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Zimbabwe among priority countries for Chinese vaccine aid

Nyasha Kunyiswa and Davison Kaiyo Zimbabwe is expected to be one of the first countries to receive COVID-19 vaccine support, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters Monday.  Wenbin said, “China is providing vaccine aid...
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UK sanctions on Zimbabwe’s security organisations an act of aggression 

By Stembile Mpofu  Yesterday, the UK Government placed sanctions on individuals that head the Zimbabwe Republic Police and Central Intelligence Organisation. Sanctions were also  placed on the individual who headed the military operation in the...
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United Kingdom sanctions security chiefs

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – Zimbabwe security chiefs have become the first set of individuals in the new dispensation and post-Brexit to be placed under the UK’s Zimbabwe sanctions regime . Following the UK’s departure from...

Zim to procure 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Davison Kaiyo Zimbabwe will import 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines as soon as a pool of scientists working on the procurement and rollout strategy gives government the nod to bring the medicines into...
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has dismissed social media reports that Zimbabweans who want the COVID-19 vaccine would pay for it

National lockdown extended to February 15

Reason Razao Government has extended the Level 4 National Lockdown by another two weeks amid concern of new COVID-19 variants in Zimbabwe. The lockdown would be reviewed on February 15. Addressing the nation, Health and Child Care...
The World Bank has indicated that the African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to boost regional income by seven percent or $450bn, speed up wage growth for women, and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035

Concern as Zim delays submitting AfCFTA tariff orders

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe risks remaining a closed economy to Africa despite benefits promised under the African Continental Free Trade Area amid reports that tariff orders identifying 90 percent of the tariff lines to be liberalized...
The ZRP has deployed more details including the Mounted Unit to enforce Level 4 National Lockdown regulations with some shops being forced to close on Friday afternoon

Police arrest 350 000 for flouting lockdown regulations

Reason Razao The ZRP has intensified patrols around the Harare’s Central Business District conducting spot checks for permits of movement among motorists, pedestrians and businesses operating as authorities continue to tighten National Lockdown regulations. In the...
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Kumbirayi Katsande appointed Old Mutual Zimbabwe board chair

Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited Board has appointed Kumbirayi Katsande as its Board Chairperson with effect from January 28 this year. شعار بوروسيا دورتموند Katsande, a seasoned and renowned business practitioner in Zimbabwe has led...
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Zimbabwe targets US$4.2 bln agriculture exports

Reason Razao HARARE - Government says it has put in place initiatives to boost food production and take advantage of international markets as it aims to increase agricultural outputs to US $8.2 billion while growing...
The AfCFTA is an unmissable opportunity to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic by allowing the free movement of pharmaceuticals and PPE as well as the free exchange of technical expertise

AfCFTA – Key in mitigating COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Chido Pamela Mafongoya The long-awaited trading within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) finally began on 1 January 2021, marking a very important milestone for African trade. The AfCFTA creates a single continental market for...