BY now popular contemporary musician Jah Prayzah would have launched his 10th album Hokoyo. It goes without saying that thousands would have attended the launch, but night life in Zimbabwe has been silenced by the coronavirus. Clubs are closed and ladies of the night who frequent Harare’s red light zones are obviously feeling the pinch…
AT THEIR peak, commuter omnibus drivers and conductors bragged about netting double the salary of teachers within a month, but the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has pauperised and silenced the raucous individuals. Their story mirrors the larger image of society, where many people who survive on “less than…
THOUSANDS of Zimbabwean health workers might have left the country to seek greener pastures in the United Kingdom but with the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) ravaging that country many are now dying far from home and being buried by strangers. While four people have succumbed to the deadly virus in Zimbabwe, in the UK, 29 Zimbabweans,…
AFTER waiting close to two hours for transport to get into town, Elijah Matambu was excited that a Zupco bus had finally come to his rescue. Coming all the way from Dangamvura suburb, Matambu was going to Mutare Hospital to restock his Type Two diabetes supplies that were running low. However, little did he know…
AROUND the world, as countries, including Zimbabwe, have gone into lockdown to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the noble and commendable effort to save lives has unintentionally given life to another pre-existing social ill, Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Since the announcement of the Zimbabwe’s national lockdown on March 30, over 2 000 cases of…
AS the effects of Covid-19 pandemic ravages the globe leaving most corporates on their knees, the less privileged are feeling the intensity of the lockdown as their sources of livelihoods have been shuttered with most vending stalls facing demolition in a country where 90 percent of the populace is in the informal sector. According to…
ACHIEVING gender diversity is increasingly seen as necessary for competitive business performance with evidence showing that it contributes to the bottom line. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), women represent 30 percent of business owners, proving that females are slowly becoming engines for economic growth within countries, across regions and around the world. More…
Maxwell Sibanda – ZIMBABWEANS from all walks of life are of the opinion the current 21-day lockdown which is nearing its third week should be extended so as to allow more testing by health officials. In extending the lockdown, they have also called on government to introduce safety nets that will see that no citizen…
FOR Zimbabwe, if life begins at 40, it is beginning on a sour and sad note. The streets of Harare, the capital city, are deserted, and time, in its relentless march, seems to have been frozen by the deadly coronavirus pandemic that forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa to enforce a 21-day lockdown. Thus the country’s 40th…
©️ ALTHOUGH women contribute to the transformation of mobility, they frequently remain invisible and their contribution to safer, more inclusive and more sustainable transport is insufficiently acknowledged. While violence and lack of respect for women in the transport sector is widely acknowledged as one of the most important “push” factors that lead to involuntary quits…
