The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the latest measures put in place by Zimbabwe to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic following a spike in new infections recorded in the past week. Speaking to a local publication, WHO Country Representative to Zimbabwe Dr Alex
World Bank President David Malpass this week met with a delegation of the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), led by African Union (AU) Special Envoy Strive Masiyiwa, to discuss the multibillion dollar financing of vaccines for African countries. Mr Malpass later tweeted a screen shot
Harare, Zimbabwe - Child labour has increased for the first time in 20 years. This indicates a reversal of the progress made over the past two decades according to the joint ILO and UNICEF report titled Child Labour: 2020 Global Estimates, Trends and the Road
In its quest to further advance the digital transformation agenda and to bring more convenience to customers, FBC has now zero-rated all its applications. This move will allow FBC clients to use selected FBC applications (Apps) to carry out transactions without using mobile data or Wi-Fi
HARARE – Distributed Power Africa (DPA), the continent’s leading renewable energy solutions company, says it is targeting to reduce Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s diesel consumption by 80% through the use of solar batteries. Several businesses in Africa have been relying on fossil fuels to sustain their operations
Organisations working with Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have welcomed the national disabilities policy launched this week describing it as a positive development in uplifting livelihoods of persons with disability. President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday launched the national disabilities policy as part of measures to ensure inclusivity. In
With abortions outlawed in the country, illegal backyard abortion clinics are using assorted concoctions to terminate pregnancies of desperate girls and women and the practice is rife in high density suburbs where medical imposters are performing illegal abortions. Investigations by 263Chat led to a quack doctor
The number of extremely poor citizens rose to 7.9 million in 2020 due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its impacts, according to the World Bank’s latest economic analysis for the country. The Zimbabwe Economic Update, Overcoming Economic Challenges, Natural Disasters, and the Pandemic: Social and Economic Impacts,
UNITED Kingdom-headquartered global business organisation, Lorac International, has officially launched its first branch in Zimbabwe where it expects to create employment opportunities for locals. Established by Zimbabwean-born entrepreneur and founder of Lorac Healthcare, Carole Nyakudya, Lorac International is a specialist health and social care recruitment agency
The government has launched a pharmaceutical manufacturing strategy that will promote capacity in the local production of drugs and other medical items amid spiraling cost of imported drugs in the country. Addressing the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Strategy 2021-2025) launched earlier today, the vice president who is also
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