THE ministry of Health has intensified efforts to curb the spread of Malaria in Matabeleland South Province as cases continue to rise, the Daily News on Sunday can report. To date, the province has recorded 716 cases of the disease with Beitbridge and Gwanda being the hardest hit. Matabeleland South provincial medical director Rudo Chikodzere…
THE government has invoked the Civil Protection Act with immediate effect, paving way for it to take charge of all council-run hospitals as they scale up efforts to contain Covid-19 which has claimed three lives and infected 24 people in the country. The Civil Protection Act empowers all provincial development coordinators, formerly provincial administrators, to…
Maxwell Sibanda – ZIMBABWEANS from all walks of life are of the opinion the current 21-day lockdown which is nearing its third week should be extended so as to allow more testing by health officials. In extending the lockdown, they have also called on government to introduce safety nets that will see that no citizen…
LONG-SUFFERING Zimbabweans, supermarkets and pharmacies are more and more feeling the deepening negative effects of the country’s economic chaos and the coronavirus pandemic, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes as the national lockdowns in Zimbabwe and South Africa have contributed to major supply chain headaches locally, with some pharmaceutical products and basic goods…
THE government has begun testing about 1 000 people a day, as it ramps up its efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes as the number of people who have tested positive for the lethal disease in the country is on the increase. The…
ZIMBABWE will continue to suffer real bread and butter barriers to fully experience independence if she fails to urgently address the economic challenges that are currently being faced by its citizens, the civil society organisations (CSOs) have said. This comes as the country celebrated 40 years of independence yesterday. “The African Charter on Human and…
IN A development that has hampered efforts by the ministry of Health to prepare national health institutions for the fight against Covid-19, government has revealed that it has a serious shortage of hospital equipment technicians, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) set six conditions for any government…
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has turned to crowd funding from the private sector to raise the US$25 million needed for maize imports. The initiative is targeted at Zimbabweans in the Diaspora and non-governmental organisations operating in the country. “Zimbabwe receives about US$90 million in remittances per month. The private sector needs about…
TWO suspected armed robbers who allegedly broke into Mashwede Towers before stealing over US$100 000 appeared in court on Wednesday. Conwell Junior Kasambarare, 28, and Musafare Mupamhanga, 46, appeared before Harare magistrate Sharon Rakafa and were advised to apply for bail at the High Court. They are facing armed robbery charges and the matter was…
VILLAGERS are at risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus (Covid-19) as they continue to follow traditional practices, an official has said. Zaka North legislator Robson Mavenyengwa told the Daily News on Wednesday that rural folks are not exercising World Health Organisation recommendations on social distancing when they gather for events such as funerals. “People’s traditions are…
