Posts by Charles Rukuni

Bulawayo and Masvingo were today declared coronavirus hotspots as the country recorded 118 new cases with Mashonaland West reporting the highest number of new cases, 38. Two towns in Mashonaland…

It’s more than six years since journalist-cum-activist Itai Dzamara disappeared. Former Higher Education Minister, Jonathan Moyo, who was a high ranking member of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front before…

Zimbabwe today recorded 107 new coronavirus cases, 64 of them in Masvingo but these included 23 that were collected yesterday but only reported today. A raft of measures to contain…

Zimbabwe yesterday recorded 164 new coronavirus cases, 97 of them in Mashonaland West, raising the number of cases for this month to 891. Three people died bringing the death toll…

Zimbabwe has banned all public gatherings again except funerals with effect from Monday to curb the surge in the number of coronavirus cases. Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga, who is also…

The richest 10% of Zimbabweans consume 20 times more than the poorest 10%, the World Bank says in its latest update. It says inequality is increasing in the country and…

Zimbabwe yesterday recoded 192 new coronavirus cases but 82 of them were from Mashonaland West and covered four days from 7 June. Bulawayo, however, had 44 new cases pushing the…

Zimbabweans living abroad almost doubled the amount of money they sent home this year, bolstering the economy, Central Bank Governor John Mangudya said. Remittances jumped to US$411.1 million in the…

Danish director Camilla Nielsson’s documentary President (2021) is an up-close, intimate tale. It follows the election travails of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance and its…

Four more people died of coronavirus today bringing the death toll for this month to 32. There were 64 new cases raising the number of cases this month to 535.…