President Mnangagwa has announced new national lockdown measures with immediate effect following a surge in Covid-19 infections in the country. The latest measures are for 14 days subject to review. Industry and commerce to open from 8am to 3.30pm.A night time curfew from 6pm to 6am.Industry to decongest workplaces to …
Read More »School Holidays Extended By 14 Days
Government has delayed the opening of schools and learning institutions by 14 days following a spike in Covid-19 infections throughout the country. Schools were initially set to resume lessons on the 28th of this month. Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting services, Monica Mutsvangwa announced the decision during a post …
Read More »SA Healthcare Workers Rally Behind Zim Boy Mauled By Hyena
One eye lost, destruction of his nose and the loss of an entire lip. These are some of the harrowing injuries suffered by a nine-year-old boy in Zimbabwe after he was mauled by a hyena last month. Rodwell Nkomazana was attacked and mauled by the hyena while sleeping at an …
Read More »Kwekwe To Endure Two More Weeks Under Lockdown
By Mellisa Gombe Government extended the localised lockdown in Kwekwe for another two weeks following an increase in Covid-19 infections, it has been established. Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa informed the nation during Tuesday’s post-Cabinet briefing with the media. This comes as a result of 27 …
Read More »Chinese Language Gaining Popularity In Zim Schools
The Chinese greeting phrase “ni hao” — which translates into English as “hello” — is becoming widely understood by many school children in Zimbabwe as more schools introduce Chinese language classes to cater to the growing demand for the language. At Gateway High School, a private school in Zimbabwe’s capital …
Read More »Kwekwe Locked Down For Three Weeks
By Mellisa GombeAuthorities in Kwekwe have declared a 21 day local lockdown as a measure to contain the spread of the B.1.617 Covid-19 Indian variant after it claimed the life of one man last week, Nhau has learnt. The measure follows an announcement made by the Minister of Health and …
Read More »Why Binga Has Low HIV Prevalence
Since the first HIV infection was recorded in Zimbabwe almost 40 years ago, the epidemic has negatively impacted every facet of human security. Traditional customs synonymous with African cultures such as polygamy, sexual cleansing and other common ritual practices have long been perceived as a stumbling block in the fight …
Read More »Hre, Byo Water Crisis A Cause For Concern
By Mellisa Gombe The water crisis in the country has reached alarming levels with Government claiming that it is stepping up efforts to solve the problem that has hit Zimbabwe over the past years. Harare and Bulawayo, the country’s biggest cities are on the forefront with regards to water shortages, …
Read More »Man Kills Self Over Inherited Plates
Guruve based Josphat Zvitete committed suicide by hanging himself on a mango tree after a misunderstanding with his wife over inherited plates on Friday.Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Naison Dhliwayo confirmed the case.“I can confirm a sudden death case in Chizanga village, Guruve where a male adult hung …
Read More »Vaccine tourism: South Africans cross border to Zimbabwe for Covid-19 jab
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has his temperature taken as he arrives for the presentation of the 2021 National Budget at the parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo BY SHARON MAZINGAIZO Zimbabwe is seeing a boost in vaccine tourism as foreign nationals have started arriving in the country to …
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