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The Covid-19 isolation centre at Mutare Infectious Diseases Hospital has been taken over by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, so that rehabilitation of the unit can be accelerated.
‘Lockdown extension a necessary and unavoidable decision’
Fellow Zimbabweans, some 21 days ago, I, as your President, announced Government decision to put our nation on lockdown as part of our broad response to the virulent, world-wide threat of coronavirus. In arriving at that decision, Government took into account the few cases which had already hit us then, as well as the global spread of the virus which swelled at an alarming rate daily.
Outsiders cannot define us
Today, we relaunch “Writing Back”, a column birthed at our sister paper, The Sunday Mail a year ago.
Editorial Comment: Lockdown extension with economy restart sensible
Public health requirements meant that yesterday President Mnangagwa had to extend the lockdown for a further two weeks, but using this period of tight controls on movement to continue restarting the economy by adding mining and manufacturing to agriculture as permitted economic activity.
Big Three member raises alarm . . . ‘Domestic football programme could be scrapped’
ONE of the country’s Big Three clubs feels the entire domestic football programme could be scraped, without a ball being kicked, for the first time in its 58-year history.
Govt mourns Phiri
The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has joined the media fraternity in mourning the death of Daily News journalist Gift Phiri.
Firms postpone dividends payment
Investors have to wait a little longer to get their dividend payments as several companies have postponed or deferred payments due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
Malaria kills 131 in 4 months
The annual malaria outbreaks in Zimbabwe have killed 131 people, while 135 585 others have been ill, between January 1 this year and last Thursday.
Zanu PF wings hail independence
ZANU PF wings say they remain indebted to the sacrifices made by freedom fighters who fought colonialism and liberated the country, and reaffirmed their desire to work towards the attainment of an upper middle income society by 2030.
We are Warriors, and very proud of that
AS we celebrate 40 years of Zimbabwe’s Independence, I have decided to also take a look into the history of our national football team, from when the journey started in 1980.