©️ THE High Court will today hear an urgent chamber application filed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights on behalf of Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (Zadhr) demanding that government adequately equips health centres and workers to fight the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). They have cited Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo, Finance…
©️ THE government is calling on teachers to submit prepared recorded audios and video lessons so that they select the best to educate students as the country is struggling to deal with the deadly coronavirus. In a notice, Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema said the lessons were for term two. “(Ministry of Primary…
POVERTY Reduction Forum Trust (PRFT) — a civil society organisation that seeks to influence policy towards sustainable human development — has called on the government and local authorities to decentralise informal markets like Mbare Musika to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) and reduce the risk of exposure to the deadly virus. This comes after…
©️ IN A refreshingly candid admission, Vice President Kembo Mohadi says the government should do more to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily News On Sunday — after a meeting with doctors in Harare on Friday — the usually introverted Mohadi said bluntly…
©️ THE minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Paul Mavima, said yesterday that the government, business and labour were working on measures to protect jobs in the country, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes amid reports that many stressed companies have retrenched their staff and also sent others on forced…
©️ MATER Dei Hospital has allayed coronavirus safety fears following the death of a 79-year-old man who succumbed to the virus at the institution last weekend. The man died at the Roman Catholic-run hospital on Saturday last week, two days after admission. The government released the results of the patient on Tuesday, sparking panic among…
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has accused the police of violating freedom of the media and journalists’ freedom of expression during the ongoing 21-day lockdown, the Daily News on Sunday reports. In a High Court urgent chamber application filed last week, Misa is seeking an order interdicting police officers and other law…
HUMAN rights organisations, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), have raised concern over partisan food aid distribution at a time when the country is reeling from the effects of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as the United Nations (UN) has warned that about 8 million Zimbabweans…
THE government is set to announce the start of the tobacco marketing season soon after considering a proposal by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) to have it opened on April 22. This comes amid fears that the opening of the marketing season could expose farmers to the coronavirus as there is danger that…
POLICE backed by armed soldiers yesterday stopped thousands of Zimbabweans without permits from entering the central business districts (CBDs) of Harare, Bulawayo and other towns across the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s coronavirus death toll has risen in the past few days, forcing authorities to tighten the 21-day lockdown that…
