IT is worrying that cases of people violating measures put in place by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus are on the increase. As of Sunday, police had arrested close to 2 000 people across the country for operating shebeens, public drinking, disorderly conduct and for committing various traffic offences against the lockdown…
©️ IT SOUNDS harsh to say the MDC is the proverbial gift that keeps on giving to Zanu PF. But sadly, this is increasingly becoming a discomforting truth. Indeed, how else are Zimbabweans supposed to interpret the regular tendency by the party to shoot itself in the foot — even when Zanu PF is on…
THE example set by neighbours South Africa — rolling out door-to-door testing and screening as confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) shot close to the 1 500 mark with five deaths as of Friday — is commendable and should be a model for other nations of the world, especially in Africa. That Zimbabwe has decided to…
DESPITE teething financial problems facing the Zimbabwe government, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime seems to be doing well in mobilising resources to fight the spread of the lethal coronavirus. By agreeing to work with the private sector and international development agencies in the country, Mnangagwa’s burden to get financial and material resources has to a large…
IT IS unfortunate that there are still some Zimbabweans who are ignoring the stay-at-home lockdown instructions imposed from Monday by the government designed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Sadly, some people are determined to do what they want despite the government orders, resulting in a number of citizens having skirmishes with the police and…
THE lockdown and guidelines announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night, and subsequently specific details given by the Social Welfare minister later, are there to help Zimbabweans, and of course the world, in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) that is ravaging the globe. Currently, an estimated 34 000 people have succumbed to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must be hailed for his bold and sound decision to lock down the country for 21 days to contain and mitigate against the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) starting today. The world over, governments have resorted to lockdowns to deal with the scourge that has wrecked economies and killed thousands since…
THE world today faces a common enemy — coronavirus (Covid-19) — and as such a collective, all-inclusive approach is needed to defeat the foe. So much has been said about coronavirus since its outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December last year, including fake information. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given guidelines which respective global…
THE roping in of private hospitals by the under pressure government to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus is commendable and must be expanded to marshal other material resources in this must-win or perish war against the pandemic. Health minister Obadiah Moyo on Wednesday said they had identified at least 20 health institutions across…
THE circumstances leading to the death of media personality Zororo Makamba of coronavirus on Monday at Wilkins Hospital in the capital were tragic. The level of the hospital’s ill-preparedness and negligence of health personnel, as exposed by the Makamba family, were legendary. Tawanda Makamba, the family spokesperson, gave a heart-breaking narration of how his brother…
