admin148 samples collected in Mhondoro, 13 quarantined in Hurungwe
AT least 148 more people from villages in Mhondoro-Mubaira are being tested for Covid-19 after a cluster of three known cases in the area while 13 Zimbabweans returning home through Chirundu Border Post have been quarantined at Vuti Quarantine Centre in Hurungwe.
Premature to reopen schools: Parly
Schools should reopen when it is safe for pupils and teachers and in the meantime e-learning needs to be tailored so that children can benefit, chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, said yesterday.
Stop meddling in graft probes, Zacc warns politicians
Some senior Government officials have been trying to influence and interfere with investigations being undertaken by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), including attempting to politicise the commission’s work, says chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo.
Zimtrade develops online exports platform
National trade development and promotion agency, Zimtrade is working on an online platform and mobile application that will facilitate trade by ensuring that the country continues to export despite outbreak of Covid-19.
Editorial Comment: Proactive action needed to boost agric production
REPORTS of a 5 percent decline in the hectarage for maize in the 2019-20 season owing to a combination of factors, bids for a relook at steps that should be taken to ramp up agricultural production, which is vital to achieve national food security and economic growth.
It’s either gold or gloom for Tino
ZIMBABWE international forward, Tino Kadewere, is likely to be crowned winner of the French Ligue 2 Golden Boot after authorities in that country called off the remainder of their football season.
Relief for tenants, landlords during lockdown period
Cabinet Decision Matrix is an outline of issues discussed and decisions taken in Cabinet, read out to the media after each session. It reflects the discussions of the Executive in existing and emerging issues, as well as tracking progress on Government priorities through the 100-Day cycles. The Decision Matrix is not, however, to be confused with minutes. The main objective of the Cabinet Decision Matrix, introduced by the Second Republic, is to ensure transparency in governance by bringing the nation close to the issues that the Executive is seized with, and solutions thereof.
Zim genius designs disinfecting machine
Maxwell Chikumbutso, a United States-based Zimbabwean widely-acclaimed for his innovations that include the world’s first evergreen power generator which can produce electricity using radio frequencies, has developed a prototype automated disinfecting machine to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Govt mourns Peter Johns
Government has sent a condolence message to the Johns family following the passing on of one of the country’s finest radio and television presenters, Peter Johns, popularly known as “The Radio Driver”.
Flower @52, that Pakistan win, cricket salutes a real star
ANDY FLOWER, who celebrated his 52nd birthday yesterday, says his best cricket memory in the colours of his country will always be the moment the Chevrons won their first Test in Pakistan in 1995.