By Stephen Tsamba THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) opened a Covid-19 isolation centre in Harare Friday as fears of a third wave and the spread of the deadly Indian variant grow. The isolation centre is located in the Avenues area of Harare and will also serve as a clinic for NSSA employees and pensioners
Reuters ZIMBABWE’S government said Friday citizens should not panic because it had enough Covid-19 vaccines for those needing a second shot after some centres ran out of doses this week and turned people away. The southern African nation, which aims to vaccinate 10 million people by the end of the year, has to date received
VOA HUNDREDS of Zimbabweans Wednesday protested the enduring shortages of Covid-19 vaccines that threaten to derail the country’s immunisation campaign, with authorities saying they are waiting for more doses from China. The government wants to inoculate at least 60% of Zimbabwe’s more than 14 million people by the end of the year but has struggled
Reuters THE global economic shutdown has driven Africa into recession for the first time in 30 years, with severe repercussions for unemployment, poverty, inequalities, and food insecurity. Much of Africa may have been spared the death toll that Covid-19 brought to other regions, but it now faces recession, growing violence, and higher unemployment because of
By Sports Reporter THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) has announced that one player missed the past weekend’s Chibuku Super Cup round two of matches after testing Covid-19 positive. In a statement issued Monday, the PSL chief executive Kenny Ndebele said the player had since gone into self-isolation in accordance with the Ministry of Health, World
Xinhua Zimbabwe this week experienced a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections following an outbreak at an educational institution in Masvingo Province where 94 cases were reported between Tuesday and Wednesday. Another 19 cases were reported elsewhere on Wednesday, bringing the total number of new infections to 113, according to the figures from the
By Ndatenda Njanike POPULATION Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) in partnership with the Swedish Embassy, has donated US$16 000 worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Matebeleland South province to complement government efforts towards fighting the Covid-19 menace in the country. At a handover ceremony held at the Gwanda Provincial Hospital last week Friday, PSZ director Pester
By Staff Reporter FORMER Health Minister and top MDC Alliance official, Henry Madzorera has described the government decreed localised lockdown in Kwekwe as nothing but an assault on the church which has become the only institution seemingly complying with the order. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as a Health Minister last week imposed a
By Staff Reporter MUTARE: The situation at Dangamvura High School where a positive Covid-19 case was recorded Wednesday, is now under control after the intervention of local health personnel. Acting Town Clerk Antony Mutara, who is also the city’s health services director, said they had contemplated taking drastic measures to shut down the school, but
By Costa Nkomo AFTER initial confusion over Kwekwe’s new lockdown status, Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga Friday finally announced government has imposed an immediate two-week lockdown after the deadly Indian Covid-19 variant was detected in the gold mining city. In a statement Friday afternoon, Chiwenga said: “The Genomic Sequencing done by the viral
By Anna Chibamu VICE President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga has confirmed tests carried out by his ministry were of the deadly Indian variant that has been detected in Kwekwe. “Genomic sequencing was carried out on samples collected from a reported focalised outbreak in Kwekwe which was linked to a traveller from India on the
By Thandiwe Garusa CITIZENS returning to Zimbabwe will now take care of their own quarantine expenses, a government minister has announced. Addressing journalists at the Post-Cabinet press briefing Tuesday, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the government would no longer take care of quarantine expenses for those coming back to Zimbabwe. “Citizens returning to Zimbabwe will
By Staff Reporter KWEKWE mayor, Angeline Kasipo, has dismissed as false growing reports the deadly Indian Covid-19 variant has hit the gold mining city. Reports have been rife the city had hit the Indian coronavirus variant following the death of Kwekwe Residents’ Association chairperson Robson Kadenhe due to Covid-19 complications last week. Speculation is swirling
IOL ZIMBABWE continues to lead the Southern African countries in procuring and distributing the Covid-19 vaccine. The country started rolling out the Sinopharm Covid-19 on February 22 and reported that by Friday afternoon, 571 460 people had received their first dose while 203 781 had received both doses of the vaccine. Statistics from the online
By Anna Chibamu A KWEKWE man who died from Covid-19 after contact with a niece who had just returned from India where thousands have succumbed to a deadly variant has brought panic among health authorities in the city. Robson Kadenhe (76) of Chicago Plots along Gokwe Road who was a known hypertension patient on treatment
By Leopold Munhende ZIMBABWEAN journalists have accused government of being too secretive with crucial information on Covid-19 in the country. This is contained in a report by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) following some research on the situation. The research by Dr. Lyton Ncube of Midlands State University (MSU) and journalist Mlondolozi Ndlovu
By Robert Tapfumaneyi THE Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (AWET) says the spread of misinformation, distrust, including social, religious, and cultural barriers are contributing to members of their sects being hesitant to receive Covid-19 inoculation. The government launched the programme in February this year with a target to vaccinate 60% or 10 million citizens. However, the
By Stephen Tsamba THE Education Ministry has attributed the 6.8% pass rate decline in Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level results to the devastating effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Spokesperson in the ministry, Taungana Ndoro told NewZimbabwe.com Wednesday the pandemic induced lockdown had seen a significant decline in the Ordinary Level pass rate
The East African ZIMBABWE continued to record a steady influx of refugees from across Africa despite the closure of borders for the past one year due to the outbreak of Covid-19, according to new figures from the UN Refugee Agency. The 236 new arrivals at the Tongogara Refugee Camp recorded from February 2021 to date
By James Muonwa THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ), which has been leading research and innovation on Zumbani (Lippia Javanica), is on the brink of putting three products made from the locally available medicinal herb on shop shelves. Obert Jiri, a professor at the UZ research and innovation directorate told NewZimbabwe.com, Zumbani products that have proven
