The COVID-19 pandemic hit South Africa’s tuberculosis (TB) response early and hard. Between February and May last year COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in a 59% decline in TB tests, and a 33% decline in the number of TB diagnoses in South Africa, according to data released last year by the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD). […]
“We are working for change, for a cleaner Alexandra and no illegal dumping,” says community activist Lerato Thabo Mopasi from Alexandra township in Johannesburg. Mopasi recently joined other members of the newly formed Alexandra water and sanitation community forum during a cleanup at a decommissioned treatment plant. The forum was set up in October 2021 […]
In debt, many have not received their results because their fees have not been paid Thousands of university students will return home this December without their results due to outstanding fees. It has become customary for universities countrywide to withhold results or graduation certificates of cash-paying students until they’ve paid up their fees. Bursary holders […]
The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Tuesday unveiled the most waited computerized tomography (CT) scanning machine at Mzuzu Central Hospital. The hospital has been operating without a CT scanner since it was opened 21 years ago. Speaking to the media after the unveiling ceremony, Chiponda said it is the wish of the government […]
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is due to appear before Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube Wednesday to give his testimony on how his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa allegedly fraudulently upgraded their wedding. He is expected to be the last witness after Supreme Court judge Justice George Chiweshe, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi and his aide Nyarao Bwanya. The trial […]
Zimbabwe’s electricity grid collapsed Tuesday plunging most parts of the country into a blackout and worsening the already dire supply situation. THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) confirmed the grid collapse in a statement saying it was caused by refurbishments at the Kariba Dam which resulted in three units being taken out. “ZESA Holdings would […]
Cabinet received an update on the country’s response to the Covid-19 and a report on the Procurement and Roll-Out of Vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the Ministers’ Covid-19 National Committee, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Honourable Dr CGDN Chiwenga. The nation is advised that, as at December 13, 2021, […]
Farmers will feel some relief after rains fell in some parts of the country yesterday, particularly in Mashonaland provinces and Harare, where long dry spells have been threatening to force many to replant. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday said intermittent thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, should be expected across the country up to Monday next […]
Cape Town — The Pretoria High Court set aside the decision to place Jacob Zuma on medical parole, ordering the former president to return to prison, eNCA reports. The choice to place Zuma on medical parole was made by former Correctional Services commissioner Arthur Fraser, one which the Court determined to be illegitimate. “The decision […]
A new study out of South Africa shows that Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine provides a high degree of protection against hospitalization from the fast-spreading omicron variant. The real-world study, conducted by the South African Medical Research Council and Discovery Health, the country’s largest private health insurance administrator, was based on more than 211,000 positive COVID-19 […]
A nationwide campaign to issue primary identity and registration documents will be launched next year, coinciding with the voter registration blitz ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections, President Mnangagwa said yesterday during the launch of the new secure electronic passport at Chiwashira Building in Harare. The e-passport was launched after Government entered into a partnership […]
Government announces all 11 countries on the UK red list will be removed from 4am Wednesday 15 December as Omicron spreads in countries around the world. Pre-departure tests and PCR testing measures on or before day 2 remain in place, with a review of all travel measures in the new year Change comes as the […]
South Africa is grappling with the fourth wave of the coronavirus, driven by the omicron variant. The country is pushing for more vaccinations — and for its own mRNA vaccine. From the outside, the building in an industrial district of Cape Town looks like any other nondescript warehouse. In fact, it is a beacon of […]
SIX soldiers recently discharged from the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on allegations of stealing state property have been reinstated by the High Court. The six are Collen Chiba, Charles Mhuri, Bothwell Gorekore, Hillary Mubariki, Democracy Murambadoro and Gibson Madzinga. High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamhora ordered that the decision by Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Philip […]
Rhino translocations have become a critical tool in the arsenal for the protection of these endangered animals. Recently, 30 white rhinos were flown into Rwanda from South Africa and introduced into the Akagera National Park, in what is the single largest translocation. It was carried out through a collaboration between the Rwanda Development Board, African […]
As part of efforts to ensure a safe festive season, Gauteng Traffic Police have arrested five people for the alleged possession of two unlicensed firearms. “The confiscation of the illegal firearms augurs well in our quest to create a safer province, since most of them are used in the commission of serious and violent crimes,” […]
Police Minister General Bheki Cele has called on officers to prioritise the safety of women and children as the country gears towards the festive season. The Minister made the call during the first leg of the Safer Festive Season Inspection Tour in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Monday. The area recorded the second highest number of rape […]
A new expert report, published on Monday, finds that ‘approximately 70% to 80% of South Africa’s population lives in precarious and insecure conditions with little prospect of any relief in the foreseeable future’. While the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated these conditions, ‘these features are endemic and long-term in nature and have not responded to government […]