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OPINION By Leroy Dzenga There have been reports that truck drivers are smuggling returnees from neighbouring countries. Using their familiarity and friendships formed over the years, truck drivers are finding it easy to bypass health and security officials at borders. They are using trickery in delivering their dangerous consignment. One …

By Kitsepile Nyathi Zimbabwean police on Tuesday charged three opposition activists with violating Covid-19 regulations, two weeks after they were reportedly abducted while in detention. The three women, including a Member of Parliament, were initially arrested on May 13 before they went missing and were found two days later. They …

By Robert Tapfumaneyi Goal Zimbabwe has partnered the Health and Child Care ministry in launching a lifesaving nutrition programme set to benefit a quarter of a million children under the age of five over the next 12 months. The Nutrition Emergency Response for Early Detection and Treatment (NERET) project funded …

Listed agro-industrial firm, Zimplow Holdings has recorded a 64% drop due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown regulations imposed by regional governments. Presenting a trading update recently, the firm’s company secretary, Max Chinorwadza bemoaned the pandemic’s impact of company fortunes. “The export business experienced a 64% drop compared …

A local health expert has warned residents to remain on their guard despite the recent easing of the country’s lockdown to phase 2, saying the current winter period demanded more vigilance against a possible heightened spread of Covid-19. City of Mutare Health Services director, Anthony Mutara said residents should know …

Top Zimbabwean businessman Dr Strive Masiyiwa has pledged to coordinate the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 supplies by the private sector to unblock the supply chain. Dr Masiyiwa, who was recently appointed African Union’s special envoy to coordinate the African Private Sector Initiative for procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) …

By Elliot Ziwira and Joseph Madzimure Schools, colleges and universities will no longer be used as Covid-19 quarantine centres for returnees since they will soon partially re-open, while hundreds of buses and kombis have joined the Zupco fleet to ease transport challenges. In addition, almost all the more than 3 …

Government has gazetted the legal provisions allowing the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation to classify sporting activities by risk of Covid-19 infection, permit low-risk sport events, and telling sports associations how to apply for exemptions for low-risk activity. The announcement of exemption of low-risk sporting activities was made …

By Sifelani Tsiko The novel coronavirus pandemic threatens to destroy the livelihoods of more than 164 million workers in Africa’s informal economy – the largest employing sector, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in its latest report. The UN agency says Asia and Africa which both account for nearly 916 …

Parliament is set to hold its inaugural virtual sitting today where some legislators will attend proceedings in the Chamber with others following and participating using gadgets in separate rooms. The holding of virtual sittings is part of a cocktail of measures by Parliament to contain the spread of Covid-19. Both …