Two new recoveries were reported from Harare today. Today 282 ROT screening tests and 219 PCP diagnostic tests were done. The cumulative number of tests done to date Is 37 039 (21 484 RDT and 15 555 PCR) To date the total number of confirmed cases remains at 56, recovered 25, active cases 27 and […]
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COVID-19: Zim Records Two More Recoveries
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Mwonzora Denies Working With Zanu PF
Farai Dziva|Veteran journalist Stanley Gama has indicated that Douglas Mwonzora is keen to accept a Ministerial post in Emmerson Mnangagwa’s troubled government. Gama also warned Mwonzora against ” jumping into a swimming pool without water.” “I have just been alerted that the MDC rebels led by @DMwonzorahave already told their friends that they will be […]
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Back To Guitars? Mutodi Faces Dismissal From Zanu PF
Woes continue to mount for dismissed Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi after Zanu PF Mashonaland East issued him with a prohibition order. The decision was announced by Mash onaland East Provincial spokesperson Kenneth Mutiwekuziva during a tour of Murehwa Hospital by party delegates yesterday. The delegates included provincial chair Joel Biggie […]
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Zanu PF Hits Mutodi With Prohibition Order
Woes continue to mount for dismissed Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi after Zanu PF Mashonaland East issued him with a prohibition order. The decision was announced by Mash onaland East Provincial spokesperson Kenneth Mutiwekuziva during a tour of Murehwa Hospital by party delegates yesterday. The delegates included provincial chair Joel Biggie […]
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NSSA Reviews Upwards Pension Contributions
By A Correspondent- National Social Security Authority has reviewed upwards pension contributions payable by both workers and companies from 7% to 9%. The adjustments are a result of an SI 108 and 109 that was gazetted on 15 May. A statement from NSSA announcing the adjustment reads: Following the gazetting of statutory instrument (SI) 108 […]
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Suspected Foul Play As Former Accountant General Dies
By A Correspondent- Former government accountant general Daniel Muchemwa has died. His family is suspecting that he did not die of natural causes. Muchemwa succumbed to bone marrow cancer yesterday at Dandaro Hospital. A source that spoke to the publication about his death relayed their suspicions and said: Well people die on God’s time but […]
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“It’s Not Feasible”: ZINASU Challenges Virtual Learning
By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe National Students Union ZINASU has challenged the government’s decision to introduce e-learning to university students who are not in their final year by filing an urgent chamber application at the High court after students at Midlands State University (MSU) complained that virtual learning was not feasible. ZINASU is represented by Harare […]
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Smuggling Of Goods In And Out Of Zimbabwe Continue Unabated In Beitbridge
SMUGGLING syndicates have turned illegal crossing points dotted along the Limpopo River into permanent camping sites where huge consignments of goods worth millions of dollars are illegally brought in and out of the country daily, exposing communities living along the Zimbabwe-South Africa border to Covid-19. The smugglers use hired inflatable boats to ferry the smuggled […]
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99 Returnees Escape Covid-19 Quarantine Hotspots – Please Go Back, You Make Them Habitable
By Nomusa Garikai- Corona virus presents one of the greatest existential threat to mankind the world has ever faced. Whilst the virus has spared no nation on earth but how each nation will fare will depend on how well or badly the nation has fought against the virus. The corona virus originated in China and […]
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Is Zimbabwe Winning The War Against Coronavirus As Half Of The Infections Fully Recover
State Media|Almost half of Zimbabwe’s confirmed Covid-19 patients have now fully recovered with more shrugging off the last of their infection almost every day, but medical experts warn that this is no reason to be complacent. The number of Zimbabwe’s confirmed cases stands at 56, with 25 now fully recovered and four who have died. […]
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Sibusiso Moyo Says Third Force Behind Abduction Of MDC Youth Activists.
State Media|Government will be guided by the outcome of investigations into alleged abductions of three MDC-Alliance officials and warned against jumping into conclusions and apportioning blame. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo assured the public that the Government was taking the allegations by the MDC-Alliance officials, Cecilia Chimbiri, Netsai Marova and legislator […]
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Zimbawe Records No New Covid-19 Cases In Three Days.
Own Correspondent|Zimbabwe has not recorded any new coronavirus case in the past three days after the last scare when five people -one returning from Botswana, three Malawian illegal immigrants and a Harare resident –tested positive. The country has now tested 37 474 people. Only 56 were positive and included four who have died, 25 who […]
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Ziyambi Ziyambi Says MDC Are Cry Babies
Correspondent|Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has chided MDC-Alliance for making claims that the country’s judiciary system was captured. The minister extolled the Judiciary for demonstrating its independence in dealing with cases coming to the superior courts. Minister Ziyambi made the remarks at the ceremony last week to mark the separation of the […]
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Talk To Us About Abductions Not Sanctions, Zimbabweans Tell ZANU PF
Own Correspondent|Zimbabweans have overwhelmingly told ZANU PF Secretary for Information Simon Khaya Moyo that they are not interested in hearing about the ZANU PF sanctions mantra but rather want answers on the never ending cases of abductions by state security agents. In a poll on Twitter, Khaya Moyo, who recently joined the social media platform […]
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Interparliamentary Union Taken To Task For Protecting Rape, Murder And Gross Violations In Zimbawe – Full Text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF …(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Between: Hilton Tamangani Applicant Mr Martin Chungong.Secretary General, IPU 1st Respondent The Interparliamentary Union.5, Chemin du PommierCase postale 330CH-1218 Le Grand-SaconnexGenevaSwitzerland 2nd Respondent Gabriela Cuevas,IPU President3rd Respondent IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.4th Respondents. Respective Member States5th Respondents (served respectively). Particulars of case: This is part […]
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Silence The Guns Not The Citizens, Chamisa Tells Africa
NewsDay|OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday called on African leaders to stop silencing citizens and undermining human rights and democracy as the continent commemorated Africa Day. His call came as human rights defenders voiced concern over the gross violations of civil and political rights by security forces. Rights groups said Zimbabwe was a liability […]
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US$1 To ZWL$70 Is “Just A Bubble,” Mangudya
State Media|The rapid rise in parallel market foreign currency exchange rates is symptomatic of a bubble as it lacks any fundamental basis and could lead to economic depression, says Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr John Mangudya. Since the establishment of the interbank foreign currency market last February, parallel market rates have remained ahead of […]
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“We Mustn’t Be So Heartless And Cruel!” Chamisa Blasts Govt Move Demanding Quarantined Citizens To Pay Their Own Testing Fees.
Own Correspondent|Operations at one of the government designated quarantine centres in Harare were briefly brought to a standstill yesterday when a group of returning residents staged a demonstration after being informed that they were now required to finance their own Covid-19 mandatory tests. This comes as the country is facing an acute shortage of testing […]
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Man Steals Car At Fuel Queue
By A Correspondent- A man stole a car from a Harare motorist who was queueing for fuel under the guise that he could refuel his vehicle on his behalf quickly. The matter came to light in court where Prosper Makono of Chitungwiza stood accused of stealing Ishmael Makomeya’s vehicle on Saturday along Engen Service Station […]
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Bulawayo Now Only Has Two Covid-19 Cases Still To Recover
State Media|BULAWAYO has recorded nine Covid-19 recoveries leaving only two active cases but health experts are warning against complacency as it could steer a comeback of the virus. According to an update by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, as of Monday, Bulawayo had nine recoveries, which stem from 12 confirmed cases, one of […]
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