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Source: ED orders schools, varsities closure | Newsday (News)

PRESIDENT Emmerson  yesterday announced that schools will close next Tuesday, a week before scheduled dates as part of government’s precautionary measures to stop the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country.

BY WINSTONE ANTONIO/VENERANDA LANGA

Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced several measures to control a possible outbreak, including banning gatherings of more than 100 people, postponing the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair and this year’s Independence Day celebrations, amount others, but did not change the day schools would be closed.

But in a statement yesterday, Mnangagwa said the schools will now close on March 24 and the government will advise on dates for the re-opening of all teaching institutions in the country once the treat of the virus was adjudged to have receded.

“Following concerns from parents, as well as representations by the educational sector, government has decided that all schools and tertiary institutions (colleges, polytechnics and universities) will now close on Tuesday March 24, 2020 as a precaution against the outbreak and spread of coronavirus,” he said.

“While Zimbabwe has not recorded any cases of the virus to date, government has thought it prudent to err on the side of caution, more so in respect of teaching institutions where human concentration and contact is expectedly high.”

Mnangagwa said the closing date should allow for an orderly closure of the learning institutions and for parents to arrange for the safe travel of pupils and students.

Meanwhile, government said it would subsidise examination fees for seven Ordinary-Level subjects per pupil with parents meeting the full cost for additional subjects.

The full cost per subject is $190, and for seven subjects, government will pay $100, while parents pay the balance.

Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema announced the decision in a ministerial statement that he issued in the National Assembly on Wednesday.

“Government will pay for up to seven subjects at O-Level and three subjects at A-Level, and candidates who want to sit for more subjects at each level will meet the full fees of those subjects themselves,” Mathema said.

Candidates at private schools and colleges, including candidates who are re-sitting, were exempted from the scheme.

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THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it will ensure President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decree banning gatherings of more than 100 people is religiously followed by “conducting patrols, surveillance and checks to ensure compliance,” as the threat of coronavirus mounts after neighbouring countries South Africa and Zambia recorded cases of the pandemic. South Africa has so far recorded 118

Source: Malawi president sacks army chief | Newsday (News)

LILONGWE — Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday fired the country’s Army Commander General Vincent Nundwe and his deputy Lieutenant Clement Namangale, replacing them with new personnel, an official statement released on Tuesday evening.

— Xinhua

According to the statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mutharika has appointed Major-General Andrew Lapken Namathanga as new Commander General of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and Brigadier General Davis Sesatino Mtachi, as deputy.

Mutharika has since promoted the two to the ranks of General and Lieutenant-General, respectively, following the appointments.

Until his appointment, Namathanga, was MDF’s Air Force Commander, while Mtachi was Deputy Commander for Landed Forces.

The statement stated that the new appointments were with immediate effect, and that “Meanwhile, General Nundwe and Lieutenant-General Namangale will be assigned other duties in the public service”.

Mutharika has also promoted Brigadier-General Elias Mpaso to Major-General and Commander for Landed Forces, replacing Major-General Alick Bentry Mhone, who has since been axed from the hierarchy.

MDF Commander for Maritime Force, Brigadier Francis Blessings Kakhuta Banda, has maintained his role, but he has since been promoted to the rank of Major-General, while his deputy, Colonel Richard Chagonapanja is now a Brigadier-General.

Brigadier Ian Macleod Chirwa, who was Deputy Air Force Commander, is now a Major-General and he has risen to a full Air Force Commander. Colonels Harrison Kandula and Desmond Chiwanda have been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and the two are now deputy commanders for Air Force and Landed Forces, respectively.

Mutharika’s shake-up at the MDF comes barely five days after he dissolved his Cabinet last Friday afternoon.

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CONTROVERSIAL musician Andy Muridzo has yet another lover in his life, and she is pregnant! Both the musician and his manager confirmed the development, promising to traditionally marry the beauty next month. H-Metro’ s caught Muridzo with the new woman, Tasha Green, in a romantic moment in a car hours before his show at Muchakata Night Club in Kuwadzana 5. “Ndiye murora wenyu uyu (

South Africa plans to install a 40-kilometer fence on its land border crossing with Zimbabwe to prevent undocumented migrants and people infected with the coronavirus from entering.

Source: SA erects fence on Zimbabwe border as coronavirus measure | Fin24

South Africa plans to install a 40-kilometer fence on its land border crossing with Zimbabwe to prevent undocumented migrants and people infected with the coronavirus from entering, as part of emergency measures to contain the spread of the disease.

The specifications of the 1.8 meter high fence at the Beitbridge border post have already been finalized along with the appointment of a contract, the Department of Public Works said in a statement Thursday. The barrier is expected to be completed within a month. The department didn’t specify the costs.

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