South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that if citizens are not cautious, the entire country could find itself engulfed in a third wave of the coronavirus. He was addressing the nation on the country’s response to covid-19 infections yesterday evening. Mr Ramaphosa said South Africa will move to an adjusted lockdown level 2 from today. Currently, […]

Gwanda residents are paying a heavy price for the local authority’s failure to settle its ballooning debt to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Commission (ZETDC), with the power utility having now disconnected the water pumping system from the national power grid. The residents are desperate and restless as they seek the precious liquid, which the MDC […]

There are, famously, a lot of things that wind Jeremy Clarkson up. Cycle lanes, electric cars, vegan food – that sort of thing. The broadcaster and columnist has made a career out of saying provocative things about provocative subjects. But his already-limited patience is severely tested in his latest TV series, which follows the 61-year-old […]

Disney’s new live-action origin story Cruella, which stars Emma Stone and Dame Emma Thompson, has received a mixed response from critics. The film is a prequel to 101 Dalmatians and follows Cruella de Vil from her roots as an orphaned urchin to an aspiring fashion designer determined to avenge her mother’s death. The Guardian said […]

Vietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by testing the entire population of Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures. The efforts come in response to a new cluster linked to a religious mission. Vietnam has had relative success in controlling the virus but cases have been rising over the past […]

SOUTH Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) will oppose a court application by one of its top officials challenging his suspension, the party said on Monday. Ace Magashule challenged his suspension as secretary general in court last week, the latest twist in a power struggle that has exposed deep fractures in the party that has […]

LOCAL seed producer SeedCo has developed and licensed two rice varieties SCOP02 and SCOP04, which are adaptive to the local climatic conditions and rainfall patterns, as it seeks to ramp up rice production in the country. The country presently imports over 95 percent of its rice despite having ample production capacity underpinned by growing domestic […]

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to media diversity and freedom through strengthening the participation of journalists to enhance transparency and accountability. This commitment comes as the nation marked World Press Freedom day this Monday. Journalists are designated essential workers key to telling stories that have a huge bearing on the public good. The theme for […]

Zimbabwe’s Pharmaceutical Industry says it has the potential to locally manufacture anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs)with the necessary support at policy level. Presenting oral evidence before the Thematic Committee on HIV and AIDS on ARVs manufacturing, stakeholders in the local pharmaceutical sector called for more investment into the production of ARVs. In 2004, Zimbabwe used to manufacture […]

South Africa on Sunday night received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses will be received every week, with a total of 4.5 million doses expected by end of June. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize tweeted photos of the Pfizer vaccines arriving: South Africa resumed vaccination using the Johnson […]