VICE PRESIDENT and also Health minister Constantino Chiwenga on Tuesday tabled in Cabinet an ambitious restructuring strategy to transform public health delivery service which has been comatose for a considerable time. Chiwenga said among his top priorities would be ensuring an end to the perennial industrial action by doctors, nurses and other health workers over…
STATISTICS from the ministry of Health and Child Care on the coronavirus pandemic in the country show a steady slow down in the spread of the disease in the country, encouraging positive development. As of Tuesday, the country had 5 378 confirmed cases of the disease, including 141 deaths and 4 105 recoveries. The recovery…
GENDER equality advocacy group Musasa Project and Oxfam last week issued a statement with startling revelations that since the national Covid-19 lockdown in March, they had assisted over 10 000 survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). The reason for the jump in GBV, according to the two organisations, is that women are stuck indoors with their…
SINCE the foiled July 31 protest by opposition parties and civic society organisations, the political situation is increasingly becoming tense, bringing the country back in the international spotlight for the wrong reasons. The protest against corruption and the tanking economy was thwarted by the heavy deployment of security forces across the country under the guise…
SOUTHERN African Development Community (Sadc) heads of State and Government virtually meet on Monday for their annual summit under the theme — Sadc: 40 Years Building Peace and Security, Promoting Development and Resilience in the Face of Global Challenges. One of the major global challenges today is the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the region,…
CASES of the deadly coronavirus in the country continue to go up. As of Sunday, the country had recorded 4 818 cases, including 104 deaths and 1 544 recoveries. Medical experts have since warned that the situation will worsen as winter comes to an end. Recently, there has been an influx of illegal street vendors…
YESTERDAY, Zimbabwe held a subdued 40th commemoration of its National Heroes Day – to salute and celebrate the heroes and heroines who took up arms to emancipate the country from colonial rule. The country attained independence after a bloody war and when the Union Jack was brought down on April 18, 1980 at Rufaro Stadium…
IN 2008, Zimbabwe sank to its worst economic and social meltdown ever. It was a culmination of a decade-long recession resulting from poor governance, political mudslinging and lack of goodwill. So bad was the situation that the nation went hungry, political opponents were at each other’s throats and Zimbabwe hogged the international limelight for all…
IT IS now very clear to all those who choose to see, that no matter what long-suffering Zimbabweans try to do to lift themselves out of their decades-old misery, they are on a hiding to nothing as long as the narrow interests of politicians hold sway. In fact, and to be brutally frank, Zimbabwe’s long-standing…
THERE is absolutely no doubt that the obtaining coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has impacted society negatively the world over. Over and above the deaths and illness stretching nations’ capacity to cope, countries’ economies have been pushed to the brink while companies folded, leading to massive job losses that could go on record as the worst in…
