adminCOVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn
Herald Reporter With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Magical Ronaldo clocks century
LONDON. — The football world is once again celebrating another landmark moment in the incredible, record-breaking career of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese captain became the first European footballer to score…
How travel sector can lead recovery post Covid-19
Zurab Pololikashvili Correspondent Around the world, countries are steadily shifting from responding to the Covid-19 pandemic to the recovery phase. Tourism has been hit hard by this unprecedented crisis and…
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial participant undeterred by pause
Helen Sullivan A participant in the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial in the UK has said he is undeterred by a pause in the trial, which has been caused by…
The Oxford University AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial has been paused – should we be worried?
Elias Visontay The halt in development of the University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine due to an adverse reaction in a trial participant has triggered fears of a delay in finding…
Tourism needs to think outside the box
Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on Africa’s growing travel and tourism sectors. From the time the first case of Covid-19 was discovered in China end…
Intel officer up for theft
Court Correspondent A 28-year-old intelligence officer appeared in court yesterday on allegations of robbing two cellphones at gunpoint. Ardon Chipangamati was allegedly hired to recover money paid in rentals to…
China shares experience on devolution agenda
Presentation by China’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, His Excellency Guo Shaochun during a Zimpapers editors’ workshop It’s an honour to join you for this workshop. I’m sure the discussion today will…
Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they’re young
Meredith Wadman This spring, after days of flulike symptoms and fever, a man arrived at the emergency room at the University of Vermont Medical Center. He was young—in his late…
The binding African spirit in confronting the Zimbabwean challenge
Dr Obert Mpofu Special Correspondent The Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union Patriotic Front is indebted to the steeped bona fide pan-Africanist spirit which facilitated the convening of the interparty dialogue with…