By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country has adapted to the new Covid-19 normal and people can now engage in their normal day-to-day activities despite the scale of the prevalence of the pandemic. Zimbabwe is currently battling a fourth Covid-19 wave of the Covid-19 outbreak dominated by the Omicron. Addressing a gathering
By Staff Reporter MEDICAL experts say there has to be a huge uptake of the Covid-19 booster jab to effectively fend off the variant. This comes at a time when a new IHU variant of the respiratory disease, which has already affected 12 people has been detected in France. The new variant is said to
By Bulawayo Correspondent TEACHERS marking 2021 Grade Seven examinations have vowed to resist the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC)’s decision to demand Covid-19 test certificates. ZIMSEC last week wrote a memo advising all examiners to undergo the tests before the marking exercise which started this Monday. The examiners are expected to personally foot the tests
By Sports Reporter ENGLAND-BASED rising Zimbabwean star Jordan Zemura’s hopes of featuring in his maiden African Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign is in serious doubt following revelations his club, AFC Bournemouth had been hit by the Covid-19 outbreak. The virus outbreak at the championship club comes after the versatile defender was scheduled to join the
By Bulawayo Correspondent THE police crackdown on bottle stores and bars in Bulawayo on New Year’s Eve has left business operators and informal traders in the city counting their losses. Police imposed a national ban on all traditional New Year’s Eve parties, all-night church prayers, musical galas and, the use of firecrackers citing the rise
Business Day Nigeria RURAL women have been working on local seed production, multiplication, selection, preservation, saving, selling, and exchange over the years, individually or under Smallholder Farmer Organisations (SFOs). These peasant and indigenous women choose the healthiest, best tasting individual plant seeds, which are gathered and stored in seed banks. These seed banks serve
By Staff Reporter WEST Properties company (WestProp) has come to rescue of the government after it donated Covid-19 drugs, Ivermectim, worth US$50 000. The donation comes at a time Covid-19 infections and deaths are spiking, with the country having recorded 2 107 new cases and 27 deaths on December 29. Zimbabwe is still on a
By Staff Reporter SOUTH Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules, with officials saying the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. A government statement said the Omicron variant, while highly transmissible, had seen lower hospitalisation rates than previous waves. There had been a marginal increase in the number of
By Staff Reporter POLICE have banned churches from holding all-night vigils and crossover services. Some churches have been advertising all-night prayer services to mark the beginning of 2022. However, the police have announced the planned gatherings are illegal and violators will be arrested for violating curfew hours. President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently imposed a curfew, running
China Daily ZIMBABWE received on Monday an additional batch of 1 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech, a donation that follows hot on the heels of a pledge by China to give a further 600 million doses of vaccines to Africa. The consignment brings to 2 million the number of vaccine doses
AP OUTSIDE a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe’s capital, hordes of people desperate for U.S. dollars are pushed up against each other. “That’s it, keep it tight,” some shout, trying to prevent others from jumping the line to buy the money that could get them a discount on goods pegged to a quickly devaluing local
By Staff Reporter POLICE are still searching for 12 Covid-19 positive inmates who escaped from a quarantine centre in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South province last Friday. The inmates were put on mandatory quarantine after they tested positive to the novel virus. They had been deported from neighbouring South Africa. Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi told
By BBC The wave of Omicron appears to be milder according to preliminary studies published in the UK and South Africa. Early evidence suggests fewer people are needing hospital treatment than with other variants – with estimates ranging from a 30% to a 70% reduction. But the concern remains that even if Omicron is milder,
Eyewitness News ZIMBABWE police are searching for 12 deportees from South Africa who escaped from a quarantine centre in Beitbridge. The 12 Zimbabweans all tested positive for Covid-19 and are being referred to as super spreader suspects. They were being held at the Beitbridge Border Quarantine Centre, but they got out from the premises on
BBC THE Netherlands has begun a strict lockdown over Christmas amid concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant. Non-essential shops, bars, gyms, hairdressers, and other public venues are closed until at least 14 January. Two guests per household will be allowed – four over the holidays. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the measures were “unavoidable”. Countries
By Mbekezeli Ncube DUE to the escalating cases of new Covid-19 infections, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has urged ratepayers to settle their debts using digital platforms in a bid to slow the spread of the deadly virus. The continued spike of the new Omicron variant has created a serious shortage of staff at the local
By Mandipa Masenyama ROMAN Catholic-run high school, Monte Cassino in Macheke, has quarantined hundreds of students after the tested Covid-19 positive. However, parents who went to the all-girls boarding schools were shocked last Friday to collect their children for the end-of-the-year holidays were shocked when they were informed they could not travel back with them
By Staff Reporter THE Canadian government has announced the existing flight ban for foreign nationals coming to Canada from 10 southern African countries will be lifted Saturday. The countries are: Nigeria, Malawi, Egypt, South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Namibia. “While we recognise that this emergency measure created controversy, we believe it was
By Clayton Shereni, Masvingo Correspondent THE Zimbabwe health care system will this festive season as thousands of Zimbabweans living in neigbouring countries flock back home for the long holiday. It is mandatory for travellers visiting Zimbabwe should quarantine for 10 days and also produce a negative Covid-19 certificate. However, at some entry points, these rules and
By Felix Matasva As RARE flue cases increase in the country, a senior local World Health Organisation (WHO) official says there is a possibility of a new peculiar Covid-19 variant circulating in Zimbabwe. This was said by WHO head of country Alex Gasarira during a virtual cross-border media cafe on Covid-19 and HIV new variants.
