Government has announced that the dreaded South Africa Covid-19 strain has now dominated infections being detected in the country. This was confirmed by the minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa during the post Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday. Mutsvangwa revealed that the first strain that was detected …
Read More »US$7 Million Needed For Covid-19 Vaccination
Zimbabwe needs about US$ 7 million to complete its Covid-19 vaccination programme which is expected to begin this week, Nhau has learnt. Yesterday President Mnangagwa announced that the vaccination programme would begin this week but minister of health Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga would announce the full programme. According to a document …
Read More »President Extends Lockdown By A Further Two Weeks
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. …
Read More »Valentine’s Day ideas you can explore during the lockdown
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 …
Read More »Courageous Hwange Teenager Escapes Croco’s Jaws
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 …
Read More »Dr Chonzi Declines Acting Town Clerk Role, Prioritises To Combat Covid-19
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 …
Read More »Zim To Receive First Batch Of Covid Vaccine On Feb 15
Government has announced that Zimbabwe will receive it’s first batch of the donated SINOPHARM Covid-19 vaccine doses in the next six days.Another consignment, purchased by Government from the Asian giant, is expected in the country in the first week of March. This was revealed by Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana. …
Read More »Govt Warns Non-Essential Personnel
Government has issued a warning to non-essential businesses along with those who keep flouting Covid-19 regulations, notably those who violate movement restrictions, gathering unlawfully and failing to properly don their masks, saying the authorities will not hesitate to apprehend offenders. In a weekly National Taskforce on Covid-19, Minister of Information, …
Read More »Mutare Cops Tighten Checkpoints
Police and military personnel manning roadblocks and security checkpoints have tightened enforcement of lockdown regulations. This follows the extension of the Level 4 strict national lockdown by an additional two weeks. Tightened security has seen long winding queues on various checkpoints in and around Mutare city centre as police scrutinise …
Read More »Chitungwiza Residents Sue Council Over Floods
Chitungwiza Residents’ Trust (CHITREST) director Diana Kuvheya has told Nhau that residents that were affected by Friday’s flooding will soon be suing Chitungwiza Municipality and Government for losses that were incurred. In an exclusive interview with Nhau, Kuveya said that the floods were a result of poor town planning by …
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