Posts by Charles Rukuni

The number of active coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe today dropped to 4 029 though deaths remained high at 11, bringing the total deaths to date to 1 364. There were…

Zimbabwe exported goods worth US$4.39 billion in 2020, a marginal 2.7% increase from 2019’s US$4.28 billion, in a tough year in which COVID-19 hit commodity demand and cut off trade…

Zimbabwe’s coronavirus recovery rate today improved by one percentage point to 84.2% after 464 people recovered from the virus while there were only 123 new cases and 14 deaths. Although…

The Zimbabwe dollar today remained stable against the United States dollar at today’s foreign currency auction averaging 83.3720 against last week’s 83.3725. All bids accepted were allotted in full with…

Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique Douglas Nyikayaramba has died of coronavirus, according to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. The ZBC said the death was announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at today’s cabinet…

The number of new coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe went up from 65 to 106 today and deaths from 10 to 13,but the number of active cases declined  from 4 675…

Zimbabwe government workers have requested an urgent meeting with their employer for talks over a possible salary review. In a letter to their employer, the workers said: “Following the agreement…

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United States Frederick Shava as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chikomba legislator Felix Mhona as Minister of Transport. Shava, whose…

Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested 403 544 people for violating lockdown restrictions since the first lockdown in March last year but 9 950 were arrested this weekend alone.…

The strict lockdown restrictions that Zimbabwe imposed just over a month ago seem to be paying off. The country today recorded only 65 new cases and 10 deaths with the…