VPs Chiwenga and Mohadi ill, forcing Mnangagwa to cut short annual leave after stint in self-isolation The Covid-19 pandemic has paralysed government amid reports that Vice-Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi are unwell, while President Emmerson Mnangagwa spent 14 days in self-isolation in Harare after his close security details, cabinet […]
The opposition says Moyo’s ‘tragic death is a wake-up call to us all’ and calls on Zimbabwe to work towards rolling out a robust Covid-19 response and securing vaccines. Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo succumbed to Covid-19 on Wednesday as the country battles to contain a […]
Health and Child Care Minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on Saturday announced tough lockdown measures as the government moves to curb an exponential rise in new coronavirus infections. Chiwenga made the announcement at a press conference in Harare on Saturday evening. Here are the highlights from Chiwenga’s presentation: All gatherings […]
The Zimbabwe Republic Police’s pursuit of popular Chillspot Records executive, DJ Fantan, and organisers of a New Year’s eve concert attended by hundreds of poor youths at Matapi Flats in Mbare has been branded hypocritical for their failure to act on similar violations by high profile people. Following public pressure […]
The government has said it has noted with concern circulating pictures and videos “purportedly” showing large crowds at an event in Mbare on New Year’s Eve. In a statement on Friday evening, the Information Ministry secretary Nick Mangwana said such gatherings are not only illegal but potential coronavirus superspreaders. Mangwana […]
Without a doubt, coronavirus pandemic has resulted into economic downturns which are being felt across sectors in Zimbabwe. It is also a driving force in the localization of value chains and the consumption of locally produced goods. Logistical interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the international distribution […]
By Thandekile Moyo The first wave did not hit the country as badly as we feared. But now the second is upon us and, with our health system in shambles and our health workers still incapacitated, many fear we may not be as lucky. The first known casualty of Covid-19 […]
Back in March, if you’d offered somebody the choice of riding out the Covid pandemic in Britain – with its £200bn NHS budget – and the police state of Zimbabwe – which spends around £500m a year on healthcare – you would have struggled to find anyone picking the latter. But now, with […]
The country is facing an unprecedented public health catastrophe—and action is required to prevent more needless deaths By Chido Dziva Chikwari hile some parts of the world settle into some type of normalcy at the half-year mark of the coronavirus pandemic, Zimbabwe has to cope with a continuing public health […]