March 2020

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned businesses involved in the manufacture of essential materials for the fight against Covid-19 against profiteering and taking advantage of the situation to milk hard-pressed citizens. Addressing the media on Monday on the coronavirus outbreak, Mnangagwa said any evidence of irresponsible corporate misbehaviour will prompt the government to punish the offenders….

THE High Court has set aside Mines minister Winston Chitando’s decision to cancel a Mutoko granite mining firm’s registration certificate, following a long-running ownership wrangle with another company. This comes after the two mining firms approached the court with separate applications, seeking confirmation of ownership of the claim. In the first application, Quarrying Enterprises (Private)…

Fungi Kwaramba and Caroline Chiimba THE Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) has called for a 14-day lockdown and self-isolation for individuals with a compromised immune system to mitigate the effects of Covid-19. Zima secretary-general Sacrifice Chirisa said there is need for a minimum 14-day lockdown, adding that it ought to be implemented sooner rather than later….

THE Roman Catholic Church has suspended all services and programmes to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) yesterday, the church encourages its members to stay at home and pray. “In response to the coronavirus pandemic, so many aspects of our lives must change in order…

THE United Kingdom (UK) has ordered its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Daily News can report. Posting on its Twitter account, the UK embassy said citizens who are on temporary visits must go home immediately. “If you are a UK short-term visitor to #Zimbabwe you…