WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

Monday

Prisoners can be temporarily released to attend funerals, weddings and other important family functions, under escort of prison officers, provided they apply and the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs reckons they are a safe risk, prison authorities have said. The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services ( ZPCS) spelt out the law while responding to an outcry that suspected land baron Felix Munyaradzi had attended a funeral during his incarceration last year.

Tuesday

Zimbabwe and Tanzania will continue to deepen and enhance bilateral cooperation that existed between the two countries during the time of President John Magufuli, who died of a heart ailment last week, President Mnangagwa has said. He said President Magufuli was a man of the people who established a reputation as an action-oriented leader determined to improve the lives of not only Tanzanians, but the SADC region and the whole continent.

Wednesday

A total of 1,9 million hectares of maize was planted by farmers during the 2020/21 summer cropping season registering an increase of 24 percent from the 1,5 million hectares last season.

This came out in the First Round Crop and Livestock Assessment report which was presented by the Chairman of Cabinet Committee on Food Security and Nutrition, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga.

Thursday

President Mnangagwa, who received his first Covid-19 jab at a momentous occasion attended by different religious and political leaders yesterday, has called on the nation to shun conspiracy theories and get vaccinated for the country to return to normalcy.

Officially launching the Second Phase of the national vaccination programme, the President said all political players should pull together in the fight against Covid-19, a global plague that has derailed economies across the world and wrecked lives and livelihoods.

The President said Zimbabweans must disregard conspiracy narratives being peddled by some religious and political leaders and embrace the Government-sourced, free Covid-19 medicines that have been scientifically proven to be safe.

Friday

Zimbabwe’s Warriors gave the country something to cheer its spirits last night after they qualified for the 2021 AFCON finals, with a game to spare.

After having taken care of their business, with a 1-0 win over Botswana in Francistown earlier, which eliminated their hosts from the race, the Warriors then watched from their hotel rooms, as they earned a ticket to Cameroon.