Category: BREAKING NEWS

Opportunities for African Media Women: Digital Media and Gender Reporting Training

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The African media landscape is skewed in favour of men, with research supporting this finding. As a way to correct this anomaly, African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with Fojo Media Institute will be offering two trainings in Gender Reporting and Digital media and are calling on African media women to apply and be part of the cohort to be trained virtually by top class trainers recruited by AWiM. The training will take place over a 4 week period. Dates: 1st March, 2021- 2nd April, 2021 Venue: Online The…

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Harare City Clinics Hit By Massive Resignations As Nurses Flee For Greener Pastures

Michael Gwarisa

ALL is not well in most City of Harare run health institutions following a massive exodus of nurses and healthcare workers at the back of ill-treatment and poor living and working conditions, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa According to information gathered by this publication, the  City of Harare salaries department could be sitting on a stockpile of resignation letters while only a handful have since been processed. Investigations done by this publication indicate that to date, nurses who have resigned as from 14 July 2020 when they embarked on…

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#JUSTIN: All Zim Roads Declared State of Disaster

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Following a presentationon the state of the country’s roads by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Cabinet noted that due to extensive damage on roads, some areas have been rendered inaccessible. This state of affairs has adversely affected socio-economic activities such as distribution of food and inputs and the delivery of important services. POST CABINET BRIEF EXTRACT “Cabinet has resolved that all roads in the country be declared a State of Disaster. The Declaration will facilitate the release of resources for the repair and rehabilitation of all roads…

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Vaccine Will Be Voluntary says Zim Government

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INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, senator Monica Mutsvangwa says that the administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine will be voluntary and wont’ be forced on any citizen. By Staff Reporter Addressing a Post Cabinet Media Briefing, Senator Mutsvangwa said the it was imperative that the country accelerates the acquisition of vaccines in order to halt a potential third wave. Cabinet was informed that the country is saddled with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that has manifested in high infection and death rates countrywide, with the compounding factor being…

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ROOTS Africa Receives AfDB’s US$10 000 COVID-19 Relief Package To Assist Mazowe Community

Michael Gwarisa

ROOTS Africa has received a consignment of goods  consisting of food and non food items worth US$10 000 from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to assist the mining and farming communities of Mazowe during the COVID-19 pandemic times. By Michael Gwarisa ROOTS is part of the COVID-19 Alliance which is a Higherlife initiative to get stakeholders together and fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The African Development Bank made a donation of US$10,000 worth of goods to COVID-19 relief efforts in Zimbabwe and with support from Higherlife Foundation ROOTS was identified as…

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Zim Will Only Use Safe And Approved Vaccines- President

Michael Gwarisa

PRESIDENT Emerson Mnangagwa has emphasized that government was not going to risk the health of the entire population by rolling out  vaccines whose safety and efficacy has not been scientifically proven. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking in a Televised national address, President Mnangagwa said the country’s national response strategy has now reached a point whereby vaccines should be introduced as a second front preventive measures and only COVID-19 vaccines which have been scientifically ascertained to be safe will soon be be introduced for free and will be state funded. The National…

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Cancer Continues To Wreak Havoc In The Midst Of COVID-19- Health Minister

Michael Gwarisa

COVID-19 Overtakes Cancer as world leading cause of death THE prevailing COVID-19 pandemic should not come in the way of interventions to control other health issues such as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) especially cancer whose casualty rate is still very high, health and child care minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. By Michael Gwarisa Addressing the World Cancer Day virtual commemorations, VP Chiwenga said even though recent data indicates that COVID-19 has overtaken cancer as the world’s leading cause of death, there was need for increased efforts to combat the…

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#JUSTIN: Zimbabwe Citizens To Access COVID-19 Vaccine Free of Charge Says VP Chiwenga

Michael Gwarisa

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has cleared air on the modalities surrounding the rollout and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine which he says will be free of charge for every citizen. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing a World Cancer Day virtual meeting this morning, VP Chiwenga who is also the health and child care minister said, the vaccine was for everyone who wishes to be vaccinated and it was free of charge. His remarks come hot on the heels of a statement by the Finance and Economic Development minister, Prof Mthuli Ncube…

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Local NGO Sets Up Breastfeeding Room At Parliament

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is likely to bring convenience to breastfeeding female legislators and parliament employees as well as boost nutritional needs for babies, the Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) is in the process of finalizing the setting up of a lactation room inside the Zimbabwe Parliament premises. By Michael Gwarisa According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a child should be exclusively breastfed for six months and the first 1000 days of an infant are most crucial in the brain development and general development of…

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Zimbabwe Among Five High-Burden TB Countries To Receive Patient Friendly TB Preventive Therapy

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A new fixed-dose combination (FDC) of “3HP”, a short-course tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) combining two drugs, rifapentine and isoniazid, is starting to be rolled out in five TB high burden countries in Africa. This will reduce the number of pills that people who need the treatment have to take every week from nine to three. Enough treatments for up to 3 million patients are expected to be made available for eligible countries this year. Staff Reporter As the result of an agreement concluded by Unitaid, the Clinton Health Access…

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