President Mnangagwa has extended the national Covid-19 lockdown for another two weeks as vaccines start trickling into the country. Today Zimbabwe received 200 000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from the People’s Republic of China and President Mnangagwa said another 600 000 doses are expected in the next few weeks. …

Zimbabwe’s dam inflows have reached the second highest level since 1974 from the start of the rainy season in October last year, Nhau has learnt. The rainy season which starts from October has so far caused most of the country’s dams to spill raising hopes for farmers who depend on …

High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi yesterday blasted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for its lackadaisical stance when it opposed the release of former Zanu PF Youth leader Jimu Kunaka on bail after acknowledging misdirections made by the Magistrates Court. Kunaka was freed on Z$15 000 bail with conditions to …

Around this time last year, the meme community was in overdrive with Valentine’s Day being a major topic of discussion. This time around the February 14 noise is a bit low and one wonders if we are even going to see any action on the day. It’s not even surprising …

Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has been granted Z$20 000 bail by Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro on charges of violating national lockdown protocols, after conducting a press conference at his Borrowdale residence yesterday. Riot police in the company of a senior officer stormed his residence in the middle of the conference …

A 13-year-old Hwange boy is lucky to be alive after he wrestled with a crocodile that had attacked him while fishing at Kalope Dam. The boy from Dick village under Chief Nekatambe managed to escape after squeezing tight the nostrils of the crocodile that had bitten his right leg. “It …

Harare City’s substantive director of Health Services Dr Prosper Chonzi has turned down his secondment to the position of acting town clerk in order to effectively execute the task of combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Chonzi was offered the town clerk’s position by acting Harare Mayor Stewart Mutizwa following the …

School uniform maker Noah Mauto sits on a black couch in his home, writing down the details of a modest client order. “It’s better than nothing,” he told Al Jazeera. The 44-year-old’s factory also makes tracksuits and blazers. But the extended product line has offered little cushion against the blow …

The Pakistan women’s cricket tour of Zimbabwe has been ended prematurely following an announcement by Emirates Airlines that they were temporarily suspending flights into the country. A statement from Zimbabwe Cricket on Thursday said they had come to an agreement with their Pakistan counterparts to cut the tour. “Zimbabwe Cricket …

The fire that broke out at Hwange Power Station is suspected to have had been caused by leaking diesel from the tanks located proximate to Unit 1. The fire went through to the feed rack, before it spread to Unit two and burnt cables, Indaba has learnt. An initial assessment …