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Top local musician, Mukudzeyi Mukombe affectionately known as Jah Prayzah has sent a consolation message to incarcerated Zimdancehall artist Arnold Kamudyariwa, "DJ Fantan" and his two colleagues who have been jailed for six months over charges of organising an unsanctioned musical concert on New Year’s Eve, in breach of Covid-19 regulations.

Three security guards who were delivering US$2,5 million and $40 000 to Chinhoyi in a cash-in-transit vehicle were attacked and robbed of the money at gunpoint by six armed robbers they had offered a lift.

Businesses violating Covid-19 mitigatory measures risk losing their licences, while police officers who do not discharge their duties correctly will be punished as the Government activates its systems in response to the deadly pandemic.

Scientists in South Africa say there is a “reasonable concern” that the new variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country might prove to be more resistant to current vaccines being rolled out in the UK and elsewhere, and warn that it makes the need for a global roll-out of vaccines “even more critical”.

A number of countries have announced travel bans to and from South Africa, citing fears of the new Covid-19 variant discovered in the country.