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THE government should, through a statutory instrument (SI), put in place occupational safety, health and environment (OSHE) legislation to address long-standing health issues affecting farm workers, especially in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, local farmers unions have said. This comes as Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 cases shot up by 25 percent this week, with medical…

TWO gun-totting suspected robbers who allegedly committed a spate of heists during the national lockdown have appeared in court. George Gift Dandemutande, 28, and Robson Manezho, 30, were advised to approach the High Court for bail when they appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa charged with four counts of armed robbery and unlawful entry. They…

NURSES have demanded that the government allows them to work for one week and rest the following two weeks in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in health facilities, the Daily News reports. This comes amid reports that two nurses and a doctor recently tested positive for Covid-19 at Sally Mugabe Hospital…

A SELF-STYLED traditional healer and two Harare women who allegedly caused the death of their friend after she was blistered by hot steam while inhaling a concoction under a blanket appeared in court yesterday. Lovemore Notice, 52, Purity Ephraim, 32, and Kerina Gwaka, 46, were charged with culpable homicide when they appeared before Harare magistrate…

©️  THE African Institute of Ending Bullying, Violence and Depression and Suicide (AFRIBS) have said there is need to increase awareness campaigns focused on mental illness as more cases are likely to be reported due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19)-influenced lockdown, it has been established. Ever since the outbreak of the disease that has ravaged…

©️ A CHITUNGWIZA woman is facing murder charges after she allegedly killed her co-tenant over a dispute involving the parties’ children, police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, urging members of the public to shun all forms of violence. “A 32-year-old Chitungwiza woman has been arrested for murder after she allegedly…