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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: 22 hrs ago | 214 | by Staff reporter
Malema urges Zimbabweans to find 'creative' ways to enter SA
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised the closure, this week, of South Africa's borders including the Beitbridge Border Post saying the decision was self-hate.The...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 16:20hrs | 4561 | by Staff reporter
Rains improve availability of food in the Covid-19 era
COMMUNAL farmers in Gwanda say the summer season has come with a change of fortune in the food situation at a time when most families were facing challenges due to the Covid 19-induced lockdown....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:05hrs | 509 | by ZBC News
Time to make Matabeleland Zambezi water project a reality
For the last three decades or so, Zimbabwe's largest cities have faced water challenges due to due to a combination of poor rains, droughtand mismanagement. The situation in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's s...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:51hrs | 602 | by Alfonce Mbizwo
Chitungwiza council, residents clash over demolitions
CHITUNGWIZA residents were up in arms with their local authority yesterday after council revealed plans to demolish over 11 000 illegal structures, subject to a court order.The uproar came aft...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:02hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Zapu congress preps
THE opposition Zapu party's plans to restructure early this year have been derailed due to the 30-day lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.Zapu had targeted to start its restructu...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
UK advances US$5,4m food assistance
MORE than 100 000 food-insecure people in the urban areas will benefit from the United Kingdom's pledge of £4 million (US$5,4 million) to help vulnerable families.Recent data revealed that ne...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:55hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 vaccine policy on cards
GOVERNMENT is in the process of coming up with a national COVID-19 vaccination policy, amid calls by a top health expert that the country must also embrace COVID-19 vaccines that meet international st...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:54hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
10 000 arrested for mask violations in one week
NEARLY 10 000 people have been arrested countrywide for not wearing face masks and more than 16 000 were arrested for flouting lockdown regulations within a week. Government has expressed conc...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Harare cemetery turned into dumpsite
WARREN Hills Cemetery has been turned into an illegal dumpsite by Warren Park D residents as the MDC-run council fails to provide basic service delivery in the area. A visit to the cemetery ye...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 screening at roadblocks
Healthcare workers will soon join the security services at roadblocks to screen those intending to pass through for Covid-19 and carry out awareness campaigns on mitigatory measures to reduce the spre...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Trojan Mine becomes Covid-19 'hotspot'
The densely populated Trojan Nickel Mine has become the hotspot of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic in Bindura, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.More than 50 people tested positive to Covid-19 in the min...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 14:59hrs | 1276 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Food sovereignty in Zimbabwe is a human rights issue
With Covid 19 is ravaging and weighing heavily on the socio-economic well being of Zimbabwe, there is a far worse pandemic bedevilling the country in the form food insecurity and food injustice....Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:14hrs | 157 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
President E.D engage your political nemesis
ContextIn 1999, the then MDC leader and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, whilst he was addressing more than 20 000 supporters in Rufaro stadium, called for the ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:24hrs | 1270 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Govt fumigates public areas
Government has begun fumigating public areas in Harare in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in communities as the country's confirmed cases and deaths continue to soar. Nationa...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 09:19hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 spawns courts backlog
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has bemoaned an increased backlog in cases owing to the suspension of court operations during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns which stalled trials.In his ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:46hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to officiate at Brig-Gen Moyo's burial
The late national hero Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Rtd), will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on Tuesday 12 January 2021. According to the government spokesperson Nick Mangwanga, the ...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 19:15hrs | 2363 | by Staff reporter
We look up to the MDC Alliance
After successfully submitting my doctoral disquisition in October 2019, I thought of taking a three-month break as I waited for my examiners' feedback. This meant travelling to South Africa where my w...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 10:13hrs | 2802 | by Mutsa Murenje in Queensland, Australia
SA MPs to visit Beitbridge, Mozambique borders
South Africa's Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs is this week scheduled to visit Beitbridge and Lebombo border posts to assess progress on the alleviation of challenges that led to del...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ban movement of dead bodies to contain COVID-19
Zimbabwe police have banned the movement of dead bodies from place to place for burial in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19. Burial will now take place where one would have died. ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:14hrs | 2299 | by Staff reporter
Doctors predict mass deaths
MEDICAL doctors have warned of a looming surge in COVID-19-related deaths in the coming days, saying the figures were likely to double this week as positive cases continue to rise against a drop in th...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:05hrs | 5024 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reel from COVID-19
THE government has been hit hard by the lethal coronavirus, with more than 1 000 civil servants confirmed to have so far been infected by the disease - as Zimbabwe's total number of reported Covid-19 ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
15 years on, no sanitation for Hlalani Kuhle beneficiaries
Thabo Siziba of the Garakai/ Hlalani Kuhle area, ward 8, in Gwanda Urban, has stayed for the past 14 years without access to water. Residents in the area have waited for the past 15 years for the Gwan...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Teachers warned on private lessons
THE Government has warned teachers against conducting physical extra lessons as they risk being prosecuted for violating Covid-19 containment regulations, it has been learnt.The move comes ami...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to cut holiday as Covid-19 spirals in Zimbabwe
There are growing calls for Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cut short his annual holiday because the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has "run over" his government.One of his de...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:50hrs | 2495 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's security personnel test positive of COVID-19
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, currently on annual leave at a time Zimbabwe is battling the intensifying Covid-19 pandemic, including attendant deaths, was last week forced to abandon a trip to his She...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:41hrs | 4016 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth, sanctions removal Mnangagwa's top priority
Rejoining the Commonwealth and seeking the removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, principally by the United States (US) and her allies, are the top priorities of the Ministry of Fo...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 fears in prisons
SAFETY questions over the way inmates are treated in prisons came to the fore yesterday after lawyers representing Jacob Mafume told the court that the suspended Harare mayor had started exhibiting sy...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:38hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Dumb advisors, deaf Executive
"JANUARY 2021 has been cancelled," is a joke that went viral in Zimbabwe last weekend.It is a joke premised on Zimbabwe's return to COVID-19 lockdown measures. These are the strictest conditio...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:29hrs | 548 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Storm helps stranded travellers at Beitbridge
A VIOLENT storm that lashed Beitbridge on Tuesday night brought smiles on thousands of stranded Zimbabweans crossing into South Africa as the harsh weather forced immigration officials to hurriedly cl...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 3552 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economy to grow by 2.9%'
ZiMBABWE'S economy is expected to register a modest 2,9% growth this year from a negative dip recorded last year, according to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report released this week....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown discord costs business
A serious policy discord in government and police is negatively impacting business as businesses are struggling to access exemption documents while workers are blocked from reporting for duty or delay...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
School reaping off parents
MY child attends a private high school in Harare (name withheld) and is in the middle of writing Advanced Level examinations.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the examination papers are being ...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 1307 | by Reaped Off
Rule of law must be observed during COVID-19 lockdown
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) calls upon the government to uphold human rights and observe the rule of law during the COVID-19 national lockdown.This follows the issuance of ...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 86 | by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Mnangagwa reiterates call to end American sanctions
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reiterated his call for an end to the vindictive illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries as he congratulated Mr Joe Biden following his confirmation yesterda...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
One-stop border post could address Beitbridge chaos
Long delays recently resurfaced at Beitbridge Border Post, with travellers spending close to three days to access either South Africa or Zimbabwe. Among other factors, a bad work attitude amon...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:27hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
372% rates hike for Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents will fork out more for services after Government approved Bulawayo City Council (BCC's) over $16 billion 2021 budget. Rates have already increased by 372 percent with effect...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:27hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns detractors
ZANU-PF has warned some critics to stop lecturing the country's leadership on implementing Covid-19 lockdown measures. Self-exiled G-40 members have on a number of occasions attacked the rulin...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:25hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Will a divided MDC keep Zimbabwe safe from a one-party state?
While the year 2020 will undoubtedly play an integral part in history - bringing the world to a halt as a result of the pandemic - Zimbabwe's politics will go down as an historic year for the Movement...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 20:24hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
'South Africa rejecting Zimbabwe COVID-19 test certificates'
TRAVELLERS' woes at Beitbridge Border Post continue mounting amid reports that South African authorities were rejecting COVID-19 test certificates issued by other countries including Zimbabwe, preferr...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:32hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa writes letter to Zimbabweans
Fellow Zimbabweans,When we began this journey 22 years ago, I was a young college student alongside my contemporaries. I was part of a generation of college students that joined veteran trade ...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4180 | by Nelson Chamisa
Harare only has 30 ICU beds
HARARE City Council yesterday said it was overwhelmed by the soaring number of COVID-19 cases, which has turned it into the epicentre of the pandemic.Acting mayor Stewart Mutizwa said the city...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:16hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle licensing to continue, says Zinara
Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), has said that vehicle licensing will go on despite a strict lockdown amid a surge in covid 19 cases in the country.Dismissing information that h...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 16:20hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
US$14 million plant to kick off
Plans to build a 5-megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi here have gathered momentum with a local firm behind the $US14 million project awaiting independent assessment of the dam wall befo...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 16:18hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Botswana sets currency to lose value faster in 2021
Botswana has set its pula currency to lose value at a faster rate this year, a senior official said Monday, as it seeks to boost export competitiveness after the COVID-19 pandemic has had a deep impac...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 3038 | by Staff reporter
70% of Govt staff working from home
Government has suspended face to face meetings in the public service to ensure safety of its employees and has trimmed its workforce to 30 percent as the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges lockdown compliance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zimbabweans to comply with the second lockdown, imposed by Government to curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, which he described as the final push again...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:51hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Trumpism - Why Chamisa must shape up on Covid-19 - part 3
In this coronavirus pandemic season, Nelson Chamisa is as good as the politics he plays, meaning he either shapes up or seals his own fate to political doom just like US President Donald Trump did....Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 07:54hrs | 3166 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Andy Muridzo's Muridzo manager turns 37
Musician Andy Muridzo's manager Ronald Mujuru turns 37 today. Mujuru has been managing Muridzo since 2019. The manage...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1239 | by Simbarashe Sithole
COVID-19 hits Zimbabwe tollgates
PANIC has gripped the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) staff after one of them reportedly succumbed to COVID-19-related complications last week while five others, including a police offi...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:29hrs | 2098 | by Staff reporter
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