The Food Federation and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (FFAWUZ) has approached the Ministry of Labour and Social Services with an urgent appeal to get adequate personal protective equipment and other necessary amenities during the 21 day lockdown. The workers in the food industry are among
Medical doctors have urged government to take the lives of Zimbabweans seriously by putting more effort to combat COVID-19 and review the case definition of the global pandemic. In a press statement released yesterday, Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) said the second death
MUTARE-A High judge has granted an order to Mutare City Council to provide regular supply of clean and portable water to its residents during COVID-19 lockdown period following an appeal by residents. Justice Hlekani Mwayera made a ruling against the municipality on April 8 after a
Caledonia Mining Corporation has recorded 14 233 ounces of gold at Blanket Mine in the quarter ending 31 March 2020 representing an increase of 19 percent from the 11 948 ounces produced in the corresponding quarter of 2019. Following the results, Caledonia Chief Executive Officer, Steve
DSTV has introduced a new channel that will allow Christians in Zimbabwe to commemorate Easter from home, following the ban on all forms of gatherings in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. The new channel is aimed at Christians from all denominations and will run
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it urgently needs US$130 million to sustain upto August, an emergency operation to prevent millions of the country’s most vulnerable people plunging deeper into hunger. In a statement WFP says over 4 million people are food insecure up
MUTARE- Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company has beefed up security to counter the growing threat of illegal mining during the 21 day lockdown declared to fight coronavirus, its officials have said. Senior public relations officer Sugar Chagonda revealed that they have intensified security at the mine to
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) says it is worried by a rising trend of security agents who are brutalizing residents during the ongoing 21 day lockdown under the guise of enforcing the President Emmerson Mnangagwa directive. The country is on day 10 of the 21
Berto Pandolfo, University of Technology Sydney Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator out of desperation. On March 26, a joint statement published
MUTARE- A residents’ body has condemned as inhuman and inconsiderate machinations by city fathers to evict rates defaulters from council premises at a time the country is grappling with Coronavirus. In a strongly worded statement released by the United Mutare Residents and Ratepayers Trust programs director
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