NEW: The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far

Since early in the Covid pandemic, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2. This was a valuable tool to understand better how the…

NEW: Selecting a CEO for your organisation

Memory Nguwi One of the most critical assignments for board of directors is to hire the right CEO, and the right supporting executives. This is not an easy job. Most…

NEW: Africa CDC urges strong Covid-19 prevention measures amid emergence of new variant

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday urged African health authorities to intensify Covid-19 prevention measures amid the emergence of a new variant. The Africa…

NEW: ‘Intensify mitigation against new Covid-19 variant’

Online Reporter Zimbabweans should intensify mitigation measures against the spread of the latest Covid-19 variant, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said. A new variant of Covid-19…

NEW: Lady Chevrons get ZC boost

Online Reporter Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) is moving swiftly to address the gender imbalances in the national game, which has seen them awarding eight Lady Chevrons key players with central contracts.…

NEW: Zimbabwe to establish Mineral Commodities Exchange

Government is in the process of establishing a Mineral Commodities Exchange, which will bring efficiency in the trading of the country’s minerals output. 

NEW: Hospitality industry absorbs US$100m investments

Zimbabwe’s tourism and hospitality industry has this year taken in over US$100 million of new investments, said Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu.

NEW: African countries perform badly when it comes to drug policies: a new index shows how  

Awukye received a 10-year prison sentence in Ghana for cannabis possession. The experience, he said, shattered his family’s dreams. Michael Anami, a Kenyan, recalled the “multiple arrests, beatings, incarcerations, and untimely deaths” he had witnessed as a drug policy activist and former user. 

NEW: Africa’s e-commerce on growth trajectory, spurred by tech-savvy youth  

Edith Mokeira, a freelance writer, has enjoyed the convenience of online shopping for years, saying her strong affinity for online shopping was developed during her college days when the digital revolution was taking shape in Kenya. 

NEW: Manchester United close in on Rangnick

Manchester United are close to appointing Ralf Rangnick as their interim manager on a six-month contract following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to multiple reports in the British media.

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