adminBREAKING: President announces partial lockdown
President Mnangagwa has this evening announced that the Covid-19 induced lockdown has been extended by a further two weeks although it has been downgraded to Level Two.
LOCKDOWN: No to forced unpaid leave, Govt
GOVERNMENT has said it is illegal to force workers to go on unpaid leave during the Covid-19 lockdown down period, any consideration of such should be through collective bargaining and also subject to agreement with the concerned workers.
LOCKDOWN: Gvt commends local authorities
Minister of Environment , Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Mangaliso Ndlovu has commended local authorities for heeding the Government’s call to re-organise and decongest towns and cities as well as other often congested areas during the ongoing lockdown.
Give workers living wages — President
Workers should be given a living wage, while employers should think of other sustainable ways of supporting employees that are not easily eroded, and those in the informal sector must be included in economic recovery plans, President Mnangagwa has said.
Buyanga a fugitive from justice: Police chief
Frank Buyanga, who snatched his five-year-old son from his ex-girlfriend movie style last month, is now regarded as a fugitive from justice after fleeing the country with the boy, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said.
Focus on home-grown solutions: VP Chiwenga
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said COVID-19 and lockdowns being implemented by most countries across the globe should be used as a wake-up call for governments to focus on home-grown solutions to build their economies.
Zim, Mozambique leaders meet
President Mnangagwa yesterday held a one-day working meeting with his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi in Chimoio, Mozambique, where they discussed the security situation in Cabo Delgado and parts of Mozambique’s Manica and Sofala provinces.
Use approved health facilities: Mutsvangwa
Zimbabweans must seek medical attention from approved health facilities if they suspect contracting Covid-19 infection, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, urged yesterday.
First Lady extends hand to Mutemwa, children’s home
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has, through her Angel of Hope Foundation, donated food for the health and nutritional requirements of the needy during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Clemency order to benefit more prisoners
The clemency order issued in March has been amended by President Mnangagwa to allow more prisoners to go home almost immediately with a broadening of the clemency provisions to cut sentences, generally for non-violent crimes, to time served.