©️ IN A surprising development which will rattle President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu PF, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, has openly admitted that his policies have failed and that Zimbabwe is on the brink of implosion. This has prompted many Zimbabweans who spoke to the Daily News yesterday to say that…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday extended Zimbabwe’s national coronavirus lockdown — which was due to end tomorrow — by another two weeks, the Daily News reports. At the same time, Mnangagwa will allow more businesses to re-open — as he moved to balance people’s health needs and the country’s economic interests. Crucially, the president also…
©️ THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday called on the country’s leadership to engage in inclusive and broad-based dialogue in efforts to address the country’s socio-economic crisis, in wake of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has further deteriorated the country’s ailing economy,…
©️ ZIMBABWE is expecting 3 500 citizens returning from South Africa and Mozambique, Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke said. Matuke told the Daily News yesterday that 3 000 people will troop from South Africa while 500 more will come from Mozambique. “The returnees are going to be quarantined in their different home…
In an effort to mitigate the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), President Emmerson Mnangagwa further extended the national lockdown by another 14 days. Zimbabwe is now on Level 2, which is a partial lockdown. Citizens are encouraged to wear masks including homemade ones when going out in public, Industries and commerce are set to…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITERS ©️ HEALTH experts have escalated their calls for more testing of people for the lethal coronavirus, following a dramatic rise in the number of infections in the country this week, the Daily News reports. This comes as police are expressing growing concerns over the continued lack of lockdown…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS©️ LABOUR unions say this year’s Workers’ Day has been rendered irrelevant, as tens of thousands of people are facing the spectre of losing their jobs due to the twin challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and Zimbabwe’s economic rot. This comes as most companies in the country have not…
©️ A COMMUNITY-BASED organisation, Hand in Hand Zimbabwe (HiHZim) has set its sights on empowering rural communities in the wake of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and human rights activists have recently piled pressure on government over its alleged high concentration on urban areas at the expense of rural areas. Already some…
©️ CHITUNGWIZA Municipality nurses yesterday downed tools, citing lack of remuneration and personal protective equipment (PPE) to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic as well as poor working conditions. The nurses stuck a poster on the St Mary’s Clinic entrance inscribed: “No PPE-no work, no Covid-19 allowances-no work, no lockdown allowances-no work, no food-no work, no…
Sindiso Mhlope and Tendai Kamhungira STAFF WRITERS ©️ AUTHORITIES have made a new pledge to test at least 2 000 people a day for coronavirus from now onwards, after receiving more personal protective equipment (PPEs) for healthcare workers, the Daily News reports. This comes after the government missed its initial target by a mile, to…
