Posts by Charles Rukuni

Zimbabwe’s Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda yesterday said vaccination against coronavirus was voluntary but the country also needed leaders in voluntary activities. He was responding to a question from Mutare…

New coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe today surged to 1 249 but 374 people recovered and 12 died. President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a two-week national lockdown with a dusk-to-dawn curfew to…

Zimbabwe has announced a national Level-4 two week lockdown with immediate effect. This includes a dusk-to-dawn curfew, reduced working hours, and a ban on intercity travel. Some of the measures…

The Zimbabwe today eased by six cents against the United States dollar as the foreign currency auction allotted US$41.97 million to 851 businesses. The local currency averaged $85.4234 against last…

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has not issued a blanket approval for the use of ivermectin to treat covid-19 but has instead given a qualified nod to health professionals…

The number of new coronavirus cases almost doubled from yesterday’s 424 to 842 today with 13 deaths, five of them in Bulawayo. Harare had three deaths, the Midlands another three…

Zimbabwe’s annual inflation dropped by 55 percentage points to 106.6% in June down from 161.9% in May, but United States economist Steve Hanke says the country’s inflation was down to…

The number of new coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe today dropped to 424 after peaking at 911 on Friday but there were 11 deaths up from 4 yesterday. There have been…

Zimbabwe is officially allowing the use of ivermectin to treat Covid-19, as the third wave of infections sets in. Preliminary research findings in the UK from a small pilot study…

Zimbabwe National Peace and Reconciliation Commission spokesman Obert Gutu has come under fire for “trivialising” the issue of Gukurahundi, but is the media not doing exactly what Gutu said when…