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Don’t lose heart, ED cautions… as corona deaths, infections keep shooting up
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans to maintain their coronavirus discipline, while also encouraging the public not to lose hope as the country battles a deadlier second wave of the global pandemic.
Police issue fresh warning to curfew violators
POLICE have stepped up their clampdown on people violating the current dusk-to-dawn curfew — warning that only those providing essential services would be allowed passage at roadblocks during curfew hours.
Court to rule on Rushwaya accomplices’ bail application
TWO Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agents arrested together with Henrietta Rushwaya, when she allegedly tried to smuggle 6kg of gold out of Zimbabwe, will know the result of their bail application next week.
More arrested for fake Covid-19 certificates
POLICE continue to make arrests of people presenting fake Covid-19 certificates in a bid to fly out of Zimbabwe from RGM International Airport.
Another striking big-name death… as SB Moyo succumbs to Covid-19, virus runs amok
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo, pictured, succumbed to the lethal coronavirus yesterday, in the latest high-profile death that underscores how much the virulent respiratory disease has gone wild in the…
Zupco ‘snub’ leaves commuters stranded
COMMUTERS from Robert Sinyoka in Bulawayo were yesterday stranded in town after public transporter Zupco withdrew its buses plying the route, citing “bad roads”.
Delta revenue up 77 percent
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed beverage maker, Delta group, says revenue grew by 77 percent for the third quarter ended December 31, 2020 owing to significant increase in sales for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
We need divine intervention: First Lady
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, pictured, has called for women to fast and pray starting today until Saturday in order for Zimbabwe to beat the current Covid-19 second wave.
Hope for children with heart defects
AUTHORITIES have joined hands with a local civil society organisation in a bid to mitigate the distressing deaths of children born with heart defects in the southern region — where 34 babies succumbed to congenital heart disease (CHD) last…
Police get strict on curfew
THE police have announced that they are now strictly enforcing the 6pm-to-6am curfew after a great deal of indiscipline from Zimbabweans despite a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gweru evacuates 26 families
AT LEAST 26 families in Gweru have been evacuated from their homes after they were affected by flash floods following heavy rains that have been pounding the Midlands capital.
Chisango barred from Town House
HARARE town clerk Hosiah Chisango is not allowed anywhere near Town House or within 100 metres of any council office as part of his bail conditions set by a magistrate court yesterday.
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 lockdown measures.
Former minister grilled over land
THE government is probing former Labour minister Petronella Kagonye on allegations of improperly acquiring six farms in Mashonaland East under her real estate firm, Glorious Properties.
NRZ acting boss Mashika dies
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) acting general manager Joseph Mashika has died.
Trio caught with 50kg ivory
THREE Bulawayo men have been arrested for allegedly possessing 50kg of ivory.
‘This is best time for Zim dialogue’… analysts say after recent remarks by ED, opposition
THE time is now opportune for three of the country’s major political players — President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora and his MDC rival Nelson Chamisa — to sit down together to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long…
Govt explains low Covid-19 recovery rate
Zimbabwe has recorded a reduced percentage of Covid-19 recoveries since the start of the second wave of the pandemic due to a stretched health care delivery system, a government official has said.
Corona deaths choking morgues
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 the virulent disease.
Indiscipline driving up infections: Mahomva
THE government has raised a red flag over failure by Zimbabweans to respect the hard lockdown regulations as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 infections and deaths.
Heavy rains leave farmers concerned
FARMER’S organisations have expressed concerns over the incessant rains that have pounded the country for the past few days as they have the potential of ruin their crops.
Remain calm, but alert: VP tells Zim… as another minister, more citizens fall to corona
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.
Covid-19 under control: Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has insisted that the government is not overwhelmed by the current Covid-19 pandemic despite an alarming rise in new infections and deaths.
Jere wins $348m Zinwa meters tender
In a notification of competitive bidding contract awards in the Government Gazette yesterday, Zinwa announced that the supply of the meters was awarded to three firms.
Sikhala denied bail
MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala has been denied bail after the Magistrates Court ruled that he has a propensity to commit more offences.