Caledonia highlights 99 pc local employment in ESG report
In its inaugural environment, social and governance (ESG) report covering its 2020 operational performance at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, London-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation has highlighted some of its key…
Delta variant identified in Nanjing’s COVID-19 clusters
The virus strain behind the latest clusters of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, has been identified as the highly infectious Delta variant, local authorities said…
The different types of COVID-19 vaccines
This article is part of a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution. Learn more about vaccines – from how they work and how they’re made to ensuring safety…
US surgeon general says putting a mask back on will help, but vaccinations will stonewall the pandemic
Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy While people putting their masks back on indoors will help reduce the spread of Covid-19 across the country, getting more Americans vaccinated is still central…
UN calls for COVID-closed schools to reopen ASAP
Schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic must reopen as soon as possible, the United Nations insisted Tuesday, estimating that the education of more than 600 million children was at…
Zimbabwe approves J&J Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
Reuters Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, the first Western-made shot to be approved by the southern African nation, its medicines regulator said on…
Search for Zisco investors begins
Business Writer THE adjudication process to identify potential investors to resuscitate the defunct Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) has commenced and a successful investor is expected on the ground…
China avoids coal projects in Belt and Road for first time
China didn’t finance any coal projects via its Belt and Road Initiative in the first half, the first time that’s happened since the plan was launched in 2013, the International…
US reverses mask policy, saying vaccinated people in hotspots should wear them indoors
People vaccinated against Covid-19 in high-risk parts of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the top health authority said Tuesday, a major reversal in guidance that underscored the…
Delta variant COVID-19 cases rise to 10 in Nigeria
Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 10 cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, following the first case of that deadly variant in the west African country early…











