All officials and athletes at the African Union Sports Council Region 5 (AUSC) Under-20 Games in December will be required to produce Covid-19 vaccination certificates to be allowed entry into Lesotho. This is in line with the region’s position to hold the Games in strict adherence to Covid19 health protocols and guidelines. The position was […]
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Apostolic Sect The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has requested the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Officer Commanding Manicaland Province to disperse thousands of members of the Johane Marange Apostolic Sect who are gathered for their annual Passover in Marange in defiance of lockdown measures. In a statement, the ZLHR said they also want the […]
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Post-cabinet briefing The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), on Tuesday, said whatever the government decides today on the reopening of schools for the second term is neither here nor there. ARTUZ said the government should, first of all, ensure that schools are safe for teachers and learners and also pay teachers decent salaries […]
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Vaccinations are being stepped up in identified Covid-19 hotspots, now that 500 000 more doses arrived on Saturday with another 2 million expected at the end of this week, to help break the chains of infection in the areas. Zimbabwe has seen rising cases over the past two weeks, most concentrated in a few districts […]
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Zimbabweans on social media have expressed mixed feelings after Billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa criticized the COVAX facility for sidelining Africa and failing to deliver the 700 million vaccine doses to the continent as was initially agreed early this year. Speaking during a virtual summit on vaccine equality and equitable distribution, Strive Masiyiwa bemoaned how COVAX facility […]
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Popular contemporary musicians ExQ and Nutty O have landed themselves in hot water with the authorities after they allegedly tendered fake Covid-19 certificates at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The two musicians will spend the weekend behind bars after the magistrate deferred their bail hearing to Monday. ExQ, real name Enock Munhenga and Nutty […]
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The government has suspended the National ID registration program that it had launched for GCSE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level students who are writing their examinations later this year. The National ID Program was suspended barely 24 hours after being announced due to Covid-19 fears. On Friday night, the Department of Civil Registry in […]
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South African Woman Gives Birth To 10 Babies In Extremely Rare Occurrence A South African woman gave birth to 10 babies last night in an extremely rare occurrence. This comes barely a month after another African woman, Halima Cissé from Mali gave birth to 9 children in Morocco. 37-year-old Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Gauteng, South […]
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ONE doctor suffered a fractured leg at Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday after a staff residence was gutted by fire around midnight. Property with an estimated US$500 000 was destroyed in the fire where 39 health workers were forced to jump out through a window to save their lives. Witnesses said the fire, caused by an […]
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HWANGE netball legend and member of the Zimbabwe 1995 All-Africa Games national team Scholastica Phiri suffered a stroke at the end of March and has been bedridden ever since. Her former teammates and sympathisers have embarked on a fundraising initiative to pay for her physiotherapy and other medical needs. A respected figure within the Hwange […]
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