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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:53:57 +0000
BREAKING: Minister Gwaradzimba dies
Herald Reporter Official sources have confirmed to The Herald that Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba has died. She was 60. The cause of death is not yet known. More to follow…

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:30 +0000
 Africa secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses
A provisional 270 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured by the African Union (AU) for distribution across the continent.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:59:19 +0000
Dr. Fauci warns Covid variant found in South Africa could pose threat to antibody drugs
A mutated and more infectious coronavirus strain first identified in South Africa is “disturbing” and could pose a threat to antibody treatments that are used to prevent people from falling seriously ill from Covid-19, White House health advisor ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:58:42 +0000
Japan has found a new Covid variant. Here’s how it compares to virus strains in the UK, South Africa
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases on Sunday said it had detected a new variant of the coronavirus in four travelers arriving from Brazil.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:57:23 +0000
Does COVID-19 Wreak Havoc with the Menstrual Cycle?
It’s no secret that intense stress — such as losing a loved one, moving to a new home, or getting divorced — can mess with a woman’s periods.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:56:53 +0000
Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 may last at least 8 months
A new study suggests that most people who recover from a SARS-CoV-2 infection retain the immune memory they would need to prevent a severe reinfection. The protection provided by vaccination may be similarly long-lasting.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:15:45 +0000
Zim in key UK investment indaba
Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement drive continues to bear fruit after the United Kingdom invited local businesses to participate in next week’s Africa Investment Conference along with companies from 35 other African countries.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:14:31 +0000
4 cheat death in Binga plane crash
All four people aboard a single-engine Cessna plane survived when they crash-landed in Binga, after the engine failed soon after take off from Kariba on Wednesday.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:13:35 +0000
Varsity students in Covid-19 diagnosis breakthrough
In what is likely to be a major scientific breakthrough once formally certified, a former Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) student and a third-year student at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have designed computer software the...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:12:39 +0000
Coronavirus: Prisons record 90pc recovery rate
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is working flat-out to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country’s correctional facilities, with records showing a recovery rate of 90 percent since March last year.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:11:45 +0000
Justice at last for maintenance litigant
A BULAWAYO woman who failed to execute her maintenance award of US$150 monthly for eight years due to bungling by a magistrate, will now claim her dues now in excess of US$12 000 after intervention of the High Court.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:10:58 +0000
Zim to get over 3m doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Zimbabwe is set to get over three million doses of vaccines at a cost of US$25 million from the 270 million jabs available to the African continent.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:09:23 +0000
47 die of Covid-19 in 24 hours
FORTY-SEVEN people died of Covid-19 yesterday to take the total number of deaths to 636, while 1 112 tested positive.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:08:29 +0000
Fleet, route expansion top Airzim priorities
Air Zimbabwe is this year focusing on expanding routes and flying more aircraft as it moves to promote tourism and trade.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:07:41 +0000
SA MPs call for one-stop border concept at B/bridge
A call for full implementation of the one-stop-border post concept at Beitbridge is seen as a solution to the perennial congestion challenges that take place there, South Africa’s Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has said.



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