adminHealth 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.
FCP to bolster squad
PAINED by losing Perfect Chikwende to Simba SC, Zimbabwean football champions FC Platinum are moving swiftly to bring in more fire-power to bolster their squad.
Indian farmers reject government’s offer
Indian farmers’ unions and associations last Thursday rejected the federal government’s offer to put on hold the implementation of three farm laws by up to one-and-a-half years.
Africans urged to help solve continent’s problems
AFRICANS should “get off their backsides” and work hard to help solve the myriad problems facing the continent, former Nigerian military ruler Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo, said yesterday.
Facilities refurbishment remains key
SPORTS facilities remain important for the development, growth and success of the sector worldwide and for Zimbabwe it is one of the concerns that need to be addressed.