Informal traders have raised alarm over delays in the payment of the lockdown cushioning allowances and that the proposed amount is ‘too little’. A statement by a consortium of vendor organisations said they are concerned by lack of information on progress made thus far. “We call upon
The unprecedented rise in the country's cost of doing business is expected to wipe out margins for mobile network operators, leading to possible losses within the sector. Between March and now, prices of goods and services have skyrocketed while mobile tariffs, which are controlled by the
Harare residents have made a passionate call for authorities to act against land barons who have apparently taken advantage of the current lockdown to invade wetlands. Residents have scaled down on monitoring activities being undertaken on wetlands and land barons are now capitalizing on the situation
Government says it has completed the identification of isolation centres to handle and receive critical Covid-19 cases. This was confirmed by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa “The identification of isolation centres across the country has been completed and work is at various stages to
Econet group Chairman Strive Masiyiwa says he has arranged 100 000 test kits for use in testing people from vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Writing on his Facebook blog, Masiyiwa - who has previously stressed the importance of ‘testing and tracing’ in combating
The recent order by government for retailers and suppliers of basic food and services to revert to March 25 prices is facing resistance and further negotiations are currently underway between government and food industry stakeholders, 263Chat Business can report. Prices skyrocketed beginning of lockdown as rent-seeking
Government has directed that with immediate effect all bodies being repatriated to Zimbabwe for burial will be treated as contagious except in cases where death is classified as murder, accident or other injuries as a way of curbing Covid-19. In a letter to South African funeral
A government’s maize meal distribution program failed to kick off here as local retailers failed to pay Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) upfront for the delivery of the subsidized product. GMAZ yesterday delivered eight hundred metric tons of subsidized roller meal earmarked to benefit the
Human Rights pressure group ZimRights has called on church leaders not to disseminate conspiracy theories about the deadly Covid-19. In a weekly report on Covid-19, ZimRights said spreading of conspiracy theories about the pandemic have a danger of people shunning hospitals. “Reports of church leaders disseminating conspiracy
Church leaders threatening to reject possible covid-19 vaccination over conspiracy theories should be held accountable for disseminating information that puts the public in danger Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has said. This comes on the backdrop of United Family International Church (UFIC) founder, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa's
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