Do I still need the vaccine if I have COVID-19?
Below the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Vismita Gupta-Smith (VGS) speaks to the organisation’s Chief Scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan(DSS) in WHO’s Science in 5 conversations in science. VGS: If you have…
South Africa Administers More Than 11 million COVID-19 Vaccines
South Africa has now topped 11 million administered COVID-19 vaccines, as the country expands its national inoculation programme. According to the Department of Health, the country distributed 266, 988 jabs…
Tokyo Paralympics reps acclimatising
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S Tokyo Paralympics Games representatives Pamela Shumba and Vimbai Zvinowanda are acclimatising well under the hot Japanese weather ahead of their events next week. Shumba…
Africa has been shortchanged on Covid vaccines, African Development Bank says
Abigail Ng African countries have been “shortchanged” with regard to its access to Covid-19 vaccines, the president of African Development Bank said. “Africa [has] for sure been shortchanged, if I…
Problematic executive dismissals
Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour Matters ONE of the most problematic things is dismissing senior managers in organisations as in most cases employers do not follow the law and end up…
Schools reopen next week
Schools reopen on Monday next week for examination classes and a week later for the rest of the grades and forms, while the national vaccination campaign has been extended to everyone aged 14 and over.
President launches multi-million dollar cattle project today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today launch a US$15 million cattle ranching project in Mhondoro that is part of the country’s efforts to boost the national herd as part of the Livestock Growth Plan, which seeks to grow the sector to US1,9 billion by 2025.
Students, teachers nabbed over lessons
Enforcement of the Covid-19 lockdown is being intensified with 36 students and nine teachers from a private Harare college arrested on Tuesday, when police found the college operating in defiance of the lockdown.
Mining destroys CSC ranches
Some mining activities have left a trail of destruction at the Cold Storage Company (CSC)’s ranch and feed lot in Darwendale where the company used to keep at least 25 000 cattle.
US$11m for low-cost housing released
Shelter Afrique, a Pan-African banking institution, has released US$11 million for the construction of low cost houses and is also funding about 10 000 houses to be distributed across the country, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa said yesterday.











