Health and Child Care Minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has expressed gratitude over the role played by medical aid societies since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officially opening the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) annual conference in Victoria Falls last Friday, Chiwenga said
Election advocacy group the Election Resource Centre has expressed concern over the continued suspension of by-elections in the country, calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to respect the constitution and proclaim dates for the polls. The Government through Statutory Instrument 225a of 2020 announced the suspension of
The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has begun administering free COVID-19 vaccines to augment Government efforts towards curbing the deadly pandemic. Speaking during a media tour in Harare, the clinical director at the centre Dr Joe Tapi said they are administering the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines. “In augmenting
The College of Primary Health Care Physicians (CPHCP) and the Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians (ZCPHP) have revealed that COVID-19 deaths are hitting hard on elderly people and those living with chronic medical conditions. In a joint statement, the physicians said one in three people
Zimbabweans have reacted differently to Government's announcement that churches will be open to congregants who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Outspoken Norton lawmaker Temba Mliswa posting on Twitter said the approach opens an opportunity for discrimination and corruption. “The challenge with this approach is it opens the
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has bemoaned non-accessibility of the COVID-19 vaccines to marginalized communities a situation they said is derailing efforts to ensure more people are inoculated. In a statement, the Commission said concerted efforts should be made to avail vaccines within close proximity
COVID-19 vaccines being used in Zimbabwe are safe for people living with HIV and Aids, including those on anti-retroviral therapy, government has clarified. Addressing a media briefing on HIV and COVID-19, Deputy Director for Health Promotions in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Paul Chinakidzwa
The outbreak of Covid-19 and the lockdowns imposed to slow down the spread of the disease have done little to nudge local small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) towards embracing e-commerce, a snap survey in Harare has revealed. Globally, the pandemic has forced businesses to scale down
A telephonic survey conducted by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) in partnership with the World Bank and UNICEF has revealed that half of the population in Zimbabwe faced extreme poverty in 2020 owing to a combination of increase in prices of basic commodities and the
Budget airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe Friday took delivery of a new 50-seater aircraft, an Embraer ERJ145 registered Z-FJH which made its inaugural flight Between Harare and Bulawayo. The additional aircraft is part of Fastjet’s continued commitment to the Embraer aircraft family. The ERJ145 offers capabilities that are compatible
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