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Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:56 +0000
France opens borders – but only to those inoculated with EU-approved vaccines
France is gradually opening its borders, but many restrictions are still in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and the country is only accepting fully vaccinated overseas visitors who have received one of the four jabs approved by t...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:43 +0000
High Covid-19 cases: How to stay safe
Mirriam Madiye Features Writer Within a space of seven days, Covid -19 cases and deaths have risen at an alarming rate in Zimbabwe. According to data released by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the country has recorded a total of 15 30...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:34 +0000
Zim Covid-19 deaths rise
Mirriam Madiye Features Writer Over 2000 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe at a time the country is battling the third wave. The Covid -19 deaths now stand at 2 274. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Child Car...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:31 +0000
Covid -19: Why vaccination remains key
Roselyne Sachiti Features, Health and Society Editor The thought of vaccination may send some chills down the spines of many people. With fake alarmist information being spread daily by non-vaxxers, some trusting people take this as fact hook, line a...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:16 +0000
India’s Covid vaccine rollout hit by hesitancy and supply snags
India’s Covid vaccination rollout has continued to falter due to supply shortages and vaccine hesitancy, casting doubt on the government’s pledge to vaccinate the entire population by December. A number of states, including the capital, Delhi, sa...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:12 +0000
Botswana to close schools as COVID-19 cases soar
Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced on Tuesday his government has taken a decision to close schools from this coming Friday until August 16 as the country battles its deadliest COVID-19 wave. Masisi made the announcement in a scheduled na...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:07:13 +0000
Clock ticks for rogue NGOs
Political Editor MACHINATIONS by the country’s detractors to derail the country’s development either clothed as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or blunt opposition forces that do not wish the country any good must be exposed and consigned t...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:06:11 +0000
President speaks on SA unrest
AMID turmoil in South Africa, which was triggered by the incarceration of the country’s former President Jacob Zuma, President Mnangagwa yesterday expressed his wish for the unrest to be resolved as soon as possible to ensure continued stability in...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:05:57 +0000
Haritatos burial set for Saturday
ZANU PF Central Committee member and former Muzvezve legislator, Cde Peter Haritatos who succumbed to Covid-19 complications last week, will be buried this Saturday at Warren Hills. 

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:05:16 +0000
ConCourt judges to decide on Chief Justice Malaba
The Constitutional Court will now decide the validity of the High Court order blocking Chief Justice Luke Malaba from opting under the Constitution to stay in office for an additional five years after retirement age.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:05:04 +0000
Tourism industry urges adoption of ‘new normal’
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe (TBCZ) says the country should adopt a “new normal” approach and allow industry to operate under strict health protocols that include incentivising vaccinated citizens...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:05:02 +0000
Afrochine vaccinates workers
Afrochine Smelting Private, a huge ferochrome producing plant in Selous, has organised Covid-19 vaccinations for its staff, with more than 800 already having had their first jabs and all the 1 105 expected to be done by tomorrow. 

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:05:00 +0000
Curtain comes down on tobacco selling season
The 2021 tobacco marketing seasons officially closed yesterday with auction floor operators calling for affordable funding for smallholder farmers if the auction system was to continue.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:04:56 +0000
Editorial Comment: Business must cooperate to make lockdown work
No one in the business sectors could have been surprised at the extension of the enhanced level four lockdown for another fortnight and most will be grateful that the cooperation the Government has been getting from most businesses allowed it to keep...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:04:40 +0000
Chipanga bounces back
Zanu PF has readmitted some former members who had been expelled and suspended for deviating from the ethos of the revolutionary party.



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