adminPfizer to complete supply of COVID-19 vaccines to EU by September
The distribution of an initial 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech across the European Union will be completed by September, a spokesman for the EU Commission said.
Spain, Sweden confirm cases of new COVID-19 strain
Both countries trace the origin of infections from people who recently arrived from the UK
Scientists call for UK lockdown after rapid spread of Covid-19 variant
Cases of the new variant Covid-19 virus were confirmed in several European countries on Saturday, including Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. All were linked to people who had arrived from the UK.
Man drowns on Christmas Day
Police are investigating a case in which a man believed to be in his early 20s drowned in a swimming pool in Tshitaudze suburb (formerly Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle) on Christmas Day.
Covid: South Africa’s Ramaphosa announces new restrictions as cases soar
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new tougher coronavirus restrictions, a day after South Africa recorded more than one million Covid-19 cases.
Another new COVID strain found in Nigeria, says Africa CDC
Another new variant of the new coronavirus seems to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa’s disease control body has said, cautioning more investigation was needed.
Cde Tongo: The meaning of freedom
Whatever a man is worth can only become worthwhile when his good deeds outlive him, instead of them being buried with him, as William Shakespeare construes when he writes: “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.”
Central Committee meets today
The Central Committee is expected to sit today for an ordinary session at ZANU PF Headquarters in Harare.
Troubled Harare appoints acting mayor
Harare City Council battling a leadership crisis following the arrest, recall and suspension of successive mayors and the present deputy mayor yesterday appointed Ward 9 Councillor Stewart Mutizwa as the acting mayor.
Zimstat gets $4bn for census
Treasury has allocated $4,4 billion to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (zimstat) to carry out its activities that include conducting the 2021 population census, which is expected to culminate into the delimitation of the 210 electoral constituencies to be used in the 2023 general elections.