adminLiverpool mayor against EPL resumption
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson says resuming the Premier League is a “non-starter”, and he fears a “farcical” situation with fans congregating outside Anfield — even if Liverpool clinch the title at a neutral venue.
Mutare gets $12m for ICU rehab
Treasury has released an additional $12 million to Mutare City Council to complete the rehabilitation of the isolation centre at Mutare Infectious Diseases Hospital as well as fund other Covid-19 response activities.
Robbers vanish with US$49k, R9k
A Harare family allegedly lost US$49 000, R9 000, $7 000 and a Toyota Mark X vehicle to nine armed robbers who pounced on them at their house pretending to be customers.
Hotel industry recovery to take time
The tourism sector, hotels in particular, has been the most affected by travel restrictions as well as concerns over the need to maintain physical distancing.
Defective car gives away four robbers
A defective getaway vehicle led to the arrest of two of four robbers that allegedly robbed a Hatfield man of US$200 and a cellphone while he was walking home.
Covid-19 savages US economy
The US economy contracted in the first quarter at its sharpest pace since the Great Recession as stringent measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus almost shut down the country, ending the longest expansion in the nation’s history.
Cop extorts money at lockdown roadblock
A police officer enforcing lockdown regulations has been arrested for allegedly stealing $450 from a man who had accompanied his aunt to see a doctor, but did not have a pass allowing him to come into town.
‘Capitalise on ACFTA delay’
Local companies should take the delay in the implementation of an Africa-wide free-trade agreement to come-up with products that will compete across the continent, Zimtrade chief executive officer Allan Majuru has said.
SAA fate still unclear
Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says government has reached no final decision yet on the fate of South African Airways, but she is hopeful that a decision may have been made by the end of June.