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President Mnangagwa on the 29th of June announced additional lockdown measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the wake of rising new infections.

They come for the privilege and prestige of a British university experience, promised an education at world-class institutions. And they pay a hefty price. Fees for international students are often more than £10,000 a year.

Nearly 10 000 people have been arrested countrywide for not wearing face masks and more than 16 000 were arrested for flouting lockdown regulations within a week.

Residents of Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, Bulawayo are ignoring the COVID-19 lockdown as hunger takes hold. Zimbabwe started a hard lockdown, following a sudden increase in Covid-19 infections over the festive season.

Vendors, transport operators and members of the informal sector have been warned against defying government lockdown directives

Scores of Zimbabwean economic immigrants continue to form long queues into South Africa on the Zimbabwean side of the Beitbridge Border Post. 

A woman from Mbare in Harare gives her “colourful” reaction to the 30 day lockdown announced by the government on Saturday. This after VP Chiwenga announced that only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain operational for the next 30 days.

Zimbabweans are disgruntled they were not given any warning about the new full lockdown imposed by the government on Saturday. They fear that their families will starve because they have no food and no means to look after their families during the 30 day lockdown period.

Prolific comedian Sabhuku Vharazipi stars in this new informative skit that addresses the plight of women working in the informal sector in the new lockdown normal.

Lockdown worsens the plight of child-headed families in Domboshawa – VIDEO