UPDATED – I’ve no vaccine side effects: VP Chiwenga
With around 30 000 Zimbabweans now vaccinated against Covid-19, only one person has reported possible side effects, a rash, and Minister of Health and Child Care Vice President Constantino Chiwenga vaccinated two weeks ago, has described the negativity in some circles as a function of misconceptions and mistaken beliefs.
First Lady takes cookout to Bindura
MASHONALAND Central Province was yesterday in for a traditional treat, thanks to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa who took her Cook-out Traditional Meal competition there as part of efforts to unlock the nutritional and medicinal benefits of indigenous foods to the nation.
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- Manicapost
- March 4, 2021
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2020-21 season shines brightly
THE 2020-21 farming season is poised to produce the best summer crops ever as most areas across the country received significant rains.
Treasury ready to fund jabs
Treasury is ready to provide US$100 million for the Covid-19 vaccination programme, half of which is from the 2020 National Budget.
- Manicapost
- March 4, 2021
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March 15 deadline for Idai houses
THE allocation of houses to the first 20 families whose properties were destroyed by Cyclone Idai is expected to be done by March 15 as the Government is finalising the list of beneficiaries for units being built at West End Farm near Nhedziwa in Chimanimani.
Chamisa forced to dump ally
AMID intense bickering in the crumbling MDC-Alliance, party leader Nelson Chamisa was on Wednesday forced to push out his ally Chalton Hwende from the post of secretary-general.
- Manicapost
- March 4, 2021
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Child marriage headache for Manicaland
As the country battles to stop the spread of Covid-19, the prolonged closure of schools has dealt Manicaland a heavy blow as nearly 1 000 girls fell pregnant and were married off between March 2020 and January 2021, The Manica Post has established.
Travellers warned over spike in robberies
More passengers are being robbed of cash and valuables by criminals offering lifts, with four such robberies occurring on a single day last week in Harare. This has prompted police to urged travellers to use recognised and licensed public transport.
Mapisa commits to big AFCON matches
WHILE a dark cloud hangs over the availability of many Euro-based members of the Warriors, for this month’s AFCON qualifiers, goalkeeper, Martin “Neur” Mapisa, will be available.
Industry bullish on 2021
ZIMBABWE’S manufacturing sector expects above 61 percent capacity utilisation this year after registering 10,6 percentage point growth to 47 percent last year, as local companies remain resilient to shocks induced by the Covid-19 pandemic.