adminZim cricket set up bubble preps for upcoming tours
ZIMBABWE Cricket have set up regional men’s and women’s competitions that will see the game being played across all formats in a bio-secure bubble environment as part of the preparations for the upcoming international assignments against Pakistan and Afghanistan.
ASEAN ministers adopt digital masterplan to boost trade
The first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Ministers’ meeting last Friday adopted the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 (ADM2025) to guide the group’s digital cooperation from 2021 to 2025.
US$2,7m heist: Rifle supplier arrested
Senior Court Reporter A rifle owner appeared in court last week for supplying the firearm used in the heist of the almost US$2,8 million along Chinhoyi Road, after the suspects…
Chief Marozva dies of Covid-19
Former senator and Chief Marozva of Bikita, Mr Joseph Mudhe, has died from suspected Covid-19 related complications.
Health and Child Care parly committee resumes meetings
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care has resumed meetings, using online platforms, and today will be briefed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Dr Jasper Chimedza on the latest developments concerning Covid-19.
Tick grease saves livestock
Far fewer cattle died from January Disease, more formally known as theileriosisas this time around, as over 350 000 households countrywide in tick-borne hot spots received tick grease, the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has said.
Inmates receive PPE
INMATES at Chikurubi Maximum Prison last week received an assortment of personal protective equipment worth $400 000 from TelOne, a donation meant to contain the spread of Covid-19 in correctional facilities.
Jazz maestro Jonas Gwangwa has died
Pretoria. — Legendary jazz music maestro and activist Jonas Gwangwa has died. Gwangwa who died on Saturday at the age of 83, has had persistent health issues for the last two years ago. The trombonist died just two weeks after his wife Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa died.
Nightclub owner fined
A BINDURA businessman was fined $100 000 for illegally operating a nightclub during the Covid-19 lockdown.
South African scientists who discovered new Covid-19 variant share what they know
Late last year, the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) identified a rapidly spreading new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The new variant, called 501Y.V2, raises critical questions — including whether current vaccines and treatments will still be effective. With the support of the South African Medical Research Council and the Department of Science and Innovation, a group of leading South African virologists, immunologists, vaccinologists, infectious disease specialists and microbiologists has since formed a consortium to address specific scientific questions surrounding 501Y.V2. The knowledge they generate will be shared with policy makers and developers of vaccines, diagnostics and treatments. The Conversation Africa asked the consortium for the latest update on their work on 501Y.V2.