HEALTH experts said yesterday that Zimbabwe was yet to flatten the coronavirus curve despite recording reduced new infections in the past week, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as the number of new recorded infections has not gone beyond the average of 100 a day since a week ago. It also comes as…
ZIMBABWE should approach the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia with extreme caution as it is yet to pass all the necessary clinical trial stages, a top virologist has warned. This comes after Russia announced that it had found a Covid-19 vaccine which has since been tried on humans. “We will approach this with…
ZANU PF yesterday came out guns blazing, blasting the United States of America (USA) for imposing sanctions on businessman Kuda Tagwirei and his company Sakunda Holdings. This comes after USA President Donald Trump’s administration on August 5 slammed sanctions on Tagwirei and his firm, claiming he used his closeness to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to enrich…
THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) has recorded 842 poacher incursions into the country for the first half of this year, with 629 poachers having been arrested, the Daily News on Sunday reports. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo, pictured, said out of the 629 arrests, there were 13 cases of armed conflict that resulted…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw IN A move that caught many by surprise, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday fired Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi, pictured, and also appointed two new ministers, the Daily News reports. The unexpected sacking of Chasi came amid ongoing chaos at Zesa Holdings, where the former minister was…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will soon dispatch his special envoys to Harare again — to meet with key local stakeholders, including the opposition, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has come under renewed pressure internally and internationally for alleged gross human rights breaches by authorities. It also…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE government will open more information centres in rural areas as it endeavours to boost access to reliable information on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes at a time when there has been a lot of misinformation around the pandemic, which has claimed almost 130 lives and infected close to 5…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government should abandon the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and revisit its testing strategy in order to improve the country’s response to the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19), senior doctors have said. In a letter dated August 11 and addressed to the Health and Child Care ministry in possession…
THE Women’s Coalition in Zimbabwe (Wcoz) has called on the government to improve psychosocial and counselling support for people diagnosed with the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) as many are currently grappling with societal stigmatisation. This comes as the country’s confirmed Covid-19 cases are nearing 5 000, including 128 deaths and 1 927 recoveries. In its latest…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw KOMBIS and vendors are back in town in defiance of the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of Covid-19, which has claimed almost 130 lives from close to 5 000 confirmed infections. The kombis and vendors, which were first banned on March 30 when President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
