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Twenty-eight people died of coronavirus in Zimbabwe today as cases soared to 1331 in 24 hours but some 798 people recovered. There were seven deaths in Harare, six in Bulawayo,…

Zimbabweans have urged the government to pay civil servants, particularly teachers, salaries that are in line with the poverty datum line. This was told to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Budget,…

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…