COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson has submitted data to apply for emergency use listing of its coronavirus vaccine at the World Health Organization, a move that would increase access of the single-dose shots in lower - and middle-income nations.…

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has written a letter to the Ministry of Health and Child Care demanding an assurance that clinical trials of the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine and any future coronavirus vaccines are tested…

The South African Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said 20 land borders leading into South Africa will be opened on Monday but quickly pointed out that anyone caught with a fake COVID-19 certificate will be banned from entering…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the COVID-19 Vaccination Framework has been developed and finalised for the roll out of the vaccine. Addressing a POLAD meeting today, President Mnangagwa debunked the previous notions by a…

Russian diamond producer Alrosa PJSC will buy and donate the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines to Angola and Zimbabwe to help these nations' inoculation programs, Chief Executive Officer Sergey Ivanov said. "We intend to provide dozens of…

World Health Organization (WHO) head of experts Dr. Peter Ben Embarek on Tuesday released the first details of the group's fact-finding mission into the virus’s origins which said It is “extremely unlikely” that the coronavirus leaked from…

RwandAir has suspended flights to Zimbabwe with effect from today (Monday, 8 February 2021) due to fears of COVID-19 variants. In a statement, the airline said: In view of the global concerns on covid variants prevalent throughout southern…

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube suffered a humiliating slap down Thursday after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and President Emmerson Mnangagwa – one after the other – repudiated his announcement a day earlier that Zimbabwe would sell…

Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Jerry Ndlovu has died. The former general manager of the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and former director of airports and business development at Civil Aviation…

The African Union Special Envoy on the COVID crisis, Strive Masiyiwa, has said that Africa will get more than 1 billion doses of vaccines by December 2021. He said international donors had already pledged 700 million free doses this year,…

The Zimbabwean government has vowed to compensate police officers who contract the deadly virus Covid-19 while on duty enforcing lockdown restrictions. In a signed communication by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Chief Staff Officer,…

South African government has revealed that illegal immigrants will also benefit from the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. National Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane said this during a virtual meeting between his department and the…

UK health secretary Matt Hancock has announced the United Kingdom’s support with genomics expertise to help other countries identify new COVID-19 variants comes as researchers at the Quadram Institute outline their work supporting…

Government has issued a stern warning against spreading fake news and false information pertaining to the health condition of the country’s leaders, including their purported deaths by members of the public and the media. Of late, social…

The office complex of Botswana’s president will close for two days starting on Monday to allow for disinfection and testing of staff for Covid-19. President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the first lady were tested for Covid-19 last week and their…

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and he is experiencing mild symptoms. Obrador, who has been criticized for his handling of his country’s pandemic, said on his official…

Zimbabwe’s information secretary Nick Mangwana has sparked a Twitter storm following his claims insinuating that some doctors in Zimbabwe are using COVID-19 to kill certain hospitalized political players. Responding to a tweet by a person…

Several government and Zanu-PF bigwigs have retreated to their farms and villages as the Covid-19 pandemic bares its teeth with four Cabinet ministers having succumbed to the disease and President Emmerson Mnangagwa warning the situation…

Unconfirmed reports reaching Harare Live suggest that the Minister of Health and Child Care, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been airlifted to China amid reports that he tested positive for COVID-19. A group called the Children of…

Christopher Chigumba dies, ZEC chair Priscilla Chigumba father-in-law Former ZANU PF member of Parliament for Chitungwiza South, Christopher Chigumba, has succumbed to COVID-19. His death was confirmed by a family member Tafadzwa Shito…

Former education minister, Mashonaland East governor and historian Aeneas Soko Chigwedere has died at the age of 81. His death comes after a number of ministers in president Emmerson Mnangagwa's government have lost their lives to…

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa has announced the passing on of the Bishop of Swaziland Ellington Wamukoya due to Covid-19 complications. The 69 year-old Bishop Ellinah, known around the world for her…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced the passing of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu from COVID-related complications. "It is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce that Minister in the Presidency…

Zimbabwean First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has called for a three days prayer and fasting in the nation following a sharp increase in Covid-19 deaths and infections. The fasting program will commence today until Saturday, with women in the…

MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa on Wednesday said he spoke to Fadzayi Mahere who briefed him of the unsanitary conditions in the Zimbabwean jails and her own positive COVID19 test after her unjust detention. Posting on his Twitter…