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Political Reporter

Leader of the MDC Alliance, Nelson Chamisa, was yesterday booed in Mutoko while speaking at the unveiling of the late activist, Patson Dzamara’s tombstone.

Health Correspondent

...as Zim receives 500 000 COVID-19 doses from China

Zimbabwe yesterday took delivery of 500 000 COVID-19 doses from China as the country inches closer to herd immunity.

Staff Reporter

Westbury villagers in Muzarabani South have applauded Government for initiating a piped water scheme in the resettlement area, which has transformed their lives.

Political Reporter

….as Nkomo is barred from contesting the presidency

Tempers are boiling in ZAPU after Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the son of the late ZAPU leader Joshua Nkomo, was barred from contesting for the presidency at next month’s Congress as he does not fit the criteria prescribed by that party for one to contest.

Staff reporter

While officially opening this year’s 61^st edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo yesterday, the Patron of the ZITF, President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged investors to fully utilise the trade fair to explore trade and investment prospects across the various sectors of the economy.

Political Reporter

The MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is reportedly fed up with one of his deputies, Professor Welshman Ncube, and is on the verge of expelling him from that party.

Staff Writer

As drug and substance abuse by youths continues to rise, Government is escalating its crackdown against drug peddlers and youths caught partaking, in an effort to discourage the vice.

Staff Reporter

President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the comprehensive Covid-19 national preparedness and response strategic plan being implemented by Government in partnership with other stakeholders has been successful.

Staff Reporter

Following a successful wheat cropping season, Zimbabwe is set to become wheat self-sufficient for the first time since 2005. The country is anticipating more than 300 000 metric tonnes of the cereal against a national annual requirement of 360 000 metric tonnes.

Staff Reporter

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday extended the Covid 19 national lockdown by another two weeks under the same conditions announced a fortnight ago.