(Download): Covid-19 impact on African economy

Covid-19 impact on African economy

New medical application to assist people during lockdown

Maxwell Chingaira FinTech Startup, Uyppy Analytica has today launched an application called My House Doctor (MHD) to assist  people during the lockdown period. This innovation means...

Hard choices authorities face: Confronting the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic

Samuel Mapuranga The outbreak of coronavirus named COVID-19 has disrupted the global economy. Evolution of the disease and its economic impact is highly uncertain, which...

Council of Churches feeds the vulnerable during lockdown

Farai Rugeje The advent of the COVID-19, which has already been declared a global pandemic, has presented a number of challenges for civil society trying...

Zim confirms eighth COVID-19 patient

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe recorded its eighth victim of the COVID-19 virus as government continues to strengthen efforts to curb the spread of the disease which...

Cash transfers for those affected by lockdown

Munyaradzi Doma The Government has approved a cash transfer programme which will benefit all those affected by the 21-day national lockdown, which was ordered by...

Lockdown is necessary to save lives:ED 

Munyaradzi Doma President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he ordered the 21-day national lockdown because unlike other countries, he did not want to react too late...

Discretionary bonus for NSSA pensioners

Maxwell Chingaira The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board, in consultation with Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Paul Mavima, has awarded pensioners...

Special Feature: The Spanish Flu in Rhodesia in 1918

By Jono Waters The Spanish Flu epidemic struck Rhodesia in early October, 1918, being introduced into the country by passengers arriving from South Africa by...

Social distancing and the lack of water in Harare

Xolisani Ncube/Farai Mabeza HARARE - The lack of water in Harare has affected government’s total lock-down as people in Glenview, Budiriro and some parts of Glen...