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Fri, 14 May 2021 00:02:55 +0000
Zambia to get Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
Roselyne Sachiti Features, Health and Society Editor Zambia will join other African countries who are already administering the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine following an offer by China to provide the inoculation to the SADC country. The announcement co...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:01:43 +0000
World’s Covid -19 deaths surpass 3 million mark.
Mirriam Madiye Features Writer A total of 3 322 439 Covid -19 deaths have been recorded globally since the start of the pandemic in 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. According to WHO, the world has recorded 159 949 065 confirmed cas...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:01:09 +0000
Zim’s recovery cases up
Mirriam Madiye Features Writer The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in Zimbabwe has risen to 36 277. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the country has so far recorded 38 466 confirmed Covid-19 cases, includi...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:54 +0000
SA COVID-19 infections worrying, not yet in third wave
Prabashini  Moodley The National Department of Health says, while the increase in new COVID-19 infections is worrying, South Africa has not yet hit the third wave of infections. On Wednesday, another 2 759 new cases were recorded – pushing the tot...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:43 +0000
Covid: Serious failures in WHO and global response, report finds
The Covid-19 pandemic was preventable; an independent review panel has said. The panel, set up by the World Health Organization, said the combined response of the WHO and global governments was a “toxic cocktail”. The WHO should have decl...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:05 +0000
South Africans warned of 3rd COVID-19 wave
Grace Kuria South Africans in various provinces have been warned that the country is currently in the third wave of COVID-19. News24 reports that in a communication that was widely distributed on Wednesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said: “Kind...

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:30:17 +0000
Govt rolls out high impact water projects
IN pursuit of inclusive development, the Second Republic will persistently and consistently focus on high-impact and result-based community projects such as provision of water, President Mnangagwa said.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:29:49 +0000
GMB, police to curb grain side-marketing
Farmers have delivered over 30 000 tonnes of maize to Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots as the parastatal has now joined hands with police in manning roadblocks along major roads to curb illegal movement of grain.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:28:24 +0000
Paedophile jailed 55 years
A 39-year-old paedophile who sexually assaulted seven girls aged between five and 12 years asked the Bindura community for forgiveness before he was sentenced to 55 years in jail.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:27:15 +0000
President to open Byo health facilities
THE Government’s quest to revamp health services and guarantee universal coverage to improve people’s lives is gathering pace with President Mnangagwa today expected to officially open two major health facilities in Bulawayo.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:26:17 +0000
Repeal Vagrancy Law — Parly
Parliamentarians have called on Government to repeal the Vagrancy Act as it criminalises poverty and discriminate against homeless people in contravention of the Constitution.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:25:41 +0000
God blessed Zim abundantly this year: First Lady
CHURCHES yesterday came together to pray for the nation in the wake of a surge in ritual killings, drug abuse, loose morals, road traffic accidents and Covid-19 among other issues affecting the country.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:24:44 +0000
Zimbabwe committed to clearing AfDB debt
THE Government is committed to clear its arrears with the African Development Bank (AfDB), as part of the Second Republic’s reform agenda anchored on a return to the international community through mending broken relations and entrenching already e...

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:23:32 +0000
Scottish MP takes oath in Shona
New Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East, Maggie Chapman,  (pictured) took her oath in Shona to show she still has links to the country of her birth.

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:22:08 +0000
ICT vandals threaten development: Potraz
Vandalism of Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure must be reported promptly as such destruction threatens economic transformation given the key role ICTs have taken since the outbreak of Covid-19, the Postal and Telecommunication...



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