Chiwenga said the lockdown is expected to end on February 15 amid concerns of the spreading of new COVID-19 strains and variants.
"You would take it as a joke that in the very inner vein of Harare in First Street unprecedentedly you are seeing people doing Pfumvudza, growing maize in First Street. These are the indicators of dysfunctionality ... Sadly, Harare has gone to the dogs.”
Mafume, Mukunguma and Shangadeya claim that they are being abused by the state, which wants to install a Zanu PF-leaning commission in Harare.
According to the Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe, Justice Foroma ordered Chin’ono to surrender his title deeds, report twice a week at the nearest police station and reside in Chisipite until the finalization of the case.
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga will preside over the burial of the late Minister of Foreign Affairs Sibusiso Moyo, Transport Minister Joel Biggie Matiza and former Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services Commissioner General Paradzai Zimondi. The three died of COVID-19.
“I expressed my personal view on an issue a Dr had tweeted on. I had no intention to offend any doctor or call any of them names. Since it has caused such an offence, I withdraw it and apologize for any offence caused. I just hope we can move and not be distracted from work at hand.”
"... There are certain political players being eliminated in hospitals by political activists hiding behind medical qualifications. In fact not just political players but medical assassins.”
"... This is not time to be tired and to let our guard down in hopelessness. Those who are not on essential duties stay at home."
In separate tweets, the ministry said the nation recorded 52 deaths on Monday and 60 on Sunday.
Moyo “categorically and emphatically” denied the allegations, noting that “for the record, I never spent a second of my life with Sipho Mazibuko alone. Specifically I was not a minister 11 years ago and I never saw nor spoke to her then!”
“The denial of bail to Hopewell Chin'ono in Zimbabwe is an affront to human rights and the rule of law. Journalism is not a crime and neither is tweeting. This ongoing harassment must stop
"These include the six busiest border posts, which are Beitbridge, Lebombo, Maseru Bridge, Oshoek, Ficksburg and Kopfontein."
Prosecutor Faith Nyamutowa told the court that Chin’ono posted a tweet that falsely reported the death of a child following a physical assault by the police.
“The pain you feel with targeted sanctions is the same pain majority Zimbabweans feel under your iron rule of using a hammer to solve all problems.”
“I don’t know how my family will survive because the bank ran out of money. How are were expected to survive? We don't have money.”
“They catch 500 people turn them back. They are people who are being helped to cross by Zimbabwean soldiers. I saw it with my own eyes and police and they pay something like R100 … Now because we know that we are putting a lot of firewalls.”
"Our security agencies, health officials and educational institutions hence will continue to enforce stricter standard operation procedures to ensure the safety of all our citizens. They will strictly enforce adherence to the regulations within the stipulated times."
“In light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, gatherings are reduced to not more than 30 people at all funerals, all other gatherings, weddings and churches, bars, bottle stores gymnasiums, restaurants, etc, are banned for 30 days.”
“We hear UK beds are overwhelmed by Covid19. Well, that's them. They say in SA, hospital admission thresholds are now quite high- that's them. But, let me tell you about our own situation, don't catch the virus if you can avoid it. We are being overwhelmed and overrun by this virus.”
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