By Correspondent The Covid-19 pandemic and resultant mitigatory measures such as lockdowns, has resulted in decreased chances for home seekers to afford houses, this according to a housing report. The Africa Housing Finance report says “due to reduced employment opportunities, the COVID-19 lockdown has not improved housing affordability in Zimbabwe. “This is also due to…
By Correspondent The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has reiterated its position that they won’t be any by-elections until the Ministry of Health gives a green light. The announcement deals a blow mainly to the main opposition, MDC Alliance, who base of House of Assembly legislators and Councilors, has been decimated by multiple recalls by the…
The process to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has been decentralised to other Hospitals and Polyclinics as government works to speed up the process. Below is the list of places released by Harare Council at which one can get vaccinated.
By Correspondent Harare is facing the danger of waterborne diseases due to the failure by the municipality to collect refuse and attend to sewer bursts which have become a health time bomb according to a residents pressure group. The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) says it conducted a snap survey this week in Mufakose, Highfields,…
By Correspondent Some Warren Park Council workers have devised a scam in which they are making mourners intending to bury their dead to pay to have graves dug for them despite having paid for the same at Council offices. According to various victims of the scam, the grave diggers charge an average of US$30 to…
By Correspondent The Combined Harare Residents Association has condemned Harare City Council’s plans to demolish tuck-shops at a time when the Zimbabwean economy is in dire straits and heavily informalized due to lack of employment. In a statement CHRA said the proposed demolitions are a clear war against livelihoods and aiming at further impoverishing the…
By Correspondent Government has approved the importation and use of a drug called Ivermectin which some health practitioners have hailed for its ability to deal with Covid-19. “In these difficult times of COVID-19 treatment, we have to be careful to protect patients as well as not to deny them effective treatment regimes,” said a statement…
By Correspondent As the 30 days stipulated by the government are coming to an end many residents are fearful that with the continued spike in numbers of those infected and dying the government may increase the Covid-19 lockdown duration. This has resultantly created the unique dilemma of whether to adhere; remaining cloistered inside or brave…
Correspondent Acting Information Minister Jenfan Muswere this month revealed that the country could receive vaccines later this month in a statement that drew the ire of many who accused government of lacking a concrete plan to acquire the Covid vaccines. This incoherence is unlike other countries such as South Africa which has already mooted plans…
By Correspondent As Covid continues ravaging the country, state media this week repeated the message about the impending arrival of vaccines. Noteworthy was the wording which simply stated that, “the country is set to take delivery of Covid-19 vaccine in the next few weeks”. Prior to that another state media article had vaguely postulated about…