The COVID-19 pandemic which brought about lockdown restrictions has further restricted women and girls’ access to safe abortion services in traditionally marginalized communities in Zimbabwe. With COVID-19 restrictions, obtaining the necessary appointments and documents to access health facilities has become a nightmare, especially for women in
Popular Zimdancehall chanter, Poptain has emerged from a brief hibernation following his heartbreaking social media post several weeks ago about his upbringing- this time with a collaboration with upcoming rapper, Voltz JT on a new song titled System. In an unlike Poptain fashion, the crooner rides
The MDC Alliance has expressed concern at what it says desperate attempts by the ruling Zanu PF to stop party president Nelson Chamisa from meeting the people following violent attacks on his convoy in Masvingo and Manicaland recently. Addressing journalists in Harare this morning, party vice
A global health expert has expressed displeasure over the sidelining of Turberculosis (TB) research at a time all focus was beamed at developing the COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking during a virtual 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health (WCOLH), International Union Against TB and Lung Disease president Guy
The Zimbabwe Cross Border Traders Association (ZCBTA) has commended efforts by the Minister of Finance and exchange control authorities in curbing the volatile foreign currency exchange rate but called on other Government departments to compliment the move. Last week monetary authorities met with captains of industry
Mobile telecommunication companies NetOne and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have adjusted promotional bundles in response to rising operating costs. State-owned mobile service provider NetOne reviewed its data tariffs on Tuesday while Econet announced it will adjust its prices on Thursday. Telecel, the country’s third mobile operator, is
Stanbic Bank and its parent company, Standard Bank Group recently availed a USD21.6 million loan facility for the sprucing up of the Beitbridge Border Post and its environs. The loan facility was availed to a concession holding company Zimborders Mauritius (Zimborders) towards the rehabilitation and modernisation
Opposition party, MDC Alliance has made claims that some Zanu PF aligned thugs fired gunshots at party president Nelson Chamisa’s convoy as he was about to enter Mutare yesterday. In a statement, MDC Alliance national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the thugs who were armed gathered around
Vaccine hesitancy is doing arguably the greatest injustice to the African Union’s (AU’s) hard work that was led by Strive Masiyiwa, the continental body’s special envoy dealing with the Covid-19 crisis. By Japhet Ncube Masiyiwa, the AU envoy tasked with securing vaccines for the continent, recently chronicled
Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious Techstars Toronto Accelerator program. Techstars is an operational investment company that assists founders and early-stage entrepreneurs scale their vision into a thriving business, beginning with the Demo Day at the
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