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WITH Zimbabwe now reeling from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus — putting serious pressure on medical oxygen stocks in the country — authorities have moved to make it easier for suppliers to procure and avail the critical…

POLICE have launched a massive crackdown on illegal gold miners in a blitz that has so far netted 826 individuals across the country.

FORMER Principal Immigration Officer Munyaradzi Mushimbo has approached the High Court seeking to have the Zimbabwe Financial Clearing Association (ZFCA) remove his name from the roll of blacklisted people.

THE Zimbabwe national statistics agency (Zimstat) has revised the food poverty line (FPL) upwards to $4 670 to register a six-and-a-half percentage increase over the November 2020 figure of $3 279.41.

THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) wants to switch from manual collection of toll fees to an electronic tolling collection (ETC) method that allows vehicles to pass through a toll gate without requiring any action or…

THE bail ruling of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala is expected today in a matter where he is accused of spreading falsehoods on social media.

NELSON Chamisa is still keen to meet with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges, MDC Alliance secretary for presidential affairs, Jameson Timba, has said.

POLICE have set up a special crack unit to enforce discipline among ordinary citizens whose apparent disregard of lockdown restrictions has miffed authorities.

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the central bank is working on the introduction of a $50 bank note for the convenience of the transacting public. 

THE United Kingdom (UK) has approved a US$5,4 million food relief fund for Zimbabwe, which will come in the form of monthly cash transfers or electronic vouchers worth US$12 per person redeemable in supermarkets. 

FLASH floods that occurred in recent days have left a trail of destruction across the country, leaving roads and bridges damaged, trees uprooted and some homes waterlogged.  

ZIMBABWE’S largest medical centre — Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals — says its resources are stretched by the large number of Covid-19 patients it is admitting. 

ONE of Zimbabwe’s top learning institutions, St George’s College, today celebrates 125 years of existence and offering Jesuit education. 

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.

ACTING President Kembo Mohadi yesterday said increasing Covid-19 infections and deaths are threatening the recovery of Zimbabwe’s economy and urged citizens to buckle up as the government battles to contain the pandemic. 

THE government will continue to pay civil servants a Covid-19 allowance as it battles to contain the spread of the killer virus.

This comes as the government last week enforced another tough lockdown, banning all public gatherings except for funerals, which should be attended by less than 30 people. 

Sikhala’s lawyer, Harrison Nkomo, yesterday argued before Harare regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna that his client was being charged with violating Section 31 of the Criminal Code, which was struck off by the Constitutional Court. 

Incarcerated Zim dancehall producers DJ Fantan and Levels have approached the High Court seeking bail pending appeal against their conviction for allegedly violating Covid-19 regulations. 

THE ruling Zanu PF says Nelson Chamisa, pictured, and the MDC Alliance “made their bed and must now lie in it” — after they allegedly “repeatedly spurned the hand of friendship” extended to them by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

THIS past weekend, the Daily News On Sunday led its edition with a rather innocuous story on hopes for national dialogue to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises.

CITIZENS will be allowed to transport the corpses of their relatives who will have succumbed to Covid-19 provided they adhere to strict health guidelines provided by the government. 

THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) says health authorities need to speedily act to regulate nurse aides being hired to offer palliative care by wealthy Covid-19 patients.

SOUTH Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that Beitbridge Border Post will be closed this Friday for the rest of the public as a containment measure for the spread of Covid-19.

BULAWAYO Provincial minister Judith Ncube has warned informal traders and vendors in the city to adhere to lockdown regulations amid reports they are sneaking back to the city’s streets.