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A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its workers after the Labour ministry gazetted Statutory Instrument 81 of 2020, which pegged the minimum wage at an equivalent amount of US$100.

THE Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (Zela) has bemoaned lack of personal protective clothing and information on the deadly coronavirus among small-scale and artisanal miners, saying it exposes them to the risk of contracting and…

©️  THE government will shortly embark on an aggressive national testing for the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19), as authorities step up the fight against the global pandemic, the Daily News can reveal.

©️ THE government has cleared its US$33 million debt owed to South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, raising the country’s opportunities to negotiate for additional supplies, an official has said.

©️ Government is in a dilemma whether to delay the registration of school examinations saying the delaying of registration will mean that the November examination will be written in November 2021.

©️ THE government is set to produce a live geo-tracking system to track the movements and contacts of individuals who will test positive to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

©️ HOPES are high that the coronavirus pandemic will not hit the country too badly after Zimbabweans heeded the government’s call to stay at home yesterday, the first day of a 21-day national lockdown, the Daily News reports.

©️ AS THE country steps up its fight against the deadly coronavirus, a leading physician has warned Zimbabweans to beware of fake face masks and testing kits.

©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans saying they must act like they have already been infected by coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to stop the spread of the deadly disease.

©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has gazetted Statutory Instrument 85/20, which will allow citizens and businesses to charge goods and services using the United States (US) dollar as part of combating the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).

©️  OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has called on government to provide food aid to support the poor who cannot afford to stay at home as they live from hand to mouth during the 21-day lockdown against the deadly coronavirus.

©️ PROMINENT businessman and politician James Makamba yesterday opened up for the first time about his son Zororo’s death, saying it has left a void which cannot be filled.

©️ ZIMBABWE today enters a defining moment in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic — which has killed tens of thousands of people worldwide — when the country starts a 21-day national lockdown, the Daily News reports.

THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called for calm and unity of purpose amid growing concerns and anxiety over the deadly coronavirus in the country.

NEHANDA Housing Cooperative, a model of the modern-day low-income earners housing scheme, has been hit hard by a growing list of defaulters which is threatening service delivery at the Dzivaresekwa-situated project.

THE value of the United States dollar against the Zimbabwe dollar on the parallel market has nosedived due to a drop in demand, economists have said.

THE 11-member inter-ministerial taskforce recently set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to help in the fight against the spread of the deadly coronavirus, has partnered with local universities as part of efforts to produce 30 tonnes of…

©️ THE government instituted a new law yesterday that criminalises the gathering of two or more people — except in special circumstances, as authorities further toughened their stringent measures around combating the coronavirus menace, the…

©️ FINANCIAL services outfit, FBC Holdings Limited, at the weekend said it was temporarily shutting down five of its branches in Harare and Victoria Falls in an effort to control the spread of the Coronavirus.

©️ ECOSURE has announced plans to immediately support the country’s national health delivery system by equipping frontline medical staff with protective equipment as the country battles to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

©️ THE government has exempted coal miners, critical in the generation of electricity, from the national lockdown that begins today.

©️ A DAMNING forensic audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services has revealed that the rot at Zesa Holdings was caused by interference from former Energy ministers which disrupted the smooth running of the country’s power…

©️ THERE are fears that the 21-day national lockdown announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country could hit poor Zimbabweans very hard.

©️ THE government is scrounging around for at least US$100 million to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, the Daily News on Sunday can reveal.

ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have taken government to task on its state of preparedness, the number of health personnel who have been trained and measures that are being taken to track down people who arrived from high-risk…