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Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:27:13 +0000
ZIMRA offices catch fire
There was pandemonium at a building housing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) offices in the Harare central business district after some of the offices caught fire.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:15:40 +0000
Majuice acquitted of rape charges
ORCHESTRA Mberikwazvo lead dancer Selemani Mpochi has been acquitted on charges of raping his teenage girlfriend.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:01:32 +0000
Africa: Over 9.4 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Africa
As of January 25, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 10,606,785 while over 205,275,858 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached  236,565 and 9,466,848 people have re...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:48 +0000
How Long Before Someone With COVID-19 Isn’t Contagious?
Julia Ries Experts say the window of highest infectivityTrusted Source seems to occur 2 days prior to symptom onset to 3 days after symptom onset. Rapid antigen tests can detect high viral loads and are currently thought to be reliable in telling peo...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:46 +0000
New case tackles mandatory vaccinations at work in South Africa
South Africa’s employment tribunal has issued its first decision on the dismissal of an employee for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The case, which was heard in January 2022 at the Centre for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (C...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:42 +0000
Africa: UNICEF Launches First Ever U-Report Challenge to Boost Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake in Africa
A week after COVAX delivered its billionth dose in Rwanda, UNICEF launches the first ever U-Report Challenge calling on all 13.3 million U-Reporters in Africa to help get vaccines to the unvaccinated. Through improving access and confidence in COVID-...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:30 +0000
Why you may not get COVID-19 even when those around you have it
Dr Amir Khan Many of us will be familiar with this scenario: Someone we know has tested positive for Covid-19 but despite living with that person, one or more members of their household continue to test negative. How is this possible? We know that SA...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:15:50 +0000
Number plates now available at border posts
Freeman Razemba  Crime Reporter Permanent number plates are now available at Zimra border posts, so anyone importing a vehicle now buys the permanent plates as they clear their car through customs with temporary plates no longer issued or needed. Si...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:14:03 +0000
High Court cancels provisional order on 6 constituencies
Herald Reporters By-elections will now be held as ordered by President Mnangagwa in the six constituencies won in 2018 by candidates under the MDC-Alliance umbrella after the High Court yesterday ordered the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to rec...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:13:18 +0000
Heavy rains sweep away bridge, damage 19 houses
Herald Reporters A bridge was swept away while a number of houses collapsed and roads damaged mainly in Manicaland due to heavy rains caused by the overland Tropical Depression Ana. Muchira Bridge in Chimanimani’s Ward 22, which connects with Ward ...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:12:33 +0000
First Lady plants trees in Guruve tobacco farming area
Blessings Chidakwa in GURUVE First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is the country’s patron for environment, yesterday took her ongoing nationwide reforestation programme to Mashonaland Central Province where she led from the front in planting thousand...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:11:11 +0000
Mbudzi interchange flyover moves gear up
Municipal Reporter Construction of Mbudzi flyover moved a gear up with contractors now working on the first part of the actual structure, extending the Glen Norah bridge which will house a slip lane heading into the Harare-Masvingo Highway. The works...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:10:27 +0000
Bubi-Lupane irrigation scheme transforms lives
Nqobile Tshili Bulawayo Bureau DECEMBER 23, 2021, will forever be etched in the minds of Mpofu villagers in Lupane, Matabeleland North, following their payout for farming at the Bubi-Lupane irrigation scheme managed by the Agricultural and Rural Deve...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:09:21 +0000
Zim assures its citizens in SA
Political Editor Zimbabwe is constantly in touch with the government of South Africa to ensure the safety of Zimbabweans domiciled in that country who have lately been subjected to threats and harassment. In an advisory note, the Embassy of the Repub...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:05:41 +0000
Editorial Comment: Industry must capitalise on cotton harvests
The dramatic expansion in cotton harvests since the extension of the Pfumvudza-Intwasa programme to the Presidential Cotton Inputs Scheme with Cottco recording a rise from 155 000 households to 500 000 is not just creating rural wealth, but is also p...



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