Zimbabwe Herald
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:15:39 +0000Zim duo miss Vodacom Origins of Golf cut
ZIMBABWEAN duo of professional golfers Benjamin Follet-Smith and Mohammad Mandhu missed the cut at the ongoing Vodacom Origins of Golf at Da Zalze Golf Club in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:04:32 +0000Dry taps for Harare
Harare residents should brace for a dry weekend as the local authority will be cutting off water supplies today in order to carry out repairs at Morton Jaffray, the city’s major water treatment plant.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:01:56 +0000Covid-19 : Safe care at home
If you are caring for yourself or a loved one at home, how can you keep everyone safe? Who should be cared for at home? How to prevent COVID-19 infection to other family members? What red flags should you look for that tell you it is time to contact ...
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:55 +0000WHO calls for halting COVID-19 vaccine boosters in favor of unvaccinated
Manas Mishra and Dania Nadeem Reuters – The World Health Organization is calling for a halt on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, as the gap between vaccinations...
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:09 +0000Are we creating ideal conditions for new coronavirus variants?
James Kingsland To relax COVID-19 restrictions when large numbers of individuals remain unvaccinated is inherently risky, biologists have warned. They argue that it will promote the evolution of new strains that are more transmissible and more likely...
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:01 +0000Severe COVID-19: Could the nose be key to prevention?
Katharine Lang Most infections with SARS-CoV-2 occur through the nose and throat and result in major changes to the epithelial cells, the cells forming the tissue that lines the outer layer of organs, blood vessels, and other parts of the body. The i...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:30:34 +0000President’s book sells 50k copies on launch . . . Biography reveals sacrifice, betrayal, aspirations
MORE than 50 000 copies of President Mnangagwa biography, that details the liberation struggle, his sacrifice, betrayal by fellow comrades, hopes and aspirations, were snapped up yesterday as Zimbabweans sought to get insight into the life of one of ...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:29:27 +0000Zim to get 5m doses from AU facility
Zimbabwe should soon start receiving initial shipments of its 5 million share of the 400 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine secured for Africa by the African Union (AU), the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and the United Nation...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:28:40 +00004 armed robbers from SA injured in police shootout
FOUR habitual armed robbers operating from South Africa and strongly suspected of being behind a spate of robberies in Zimbabwe targeting cash were on Wednesday night seriously injured following a shootout with a police crack team after being cornere...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:27:46 +0000State universities impress Auditor-General
Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri has commended State universities for appropriately utilising funds disbursed to them for Covid-19 research, saying most of them have accounted for the money used for the production of Personal Protective Equipment (P...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:26:35 +0000ZDF intensifies community support
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) continues with its special community programmes across the country, the traditional early August prelude to Defence Forces Day, and its members were in Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West provi...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:25:04 +0000‘VP Msika was a fearless leader’
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has described the late national hero and former Vice President Joseph Wilfred Msika as an illustrious and fearless founding nationalist who stood firm and strong in the defence of Zimbabwe until his last breath.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:24:14 +0000‘Some schools ready to open’
THE Government is working with relevant stakeholders to ensure a safe re-opening of schools and some school heads have since indicated they are ready to open since measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of learners.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:23:24 +0000Additional directors for parastatals
THE additional names of board members for the Tobacco Research Board (TRB), Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), Silo Food Industries and Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), were announced yesterday.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:22:16 +0000Ramaphosa reshuffles Cabinet
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced a Cabinet reshuffle after much pressure to reassess his executive members after a number of scandals.