Cabinet to decide on independence celebrations
CABINET is set to decide tomorrow on the fate of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) and Independence Day celebrations at a time the leadership of host city for both events, Bulawayo, has called for a suspension of all public gatherings, amid Covid-19 threats.
Kwekwe city council to build infectious diseases centre
Kwekwe City Council is set to construct a state-of-the-art infectious diseases hospital, which will be the second of its kind in the country after Wilkins in Harare, acting town clerk Mrs Lucia Mkhandla has said.
Two Oceans Marathon cancelled
The 51st running of the Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday, April 11, 2020 has been cancelled in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worldwide spread of the coronavirus.
US hypocrisy, lies on sanctions exposed
The admission by the United States last week that sanctions alone will not force a regime change agenda in Zimbabwe has exposed the West’s hypocrisy and lies, while also confirming its meddling in other sovereign nation states’ governance.
‘Chinhoyi hospital needs dedicated power line’
Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital shares power supplies with neighbouring residential areas rather than using a dedicated power supply as an emergency service, and is therefore badly affected by load shedding.
More than 4.8m children born into war: UN
More than 4.8 million children have been born into war since Syria’s brutal conflict erupted nine years ago, the UN children’s agency has said, adding that thousands of others were…
Malawi president dissolves cabinet
Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika on Friday dissolved his cabinet, the latest political move after his May re-election was annulled over vote-rigging. In a landmark ruling last month the Constitutional Court…
Covid-19 spreads to more African countries
Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Guinea announced their first confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday as the disease has now spread to at least 18 countries in Africa. Other African countries…
Honeymoon over for fuel cheats
GOVERNMENT has activated high-level systems to deal with corrupt fuel retailers engineering artificial shortages, with strict surveillance and penalties crafted to clean up the sector.
Govt injects more cash to fight COVID-19
TREASURY has a $3,2 billion kitty to fund social protection programmes for vulnerable members of society and also bankroll contingency measures against the spread of coronavirus.
The resources were generated from Government’s cash surplus position, as authorities continue ramping up ongoing fiscal consolidation measures.






