Aryn Baker When COVID-19 initially blazed through Asia, Europe and then the United States, global public health experts worried that it could be catastrophic for Africa, with its crowded cities, poorly funded health sector and lack of testing facilit...

Giada Zampano ROME (AA) – Italy reported 11,212 new cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, rising again above the 10,000 mark after dipping for two days at around 8,000. Italian health authorities also registered 659 new deaths from COVID-19, ...

After pioneering the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, the United Kingdom is once again ahead of the game and is now the first country to approve the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and British pharmaceutical...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 31 (Reuters) – South Africa reported a record 17,710 daily increase in coronavirus infections on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of about 14,500 set several days ago. “As of today, the cumulative total of COVID-19 ca...

(Reuters) – A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc’s vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported bit.ly/2L8iBel on Tuesday, but a medical expert and the U.S. drug maker said the body nee...

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus As people around the world celebrated New Year’s Eve 12 months ago, a new global threat emerged. Since that moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken so many lives and caused massive disruption to families, societies...

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter President Mnangagwa has ordered a forensic audit on Harare City Council to get to the bottom of deep-rooted corruption that has seen two mayors, many councillors and senior officials being arrested. Corruption in the ...

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter AFTER setbacks spawned by Covid-19 last year, 2021 promises to be a year of progress as it begins today against the backdrop of a good rainy season, prospects of a vaccine against the global plague and unprecedented e...

Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds have projected a prosperous 2021, pinning their hopes on economic stability whose foundations were laid in the second-half of last year. Since June 2020, prices of basic commodit...

Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Tropical Depression Chalane, which entered Zimbabwe on Wednesday, further weakened and finally dissipated with its remnants moving into Botswana, leaving minimal damage and no loss of life or injuries. Light rains and w...

Thupeyo Muleya The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (zimra) has dismissed claims by a South African government minister that congestion at Beitbridge Border Post is attributable to the use of a manual system to clear commercial cargo. zimra yesterday said ...

Africa Moyo and Conrad Mupesa Zanu PF UK/EU District chairman Cde Masimba Tawengwa has died of Covid-19. He was 48. He died at Arundel Hospital in Harare, around 4pm yesterday. Cde Tawengwa, who had been on political internship in the Commissariat D...

Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter BELEAGUERED MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday terminated contracts for all the 105 party workers, as the opposition party falls into financial doldrums. In a letter written by the party acting MDC-A se...

Senior Court Reporter THE State wants to apply for the revocation of the $30 000 bail granted to suspended Harare mayor Jacob Mafume on the basis that he is likely to interfere with investigations in matters he is accused of criminal abuse of office ...

Golden Sibanda Banks should facilitate all forex transactions involving virtual US dollars without inconveniencing their clients because settlement is a back office activity, the central bank says. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya s...