the African continent commemorated Africa Day on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as chairperson of the African Union (AU) called for the "unconditional" lifting of sanctions on Z...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:04hrs | 885 | by Polity
'South African companies that employ foreigners must not open'
South African opposition party The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says South Africa must impose a strict economic sector regime that will see certain industries being reserved for South African...Published: 25 May 2020 at 11:55hrs | 6034 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cyril Ramaphosa to address South Africans on Sunday evening
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19h00 tomorrow, Sunday 24 May 2020, on developments in South Africa's risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19.The Pre...Published: 24 May 2020 at 14:28hrs | 1399 | by The Presidency
South Africans to start drinking alcohol only at Level 1
South Africa media have reported that the country's Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma has told the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that the sale of tobacco and...Published: 22 May 2020 at 14:35hrs | 2588 | by Mandla Ndlovu
UK invests £20 million to fight Coronavirus in Africa
The United Kingdom has reported that it will invest up to £20 million in the African Union's new ‘African Union Covid19 Response Fund' to tackle coronavirus and save lives making the UK the largest...Published: 20 May 2020 at 13:02hrs | 781 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'South Africa does not qualify to go to Stage 3' WHO says
South Africa does not meet the World Health Organisation (WHO standards to move from the current Level 4 to Level 3, the country's Health Minister Zwelini Lawrence Mkhize has said.Speaking dur...Published: 20 May 2020 at 12:16hrs | 4693 | by Mandla Ndlovu
3 Zimbabweans escape from South Africa jail
FOUR prisoners, among them three Zimbabweans awaiting trial, are on the run after escaping from their remand holding cells at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Services facility in Pretoria, South Afr...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:54hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
For country or love? Mangwana, Mthuli Ncube must put money where mouth is
Let's be honest, at law there is nothing wrong in individuals acquiring dual citizenships.Even the Zimbabwean constitution has not said anything untoward about multiple or dual citizenships ex...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:22hrs | 3265 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Pondering the Post-Covid-19 world
Ndamase is a serious type. Very serious that he sees a fault in every joke. He regularly feels that whenever people joke and laugh they waste too much time not thinking about their inevitable death on...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:21hrs | 104 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
'Trump's Covid-19 addresses 'better than Ramaphosa's''
EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says US President Donald Trump's Covid-19 addresses are good compared with how President Cyril Ramaphosa conducts his.On Wednesday, Ramaphosa gave his fourth Covid-19 a...Published: 14 May 2020 at 12:57hrs | 1836 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Cyril Ramaphosa's speech on lockdown measures
My Fellow South Africans,This week, our country reached a sad moment in the progression of the coronavirus pandemic, as we recorded our 219th death from the disease.Every life lost is ...Published: 13 May 2020 at 21:46hrs | 4180 | by Cyril Ramaphosa
WATCH: 48 000 people to die of Coronavirus in South Africa
The Actuarial Society of South Africa which is the governing body for the actuarial profession in South Africa has predicted that deaths in South Africa could reach 48,000 by the expected infection pe...Published: 12 May 2020 at 10:58hrs | 2340 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa holds online meeting with Ramaphosa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Friday, held a follow-up Virtual Summit of Select SADC countries, chaired by South Africa's President Ramaphosa. According to Presidential Spokesperson George ...Published: 08 May 2020 at 11:28hrs | 6388 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa's 'essential' staff member tests positive for Covid-19
An "essential staff" member within the presidency has tested positive for Covid-19.The presidency made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that public and staff access to the Union Buildings...Published: 06 May 2020 at 15:28hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zuma mocks Ramaphosa...speaks about poisoning of David Mabuza
Former South African President Jacob Zuma and son Duduzane Zuma have released his first episode of the reality show Zooming with Zumas. The video opens up with the Zumas mocking President Mata...Published: 06 May 2020 at 12:40hrs | 5716 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Zuma takes over power from Ramaphosa?
South Africa's eNCA anchors Xoli Mngambi and Jane Dutton have come under fire for using the channel to incite the public to turn against Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 10:19hrs | 4319 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's $18 billion COVID-19 Package 'fictitious' says Biti
FORMER Finance Minister, Tendai Biti has described the government's recently announced ZW$18 billion COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Stimulus Package as ‘fictitious'.In a special address to t...Published: 05 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 1436 | by newzimbabwe
Ramaphosa appoints Strive Masiyiwa
AFRICAN Union chairman and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Zimbabwean billionaire Mr Strive Masiyiwa to coordinate a private sector-led continental effort to procure critical per...Published: 05 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 9169 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deploy army to fight terrorists in Mozambique?
...Published: 01 May 2020 at 16:51hrs | 10657 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans stranded in Cape receive food donations
ZIMBABWEAN-run companies based in Cape Town, South Africa have donated food to over 200 families affected by the lockdown curb the coronavirus (CPVID-19) outbreak.The donations are part of the...Published: 01 May 2020 at 14:39hrs | 1293 | by CAJ News
LHR rescues man accused of insulting Mnangagwa
HARARE Magistrate Vongai Muchuchutu-Guwuriro on Wednesday set free Abraham Baison on $500 bail after he was arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members for allegedly undermining authority of or...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1112 | by Stephen Jakes
South Africa opens schools...as Coronavirus cases reach 5 000
South Africa has announced that pupils might be going back to school in May. The neighboring country's Basic Education Department Director-General, Mathanzima Mweli told journalists at a media briefin...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 14:21hrs | 4021 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Foreign nationals in South Africa at liberty to return to their countries
South Africa's Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says foreign nationals who want to return to their home countries during the Covid-19 lockdown - are at liberty to do so.This as the...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 12:10hrs | 6970 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions hamper effective response to Covid-19
THE Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow on countries' economies across the globe as they implemented measures to combat the transmission and spread of the virus. For Zimbabwe, the virus h...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:45hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to help Iran fight Coronavirus
South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to support the Islamic Republic of Iran in its fight against the deadly Coronavirus that has killed 5 000 people in the middle east c...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 06:27hrs | 864 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans based in South Africa to be elbowed out?
ZIMBABWEANS based in South Africa face being elbowed out of that country after authorities adopted a nationalistic policy to favour locals on jobs, an official said yesterday.Million of South ...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 19:43hrs | 6778 | by Staff reporter
Crunch time for Zimbabweans in South Africa
ZIMBABWEANS based in South Africa face being elbowed out of that country after authorities adopted a nationalistic policy to favour locals on jobs, an official said yesterday.Million of South ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 22:38hrs | 4978 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: South Africa minister says they are looking for vibrators
First President Cyril Ramaphosa accidentally donned his face mask like a Ninja Turtle during a live TV broadcast, now a minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu has made a Freudian slip that has soc...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 21:03hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
Malema fights for foreigners in South Africa
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Sello Malema has called for the government of South Africa to consider the plight of foreigners who live in the Southern neighbouring country. Malema wh...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 13:44hrs | 6864 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZAPU's message to South Africans
Zimbabwe African People's Union RSA Province would like to congratulate South Africans for safeguarding their Freedom as they celebrate their 26th Freedom day Anniversary. People of South Africa have ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 12:33hrs | 1892 | by ZAPU
Cuban Medical Brigade invades South Africa to fight Coronavirus
A Cuban medical brigade is expected to jet in South Africa on Monday to assist in the fight against the deadly Coronavirus. The South African Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize Cuba is known f...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:06hrs | 975 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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