TimesLive Many countries continue to bar travellers from SA, as they implement renewed lockdowns and travel restrictions due to new coronavirus variants. On Wednesday, the Netherlands announced new travel measures that will be implemented to control new Covid-19 variants. Among the travel restrictions, the country has barred passenger flights from SA, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo
By Staff Reporter KWEKWE mayor Angeline Kasipo has called on residents to “up their game” after the Midlands city has witnessed Covid-19 cases surge to 179, coupled with 16 related deaths recorded so far. Addressing a press conference Friday, Kasipo said Kwekwe has not been spared from the deadly virus. “Some sources have recently labelled
By Staff Reporter TRANSPORT Minister Joel Biggie Matiza has died from Covid-19. This was confirmed this Friday by government spokesperson Nick Mangwana. Matiza is said to have been hospitalised this past week. He is also former Mashonaland East governor and was current Zanu PF provincial chairperson. Matiza becomes the fourth serving government minister to die
By Staff Reporter FORMER Zanu PF Chitungwiza MP and businessman, Christopher Chigumba has died from Covid-19. Chigumba died Thursday night at a local hospital where he was admitted after his health situation deteriorated on Thursday morning. His son, Takudzwa confirmed the incident. According to his son, the late legislator could be buried at his rural
BBC Africa will have to wait “weeks if not months” before receiving Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, according to various officials working towards getting doses for the continent. Close to 900 million doses have been secured so far through various initiatives, enough to inoculate about 30% of the continent’s 1.3 billion people
BBC Botswana, Zambia, The Gambia and Kenya have detected a variant of the Covid-19 virus that was first identified in South Africa last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, attributed the spread to the movement of people across the continent. “It may also be that
By Staff Reporter FORMER Education Minister and ex-Mashonaland East governor Aeneas Chigwedere has died from Covid-19. The death of the renowned historian was confirmed this Friday by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Minister David Musabayana. He was born 25 November 1939. The late former minister was a historian, educationist, and traditional leader. He served
By Staff Reporter THE City of Mutare has started rolling out free Covid 19 testing sites in the city as Covid 19 cases continue surging in the country. Mutare becomes the second local authority in the country to roll out such a facility after Gweru. The programme, which will be the first of its kind
SABC Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu passed on earlier on Thursday . The Presidency has sent condolences to his family. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time of loss,” says the Presidency in a statement. Minister Mthembu has been described as an exemplary leader, an activist, and a life-long champion
By Staff Reporter THE Gweru City Council (GCC) has rolled out free Covid-19 testing as part of efforts to control the contagion among residents. This comes amid exorbitant fees of up to US$65 being demanded per head by national health centres licensed to conduct the crucial tests among locals. In a statement Wednesday, the Gweru
By Bulawayo Correspondent COVID-19 Rapid Response Teams in Bulawayo are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by the continued surge in cases of the pandemic, authorities have said. Bulawayo, the second biggest Covid-19 hotspot, has seen a cumulative 3 550 recorded cases since the first case was confirmed in the country last March. As of the last government
By Staff Reporter MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere has revealed testing positive for Covid-19. In a message on her Facebook, Mahere attributes her medical condition to her recent detention at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. In her own words: By Fadzai Mahere Despite having been in an “isolation cell” and the “quarantine section” at Chikurubi Maximum
By Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT says 52 more people have died of Covid-19 in just a single day, signalling the dreaded disease was not subsiding any time yet. According to the latest Covid-19 update by authorities, there were 783 new cases recorded in one day. Of these, Harare continues to dominate the infection rate, accounting for
By Staff Reporter FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Kombo Moyana, as well as wife to ex-minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi as well as Chief Mashayamombe have all died separately from Covid-19. Moyana was the first black central bank chief between 1983 and 1993. Reports linked Mai Mumbengegwi to a Covid-19 death while Chief Mashayamombe also passed
By Matabeleland North Correspondent Victoria Falls: A renowned pastor of the Shepherd Bushiri led Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECG) in the resort city died on Sunday night from Covid-19 related complications, hours before a planned burial for his mother who died from a different ailment last Wednesday. Pastor Pinias Sibanda (41) was the head pastor
By Staff Reporter THE former Zanu PF Chiredzi North MP, Ronald Ndava has died at Chiredzi hospital from Covid-19 related complications. At the time of his death, he was the Zanu PF Masvingo provincial information secretary. Ndava’s death was confirmed by the Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chair, Ezra Chadzamira, who is also minister for Masvingo
By Melody Mlilo The World Health Organisation has just reported that about 2 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines – under the Covax facility – are earmarked for Africa. A further 1 billion doses could be availed. However, the rollout of the vaccine is likely to be problematic amid greed and chaos, as the wealthier nations
By Staff Reporter TWO Zimbabwean nationals were last Wednesday denied bail at the magistrates’ courts following their arrest a few days ago on charges of printing fake Covid-19 negative results for truck drivers. Andrew Hleza (45) and Christopher Mabureni (28) were arrested in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi region where they operate a printing shop. They were
By Robert Tapfumaneyi THE Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA) has cautioned the public not to buy, from the streets and other undesignated areas, traditional medicines sold by unregistered and “ignorant” herbal traders. The warning comes amid growing reports that a high number of Zimbabweans has resorted to using traditional remedies for Covid-19 treatment and
By Anna Chibamu ZANU PF Mashonaland Central youth chairperson Frenado Ruwizhi Friday succumbed to Covid-19, the ruling party has confirmed. Acting youth league national secretary Tendai Chirau confirmed Ruwizhi’s death on Twitter. “Cdes, I have just received shocking news of the death of Cde Ruwizhi our Zanu PF Youth League provincial chairman for Mashonaland Central.
