President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba and former Zanu-PF spin doctor Jonathan Moyo were on Thursday engaged in a Twitter war over the President’s involvement in the affairs of Zimbabwe’s universities. Moyo sparked the exchange when he described as nonsense statements by higher education minister Amon Murwira that universities will wait for Mnangagwa decisions on […]
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George Charamba, Prof Moyo In Twitter War Over ED’s Involvement In Universities
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Blind Couple Stranded In South Africa
A blind couple who mostly rely on money they get from begging outside stores in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, are battling to make ends meet. According to GroundUp, Willie Chimuka and Fungai Pepukai moved to South Africa from Zimbabwe in 2018. The couple has four children. Three live in Zimbabwe with Chimuka’s parents and one lives with […]
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Will Zim Extend Lockdown?
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus last week warned countries that lifting existing restrictions in the fight against Covid-19 could result in deadly resurgence of the virus. The warning coincided with most African states entering the second or third week of their national lockdowns. Zimbabwe is in the third week of its lockdown and […]
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Madzibaba Prays For Coronavirus Patient
Farai Dziva| A Harare based apostolic sect leader, Madzibaba Enoch reportedly prayed for a bedridden COVID-19 patient on the phone and the man is rapidly recovering from the deadly disease. Madzibaba Enoch is based in Budiriro, Harare. Speaking to ZimEye.com on Wednesday, a senior member of the apostolic sect said: “Madzibaba Enoch from Budiriro 4, […]
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Prophet “Heals” Coronavirus Patient?
Farai Dziva| A Harare based apostolic sect leader, Madzibaba Enoch reportedly prayed for a bedridden COVID-19 patient on the phone and the man is rapidly recovering from the deadly disease. Madzibaba Enoch is based in Budiriro, Harare. Speaking to ZimEye.com on Wednesday, a senior member of the apostolic sect said: “Madzibaba Enoch from Budiriro 4, […]
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Hwange Woman Succumbs To COVID-19 Related Illness?
A Hwange family has been placed under isolation after a family member collapsed and died at their homestead after experiencing difficulties in breathing. Agneta Tshuma (52), died in the early hours of Tuesday and the family reported a case of sudden death prompting the Hwange COVID-19 response to rush to take samples from the body […]
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500 Zimbabweans To Be Deported From Botswana
500 Zimbabweans are expected to be deported from Botswana after the neighbouring country imposed a 28-day lockdown followed by a proposal for a six-month state of emergency. The development has pushed hundreds of Zimbabweans who were surviving on menial jobs to the brink of starvation. The Zimbabwean ambassador to Botswana Batirai Henry Mukonoweshuro, in a […]
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Mnangagwa Urges Corporate World To Join Fight Against COVID-19
President Mnangagwa yesterday expressed concern over increases, almost daily, of Covid-19 confirmed cases, a development he says makes it crucial for the corporate world to continue assisting Government in all ways possible to fight the pandemic. The President said this while launching the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services’ Call and Data Centre that […]
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Government Sets Aside 2000 Beds For Coronavirus Patients
More than 2 000 hospital beds in all provinces of the country have been identified for serious Covid-19 patients requiring hospitalisation. These beds are in Harare (610), Bulawayo (270), Mashonaland East (220), Manicaland (200), Mashonaland West (180), Midlands (180), Masvingo (160), Matabeleland North (140) and Matabeleland South (120). From these totals, each province has also […]
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Horror As Buffalo Gores Man (72) To Death
A 72-year-old Zaka man who was bathing in a stream was on Wednesday attacked and killed by a lone buffalo. Police identified the deceased as Ephraim Chinyere from Ngwaru village under Chief Ndanga near Muchechetere Secondary School. Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula said: “We have received information about a 72-year-old man who had gone […]
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Rise In Coronavirus Infections Besides Lockdown Worrying Mnangagwa, So What’s Next?
Paul Nyathi|President Mnangagwa yesterday expressed concern over increases, almost daily, of Covid-19 confirmed cases. The President said this while launching the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services’ Call and Data Centre that was sponsored by Innscor Africa and Liquid Telecom. “It (Covid-19) has just begun to attack Zimbabwe and the spike is beginning to […]
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Will Mnangagwa Eventually Officially Announce Lockdown Extension In His Televised Independence Day Speech Tomorrow?
Paul Nyathi|PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will make a televised address to Zimbabweans on the country’s 40th Independence Day tomorrow in respect to the measures implemented by Government to contain the spread of coronavirus. The day comes at a time when the country is under a 21-day national lockdown declared by the Government to contain the spread of […]
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Zim Sets 2000 Beds For Coronavirus Patients, Will They Suffice?
State Media|More than 2 000 hospital beds in all provinces of the country have been identified for serious Covid-19 patients requiring hospitalisation. These beds are in Harare (610), Bulawayo (270), Mashonaland East (220), Manicaland (200), Mashonaland West (180), Midlands (180), Masvingo (160), Matabeleland North (140) and Matabeleland South (120). From these totals, each province has […]
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Further Chaos In Maize Meal Distribution As Govt Dumps Shops With Expired Licences.
Just when starving Zimbabweans were beginning to get a relief that they would be able to get Mealie Meal At their nearest little shops and move away from the chaos at large retail shops in the CBD, the process hit a snag in Harare on Thursday as some shops were left out. Grain Millers Association […]
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Justice Bere Loses
State Media|The tribunal to investigate a complaint against suspended Supreme Court judge Justice Francis Bere will now sit after he lost his bid to get the High Court to hear as a matter of urgency his action stopping the sitting. High Court judge Justice Alfias Chitakunye ruled the matter was not urgent before striking it […]
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Senior RBZ Official In Trouble For Circulating An In-house Document On Social Media
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended its senior economist, Mr Philton Makena, pending disciplinary action for leaking a “de-dollarisation roadmap” document before its approval by authorities. The detailed document, which had gone viral on social media platforms, outlines key macro-economic policy measures to support the five year de-dollarisation strategy. In a statement yesterday […]
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Epworth Fuel Dealer Burnt Beyond Recognition While Trying To Retrieve Money Bag From Burning House
A man from Epworth was burnt beyond recognition when a petrol drum caught fire at his homestead. The 29 year old man was involved in the illegal sell of petrol from his backyard. According to the police the man was busy filling containers of petrol when his wife started cooking using gas inside the house. […]
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Zimbabweans Can’t Stand The Heat In Botswana Lockdown Want To Be Repatriated Back Home
Hundreds of Zimbabweans living in Botswana are applying for a trip home, saying the COVID-19 crisis has left them on the edge of starvation. The immigrants usually survive by doing odd jobs, but with Botswana in a lockdown due the coronavirus, they cannot find work to support themselves. Additionally, the immigrants were initially excluded from […]
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FULL TEXT: Army Response to Beatings Investigation
This correspondence is in response to your media reports as published in ZimEye and NewsDay online publications over the Easter weekend. Your reporters’ allegations and claims are unfounded and blatant lies. These are typical examples of the fake news that the presidency has been condemning recently. BREAKING: Zimbabwe National Army response to military beatings Investigation. […]
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Harare Adds Another Coronavirus Positive Taking Country Tally To 24
Own Correspondent|The Ministry Of Health and Child Welfare published the following statement updating the nation about COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ministry has stepped up screening and diagnostic testing in all provinces in line with the new COVID-19 testing strategy. A total of 583 tests were done today as detailed in the table below, […]
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