Harare City Council Environmental Management Committee Chairperson, Councilor Kudzai Kadzombe says council will not hesitate to demolish structures being built on wetlands as a way of protecting the water sources. Councilor Kadzombe confirmed that cases of invasion of wetlands continue to increase despite repeated calls to
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday hinted that the country might have another lockdown extension as cases in Zimbabwe rose to 40 with new eight cases being recorded in Harare. There has been speculation on what measures the president will take when the current lockdown expires on Sunday
Businessman Frank Buyanga’s estranged girlfriend Ms Chantelle Muteswa is being used to settle political scores as factionalism in Zanu PF escalates, sources have revealed. Sources close to the developments said Ms Muteswa could be used to weaken the businessman who is aligned to a certain faction
Aroop Chatterjee, University of the Witwatersrand; Amory Gethin, and Léo Czajka The consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown are yet to be fully determined and understood. But one thing we can be fairly certain of – in South Africa its impact will be shaped by the country’s
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe has rebranded its medical insurance business Steward Health to Maisha Health Fund. Announcing the move, Cassava Smartech CEO MrEddie Chibi said the rebranding would reposition the business to reflect its enhanced product packages. “The rebranding reflects our drive to enhance our medical insurance offering
United Nations Development Programme Zimbabwe has donated US$4 million towards personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers fighting COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. In a statement, UNDP highlighted that the US$4,1 million was sourced from Global Fund, a programme meant to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Zimbabwe. UNDP
Civic Society Organisations from across the globe have called on governments and the international community to ensure that the right to education is upheld during the Covid-19 crisis. In a statement, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) reiterated the need for interventions and policies that respond
Econet subscribers will get free information on the global coronavirus pandemic following the launch by the Ministry of Health and Child Care and UNICEF have made the Official COVID-19 Information Hub. In the new development communicated through a press statement, UNICEF said users can access detailed
National AIDS Council has urged people living with HIV/AIDS and TB patients to stock up medicines that can get them through at least three months to avoid frequent visits to healthcare centres during lockdown as most facilities are attending to emergency cases only. Patients with underlying
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has released the new priority list for foreign currency payments with bias towards productive sectors as the country grapples with low foreign currency reserves. The RBZ's move is meant to allocate the little foreign currency available towards critical sectors of
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