adminRobbers get away with US$21k
A Chitungwiza woman and her daughter were robbed of at least US$20 000, a laptop and a smartphone at gunpoint by eight assailants who invaded their house on Monday night.
Namibia: Farmers paid for lion attacks
WINDHOEK. – Namibia is seeking measures to improve the management of lions and has paid farmers who are affected by human-wildlife conflict, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Romeo Muyunda, said yesterday.
COVID-19 Surging in Africa, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization has warned that COVID-19 is gaining ground in Africa, with the death toll jumping 43% in the past week.
Vaccination extended to private facilities
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has extended the Covid-19 vaccination programme to private health facilities around Zimbabwe.
Mining, energy to anchor growth
Positive developments being recorded in the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors are expected to anchor Zimbabwe’s economic growth, which will rise by 5,4 percent in 2022.
France closing in on 20 million target in Covid vaccination drive
France is on track to reach its goal Saturday of 20 million initial doses of coronavirus vaccines, officials said days ahead of a hugely anticipated reopening of restaurant terraces as the government begins lifting a nationwide lockdown.
Tigers maul Chevrons to clinch series whitewash
Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal defied a knee injury to score 112 and set up a five-wicket victory and a 3-0 one-day international whitewash of Zimbabwe yesterday.
Kenya: Chinese roads cut traffic jams
NAIROBI. – Chinese-built ring roads are reducing traffic jams in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi through the development of a loop line around east Africa’s largest urban centre that provides alternative routes for moving around the area.
UNICEF: COVID-19 worsening situation for vulnerable children globally
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation for vulnerable children globally as more of them lose their parents and remain at risk of being placed under unsuitable alternative care, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
Bail for Mutare violence suspects
A Mutare businessman Edward Muhamba and another man from Harare, recently arrested for violence involving suspected smugglers of second-hand clothes near Christmas Pass, have been freed on $50 000 bail each.