COVID-19: Govt’s ill-preparedness exposed by 11th confirmed case

HARARE - Government’s ill-preparedness to deal with the highly contagious Coronavirus was exposed in a spectacular fashion after a patient succumbed to the novel...

National Lockdown: Money transfer agencies allowed to operate

HARARE - Government has authorized money transfer agencies that had been closed down due to the total lockdown to resume operating starting Wednesday. According to...

Zim Red Cross intensifies COVID 19 awareness

TAWANDA MARWIZI The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) is intensifying COVID 19 awareness programmes through various media networks as part of its support to the...

(Download): Covid-19 impact on African economy

Covid-19 impact on African economy

New medical application to assist people during lockdown

Maxwell Chingaira FinTech Startup, Uyppy Analytica has today launched an application called My House Doctor (MHD) to assist  people during the lockdown period. This innovation means...

Hard choices authorities face: Confronting the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic

Samuel Mapuranga The outbreak of coronavirus named COVID-19 has disrupted the global economy. Evolution of the disease and its economic impact is highly uncertain, which...

Council of Churches feeds the vulnerable during lockdown

Farai Rugeje The advent of the COVID-19, which has already been declared a global pandemic, has presented a number of challenges for civil society trying...

Zim confirms eighth COVID-19 patient

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe recorded its eighth victim of the COVID-19 virus as government continues to strengthen efforts to curb the spread of the disease which...

Cash transfers for those affected by lockdown

Munyaradzi Doma The Government has approved a cash transfer programme which will benefit all those affected by the 21-day national lockdown, which was ordered by...

Lockdown is necessary to save lives:ED 

Munyaradzi Doma President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he ordered the 21-day national lockdown because unlike other countries, he did not want to react too late...

Discretionary bonus for NSSA pensioners

Maxwell Chingaira The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board, in consultation with Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Paul Mavima, has awarded pensioners...

Special Feature: The Spanish Flu in Rhodesia in 1918

By Jono Waters The Spanish Flu epidemic struck Rhodesia in early October, 1918, being introduced into the country by passengers arriving from South Africa by...

Social distancing and the lack of water in Harare

Xolisani Ncube/Farai Mabeza HARARE - The lack of water in Harare has affected government’s total lock-down as people in Glenview, Budiriro and some parts of Glen...

Minimum wage set at equivalent of US$100

HARARE - (FinX) - The Ministry of Public Service , Labour and Social Welfare has set the minimum wage for all employees at the...

AfDB launches $3b “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond

Sydney Kawadza The African Development Bank has raised US$3b in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

COVID-19: “Zim will struggle to manage 50 cases”

Tawanda Marwizi The Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights has warned government not to allow the COVID-19 outbreak to get past 50 cases as the country’s...

Zimbabwe confirms 5th COVID-19 case

Munyaradzi Doma Zimbabwe has confirmed its fifth CAVID-19 case. In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory on...

US$ bounces back, exchange rate fixed

Xolisani Ncube The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has re-introduced the use of multi-currency system as a way of fighting the highly contagious Covid-19 pandemic. In a...

COVID-19: Sakunda Holdings receives 100 ventilators

Tawanda Marwizi Hospital equipment worth US$3m including 100 ventilators and protective clothing ordered by Sakunda Holdings will start arriving in Zimbabwe on Friday as the...

Harare sues 10 000 defaulters as debt reaches $1 billion

Munyaradzi Doma The Harare City Council is suing more than 10 000 defaulters including residents and ratepayers in a bid to recover close to $1...