FOR the past two weeks, Zimbabwe has been observing a nation-wide lockdown meant to contain the spread of the killer coronavirus (Covid-19). At least three Zimbabweans have died so far of the novel virus from 14 confirmed cases recorded locally. During the lockdown, only security services and those people deemed to be offering essential services…
©️ THE worsening lockdown non-compliance evident in the country is a product of a number of factors, chief among which is the lack of information among citizens — key stakeholders in the success or otherwise of this government prescription aimed at containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). When the lockdown began on March…
WHILE the urgency of now, not only in Zimbabwe, but the world over, is to contain, mitigate and end the scourge of the killer coronavirus, post Covid-19 will not be business as usual. The pandemic will not only reconfigure global economy, but also geo-politics as typified recently by accusations and counter-accusations between super-powers on the…
While we applaud government for opening vegetable markets to local farmers, this should be under very strict conditions, which include observing social distancing and hygiene. Farmers, who would have lost agriculture produce, should have had a sigh of relief at government’s order that they supply the markets with perishables like tomatoes, potatoes, and cabbages, among…
IT is worrying that cases of people violating measures put in place by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus are on the increase. As of Sunday, police had arrested close to 2 000 people across the country for operating shebeens, public drinking, disorderly conduct and for committing various traffic offences against the lockdown…
©️ IT SOUNDS harsh to say the MDC is the proverbial gift that keeps on giving to Zanu PF. But sadly, this is increasingly becoming a discomforting truth. Indeed, how else are Zimbabweans supposed to interpret the regular tendency by the party to shoot itself in the foot — even when Zanu PF is on…
THE example set by neighbours South Africa — rolling out door-to-door testing and screening as confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) shot close to the 1 500 mark with five deaths as of Friday — is commendable and should be a model for other nations of the world, especially in Africa. That Zimbabwe has decided to…
DESPITE teething financial problems facing the Zimbabwe government, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime seems to be doing well in mobilising resources to fight the spread of the lethal coronavirus. By agreeing to work with the private sector and international development agencies in the country, Mnangagwa’s burden to get financial and material resources has to a large…
IT IS unfortunate that there are still some Zimbabweans who are ignoring the stay-at-home lockdown instructions imposed from Monday by the government designed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Sadly, some people are determined to do what they want despite the government orders, resulting in a number of citizens having skirmishes with the police and…
THE lockdown and guidelines announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night, and subsequently specific details given by the Social Welfare minister later, are there to help Zimbabweans, and of course the world, in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) that is ravaging the globe. Currently, an estimated 34 000 people have succumbed to…
