USD100m for COVID-19 Vaccines. By Faith Shingirai Mundere.      The government has set aside USD100m to procure COVID-19 vaccines which will be administered to citizens nationwide. “The vaccines will be administered to at least 60% of the country’s population” Finance and Economic Development Permanent Secretary Mr George Guvamatanga said The vaccines will be secured through an African Union (AU) led initiative which has managed to … Continue reading USD100m for COVID-19 Vaccines.

By Tafara Mushope The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced that computers and other selected information and Communication technology (ICT) equipment can be imported Customs duty free. This was confirmed by Zimra on their twitter handle five days ago. The Authority went on to outline the details on how to clear the goods. ICT goods imported for Commercial purpose should be cleared on a Bill … Continue reading Duty free for ICT equipment

William Makomo The South African Health Department suspended Covid-19 screening at Beitbridge Border between South Africa and Zimbabwe to easy the congestion as pressure and tempers mount from the long awaited truckers and passengers’ associations. SA Health Department spokesperson confirms that in the interest of addressing the congestion, the department suspended temperature screening and healthy questionnaires since the same process is performed on the Zimbabwean … Continue reading Covid-19 screening suspended at Beitbridge to easy congestion

William Makomo Traffic Jam continue to increase at Beitbridge as the South African Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi blames truck drivers for the current congestion at the main busiest trade link, Beitbridge. The South African government claims that most drivers do not have proper documentation required to cross the border resulting in them blocking other travellers who are ready to cross legitimately. The Home Affairs … Continue reading Truck drivers to blame for Beitbrige Congestion

William Makomo An urgent intervention at Beitbridge border post urgently needed to deal with congestion which officials say it will take weeks to clear the massive backlog of traffic stretching for more that 15km into Musina town. People, trucks and buses have been stuck for more than 5 days, a situation the media had described literally as a matter of life and death as there … Continue reading Beitbridge Border Post in Chaotic Situation