AS THE country is battling to deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, government has been using various ways to disseminate information and deal with the scourge. Against this background, our Daily News on Sunday reporter Tendai Kamhungira spoke to Information Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere on how government was using ICTs in the fight against…
THERE is a popular quote “when you’ve reached the top, send the elevator back down for the others”. It simply means being prepared to help those below you on the career ladder so that they might also enjoy success. As the world races to achieve gender parity and equality, Ruvimbo Nyikadzino’s vision is to uplift…
©️ AS a young girl, Samantha Murozoki used to get into trouble for taking groceries from her home without her parents’ permission and giving them away to people she thought were struggling. That same girl has grown to become a heroine who is saving thousands from the jaws of hunger in Chitungwiza. The mother of…
FOSTER DONGOZI– THE government’s coronavirus stay-at-home message is hard to bear. Signs of a country coming unstuck are everywhere: daily shortages of electricity, fuel, basic goods, even water — local councils have no money to maintain aged pipes or invest in infrastructure. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in a national broadcast on May 16 that although…
©️ THE coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc world-wide with countries such as the United States (US) being one of the most affected. Zimbabwe has so far recorded over 50 confirmed cases, 18 recoveries and four deaths. There are fears the cases could increase as the government continues testing more people in the country. Daily…
Maxwell Sibanda Assistant Editor THE government has to urgently work out ways to assist thousands of jobless and desperate Zimbabweans being deported back into the country from neighbouring nations, analysts contend. Zimbabweans, who left the country for greener pastures, are trooping back home in light of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as over 1…
DR ANNA MARY NYAKABAU DR MELINDA MUSHONGA PROF NORMAN NYAZEMA IT IS UNFORTUNATE that the legitimate fear of Covid-19 has overshadowed all the other existing and potential causes of death. Just to give a few examples of common causes of disease-caused mortality particularly in resource constrained environments are HIV/Aids, TB, malaria and cancer. Underlying malnutrition…
WITH the whole country under lockdown for more than a month now amid government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, more Zimbabweans are finding it difficult to survive owing to food challenges. When restrictions were imposed to prevent the spread of the lethal virus, drought had already left millions vulnerable and the lockdown…
RISING from a humble background where she had to be a street vendor as a child and later on working as a maid to raise school fees, Winnet Jakachira has defied odds, climbing up the ladder with a just Grade 7 Certificate as her only academic qualification to show. As they say that success is…
WITH the wearing of masks in public now a legal requirement, Zimbabweans have become innovative in their bid to avoid paying unnecessary fines during the Covid-19 outbreak. Different types of masks of varying shapes, sizes and materials have flooded the streets in the past week as most businesses opened following the relaxation of the lockdown….
