Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynes.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) yesterday called on the government to consult widely and come up with effective coronavirus (Covid-19) response strategies, saying Statutory Instruments (SI) 96 and 99 of 2020 had proven to be ineffective. This comes as the government introduced SI 96 of 2020 to…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha) has sensationally claimed that it has herbs that can treat coronavirus (Covid-19) , calling on the government to include its members in rapid response teams. This comes amid reports that a concoction known as Covid Organics (CVO), a form of herbal tea,…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) has advised its members not to treat patients suspected of having the lethal coronavirus, until authorities provide them with adequate personal protective equipment (PPEs), the Daily News can report. Zina president Enock Dongo said yesterday that most hospitals and clinics did not have enough…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITERS HUMAN rights watchdog, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, has called on the government to facilitate the establishment of an independent complaints mechanism in efforts to curb human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by members of security forces. This comes as the forum claimed to have recorded an increase…
ONE of the country’s leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has put its shoulder on the wheel in the fight against Covid-19 by pledging an assortment of the much-needed equipment worth US$200 000. The Standard Bank Group subsidiary donated five ventilators; 32 500 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the form of suits, masks, face…
Maxwell Sibanda ASSISTANT EDITOR ©️ THE government should urgently cushion vulnerable communities during the coronavirus (Covid-19) extended period by providing food parcels and sufficient clean water, human rights experts have said. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday announced that the Covid-19-induced lockdown had been extended by a further two weeks. He eased the…
THE government should urgently channel resources gathered from mining royalties to capacitate artisanal and small scale miners with the necessary personal protective clothing to help in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has said. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded four deaths out of its 34 confirmed cases…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITERS ©️ POLICE have confirmed that starting from today they will be “enforcing the law”, including arresting those found in public places without wearing face masks — in a move which could prove highly contentious as Zimbabwe steps up its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. This comes as the…
©️ THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) yesterday challenged the government to also defer the payment of property rates, water and electricity charges in the country to further cushion long-suffering citizens during the current coronavirus lockdown, the Daily News reports. This comes after the promulgation of a new law last week — Statutory Instrument (SI)…
©️ VENDORS Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VICET) director Samuel Wadzai yesterday slammed the government for failing to come up with a relief strategy for the informal sector when it relaxed lockdown measures. “It is really saddening that we were left out despite the fact that we contribute more to the economy now than…
