©️ HOPES are high that the coronavirus pandemic will not hit the country too badly after Zimbabweans heeded the government’s call to stay at home yesterday, the first day of a 21-day national lockdown, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government also announced yesterday that it would channel revenue from the unpopular two…
©️ AS THE country steps up its fight against the deadly coronavirus, a leading physician has warned Zimbabweans to beware of fake face masks and testing kits. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday the founder of Trauma Centre in Harare, Vivek Solanki, also discouraged people against wearing masks unnecessarily — particularly as Zimbabwe was likely…
THE lockdown and guidelines announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night, and subsequently specific details given by the Social Welfare minister later, are there to help Zimbabweans, and of course the world, in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) that is ravaging the globe. Currently, an estimated 34 000 people have succumbed to…
BLESSING KASIYAMHURU – IN the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, it is a pleasant commitment that we join other nations in a lockdown to curb the spread of the highly contagious pandemic. Fellow Zimbabweans, the lock down decree by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is indeed a sound decision which should be embraced by all of us…
EDITOR — As the world grapples with covid-19 most countries have resorted to lockdowns. Zimbabwe has started its 21-day lockdown from yesterday. I strongly urge Zimbabweans to stay in their homes as per government directive to contain this life threatening virus. Only go out when it is absolutely necessary like to buy medication besides that…
©️ SHOWBIZ players are hoping the reintroduction of the formal use of foreign currency extends even after coronavirus (Covid-19). The government, through Statutory Instrument 85 of 20, legalised the use of foreign currency in charging for goods and services and this has been embraced in several sectors. Showbiz events have been put on hold as…
©️ NHIMBE Trust, a Bulawayo arts-based organisation has set up culture and creative industries portal as it moves to try and provide assistance in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (covid-19) in the creative sector. Trust director Josh Nyapimbi said the initiative, which falls under Nhimbe’s Global Affairs Observatory, is meant to provide an innovative,…
©️ PARTSON Jaure is set to be sidelined for at least three months after the Dynamos captain underwent a successful surgery on Sunday to fix fractures, he sustained in a car accident. Jaure was involved in a ghastly car accident over a week ago which left him with severe facial and head injuries. Dynamos team…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans saying they must act like they have already been infected by coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to stop the spread of the deadly disease. Updating the nation, Mnangagwa, in a press briefing said there is need for all Zimbabweans to act against the spread of coronavirus. “I want…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has gazetted Statutory Instrument 85/20, which will allow citizens and businesses to charge goods and services using the United States (US) dollar as part of combating the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya last week re-introduced the US dollar, barely a…
