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COVID-19: ActionAid implores government to prioritise women’s rights
As COVID-19 continues to take its toll on Zimbabwe, ActionAid has urged the government to put women’s rights at the centre-stage. The organisation acknowledged the actions taken by the government to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus). However, it said more could have been done to avoid the three confirmed deaths. “The current…
PWDs sue government, ZBC over lack of accessible information on COVID-19
By Kumbirai Mafunda Three organisations representing people who are visually impaired and Deaf have sued the government and the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) demanding to be provided with information on coronavirus in a format that is accessible to them. Development, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust and Zimbabwe National League Of TheBlind argued that the rights of…
Cyberattacks And Vulnerabilities: Digital Resiliency During COVID-19
By Bernard Marr Criminals don’t mind if they kick us when we’re down. And that’s precisely what we’ve seen them do as COVID-19 has altered the way we work and live. Organisations of all sizes, security levels, and missions have been forced to allow employees to work from home to keep business operating on some…
The Union condemns President Trump’s decision on WHO funding
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) yesterday expressed its indignation at the decision by US President Trump to announce the suspension of its funding of the World Health Organization (WHO). Professor Guy Marks, President of The Union, said: “Undermining the WHO at a time when it is courageously leading the global…
COVID-19 and the Law: Part 1
By Veritas The COVID-19 pandemic has reached Zimbabwe with 23 reported cases to date, three of whom have tragically died. After initial delays, the Government has finally enacted laws that give it powers to combat the disease. In this Bill Watch, we shall describe the statutes which give the Government powers to act in an emergency such…
SMEs Remain Positive During Lockdown
By Joyce Mukucha World over, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed negative impacts on all circles of life with the business sector not being spared. This has seen many business operators and owners including Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) struggling to ensure the continued survival of their businesses. While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19…
It’s critical to support WHO: UN Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has said the World Health Organisation (WHO) requires support now more than ever before in order to respond to COVID-19. The statement comes as US President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that he had instructed his administration to suspend funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) over its handling of the…
After COVID-19, what will Africa look like in 2030 and 2063?
By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the world’s most significant events, has resulted in cessation of economic activities that will lead to a significant decline in GDP, an unprecedented social disruption, and the loss of millions of jobs. According to estimates by the African Development Bank, the contraction of the region’s economies will…
Africa: COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience
By Stefan Nalletamby As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while less affected, is preparing to undergo its own severe social and economic crisis. As of April 7, over 10,000 cases have been reported across 52 countries in Africa (less than 1% of cases globally). Yet despite the slow onset, Africa’s…
COVID 19: A devastating blow for children in poverty
By Anyway Yotamu Whilst the coronavirus (COVID-19) has so far resulted in less severe cases among children, it can decimate their lives in a different way. The ‘physical distancing’ measures increasingly required to contain the virus mean parents are unable to work, as ‘business as usual’ is rapidly grinding to a halt across the world. Meanwhile,…
Letter from Locked-Down Harare: Zimbabwe at 40, transfixed at a wonder
By Farai Chirimumimba The world is used to stare in wonder, yes transfixed at the jaw-dropping Zimbabwe’s Majestic Victoria Falls, the storm that thunders. One of the seven wonders of the world. The small land-locked country’s spectacular Zambezi river gorge and beautiful country side scenery has stunned the world and may continue to if one…
Among the most vulnerable to coronavirus: The tens of millions who carry HIV and tuberculosis
By Max Bearak and Joanna Slater NAIROBI — The novel coronavirus is racing toward a collision with two longer-running pandemics, as waves of HIV and tuberculosis infections have left tens of millions of people in the developing world particularly vulnerable to the new threat. The regions hit hardest by HIV and tuberculosis are in Africa and South Asia, where the coronavirus is…
Cassava HealthTech launches Maisha Medik digital health platform
Cassava HealthTech has launched the Maisha Medik digital health platform that will be accessible through a mobile application (App) that is set to enhance Zimbabwe’s healthcare delivery sector. Cassava HealthTech, a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed fintech and digital services giant Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe, operates Maisha Health, MARS and Steward Health. The Maisha Medik digital…
The Ultimate Guide To Microdosing
Immediate or emergency medical care is often a result of high doses of illicit substances. Newbies or even experienced users, for that matter, make mistakes of taking heroic or moderate doses of recreational drugs like mushrooms and LSD/Acid. That’s why it is imperative to understand the concept of Micro dosing, as it helps in keeping…
Ecocash praised for removing transfer fees on COVID-19 relief
Ecocash has been praised for removing processing fees for cash transfers designated as COVID relief so as to enable the Government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and any other relief organizations to freely give support to vulnerable groups and communities at no extra cost. The CEO of Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe, the holding company of EcoCash, Mr Eddie…
COVID-19: Warning to parents and children against abuse
Parents and Children are encouraged to be on high alert of possible abuse during this lockdown. Parents are urged: Know where your child is, with who and the games they are playing all the time. For most men, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. LET’S KEEP WATCH AND PROTECT OUR LOVED ONES FROM ABUSE. CHILD…
COVID-19, time for the aviation sector to introspect
… Zimbabwe braces for losses Leading aviation industry expert Winnie Muchanyuka believes it will take some time for airlines to bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic but adds the effect on their bottom line—and the economy—will not be cataclysmic. Speaking in an interview on UltimateTourism Chat with Chief Koti the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe…
COVID-19: Financial Assistance for Vulnerable Groups
By Veritas Introduction On the 27th March the President announced that the country would go into “lockdown” for 21 days, starting on Monday the 30th March. He said all businesses should stop working and people should stay in their homes for the 21-day period, except those engaged in essential services. Lockdown is one of the extreme…
World grapples with economic repercussions of COVID-19
By Anyway Yotamu and Joyce Mukucha in Harare World powers scrambled to build a global response to the human and economic catastrophe caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as death tolls in the US and Europe soared higher by Thursday 9th of April 2020. In locked-down New York, the UN Security Council met on the…
COVID-19 and the magic bullet theory
By George Manyaya Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the face of communication worldwide. The fast-changing pace of digital transformation has brought about access to a highly diversified range of technologies and services. Globally, the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector has been growing exponentially over the years, leading scholars to argue that we now live…
COVID-19: Croco Motors donates ambulance
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe, Croco Motors has joined other corporates and individuals around the world who have rallied together to combat the virus by donating an ambulance. Locally, several corporate giants have stepped up the fight against COVID-19 over the past couple weeks – from businesses such as Chloride…
AfDB approves $10 million equity in Razorite Healthcare Fund for Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $10-million equity investment in Razorite Healthcare Africa Fund 1 (RHAF1) to help improve healthcare infrastructure delivery across the continent. The 10-year deal, approved on 26 February, will resource the Fund to address growing demands for affordable and quality healthcare services in several…
ZANU (PF) Women’s league joins fight against COVID-19
ZANU (PF) Secretary for Women’s Affairs who is also Senate President Mabel Memory Chinomona has applauded efforts being made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, all Government departments, private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, traditional leaders and the generality of Zimbabweans in their responsiveness and pro-activeness to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The disease has been declared…
COVID-19: Red Cross donates to Chikurubi Prisons
By Anyway Yotamu The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has pledged to intensify the fight against COVID-19 in all its institutions across the country. This was confirmed at the handover of medical items from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and a local detergent manufacturer to the ZPCS at Chikurubi Prisons on…
Didier Drogba, prominent Africans condemn plans to test COVID-19 vaccines on the continent
Eminent African personalities – World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; United Family International Church (UFIC) founder Emmanuel Makandiwa; prominent traditional healer Sekuru Kamwelo Banda; footballers Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o have scoffed at plans to test potential vaccines for COVID-19 in Africa The comments came after Dr Jean-Paul Mira, the head of intensive…
Zimbabwe’s frontline medical practitioners demand protection from exposure to coronavirus
By Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwean doctors have asked the government to provide them and other frontline medical practitioners with personal protective equipment (PPE) and to adequately equip public hospitals to protect them from the deadly coronavirus as they execute their duties and help slow the spread of the epidemic. In an application filed on Sunday 5…
Facebook launches Coronavirus Information Centre in 17 African countries
Facebook (www.Facebook.co.za) is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against COVID-19 by providing people with the latest news and information from trusted health authorities as well as resources and tips to stay healthy and support their…
Dr. Bernard Madzima appointed CEO of National AIDS Council
The Heral Newspaper has reported that family health director in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Bernard Madzima is now the new National Aids Council (NAC) chief executive officer. Dr Madzima was appointed yesterday by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in consultation with President Mnangagwa. He replaces Dr Tapuwa Magure who…
Citizens fail to maintain social distancing
By Habakkuk Trust Social distancing measures have been disregarded in most supermarkets as starving citizens queue for basic commodities. While some shops have instituted preventative measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, including sanitizing hands, reducing the number of people inside the shop at a given time and checking temperature for every customer at the…
Veritas on World Health Day
Nurses and Midwives World Health day could not have come at a more necessary time. To date, 74,866 people around the world have died of COVID-19, a disease caused by a new coronavirus, and 1,350,357 have contracted the virus. COVID-19 has highlighted cracks in even the most sophisticated healthcare systems and has shown the importance of access to healthcare….
Education system overburdened by humanitarian crises including coronavirus pandemic: ECOZI
The Education Coalition of Zimbabwe (ECOZI) has noted that the education system in Zimbabwe was already stretched before the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of multiple crises, the impact of Cyclone Idai last year, the economic crisis and hyperinflation and the ongoing drought, low teacher motivation, and incapacitation, among others. The education sector hosts the…
Coronavirus: What We Do Today Will Define Tomorrow
By Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu After every cataclysmic event one tends to think that the world will never be the same. This time it is true that in certain ways the world must change. Global history is laden with such turning points almost all being painful. For years we have been warned that a pandemic could be…
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Drives Sub-Saharan Africa Toward First Recession in 25 Years
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1% in 2020, the first recession in the region over the past 25 years, according to the latest Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for the region….
BancABC Zimbabwe launches Virtual Branch to respond to COVID-19 Lockdown Challenges.
At a time when Banks worldwide are faced with the nightmare of scaling down their service in response to social distancing restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19, BancABC Zimbabwe has scored a first in the country and launched their Virtual Banking service called “Branch X”. The virtual branch, which has been described as the…
HVAC Installation: 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid
What Is HVAC? HVAC or the Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning System aims to create a comfortable environment for the user. HVAC provides better indoor air quality inside buildings as well as in vehicles. It also regulates the indoor temperature and moisture. HVACs form an integral part of many structures: residential and industrial. HVACs do…
Government intensifies measures to combat COVID-19
The government has intensified measure to combat COVID-19. This emerged as Cabinet considered and approved a report on the country’s preparedness and response to the Corona Virus Outbreak (COVID-19), which was presented by Honourable Vice President Mohadi, as Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the COVID-19 Outbreak. Cabinet commended the general public for positively…
ARC To Launch Outbreaks And Epidemics Insurance Product
By Joyce Mukucha In a bid to strengthen the ability of African Union Member States to respond to in-country outbreaks and epidemics, reducing pathogens potential spread within and across national borders through better risk analysis, country preparedness, and improved planning and response, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) is preparing to launch an Outbreaks and Epidemics…
Strategies for cushioning African informal economies against COVID-19
By Charles Dhewa Cushioning informal traders and vendors against the impact of COVID-19 is a very noble idea in developing countries. However, the devil is in the implementation details. For instance, African informal economies function more like ecosystems than a collection of disconnected traders and vendors. That is why before introducing social cash grants, the…
Letter from Locked down Harare: The Easy Read
By Farai Chirimumimba This is the first of two-part series under the: “Letter from Locked Down Harare.” Look out for the second article under this series in the coming days. Nothing readied the Zimbabwean population for how disorientating this pandemic would be, or how isolating. The Republic is in a 21-day copy-and-paste lockdown. Each morning,…
Appeal for COVID-19 Food and Hygiene Packs for Hwange rural community
By Greenline Africa Trust Access to food and water is an everyday reality for many vulnerable communities around the world. Greenline Africa cannot change the world, but we can help make a difference in the communities we work within Hwange Rural, 25-50km outside the town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. 98% of rural communities in the areas we…
Temba Mliswa organised COVID-19 taskforce receives donations to fight pandemic in Norton
Member of the National Assembly for Norton, Temba Mliswa set up a constituency taskforce to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and on Saturday pooled donations from the stakeholders led by tile manufacturer Sunny Yi Feng Tiles Zimbabwe. “What we have done is to complement the government’s effort in ensuring that we combat COVID-19 together….
Opinion: The pandemic is no time for fiscal distancing
The African Development Bank estimates that COVID-19 could cost Africa a GDP loss between $22.1 billion and $88.3 billion in the worst-case scenario By Akinwumi A. Adesina – President of the African Development Bank Group These are very difficult days, as the world faces one of its worst challenges ever: the novel coronavirus pandemic. And it…
Impact of COVID-19 on rural communities
By Habakkuk Trust Information Rural communities have been plunged into vulnerability following the nationwide lockdown to combat the COVID-19 global pandemic. The lockdown comes at a time when most rural households are struggling with the effects of the drought. Most rural communities rely on subsistence farming but due to successive dry spells owed to climate…
Coronavirus: Hopes revived as Strive Masiyiwa donates 45 ventilator ICU suites
Zimbabwe telecoms giant, philanthropist, and businessman Strive Masiyiwa has injected lifeblood into the fight against coronavirus by donating 45 Ventilator Intensive care units for use in combating the pandemic. The donation will come through the HigherLife Foundation that has been instrumental in bailing Zimbabwe’s educational and health sectors over the years. Below, Spiked Online Media…
SAAPA Commends Government’s Ban of Alcohol Sales in Fighting COVID-19
By Joyce Mukucha Following the Government’s ban on alcohol sales in retail outlets in light of the COVID-19 virus lockdown, the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) Zimbabwe has applauded the bold step explaining that it was concerned about building a healthy nation and empowered communities. SAAPA is a national network of civil society organisations…