NEW: Fatal accident at Blanket Mine 

One worker was killed in an accident at Blanket Mine in Gwanda on Monday, the mine’s parent company has said.

SA rapper Riky Rick has died

Rapper Riky Rick, real name Rikhado Makhado, has died. He was 34 years old.

NEW: Ugandans could face fines, jail for refusing Covid-19 jab

Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and those who fail to pay could be sent to prison under a new public health law which lawmakers are scrutinising, parliament said on Tuesday.

NEW: Covid vaccine supply for global programme outstrips demand

The global project to share Covid-19 vaccines is struggling to place more than 300 million doses in the latest sign the problem with vaccinating the world is now more about demand than supply.

NEW: Zinara ropes in financial institutions

The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has roped in financial institutions to augment funding for road maintenance under the next phase of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP).

NEW: Trio arrested for stealing Zesa, TelOne poles

Three men were arrested after police intercepted a three-tonne truck with Zesa and TelOne tubular steel poles in Mazowe on Monday.

NEW: Man (21) killed in beer binge

A 21-year-old man was fatally assaulted in Tsholotsho on Sunday following an argument after a beer-drinking spree.

Parly calls for speed in hero exhumations

Parliament has called for the expeditious reburial of liberation war heroes who were buried in shallow graves across the country during the liberation war.

NEW: Zimbabwe’s bid for Test in Australia likely to fall flat

Zimbabwe’s bold request for a one-off Test to headline their tour of Australia later in the year is set to be knocked back with Cricket Australia preferring the original plan of three ODIs amid a “very busy” schedule.

NEW: Cabinet approves four investment projects

Cabinet has approved four investment projects that were presented by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, who is the chairperson of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) committee.

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