DESPITE the uncertainty surrounding the dates for the re-opening of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, some private institutions have already hiked their fees for the second term, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government is preparing to introduce far-reaching regulations for all schools, including cutting the number of students per class, to…
Maxwell Sibanda Assistant Editor SINCE the national lockdown which commenced on 30 March, the Parliament of Zimbabwe has not performed its oversight role; hence the Executive has been making its own decision regarding the Covid-19 pandemic without the advice of the legislature. Analysts believe Members of Parliament should device ways to meet, even not physically,…
THE Chinese government yesterday said it would be deploying medical experts to Zimbabwe as part of helping authorities combat the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News reports. This comes as China, from where the first case of Covid-19 was reported — has successfully contained the disease after imposing strict stay-at-home regulations. Minister-counsellor…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has been warned against possible abuse of donations made towards curbing the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. Last year, the country lost donations worth millions of dollars, which were contributed by well-wishers to help thousands of people who were displaced by cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge in…
THE Victoria Falls appears to be thoroughly enjoying its alone time, reaching its highest flows in a decade in a powerful display of breath-taking beauty and intensity which, ironically, no one is there to witness. The Victoria Falls rainforest is closed, as like the rest of the world as Zimbabwe is in lockdown to protect…
VETERAN arts administrator Cont Mhlanga, pictured, has praised government for pledging a rescue package for artistes following the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid 19). Artistes were left in dire straits as a number of live shows and events were cancelled when government announced measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease. In his response after…
ZIMBABWE should come up with new policies to ensure that the country is self-sufficient in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen several countries shutting down their borders to control the virus, analysts have said. The lockdowns being implemented across the world to combat the spread of the virus that has affected over…
A CHITUNGWIZA man who was arrested over a fake press statement that was generated in the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa announcing a 13-day extension of the national coronavirus lockdown, will spend the weekend behind bars after his High Court bail appeal was set down for next Monday. Lovemore Zvokusekwa, through his lawyer Thomas Machinga,…
ZIMBAWEAN musicians have joined other singers world-wide as they release songs on the coronavirus (Covid-19) global pandemic with most of them being prayers to God for divine intervention. With the confirmed cases of the coronavirus rising each day throughout the world, musicians aren’t staying quiet about their diagnoses The newly released Matare Riddim by Mbare’s Chillspot Records saw singers Ras Caleb…
YOUTHFUL Bulawayo based preacher Shelton Sibanda aka Sheltons has embarked on an online campaign against teenage pregnancies, illegal abortions and child marriages as he navigates around the coronavirus (Covid-19) national lockdown. Sheltons, 26 said he had to confine his campaign to the digital platforms after President Emmerson Mnangagwa introduced a national lockdown to curtail the spread of…
