Schools declare readiness to resume classes

  4 Sep 2020 ADEQUATE measures informed by World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines have been put in place to ensure schools and colleges reopen safely in the proposed phases without risking a spike in Covid-19 infections. This was corroborated yesterday by school heads who said they were not expecting any major challenges with the handling [...]

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Tourism reopens

4 Sep 2020 THE entire tourism sector has been reopened, with immediate effect, as the Government’s gradual easing of lockdown measures continues following notable success in containing the spread of Covid-19. This was announced by Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday. Tourism is one of the sectors worst affected by the pandemic after [...]

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Elderly couple murdered in beautiful village home

03 Sep, 2020  A PROMINENT elderly couple from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South was gruesomely murdered by suspected robbers who raided their homestead on Tuesday night before burning their bodies in the house they were sleeping in, and making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. An 83-year-old Mr Nicholas Nleya, who had partially lost [...]

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Hefty exit packages rile NRZ workers

03 Sep, 2020    National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) workers have expressed concern over “hefty” exit packages reportedly being demanded by ex-general manager Engineer Lewis Mukwada and three other directors.   The other three directors are Mr Misheck Matanhire (director corporate services), Mr Samson Bhuza (director operations) and Mr Elector Mafunga (director marketing). Transport and [...]

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10 more elephants die mysteriously

03 Sep 2020 Ten more carcasses of elephants have been found in the Pandamasue Forests of Matabeleland North, bringing the number of elephants that have died mysteriously in the forest in less than a week to 22. ZimParks is still investigating the cause of death of 12 elephants whose carcasses were found in the same [...]

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Speaker warns absconding ministers

Cabinet ministers will he held in contempt of Parliament if they continue missing business sittings, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda warned yesterday. He issued the warning after only a handful of ministers and deputy ministers attended yesterday’s weekly Question and Answer Session. Most members of the National Assembly resorted to directing their [...]

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Zim expects early rainy season

Senior Reporter Zimbabwe is expecting an early rainy season, starting with scattered falls next month, firming into heavy rains in   November. The Met Office has predicted normal-to-above-normal rainfall, which may translate to a bumper agricultural harvest if the distribution of the rains is good and the farmers are well-prepared. October rains are generally erratic for [...]

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Police round up and fine Murehwa vendors who cheered on Chamisa

04:28, 01 Sep 2020 Popular ... MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa was mobbed by Murehwa vendors on Saturday, August 30, 2020 HARARE – Police in Murehwa on Monday rounded up 15 vendors suspected of having cheered on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa when he passed through the area on Saturday. Chamisa’s convoy was mobbed by [...]

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