Introduction Zimbabwe entered into the fifth week of the lockdown, amid uncertainty over what would become of the country’s economy and other sectors that had already endured five weeks of…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
“Thick and fast they came at last,And more and more and more.” Lewis Carol Today yet more amendments to the Public Health Lock-down Order were published. They are contained in…
On the 3rd May 2020, the Law Society of Zimbabwe published a critique on the impact and legitimacy of SI 96 of 2020. The Law Society’s critique is reproduced here…
Issues covered in this Update In this report, Heal Zimbabwe’s Early Warning and Early Response Situation Room provides an update on: how communities are responding to the extended lockdown, availability…