Category: Business
COVID-19: Masiyiwa appeals to African governments to mobilise their healthcare workers
[Posted Strive Masiyiwa’s popular Facebook blog] #Reflection: Appeal for Africa’s healthcare workers! As we prepare for COVID-19 to hit the...
Coronavirus lockdown: essential industries and services will need to remain open
Dr. Sekai Nzenza, the Minister of Industry and Commerce has said that essential industries and services will need to remain open to support the health sector and to...
AfDB launches record breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
Landmark transaction, largest Social bond transaction to date in capital markets The African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) has raised an exceptional $3 billion...
Operationalisation of the Lockdown announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa
On 27 March 2020, His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa addressed the nation indicating that as of 30 March 2020 Zimbabwe will be under a total lockdown for the period...
Use existing technologies and avoid physical contact to keep out coronavirus: POTRAZ
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has urged stakeholders to utilise existing technologies to combat the spread of coronavirus...
How Will COVID-19 Affect Africa’s Food Systems?
As the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold in Africa, many governments have begun to tighten borders, restrict gatherings and close schools. The crisis has already...
MSF to Pharma: No patents or profiteering on coronavirus drugs, tests, and vaccines in pandemic
Patents on new products could result in high prices and keep medicines and vaccines out of reach for people everywhere The international medical humanitarian...
Cimas takes measures to protect staff, members from Covid-19
Cimas Medical Aid Society has taken drastic measures to safeguard its staff from possible Covid-19 infection and has issued guidelines to its members on what to do to...
United States pledges US$470,000 to combat COVID-19 in Zimbabwe
The United States has pledged US$470,000 to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. As of Friday, March 27, the World Health Organization (WHO) said over 530,000...
EcoSure moves to help capacitate doctors and nurses amid COVID-19 pandemic
As Zimbabwe – along with the rest of the world – battles the COVID-19 Coronavirus global pandemic, EcoSure has announced plans to immediately support the country’s...
