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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: 6 hrs ago | 2381 | 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 | 2055 | 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 | 655 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted funeral for nationalist Mudzi
Nationalist Mukudzei Mudzi (94) who died on Saturday, will be accorded a State-assisted funeral in recognition of his commitment to freeing the country from settler control, even during disagreements ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ministers are polygamists, they love women
Former Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed that most Zanu-PF ministers love women so much that they are polygamists and have numerous small houses.An...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 21:42hrs | 4962 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe taking cautious approach on Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Zimbabwe is taking a cautious approach towards the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines that some African countries are set to roll out amid indications that government could delay the programme while observ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:35hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
'Home remedies don't cure COVID-19'
HEALTH experts and stakeholders have warned that home remedies were not a cure for COVID-19, but only relieve symptoms and offer the body a fighting chance against the respiratory virus.This f...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2062 | by Staff reporter
Magaba, Siyaso traders defy COVID-19 regulations
BUSINESS has resumed at Mbare's Magaba home industry with informal traders defying COVID-19 lockdown regulations and going about their usual operations.This is despite that the government rece...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:56hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 home remedies gain popularity
TRADITIONAL herbs and steaming have become popular home remedies against Covid-19 which has killed 772 people in Zimbabwe. Social media platforms are daily awash with messages on the efficacy ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe funeral parlours overwhelmed by COVID-19
AS AUTHORITIES continue to battle to contain the deadly coronavirus, amid alarming deaths and new infections in the country, Zimbabwe's stretched funeral parlours say they are now being overwhelmed by...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 13:34hrs | 3048 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe govt in talks with China, Russia for Covid-19 vaccine
THE Government is set to vaccinate at least 80 percent of the population once negotiations with potential suppliers of the vaccine, China, Russia and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been comp...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:24hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Zinatha warns of fake, harmful Covid-19 herbs
THE Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA) has cautioned the public not to buy, from the streets and other undesignated areas, traditional medicines sold by unregistered and "igno...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 19:11hrs | 1976 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans not to panic
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus.Th...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:20hrs | 2551 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns pen-mercenaries
VICE-PRESIDENT and Health and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zimbabwe was still in good stead to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that public health facilities were still...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:30hrs | 3363 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Covid-19 jab will be voluntary for Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe announced on Friday that taking a Covid-19 vaccine will be voluntary for its citizens as authorities ponder inoculation logistics following reports that the country will receive three million...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:57hrs | 2692 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns social media users
Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga has denied claims the country's hospitals are overwhelmed amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and face a critical shortage of beds and equipment....Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
Minister throws party in violation of lockdown
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe allegedly hosted a party at his Dorking farm during the weekend.Apparently, over a hundred people attended the party and social distancing was not observe...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:23hrs | 8079 | by Anonymous Writer
Army-linked Anjin grabs richest diamond claim
AN army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has em...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1108 | by Kenneth Matimaire
Why Zimbabwe needs judiciary reforms to be open for business
THE Zimbabwean Constitution enshrines the principle of separation of powers among three distinct arms of government, which are the executive, consisting of the President and Cabinet, the legislature, ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:52hrs | 629 | by Mirian Mangwaya
Zimbabwe's corona deaths, infections keep soaring
CONCERNED medical experts have implored the government to follow the example of South Africa and close all its land borders, to curb the alarming spread of coronavirus in the country.Speaking ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:11hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
NRZ suspends commuter trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) on Friday suspended commuter trains in line with the COVID-19 regulations recently announced by the government.The suspension of commuter trains came am...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Nurses demand risk allowance
NURSES have accused the government of depriving them of the COVID-19 risk allowance several months after they were promised the stipend.Government offered to pay allowances for health workers ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:02hrs | 645 | 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 | 2364 | by Staff reporter
Mugwadi's 'mischief' divides Zanu-PF?
The News Hawks reported that reckless utterances by Zanu PF Director of Information Tafadzwa Mugwadi against SA President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC, as well as on other issues, have divided senior Z...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:57hrs | 5901 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers finally listed among essential services
Lawyers have been separately listed among essential services and can travel to and attend any criminal or civil court hearing involving a client and can travel and meet clients and others when this is...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Moyo national hero
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero. Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kas...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Reasons why by-elections spook Zanu-PF
ZIMBABWE is in perpetual election mode, so there is no harm yapping on this subject even as the year is just starting and we are more than two years away from the next national polls.The west ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:53hrs | 287 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zanu-PF to decide Rtd Brig-General Moyo hero status
THE Zanu-PF leadership will deliberate on the hero status of decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired) who died on Friday last week in Harare.He was 66.The ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Shelters in Limpopo overwhelmed by stranded Zimbabweans
Shelters for displaced foreign nationals in and around Musina, Limpopo, say they are overwhelmed with requests to take in stranded Zimbabweans.The Beitbridge Border Post has experienced heavy ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:46hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Stringent govt lockdown requirements cripple companies
THE ministry of Industry and commerce has given industry a seven day moratorium to obtain exemptions to operate during the 30-day national lockdown while at the same time introducing stringent demands...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Rights doctors flag Zimbabwe govt for weak Covid-19 lockdown measures
THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has raised concerns over non-compliance to Covid-19 lockdown regulations by some citizens.The measures were imposed by government a...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt failed to consult over lockdown, says Veritas
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says the government did not give transport operators, vendors and representatives of commerce and industry time to prepare for new covid-19 measures amid worsening macroeconom...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 251 | 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 | 2507 | 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 | 4323 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has no strategy beyond lockdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has no comprehensive Covid-19 plan beyond the strict 30-day lockdown triggered by a recent spike in cases, spelling trouble in the health sector for his broke...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:38hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Alcohol ban extends to supermarkets
ONLY bars and restaurants serving hotel residents are allowed to sell alcohol and any other outlets including supermarkets are banned from doing so, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday. Followin...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:46hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Decorated army general dies
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), has died. He was 66.Brig-Gen Moyo whose Chimurenga name was Rodwell Nyika died yesterday in the morning at Hermatology Ce...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 2048 | by Staff reporter
Pressure group blasts Chiwenga's 'elitist' lockdown measures
BULAWAYO pressure group, Ibhetshu LikaZulu says the current Covid-19 lockdown measures recently announced will not achieve desired results because of government's elitist approach to the situation....Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Be responsible or face the law
AUTHORITIES have warned that they will take tough measures, including conducting door-to-door raids, if people continue to disregard coronavirus regulations meant to curb the spread of the killer viru...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 18:24hrs | 541 | 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 | 345 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wife's appeal stalled by COVID-19
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Marry Mubaiwa's Supreme Court appeal hearing for the release of her passport failed to take off yesterday as State prosecutors Sharon Fero and one Masabv...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:40hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Informal traders challenge lockdown order
THE Zimbabwe Informal Sectors Organisation (Ziso) has approached the High Court challenging the constitutionality of the recently imposed 30-day lockdown by government to contain the spread of COVID-1...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers not part of essential service providers
HUMAN rights lawyers have filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order compelling government to declare them essential service providers to facilitate their ease passage at s...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:29hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
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
Chief Justice to virtually open 2021 legal year
The traditional ceremony to mark the official opening of the 2021 Legal Year has been cancelled owing to the need to minimise risk of Covid-19 infection by the Judicial Service Commission, but Chief J...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
$7bn for Covid-19 response
Government has set aside $7 billion for the heightened fight against Covid-19, with authorities yesterday calling for the tightening of restrictions to control the geographical spread of the virus. ...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's total lockdown challenged in court
Mfundo Mlilo and the Zimbabwe informal traders association have filed an urgent application at court challenging the rationality of a 30-day long lockdown announced by Vice President who doubles up as...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:02hrs | 4350 | 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
Chamisa's MP blasts Mnangagwa
OUTSPOKEN MDC Alliance legislator Settlement Chikwinya has hit out at the Emmerson Mnangagwa led government over a patently blind imposition of a national lockdown without close consideration of the c...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:15hrs | 3028 | by Staff reporter
How does HE take leave during such a crisis?
COMPLIMENTS of the season, Cde Acting President, I hope I find you well in these trying COVID-19 times.Your Excellency, the year has started on a sad note and today you happen to be the recipi...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1166 | by Moses Matenga
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