Preparing the right organisational environment for digital innovation
Traditionally, a number of non-profits have designed digital innovations for realisation of developmental goals. Covid-19 has brought a new wave of energy for investing in digital innovations. For...
View ArticleGovernment Urged to Allocate and Utilise Covid-19 Resources in a Transparent...
ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) is calling upon the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) to ensure that COVID-19 resources are allocated and utilized in a transparent and accountable manner. AAZ acknowledges the...
View ArticleTyphoid Resurfaces in Hatcliffe
In the midst of Covid 19 pandemic, residents in Hatcliffe have been hit by a suspected typhoid outbreak it is alleged. So far one case has tested positive while twenty seven (27) cases the results are...
View ArticleChief Justice’s Practice Direction 3 of 2020 – Court Watch 5 / 2020
Operational Directions for the Courts During Following Periods: (1) 4th to 10th May and (2) 11th May until End of Level 2 Lockdown On Sunday 3rd May – following the gazetting of the Level 2 Phased...
View ArticleMnangagwa’s Bond Note Video Lands Duo in Court as Authorities Step Up...
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Sunday 3 May 2020 arrested two men in Rushinga in Mashonaland Central province and charged them with undermining authority of or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa after...
View ArticleCovid-19 Situation Report – Zimbabwe Lockdown: Day 36
36 Days into the lockdown with the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare updating the nation that as at 3 May 2020, a total of 11 647 screening and diagnostic tests had been performed, with 34...
View ArticleBusiness returns to normal in Bulawayo
The relaxation of lockdown regulations threatens to reverse the gains made by the Zimbabwean government in combating the Covid-19 virus. The government of Zimbabwe enacted Statutory Instrument 99 of...
View ArticleRural communities in a quandary over new S.I.
Communities in rural Matabeleland have found themselves in a dilemma after the promulgation of S.I. 99 of 2020 which provides for mandatory wearing of masks outside the home. The provision, which is...
View ArticleWhither Zimbabwe @ 40 and Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe: A Reflection
The month of April is an important month in the calendar of Zimbabwe. In the month of April, Zimbabwe celebrates independence from colonial rule. 2020 is a unique year for Zimbabwe as Zimbabwe attains...
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Resilience: A View of Victoria Falls Tourism Sector Post-COVID-19
Something for everyone Victoria Falls is a picturesque town with an unassuming underbelly that will blow any tourist away. It aptly has been dubbed the Adrenaline Capital of the World because of the...
View ArticleWater woes worsen for Byo residents
Some eastern suburbs in Bulawayo will endure more days without water supplies due to a major pipe burst along the pipeline from Fernhill to Tuli Reservoir. The city is already under a 120-hour water...
View ArticleMPs to lobby govt on Byo water crisis
Member of Parliament for Pumula, Sichelesile Mahlangu, says she will mobilise other legislators to lobby the government to declare the water crisis in Bulawayo as a national disaster because the...
View ArticleNo PPE, no learning: Teachers
Teachers have implored the government to ensure that all learning facilities are well equipped with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by the time schools open to ensure prevention of the spread of...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 37 – WCoZ Covid-19 Situation Report
37 Days into the lockdown with the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare updating the nation that as at 4 May 2020, a total of 13 329 screening and diagnostic tests had been performed, and that the...
View ArticleWomen’s Representation in Electoral Processes: Challenges and Prospects
This activity highlight briefly presents highpoints from a discussion on the participation of women in electoral processes that was moderated by ZESN on the Electoral Reform Advocacy Cluster and the...
View ArticleTransport nightmares in rural communities
Citizens in some rural communities are stranded and unable to travel to attend any emergencies as a result of the government ban on public transport operations. Commuter omnibuses remain prohibited...
View ArticleVISET Update 3 – 5 May 2020
On Tuesday the 5th of May 2020, VISET received reports from Gweru SOCHAMPs that City of Gweru started yesterday to register vendors who are going to be operating from their identified designated...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 38 – WCoZ Covid-19 Situation Report
Today marks 38 Days into the lockdown. As at 5 May 2020, the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has conducted a total of 14 821 screening and diagnostic tests, 34 cases being confirmed as COVID-19...
View ArticleLockdown Update – 6 May 2020
Introduction On the 19th of April, Zimbabwe extended its lockdown with 14 days as a way of escalating measures of reducing the spread of COVID-19. The country’s extension illustrates the government’s...
View ArticleThe Corona Scourge
It is quite fortunate that most Zimbabweans have at least heard about Covid19, its causative organism, the modes of transmission, preventive measures and the number of people who have so far lost...
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