Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, one from China and the other from the UK, have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in two separate clinical trials, 263Chat has learnt. Lancet Medical Journal announced yesterday that the first trial, which the World
Cement manufacturer Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe appeals for customs duty relief on packaging material saying it adversely impacts on production, while favoring foreign imports exempted from similar costs. PPC head of Sales and Marketing, Nkosana Mapuma said there was an imbalance in the customs regulations
Transform Zimbabwe Zimbabwe leader and the convener of the 13 July protest Jacob Ngarivhume and freelance investigative journalists Hopewell Chin'ono who were arrested on Monday are currently appearing before Harare magistrate court
Mills Soko, University of the Witwatersrand and Mzukisi Qobo, University of the Witwatersrand The next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will replace Brazilian Roberto de Azevedo, who has served since 2013 and plans to step down at the end of August, a year before
The Election Resource Center, ERC, has accused the government of taking advantage of the COVID-19 to limit citizens' fundamental freedoms and the civic by announcing stringent lockdown rules. Yesterday President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country will go back in total lockdown but of note was
Mutare business community owes the local municipality millions in unpaid rates and levies, prejudicing its capacity to provide quality service delivery. To compound matters, it has also emerged that the business community is also failing to pay its bills on time, further compounding financial burdens as
Harare’s Sunningdale suburb has been hit by a typhoid outbreak after recording nine cases, 263chat can reveal. The cases were confirmed by Ward 10 Councillor Hammy Madzingira who attributed the outbreak to continuous sewer bursts in the surburb. “Yes, I can confirm that there has been an
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) says government’s ZWL$1 Billion allocation for the mining sector is inadequate to stimulate growth, as hyperinflation continues chipping away at the fund. Analyzing the 2020 Budget Mid Term Review, ZELA said while the current allocation was already inadequate, government’s dithering in
City of Mutare says its innovations to increase revenue inflows are paying off significant dividends, after holding a grand draw for an inaugural rates promotions aimed at improving revenue collection. Buoyed by the uptake of the rates promotion, ‘Maintain up to date Account Promotion’ which ran
Just over a month after allowing face to face lectures on campus to resume, Government has with immediate effect suspended the practice as part of ongoing interventions to contain the recent upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country. In a later addressed to all principals of
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