AUTHORITIES say they are treading cautiously on the importation of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccines, which the Africa Export and Import Bank (Afrexim) has offered to buy on behalf of Zimbabwe. This comes as the vaccines have previously been identified with serious side-effects such as rare blood clots — which saw several countries, among…
ZIMBABWEANS — including clerics and politicians — yesterday paid tribute to the late popular Nigerian televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, pictured, who had…
ZESA has embarked on a nationwide blitz to disconnect defaulting consumers, particularly local authorities — as it bids to recover an estimated $1 billion in outstanding debts. Last week, the power utility cut off the City of Gweru and Gwanda Municipality’s water and sewage treatment plants — resulting in residents there going for days without…
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa says journalists should not use the media to tarnish the country’s image, but to steer development. Addressing journalists…
F AMILY Support Trust (FST) has urged parents and guardians to look after their children, citing a worrying increase in child-on-child abuse…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora is going for the jugular against Nelson Chamisa, reiterating yesterday that he will henceforth use the MDC Alliance name in elections — starting with the impending parliamentary and local government by-elections. This comes as respected political analysts are warning that the country’s fractured opposition will receive a heavy shellacking from Zanu…
Tamary Chikiwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has urged Bulawayo residents to get vaccinated and continue adhering to World Health Organisation (WHO) Covid-19 guidelines ahead of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to be held in the city next month. Speaking during the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival last Thursday, Mnangagwa said people should not…
THE government says it is struggling to plug gold leakages, which has seen the country losing at least US$100 million monthly. Speaking to journalists in Bulawayo at the weekend, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said Zimbabwe was losing a substantial amount of foreign currency due to smuggling. “We are also aware of the leakages where gold…
ZIMBABWE National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa, says President Emmerson Mnangagwa will have the final say on the next leader of the association with the current executive’s term of office coming to an end. This comes as former combatants of the country’s liberation war in the 1970s had already commenced preparations for…
LEGISLATORS have expressed mixed reactions towards proposed changes to the Public Health Act to allow unrestricted access to reproductive healthcare services by persons aged 12 years and above. This comes as the Advocacy Core Team (ACT) petitioned Parliament on the age of consent and access to reproductive healthcare services by adolescents and young persons, before…
