Seven court houses in Zimbabwe have been closed after recording Covid-19 cases. In a statement, Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission Mr Walter Chikwana said the closure was to facilitate fumigation of the facilities. He said testing of staff and contact tracing of all the people who may have come …

Crystal methamphetamine, commonly referred to as “mutoriro” in street lingo, is not classified as a dangerous drug according to the country’s statutes and the State cannot prosecute those found in its possession, a Harare lawyer has argued. Mr Admire Rubaya said crystal methamphetamine was not listed in the Schedule of …

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 …

Heroic Roman Catholic Priest, Father Emmanuel Ribeiro has died. The government spokesperson, Nick Mangwana confirmed the death saying Father Ribeiro died Thursday morning at St. Anne’s Hospital in Harare.  “It is sad to learn that Father Emmanuel Ribeiro has passed on in the early hours of this morning. Father Ribeiro …

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 …

By Chipo Chabarwa The Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) has called for the media to robustly cover all the activities fostered by the youths across all sectors of the economy in order to achieve an upper middle class economy by the year 2030. ZYC acting director Brian Nyagwande said this during …

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 …

By Naishe KundayiBindura Municipality has fired its Chamber Secretary Mr Naison Machingauta and finance director Lovemore Warurama who were on suspension for the past two months. They were being investigated for fraud and indiscipline. Mayor Brian Kembo made the announcement yesterday afternoon soon after receiving the two’s charge sheet from …

Production on Mission: Impossible 7 in the UK has been halted for two weeks due to positive Covid tests within the crew, Paramount has confirmed. The movie, starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, will resume shooting on 14 June. Cruise is also a producer on the action spy series, and …

The Supreme Court has acquitted Movement for Democratic Change activists Last Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzorera on murder charges, Nhau has learnt. The duo had been incarcerated at Chikurubi Maximum prison for the past eight years after being convicted of murdering police Inspector Petros Mutedza in 2011. This was after Insp …