Zimbabwean authorities have begun enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus after the disease left one person dead and infected six others. President Emmerson Mnangagwa had come under attack from Zimbabweans for delaying announcing the full lockdown but for many, the lockdown means tough times ahead.
Zimbabwe began a 21-day nationwide lockdown on March 30, 2020, following neighbour South Africa in implementing some of the world's toughest anti-COVID-19 measures likely to hurt an economy already ...
Zimbabwe: Harare Residents Sue City, Govt Over Clean Water Supply
New Zimbabwe, 31 March 2020
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has approached the High Court seeking at order to compel the local authority to supply uninterrupted clean water to residents… Read more »
Health Minister Obadiah Moyo adjusts President Emmerson Mnangagwa's face mask at State House.
Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Cases Rise to Eight
New Zimbabwe, 31 March 2020
The Health Ministry has confirmed that coronavirus cases have risen to eight after one person, from Mashonaland East province, tested positive for the pandemic on Monday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Businesses Risk Closure As Govt Remains Mum On Bailout Support
263Chat, 31 March 2020
Hard pressed local businesses are set for a rough landing when the effect of the covid-19 lockdown takes its toll due to government's failure to provide a bailout plan to cushion… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Stock Exchange to Operate Four Hours a Day Throughout COVID-19 Lock Down
New Zimbabwe, 31 March 2020
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) will be trading for four hours a day during the 21-day Coronavirus national lockdown to avoid a total halt of the economy. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Residents Slam Mnangagwa for Snap Lockdown Announcement
New Zimbabwe, 31 March 2020
Some residents in Bulawayo who were Monday caught in a delayed scramble to purchase goods for use during the country's lockdown were left accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 21-Day COVID-19 Lockdown Begins
New Zimbabwe, 30 March 2020
Zimbabwe begins its 21-Day lockdown this Monday following a decree by President Emerson Mnangagwa to restrict citizen movement in attempts to prevent the further spread of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Journalist Arrested for Covering COVID-19 Lockdown
New Zimbabwe, 30 March 2020
Police in Gweru Monday arrested freelance journalist, Kudzanai Musengi for taking photos in the Central District (CBD) while covering the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »
Zimbabwe: 21-Day Lockdown Not Punishment, Says Mnangagwa
New Zimbabwe, 30 March 2020
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the 21-day national lockdown imposed by his government as one of its measures to combat the spread of coronavirus should not be viewed as a form… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Coal Mines Exempted From Lockdown
The Herald, 30 March 2020
Coal mining companies are exempted from the 21-day Covid-19 national lock-down which starts today, since their operations relate to generation of electricity. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Courts Close for Lockdown
The Herald, 30 March 2020
All pending criminal cases on remand shall be automatically rolled over for a period of at least 21 calendar days, beginning today, while criminal trials and civil cases have been… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Informal Sector to Be Most Affected By Lockdown
New Zimbabwe, 30 March 2020
The informal sector, a key source of employment for thousands in Zimbabwe, will be the most affected by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lockdown decree, which comes into effect this… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Hungry Locals Queue for Roller-Meal Despite Govt Ban On Big Gatherings
New Zimbabwe, 30 March 2020
Hundreds of desperate and hungry consumers Sunday besieged a Bon Marche supermarket in Harare's Westgate suburb where they patiently queued for hours for scarce roller-meal despite… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Ready for 21-Day Lockdown
The Herald, 30 March 2020
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is ready and has set up 24 hour surveillance systems and roadblocks throughout the country to ensure compliance with the laws regarding the control of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: From Starvation to Coronavirus, Zimbabwe's Problems Keep Piling
Nation, 28 March 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak is expected to worsen Zimbabwe's problems as the southern African country grapples with a tanking economy, the worst food shortages in decades and a… Read more »
At a time when other countries are beefing up their fight against the novel coronavirus, Zimbabwe's doctors, nurses and customs officials have downed tools over the government's ... Read more »
Zimbabweans have been for years scrambling to get enough clean water to drink, prepare meals and attend to basic hygiene and are now concerned over what impact the ongoing water ... Read more »
Zimbabwe's Minister of Health Obediah Moyo, has confirmed the death of Zororo Makamba, a 30-year-old broadcaster who was the second person to test positive for the novel ... Read more »
Zimbabwe has postponed its 40th independence anniversary celebrations scheduled for April 18, as well as other public gatherings and international sporting events as part of ... Read more »
Handwashing in the time of the novel coronavirus... Noah Tau Louw shows us how to clean our hands - for at least 20 seconds - as it's one of the most ... see more »
The African Development Bank has raised U.S.$3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and ... Read more »
As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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