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Today’s fact of life#52
Kids aren’t affected by coronavirus as much as adults. Of all the cases of Covid-19 so far, less than 3% have been in children, and less than 0.5% have been…
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Five things Zimbabwe needs to move forward
Economist Eddie Cross says there are five things that Zimbabwe needs in its struggle for development and growth with stability. The first is unity. “We must work together. A unit…
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Zimbabwe declares coronavirus a national disaster, bans public gatherings for next 60 days
Zimbabwe today declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster and has banned public gatherings of more than 100 people for the next 60 days. It also postponed national independence celebrations…
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Today’s fact of life#51
Coronavirus is related to Mers and Sars. Of the seven coronavirus strands that have transferred to humans, the Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) and the Severe acute respiratory syndrome have…
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Zimbabwe cabinet expected to announce way forward on coronavirus today
Zimbabwe is expected to announce the way forward on handling the coronavirus pandemic when its cabinet meets today. The country has so far not reported any confirmed cases of Covid-19.…
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British tourist who was in Zimbabwe last week tests positive for coronavirus
A British tourist who visited Zimbabwe last week and returned home has tested positive for coronavirus, Health Minister Obadiah Moyo said today. “Today we received a report that a tourist…
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Today’s fact of life#50
Coronavirus originally came from bats. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause diseases in animals. Of all the different types of coronavirus present in the animal kingdom only seven…
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All eyes on the Zimbabwe interbank foreign exchange rate today
All eyes will be on the Zimbabwe interbank exchange rate today as commercial banks decide, for the first time in years, the exchange rate between the Zimbabwe dollar and other…
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Zimbabwe suspends fungibility of Old Mutual, PPC and Seedco
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube today suspended the fungibility of three companies’ stocks to try and halt a rout of the nation’s currency. The year-long measure affects Old Mutual Ltd.,…
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British Lord suggests economic rescue package for Zimbabwe, but plan shot down
A British Lord has suggested that the British government should consider offering an economic rescue package to Zimbabwe to give hope to the people but the plan was shot down…