adminSchools prepare to reopen exam classes
As part of planning for the imminent return of exam classes in schools, stakeholders are now working out the practical logistics for the needed safe and secure conditions for children to return, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said yesterday.
President consoles Sikhosana family
President Mnangagwa has sent his condolences to the Sikhosana family following the death of Zanu PF Politburo member Cde Absalom Sikhosana on Saturday from a heart ailment he had battled for some time.
First Covid-19 case followed advice, infected no one
Zimbabwe’s first Covid-19 case, who is now fully recovered, reckons that he managed to avoid infecting anyone else by following good advice, isolating himself totally from the word go, and cooperating fully with the medical authorities in tracing every potential contact, so they could be tested and also be sure they were negative for the virus.
NetOne executives out on bail
NETONE lost over US$1 million in a USSD server gateway deal when top management, including the firm’s chief executive Lazarus Muchenje allegedly ignored advice from engineers on the associated national security risks of having foreigners control telecommunications traffic, the Harare Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Zim hosts SADC Troika summit on Moza
President Mnangagwa, who chairs the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, today hosts a one-day Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government with Mozambique joining the meeting in Harare, to discuss the security situation in Maputo.
Reprieve for Zimsec candidates
Candidates who failed to register for O-Level and A-Level examinations in November 2020 have been given a reprieve after the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) said it would open another window.
Cyber Bill awaits Parly debate
The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill was gazetted last week and now proceeds to Parliament for debate and possible amendment before being passed into law.
Experts call for contact tracing
Quarantining all inbound travellers under strict conditions and strengthening contact tracing should be Zimbabwe’s focus as it seeks to curb more cases of Covid-19, the visiting Chinese team has said.
Health workers begin new shift
Health workers, including nurses and doctors, will from today, work for a full week and then go off-duty for two weeks, returning after a Covid-19 test.
TIMB reviews tobacco selling conditions
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), has relaxed part of the stringent conditions for tobacco marketing this year that were adopted to prevent and minimise the spread of Covid-19.