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- May 3, 2020
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Thousands homeless as floods, landslides hit Kenya
More than 1 800 families in western Kenya have been rendered homeless after the River Nzoia burst its banks, according to the Kenya Red Cross. In the Buyuku village of…
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- May 3, 2020
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47 dead in Venezuela prison riot
The death toll from a prison riot in western Venezuela has risen to at least 47, with 75 wounded, an opposition politician and prisoners’ rights group said on Saturday. “At…
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- May 3, 2020
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Trump ‘glad’ Kim Jong Un ‘is back, and well’
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was “glad” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy. “I, for one, am…
adminMadagascar and decolonising national consciousness
One outcome of the global search for a Covid-19 vaccine has been to expose a type of African that is happy to keep travelling in circles, never able to extricate himself from colonial linear hegemonic thinking.
Covid-19 testing modalities for reopening outlined
Companies should arrange with designated Covid-19 testing facilities to ensure their employees are tested before they resume operations from today, with a number of facilities, both Government and privately owned, now approved for rapid testing.
Tobacco farmers paid US$14 000 on first day of sales
Farmers have earned US$13 566 from the sale of 7 815 kg of flue-cured tobacco on the opening day of this year’s tobacco marketing season, as contract floors continued to offer higher prices than those offered by buyers at auction floors.
Wearing masks now legal requirement
Wearing masks in public places is legally required from today in terms of new public health regulations gazetted on Saturday and those who fail to wear them when they leave home can be arrested.
Zim marks World Press Freedom Day
Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day, with unions calling for the safety of journalists and freedom to discharge their duties.
Parliament briefly sits tomorrow
Parliament will resume sitting, but briefly, tomorrow for the purposes of adjourning business to a new date following the extension of the Covid-19 lockdown by a further two weeks on Friday.
Court term delayed
The opening of the High and Supreme Courts, due today, will be delayed while protective equipment is sourced for all who work in these courts and with Chief Justice Luke Malaba today expected to issue a statement on the country’s courts activities and measures before the resumption of business.