ZTN Correspondent. Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a curfew from 6pm to 6am, as the country tightens lockdown restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19. This, among other measures, takes effect on Wednesday until further review. The President said, “As from tomorrow Wednesday, 22 July, all our security forces […]
Kimberleigh Jiro Industries in the Workington area will face stiffer penalties from the local authority for discharging raw effluent in water bodies in and around Harare. The discharge of effluent has seen the city’s main water sources being polluted to the extent that council now requires 11 chemicals which cost […]
ZTN Correspondent Teachers Unions and parents have welcomed government’s move to defer the opening of schools in light of spiking Covid-19 cases. Schools were scheduled to open for the second term on 28 July, but with the recent rapid increase in Covid-19 cases, government has put the plans on hold. […]
ZTN Correspondent Zimbabwe’s Government has further deferred the opening of schools and will tighten lockdown measures in light of spiking Covid-19 cases. Schools were scheduled to open on 28 July, while the country had relaxed lockdown conditions to allow more businesses to operate. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica […]
ZTN Correspondent ZIMBABWE’S President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will review the country’s lockdown conditions, in the wake of the continued exponential increase in Covid-19 cases. President Mnangagwa told the Zanu PF Politburo that, “the recent rapid spike of infections requires that we make another review of the Covid-19 lockdown […]
ZTN Correspondent Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 cases have risen by 98 in 24 hours – the highest spike since the country recorded its first case in March 2020. This takes the country’s tally to 885 cases. Of the new cases 47 are local while the remainder are returnees from Botswana (28), South Africa […]
ZTN CorrespondentZimbabwe has recorded its eighth Covid-19 death after a 21-year-old woman in the capital, Harare, succumbed on Saturday. “We regret to report a facility death of a female aged 21 from Harare Province who tested positive today with no history of travel and had co-morbidities,” the Health Ministry said […]
ZTN Correspondent PRIVATE schools in Zimbabwe that opened before the official date could have their operating licences revoked, the Government has said. The second term will begin on July 28, with examination classes being prioritised. The Primary and Secondary Education Ministry says some privately-owned schools and colleges have, however, opened. […]
Wilson Kakurira Harare City Council has reversed a decision by its parking management subsidiary, City Parking, to hike parking fees in the Central Business District. City Parking had pegged parking fees to one United States dollar an hour or an equivalent in Zimbabwe dollars at the prevailing rate. Council spokesperson […]
Ndakaziva Majaka WITH Zimbabwe still in price discovery, the country’s Foreign Currency Auction System closed bids on Tuesday with a weighted average of ZW$63,74:US$1 from last week’s rate of ZW$57,35 to US$1. This means Zimbabwe’s official exchange rate is now ZW$63,74: US$1.The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said $18,95 million bids […]