President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a 21-day lockdown as a measure to curb the spread of the lethal cornavirus in Zimbabwe’s neighbor South Africa. The Lockdown will be effective from Thursday midnight 26 March to Thursday 16 April 2020.
Tarisai Machakaire,Blessings Mashaya and Shamiso Dzingire STAFF WRITERS THERE are concerns that many Zimbabweans may not be taking the deadly coronavirus seriously, with some people and churches still behaving as if it’s business as usual, the Daily News reports. As a result, there are calls for authorities to introduce more stringent measures to prevent the…
Zimbabwe has recorded its first coronavirus death. Broadcast journalist and son of prominent businessman and politician James Makamba, Zororo, succumbed to the lethal virus today… More to follow…
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed wine and spirit maker African Distillers (Afdis) says business outlook for the company remains bleak as hyperinflation, poor agricultural season and the continued foreign currency shortages impact negatively on business performance. According to the company’s half year financial results, volumes for the half year ended December 31, 2019, the company registered a…
FOLLOWING last Friday’s announcement by the government that the country now had two confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Daily News reporters Tarisai Machakaire and Tinashe Nekati went out on the streets to glean people’s views on Zimbabwe’s preparedness, knowledge of the disease among other issues. Collin Muziringa, Student, Alexander Park What I know…
DOCTORS have called for the unfreezing of teaching posts at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Medical School, saying the development is affecting the institution’s ability to enrol medical students. This follows numerous appeals by hospital management for the unfreezing of posts which they say is affecting the training of midwives, nurses as…
NEDBANK Zimbabwe Limited has appointed Sibongile P Moyo as its new managing director, taking over from Charity Jinya, who held the leadership rope for the past decade. In a statement last week, Nedbank company secretary Farai Sithole said Jinya retires on March 31, 2020, adding that her commercial acumen, wealth of knowledge and wisdom will…
A GROUP of MDC supporters on Saturday assaulted Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi during a Chegutu ward 2 by-election, the Daily News can report. According to Ziyambi, he went to a polling station to meet a Zanu PF polling agent, but rowdy MDC supporters confronted him and attempted to block his way before they hurled obscenities…
NATIONAL Foods has said anticipated reduced yields for the 2019/20 agricultural season will result in the company continuing to import significant quantities of raw materials. The group’s main raw materials are maize, wheat, and soyabeans. Todd Moyo, the group’s chairperson, in a statement of financials for the half year period ended December 31, 2019, said…
THE coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which first broke out in China’s Wuhan Province in December and has since spread to over 150 countries, has had devastating effects across the globe. Close to 10 000 people have succumbed to the virus, while thousands others are infected daily as the world grapples to find a cure. Covid-19 has…
