Shona Ferguson | ‘The industry has lost a great filmmaker and actor’
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) released a statement to the press on Saturday following the unexpected death of local TV icon, Shona Ferguson. The 47-year-old died from Covid-19 related complications at Milpark hospital on Friday afternoon. "The SABC is deeply saddened by the passing of former Muvhango actor Shona...
Zimbabwe re-opens Victoria Falls land borders to fully vaccinated tourists
ZIMBABWE has reopened the Victoria Falls land border with Zambia for fully vaccinated tourists to allow the smooth flow of tourists between the two neighboring countries. The development follows the successful rollout of a vaccination program that has seen more than 60 percent of residents in the border town of...
Funeral parlours warn of mass graves
FUNERAL service providers have indicated that they are overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths and warned that the country could be forced to bury deceased citizens in mass graves if the upward trend of new infections and deaths continues, NewsDay Weekender can reveal. The funeral service providers, whose profits are determined by...
ZEC temporarily close offices
ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will temporarily close its offices across the country from July 26 in response to rising Covid-19 cases, chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba has said. The offices will reopen on August 8. In a statement this morning, Justice Chigumba said: “This...
Fresh bid for Malaba
ZIMBABWE Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika yesterday filed a fresh application seeking the recusal of judges set to preside over a case where a Zanu-PF activist wants the Constitutional Court to overturn a High Court ruling on Chief Justice Luke Malaba's continued stay in office. President Emmerson...
South Africa Unrest: African Union Speaks On Violent Protests
The African Union has condemned violent protests that erupted in South Africa following the arrest and incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma last week Wednesday. The protests have since degenerated into chaos as demonstrators are burning vehicles, blocking the roads and looting shops. _13 July 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the...