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Why are we abusing sick Zimbabweans?
Once again another friend, relative, colleague and country men and women are passing on not because they cannot be treated, NO, but the cost of our health service has sky-rocketed way beyond the reach...Published: 6 hrs ago | 794 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chamisa says Mnangagwa is weaponising COVID-19
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime, currently cracking down on political and civil society activists, is "weaponising" Covid-19 against its opponents in...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Piwai Dzuda succumbs to Covid-19
Former gospel television show presenter Piwai Dzuda has died. He was 51.Dzuda is reported to have succumbed to Covid 19 on Tuesday evening.Fellow broadcaster Zandile Ndhlovu co...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2483 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted burial for Moyana
President Mnangagwa has directed that a State-assisted funeral be granted to Zimbabwe's first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr Kombo Moyana, who died on Monday.Dr Moyana reportedly...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1445 | by Staff reporter
South Africa, China mourn SB Moyo
CHINA and South Africa have sent messages of condolences following the death on Wednesday, of Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo through Covid-19.In a statement, the Chinese emb...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1280 | by Staff reporter
President grieves for SB Moyo
President Mnangagwa was visibly shaken by the demise of the minister of Foreign Affairs cde Sibusiso B Moyo. He has described Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo as a devoted public servant, friend...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1360 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Can your Employer Force You to Have a COVID-19 Test?
There are times the situation calls for measures which are tough but protecting the public and making work places safe. The world has embraced a world order which would have been pervasive in normal c...Published: 10 hrs ago | 578 | by enford Madekufamba and Dr. Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa confirms the death of Sibusiso Moyo
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo (SB) has died.President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed the passing of Gen (Rtrd) SB Moyo. Mnangagwa said he regrets to announce the...Published: 17 hrs ago | 7605 | by Staff reporter
Mahere tests positive for COVID-19
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere has confirmed that she tested positive for COVID-19. This comes two days after being released from remand at Chikurubi Maximum Prison on Monday. ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 6453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to cut his leave
President Mnangagwa will cut his leave tomorrow to preside over the joint burial of national heroes Moton Malianga and Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba at the National Heroes' Acre, showing the importance he atta...Published: 19 hrs ago | 9100 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP chides Mnangagwa
FORMER Masvingo Central MP Jeffreyson Chitando (MDC) yesterday castigated President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, alleging that it was running out of people who deserve to be conferred with her...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4660 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga sued over COVID-19 data
THE Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa)-Zimbabwe chapter has dragged Vice-President and Health and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga to court seeking to be granted an order compelling th...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3302 | by Staff reporter
Ibhetshu likaZulu commemorates Gukurahundi genocide
MATABELELAND pressure group, Ibhetshu likaZulu will today commemorate Gukurahundi in honour of the estimated 20 000 people massacred by the North Korea-trained Fifth Brigade in Matabeleland and Midlan...Published: 19 hrs ago | 528 | by Staff reporter
Loga to park the bus
WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarusic has hinted at a defensive approach to their African Nations Championships (Chan) finals Group A clash against Burkina Faso despite the team desperately needing a win t...Published: 19 hrs ago | 977 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 death toll spikes
ZIMBABWE recorded an unprecedented record high 60 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours on Monday, a situation that has forced health experts to conclude that this could just be a tip of an iceberg, considering...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Doctor under fire for prescribing unapproved COVID-19 remedies
MEDICAL doctor Jackie Stone has come under fire from colleagues in the medical fraternity for allegedly prescribing unapproved COVID-19 remedies for her patients.Specialist physician Rashida F...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1575 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Face of 2017 military coup that ousted Mugabe dies
Zimbabwe's foreign minister and face of 2017 military coup that ousted Robert Mugabe as president has died aged 61, according to multiple government sources.Highly place...Published: 19 hrs ago | 6625 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Gwanda Hlalani Kuhle sewerage piping
GARIKAI/HLALANI Kuhle housing scheme residents of ward eight in Gwanda have embarked on a project to install sewage pipes at their houses after their municipality failed to do so for 14 years since th...Published: 19 hrs ago | 199 | by Staff reporter
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...Published: 19 hrs ago | 563 | by Staff reporter
20 passengers miss flights after NHS bungling
DISGRUNTLED Ethiopian Airways passengers yesterday expressed disappointment over what they said was poor service delivery by the National Handling Services (NHS), which closed airport check-in bays ea...Published: 19 hrs ago | 993 | by Staff reporter
'Data price must fall'
NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe director, Nicholas Moyo has called on internet service providers in the country to reduce their tariffs for the survival of the arts sector as artistes are relying so...Published: 19 hrs ago | 474 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 denial rife in Bulawayo
FEAR of losing loved ones is the only force that could motivate Bulawayo residents to change their behaviour and follow Covid-19 prevention measures. Over 27 000 people have contracted Covid-1...Published: 19 hrs ago | 431 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers end five-day strike
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday resumed work after a five-day strike over poor salaries, a situation which crippled critical services such as refuse collection, primary health care and b...Published: 19 hrs ago | 338 | by Staff reporter
Police to impound curfew violators' cars
POLICE yesterday warned violators of the 6PM to 6AM curfew, saying that they will be out in full force to ensure full compliance with lockdown regulations. Both defiant motorists and pedestria...Published: 19 hrs ago | 457 | by Staff reporter
Police descend hard on curfew violators
Police are tightening enforcement of the curfew, at present between 6pm and 6am, and those breaking it now have higher risk of arrest and impoundment of any vehicle they might be using. Only e...Published: 19 hrs ago | 382 | by Staff reporter
First black RBZ Governor Moyana scored many firsts
The community of central bank governors in any country, Zimbabwe included, is a very small one and when one of them is taken, that departure leaves a yawning gap of unimaginable proportions. T...Published: 19 hrs ago | 909 | by Gideon Gono
Carlos Max in Covid-19 storm
FORMER Zimbabwe international Carlos Max has described as a storm in a tea cup the video that has been circulating on social media which shows him partying with friends in Arcadia without following th...Published: 19 hrs ago | 926 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya's accomplices in fresh bid for freedom
SUSPECTED members of the gold smuggling syndicate involving Henrietta Rushwaya and Pakistan business tycoon Ali Mohammad, have separately approached the court for fresh bail bids, citing changed circu...Published: 19 hrs ago | 236 | by Staff reporter
Trail of relatives' deaths exposes cruel hand of Covid-19
My brothers and sisters last Friday I lost my elder brother Elvis to Covid-19. Elvis Maplanka was a prominent businessman in Bulawayo in the transport and retail sector. Over and above his business, h...Published: 19 hrs ago | 735 | by Apostle St Paul Maplanka
Zimdollar maintains momentum
The Zimbabwe dollar was virtually unchanged against the US dollar, although firming by a very marginal 0,01 percent to $82,08 from $82,09 to the greenback after yesterday's central bank auction. ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 408 | by Staff reporter
'No permanent friends but interests' Zim-China relation expedition
Late 2020 China and Zimbabwe launched 5 year policies towards the realization of vision 2030, sustainable development goals. Zimbabwe being an ally to China, one can question if this was due to diplom...Published: 20 hrs ago | 174 | by Theophelous Fifteen
Chamisa now wants Mnangagwa to behave like a father figure
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has admonished President Emmerson Mnangagwa for stoking fires of hostility through weaponising the law and arbitrary arrests of his opponents and government criti...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 21:13hrs | 2279 | by Staff reporter
112 Zimbabweans die of Covid-19 in 2 days
Zimbabwe saw its second deadliest day yet in Covid-19 mortality on Tuesday after recording its deadliest day on Monday.On Tuesday the country recorded 52 deaths and 783 new infections after re...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 21:04hrs | 2164 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains damage Beitbridge roads
Heavy rains that have been pounding the country have left a lot of roads in Beitbridge district damaged resulting in most rural communities being cut off from the border town.The local Civil P...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 17:10hrs | 1874 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue could have averted COVID-19 Beitbridge border chaos
The festive season was marked by dramatic scenes of tens of thousands of people amassing at border posts between South Africa and its neighbours where procedures had slowed down due to COVI D-19 restr...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 16:18hrs | 697 | by Lies! Louw-Vaudran and Ringisai Chikohomero
Chamisa's spin-nurse relives prison nightmare
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere was arrested recently and charged for allegedly communicating falsehoods in a matter involving a baby who was initially reported dead following a baton stick st...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 15:51hrs | 2632 | by Staff Reporter
Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of 'catastrophic moral failure'
The world is on the brink of "catastrophic moral failure" in sharing Covid-19 vaccines, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday, urging countries and manufacturers to spread doses mor...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 11:18hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops in fresh virus crusade
AS THE country remains in the vice grip of the deadly coronavirus, amid soaring deaths and infections, police have made a fresh appeal to Zimbabweans to improve their discipline and heed all current l...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 11:15hrs | 2062 | by Staff reporter
Inauguration exclusion for Mnangagwa! so what?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not attend this week's inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, the invitation list did not include the president of Zimbabwe. It must be clear to an...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 09:05hrs | 4033 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Kombo Moyana dies
Zimbabwe's first black central bank governor Kombo James Moyana has died.Moyana, who was at the helm of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe between 1983 and 1993, succumbed to Covid-19....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 08:33hrs | 3360 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns Mnangagwa against 'stoking political fires'
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against "stoking political fires" through arbitrary arrests of his opponents and silencing of divergent voices....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 3226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt clueless on COVID-19, says Zapu
THE opposition Zapu party has criticised government for lack of vision to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic which is ravaging the country.Zapu presidential spokesperson Mkhululi Zulu...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:38hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Big deals for Zimbabwe bridge builders
GOVERNMENT has unveiled a programme to design and build several bridges across the country, with independent designers set to clinch crucial deals.Transactions under the programme announced la...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Warriors suffer setback
INJURIES and illness have hit the Warriors camp ahead of tomorrow's must-win game against Burkina Faso in the ongoing African Nations Championships (Chan) tournament, with five players set to be ruled...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Herbalists dismiss claims bute heals Covid-19
AS the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to hit the country with record infections and deaths being recorded, some desperate locals have resorted to using Bute in the hope the traditional...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Two mayors, town clerks for Harare
HARARE City Council is currently operating with two acting mayors and two town clerks as the fight for control of the capital city reaches boiling point.Councillors Luckson Mukunguma and Stewa...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1326 | by Staff reporter
Emirates to increase flights to Zimbabwe, Zambia
EMIRATES, which has recorded a gradual increase in travel on the Dubai-Harare-Lusaka route is set to increase flights to these destinations to four times a week starting early next month. Afte...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:22hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu scales down operations
INGWEBU Breweries has scaled-down operations to 50 percent due to Covid-19 pandemic that has forced the Government to ban bottle stores from operating as part of measures to contain the disease. Befor...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:22hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes Malianga, Gwaradzimba
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the late founding nationalist and Zanu-PF Central Committee member Moton Dizzy Paul Malianga and Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:20hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
IPEC to deregister four brokers
The Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) is in the process of cancelling registration certificates for four insurance brokers following their breach of regulatory requirements. In its Short...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
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