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By Staff Writer President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the lockdown which is meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 will continue indefinitely while government will be monitoring progress. Most Zimbabweans especially those in the informal sector whose lives have been literally put on halt had hoped government will remove the restrictions so that they can …
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By Staff Writer President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the lockdown which is meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 will continue indefinitely while government will be monitoring progress. Most Zimbabweans especially those in the informal sector whose lives have been literally put on halt had hoped government will remove the restrictions so that they can …
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OPINION By Joel Mandaza Government recently released Statutory Instrument 99 of 2020. This is a legal document meant to crystalise the declarations made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday where the country`s lockdown status was adjusted. From an unnamed level, we found ourselves being plunged into Level 2. It is principally an extension of the …
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By Takunda Mandura Zimbabwe has missed its ambitious COVID-19 testing target of 40 000 which was supposed to be met by the 30th of April in a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic which has claimed many lives across the world. As at April 30, Zimbabwe only managed about 8 314 tests of …
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By Staff Writer Nyaradzo Chazvinoita is living a difficult life. She looks after her husband Jephta Chikoko who lost a leg due to diabetes. The 63-year old granny who sells her wares in Harare’s oldest township of Mbare also looks after her late daughter’s son who is still in school. Apart from her monthly bills, …
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By Staff Writer Nyaradzo Chazvinoita is living a difficult life. She looks after her husband Jephta Chikoko who lost a leg due to diabetes. The 63-year old granny who sells her wares in Harare’s oldest township of Mbare also looks after her late daughter’s son who is still in school. Apart from her monthly bills, …
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By Staff Writer Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry regulator TIMB has announced new rules for trade during the lockdown that will shut out vendors from the auction floors. The country’s tobacco auction floors have traditionally been a hive of activity when the tobacco selling season commences. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board which administers the sale of …
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By Staff Writer Zimbabwe companies are in need of debt restructuring and re-negotiations on property rentals to extricate themselves from the after-shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official representing the country’s commerce has said. Chris Mugaga, Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC)CEO said, the best stimulus the country needs is a three-phased approach which includes …
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By Staff Writer Zimbabwe companies are in need of debt restructuring and re-negotiations on property rentals to extricate themselves from the after-shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official representing the country’s commerce has said. Chris Mugaga, Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC)CEO said, the best stimulus the country needs is a three-phased approach which includes …
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By Staff Writer Zimbabwe’s fast-moving consumer goods could soon vanish from supermarket shelves as the manufacturing sector struggles to stimulate production during the ongoing lockdown which seeks to slow the spread of COVID-19, analysts have warned. The southern African country’s rate of inflation has over the past few months been rapidly rising, pushing the breadbasket …
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