Zimbabwe Yet To Take Arrivals Into Quarantine

Zimbabwe was yet to quarantine any travellers by midday on Thursday, nearly two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced drastic new measures to contain the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, ZimLive can report. Checks with port authorities at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo, the Robert Gabriel …

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State Assisted Funeral For Top Banker Munatsi

By Mercy MungoriwoPresident Mnangagwa has granted the late top banker Douglas Munatsi a State assisted funeral. This was announced by the Chief Secretary to the President and the Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda in a statement Thursday morning. “His Excellency the President, Cde Dr E. D Mnangagwa, has directed the late …

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Organisation Shields Women From GBV

Thirty-three women from Musana Communal lands in Bindura district graduated after completing an eight months training course on basic agriculture and business management courtesy of Talia Women Network in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Farmers Union last Friday. They were capped by the Deputy Director Economic Planning from the office of …

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Civil Registry To Embark On Mobile Identity Document Issuing Outreach

MAZOWE -The Civil Registry Department is set to embark on a national outreach programme to issue out national identity documents for youths and the general populace ahead of next year’s harmonised elections, Nhau has learnt. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe told Nhau that preparations to roll out …

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Tracking Global Omicron Travel Restrictions

More than 30 countries have closed their borders to some nations and others have imposed stricter measures to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. The newly detected coronavirus variant has prompted countries to tighten their borders just as many were beginning to reopen to foreign travel. Nations are adopting …

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RBZ Auction Disqualifies 547 “Dubious” Bids

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction Tuesday disqualified a total 547 suspicious bids as the authorities sniff out chancers who intend to acquire foreign currency for speculative purposes. A trading update released at the close of business shows on the Main Auction platform 236 bids were disqualified while …

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IPEC Warns Insurers Against Graft

Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has cautioned stakeholders in the insurance and pensions sector to desist from accepting bribes under the pretext of gifts and other items of value. The insurance and pension funds regulator yesterday released a draft circular codenamed “standards for the pensions industry on payment and receipt …

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Interim Bosses For Warriors’ Foes

FIFA’s appointment of a normalisation committee to run the affairs of the Guinea Football Federation, means two of the 2021 AFCON finals Group B countries are likely to be under caretaker leaders at their national football associations. The Sylie Nationale and the Warriors were placed in Group B, at the …

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Travel Restrictions Discriminatory: SADC

Travel bans imposed on southern African countries must be immediately lifted as they are unjustified and discriminatory, countries across the region have said. In a statement, Southern Africa said the detection of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 by local scientists does not mean that the strain originated in the region. …

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Drax Deal Legit, Moyo & Nguwaya Cleared

Drax Consult SAGL could be set for a US$11 million payment from the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) after the Harare High Court reversed the cancellation of its medical supply contract over allegations it was improperly awarded. The Switzerland-registered company, fronted by Delish Nguwaya, a close associate of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s …

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