Staff Reporter, Author at The Zimbabwe Star

Dembare footballer tests positive for Covid-19

on November 9, 2020 Featured Sports add comment

By Sports Reporter

AN unidentified Dynamos footballer has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 and has been told to observe a period of self-isolation.

This was announced Monday by club Marketing and Communications Manager Yvonne Mangunda.

As part of the conditions for the resumption of domestic football, club officials and players are supposed to go through mandatory testing for the global pandemic.

Several world football administrators and top players have tested positive for Covid-19 and have successfully gone through recovery processes.

FULL STATEMENT:

Dynamos Player test positive

MEDIA RELEASE

As part of preparations for the resumption of team training, Dynamos Football Club today conducted COVID-19 tests on first team players, technical team and Secretariat.

Out of the 46 people tested, 1 tested positive of COVID-19. Relevant authorities have been informed and the club will adhere to Government and public health guidelines set for the positive individual. The individual will observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back at work soon.

We will provide further updates as necessary via Dynamos official communication channels.

The team will start group training on 10 November 2020.

DYNAMOS

9 November 2020

Yvonne Mangunda

Marketing and Communications Manager

Police distance First Lady from Rushwaya gold smuggling scandal

on November 1, 2020 Featured Top Stories add comment

By Staff Reporter POLICE have distanced President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife and son from a gold smuggling racket fronted by Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya.

Army spokesperson Colonel Overson Mugwisi dies from Covid-19

on July 31, 2020 Featured Top Stories add comment

By Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE National Army spokesperson Colonel Overson Mugwisi has died from coronavirus. Reports say the army public relations officer died at the ZNA's

Mnangagwa presides over unprecedented hero burial at national shrine

on July 31, 2020 Featured Top Stories add comment

By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is presiding on the burial of late Agriculture Minister Perrance Shiri who died of coronavirus on Wednesday. The burial

Mnangagwa confirms Minister Shiri died from coronavirus

on July 30, 2020 Featured Top Stories add comment

By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has confirmed Agriculture Minister Perrance Shiri died from coronavirus. He was addressing mourners at the late Minister’s Borrowdale home

Police storm journalist Mduduzi Mathuthu home looking for ‘subversive material’

on July 30, 2020 Featured Top Stories add comment

By Staff Reporter

POLICE in Bulawayo have stormed journalist Mduduzi Mathuthu’s home purportedly searching for material linking the scribe to Friday’s anti-government demonstrations.

They were armed with a search warrant indicating the journalist was in possession of phones, cameras, computers and other offensive material intended for use during the national protests.

The Zanu PF led government is on the spotlight for continued harassment on media practitioners.

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested Monday last week and is languishing in remand prison for allegedly inciting public violence against the state.