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Zimbabwe Extends Covid-19 Lockdown

Harare- Zimbabwe has extended the Covi-19 lockdown by a further 14 days. In a state of the nation address, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country was yet to meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for the lifting of the lockdown which was

April 19, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Doctors Sue Government Over Protective Clothing

Harare- The Zimbabwean Government has been taken to court over its failure to provide doctors and nurses working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The Zimbabwe Association for Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) is seeking to compel the

April 9, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Wishes UK PM Speedy Recovery

Harare-Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has wished UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a speedy recovery after the British premier was diagnosed with coronavirus. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Zimbabwean leader says he extends his heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery.

April 8, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe in State Of Neglect As Covid-19 Exposes Govt

Harare-The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) a human rights watchdog says the country is in a state of neglect owing to human rights violations in the midst of the Covid-19 global pandemic. According to the ZPP March 2020 monthly report for March 2020

April 6, 2020

Zimbabwe

Mixed Feelings As Zimbabwe Imposes 21 Day Covid-19 Lockdown

Harare-Zimbabweans have expressed mixed reactions to the 21 day lockdown imposed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday evening. A survey around the streets of Harare by this publication revealed that most citizens bemoaned the cash and food shortages as an impediment to

March 28, 2020

Zimbabwe

US dollar bounces back in Zimbabwe

Harare-Just under a year after abandoning the use of multicurrency in local transactions, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has given the green light to citizens to pay for goods and services. In a statement, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the measures were

March 27, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Health Workers Down Tools Amid Covid-19

Zimbabwe medical doctors and nurses have downed tools claiming lack of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) needed in the fight against Covid-19. The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association president, Dr. Tawanda Zvakada has said. “Pursuant to the meeting we had on Monday 23 March

March 25, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Gvt Implored to Improve Protective Equipment

Harare-In the wake of Covid-19 the Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union (ZPNU) has called on the Government to improve on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all health workers in the country. This was revealed by ZPNU secretary general, Douglas Chikobvu who said nurses

March 24, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Records First Covid-19 Death

Harare- Zororo Makamba, who was said to be the second COVID-19 case in Zimbabwe after he recently returned from the United States, has passed away. The news was broken on social media via South African-based businessman Mutumwa Mawere twitter handle. Said the

March 23, 2020

Zimbabwe

Vincent Tsvangirai in Dramatic U-turn

In a dramatic turn of events opposition MDC legislator Vincent Tsvangirai has sensationally retracted utterances he made during a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee meeting in which he said sanctions were hurting ordinary Zimbabweans. In a video Tsvangirai says he was misconstrued and misquoted

March 19, 2020

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