Sindiso Mhlophe and Fungi Kwaramba ZIMBABWE yesterday recorded its first known death from the lethal coronavirus — amid a continuing lack of public vigilance regarding the disease, and fresh doubts about the country’s capacity to deal with the global pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as it was confirmed yesterday that prominent broadcaster Zororo Makamba, 30,…
BELOW is a full statement made to the Daily News by the late Zororo Makamba’s family after he became the first Zimbabwean to succumb to coronavirus at Wilkins Hospital in Harare yesterday. Zororo was the son of business mogul and Zanu PF politician James Makamba. Family spokesperson Tawanda Makamba, elder brother to Zororo, spoke to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night closed the country’s borders to human traffic and banned all recreational activities as his government intensifies the fight against the spread of coronavirus. This comes after media personality and son of prominent businessman James Makamba, Zororo, died yesterday at Wilkins Hospital of the lethal virus. He was one of the…
DOCTORS have warned that they will not attend to coronavirus patients unless authorities supply them with protective clothing and the necessary equipment, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded its first known death from the lethal virus after talented broadcaster Zororo Makamba succumbed to the disease at Wilkins Hospital yesterday. Zororo, 30,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a 21-day lockdown as a measure to curb the spread of the lethal cornavirus in Zimbabwe’s neighbor South Africa. The Lockdown will be effective from Thursday midnight 26 March to Thursday 16 April 2020.
Tarisai Machakaire,Blessings Mashaya and Shamiso Dzingire STAFF WRITERS THERE are concerns that many Zimbabweans may not be taking the deadly coronavirus seriously, with some people and churches still behaving as if it’s business as usual, the Daily News reports. As a result, there are calls for authorities to introduce more stringent measures to prevent the…
Zimbabwe has recorded its first coronavirus death. Broadcast journalist and son of prominent businessman and politician James Makamba, Zororo, succumbed to the lethal virus today… More to follow…
FOLLOWING last Friday’s announcement by the government that the country now had two confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Daily News reporters Tarisai Machakaire and Tinashe Nekati went out on the streets to glean people’s views on Zimbabwe’s preparedness, knowledge of the disease among other issues. Collin Muziringa, Student, Alexander Park What I know…
DOCTORS have called for the unfreezing of teaching posts at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Medical School, saying the development is affecting the institution’s ability to enrol medical students. This follows numerous appeals by hospital management for the unfreezing of posts which they say is affecting the training of midwives, nurses as…
NEDBANK Zimbabwe Limited has appointed Sibongile P Moyo as its new managing director, taking over from Charity Jinya, who held the leadership rope for the past decade. In a statement last week, Nedbank company secretary Farai Sithole said Jinya retires on March 31, 2020, adding that her commercial acumen, wealth of knowledge and wisdom will…
