THERE are growing concerns for Bulawayo, with the City of Kings threatening to become the epicentre of coronavirus in Zimbabwe, following a surge here in the number of people infected by the lethal disease. The secretary general of the Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA), Arron Musara, was among those who told the Daily News yesterday…
©️ THE government is not doing enough to establish comprehensive mechanisms to protect women and children from abuse during the current lockdown, non-governmental organisation Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ) said. This comes as gender and children’s organisations, including Musasa Project and Childline have recorded an increase in the number of cases involving sexual and gender-based violence…
©️ THE European Union (EU) in Zimbabwe has availed €12 million to support the country’s health sector in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes as Zimbabwe has so far recorded 23 cases and three deaths from the coronavirus, with the number of local transmissions increasing. In a statement, EU Zimbabwe indicated that…
THE High Court yesterday declined to hear Supreme Court judge Francis Bere’s disciplinary hearing challenge as an urgent matter because it was not in the category of those which can be heard during the lockdown. Bere was suspended pending the determination by a tribunal set up to investigate allegations of conflict of interest levelled against…
PERSONS with disabilities have sued government for neglecting to use accessible formats in disseminating information concerning the coronavirus (Covid-19). In an urgent chamber application filed in the High Court by Centre for Disability and Development, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust and Zimbabwe National League of The Blind, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, Health…
THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has condemned the total disregard by security forces on people’s right to access essential services like health during the lockdown, adding that this will result in people defaulting on medication. This comes as the security forces are intensifying their clampdown on motorists and pedestrians loitering around and breaking…
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA), a faith-based organisation which works with various denominations across the country, has launched a daily newsletter to keep the christian community informed about the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Dubbed The Christian Voice, the newsletter captures the campaign by the churches and church-related agencies in their fight against the pandemic. According…
AS GOVERNMENT dithers on the provision of personal protective equipment (PPEs) amid the spread of the novel coronavirus, nurses say they will be forced to abandon their work stations if suspected coronavirus cases are brought for their care, the Daily News reports. This comes as a Zimbabwean nurse has reportedly been infected by the deadly…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Shamiso Dzingire STAFF WRITERS ©️ THE government will enlist the services of security forces and private hospitals as it moves to test tens of thousands of people nationally for the lethal coronavirus in the coming weeks, the Daily News reports. This comes after the High Court ruled in favour of doctors on…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE government is set to gazette a new law which removes duty on all imports of critical coronavirus (Covid-19) materials and subsidised basic commodities, as it moves to mitigate the spread of the pandemic. This comes as the government has indicated that it is set to roll out…
