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Ever since the outbreak of the Covid- 19 pandemic, the world of work has been disrupted with businesses and companies either scaling down or closing in order to observe lockdown regulations.
COVID-19 in Africa: WHO Urges Constant Vigilance as Cases Top 200,000
COVID-19 is accelerating in Africa, with more than 200,000 cases and more than 5,600 deaths, the regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll now world’s highest- Al Jezeera
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll overtook Britain’s on Friday to become the second highest in the world, but the World Health Organization (WHO) said the nation’s health system was standing up to the pressure.
Engagement is not surrender
Some compatriots are confusing the New Dispensation’s re-engagement and engagement thrust as some kind of surrender.
President leads nation in prayer
AT a time when the world is adapting to a new normal birthed by the deadly coronavirus contagion, a virus that has no known cure, President Mnangagwa will today lead the nation in prayer and fasting as the country seeks divine answers to a disease that has turned lives upside down and wrecked economies globally.
Communal farmers dominate crop production
COMMUNAL farmers have delivered the bulk of the tobacco marketed so far, while the Second Round Crop and Livestock Assessment report has indicated that they will also score the highest maize yields from the 2019/20 summer cropping season.
Details of informal sector, churches exemptions spelt out
Informal traders registered with a local authority for the purposes of paying presumptive taxes or who pay rent on premises for carrying out their operations are now deemed to be in the formal sector and so exempted from lockdown regulations, while churches can now congregate on set conditions, under recently gazetted amendments.
Covid-19 strain in Africa weak — experts
COVID-19 might not affect people in the African continent in the same manner it has hit Europe and Asia, but this is not an excuse for people to relax adherence to stipulated preventive guidelines.
Zupco fleet boost for residents
THE new fleet of Zupco buses launched by President Mnangagwa on Friday at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) will go a long way in driving the Vision 2030 agenda, while at the same time protecting passengers from unscrupulous transporters.
Teachers’ unions want June exams deferred
At least eight teachers’ unions have filed an urgent High Court application seeking to compel the Government to postpone the sitting of June examinations until all examination centres meet World Health Organisation (WHO) Covid-19 prescribed standards.