Oxfam Zimbabwe, has partnered with Harare City Council (HCC) to provide clean water to residents, as the local authority is currently failing to provide the precious liquid, citing a lack of purifying chemicals. This comes as residents have continued gathering at water points like boreholes to access the water without practicing social distancing as recommended…
©️ AS authorities tighten screws on the nationwide lockdown amid a steady increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus positive cases, more than 600 people, including a top diplomat, have been detained in various quarantine centres across the country, the Daily News can report. Zimbabwe, which has 17 confirmed coronavirus cases, including three deaths, has…
Sharon Fury – ©️ OUT of genuine concern for all Zimbabweans, we wish to share the following account of our father’s untimely death in the hope we might just save one life. Our father Ian Hyslop, 79, was examined by his Bulawayo doctor on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 25, specifically as we felt he…
CASSAVA HealthTech has launched the Maisha Medik digital health platform which will be accessible through a mobile application (App) that is set to enhance Zimbabwe’s healthcare delivery sector. The Maisha Medik digital platform will help connect patients, doctors, health insurance companies and health services institutions, all through a mobile App, which will allow for secure…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) yesterday revealed that artisanal and small-scale miners are currently selling gold at more than 28 percent less due to the economic impact of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s fragile economy is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, which has resulted…
A VUMBA habitual thief who was released from jail through the presidential amnesty recently has been thrown back behind bars for an effective five years for stealing $37 000 worth of equipment and stationery at a school. Kudzai Muyaza, 24, of Eden Lodge, Vumba was convicted on his own plea of guilt by magistrate Tendai…
THE emergence of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Zimbabwe has cancelled several Bulawayo showcases that had been earmarked for the month of March and April. Seasoned playwright and Naughty by Nature production house director Thabani Hillary Moyo said the month of March was meant to commemorate and celebrate theatre as an art form. “It is in the…
TWO tourists from Germany and France were yesterday intercepted after they tried to enter the Victoria Falls rainforest which is currently closed to avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) spokesperson Tinashe Farawo yesterday confirmed that they were intercepted before being fined $300. “We can confirm that…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government must seriously take heed of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s advice that hurriedly lifting coronavirus lockdown measures may spark “deadly resurgence” in infections. With 14 cases of the deadly pandemic, including three deaths, and under a 21-day lockdown, Zimbabwe must not fool itself that it is out of the…
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has filed an urgent chamber application on behalf of two Chinhoyi residents seeking an interdict against police and army officers who are attacking members of the public, defying social distancing recommendations in the process. In the application filed before the High Court John Basopo, Grace Yona and ZLHR cited…
