‘Take services closer to people to address GBV’
Leonard Ncube–Victoria Falls Reporter A CALL has been made for social and health service providers to bring services closer to the people, especially in rural communities, as this is key…
Ehiopia closes schools
ADDIS ABABA. – The Ethiopian government yesterday announced that secondary schools will be closed across the country to help support the ongoing national call amid military operations against the rebel…
Vaccine inequality threatens economic recovery
GENEVA. – The unequal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide could have a dampening effect on the economic recovery, the World Trade Organisation director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, (pictured), warned yesterday, saying she…
‘I did not fire gun on film set’
Alec Baldwin says he “didn’t pull the trigger” of the gun that fatally wounded cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his film, “Rust”. The star made the claim in…
Nigeria ropes in churches
LAGOS. – Prayers and hymns filled the Ikoyi Baptist Church at a recent Sunday sermon before the pastor delivered a message from the pulpit: Do the right thing and get…
‘No jab, stay away from work’
ACCRA. – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has given health workers until December 31, 2021, to get vaccinated or stop showing up at work. The GHS director of health…
Liverpool chew the Toffees
LIVERPOOL. — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his team had shown they have learnt to handle the unique atmosphere of derby games after they turned on the style to beat…
SAFA to approach CAS
JOHANNESBURG. — The CEO of the South African Football Association, Tebogo Motlanthe, has hinted that they would move to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) should they not be…
Germany bars the unvaccinated
BERLIN/WASHINGTON. – Unvaccinated people across Germany will soon be excluded from non-essential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced yesterday, and parliament will consider a general…
Japan retracts flights ban
TOKYO . – Japan says it has retracted a ban on new incoming international flight bookings to defend against the new variant of the coronavirus only a day after the…











