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Ethiopia Prohibits Company Layoffs Under State of Emergency

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Samuel Gebre | April 11, 2020 | Bloomberg.com Ethiopia prohibited companies from laying off workers and terminating employment in measures introduced as part of a state of emergency to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The rules announced Saturday also ban meetings of more than four people for religious, government and other organizations, including political … [Read more...] about Ethiopia Prohibits Company Layoffs Under State of Emergency

A different plague: Africa battles next big wave of locusts

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In a time of coronavirus quarantine, delays in the transportation of pesticides have been detrimental to East African countries who are fighting the largest locust invasion in 70 years. Rodney Muhumuza - Kampala, Uganda |April 10, 2020 | Christian Science Monitor Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by … [Read more...] about A different plague: Africa battles next big wave of locusts

Portfolio committee ‘pleased’ with SA’s Covid-19 progress

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Staff Reporter | 12 April 2020 | Cape Times Cape Town – The Portfolio Committee on Health expressed its satisfaction after it hearing of the progress that the Department of Health and the Ministerial Task Team were making to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country. The committee held a virtual meeting with the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, Department of … [Read more...] about Portfolio committee ‘pleased’ with SA’s Covid-19 progress

‘Listening to you Mr President, I have hope’: an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa

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By Cathy de Lange | 11 April 2020 | Cape Times Our dear president, My name is Cathy de Lange. I am a working mom of three from Bloemfontein in the Free State. Tonight, on Thursday 9 April 2020, you delivered a message to the citizens of our beautiful South Africa that the current lockdown that we have in the country, will extend with two weeks. Mr President, I have … [Read more...] about ‘Listening to you Mr President, I have hope’: an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa

Doctors in Zimbabwe sue state for not providing protection against Covid-19

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The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights says there is a ‘dire shortage’ of ventilators, oxygen tanks, biohazard suits and N95 masks Agency Staff |07 April 2020 | Business Day Harare — Zimbabwean doctors have filed a lawsuit aimed at compelling the government to beef up coronavirus protection for public hospitals and healthcare workers. In an application … [Read more...] about Doctors in Zimbabwe sue state for not providing protection against Covid-19

DEADLOCKED: Workers demand COVID-19 insurance

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Ditiro Motlhabane & Bakang Tiro |Tuesday, 07 April 2020 |The Patriot on Sunday   Public sector trade unions left a meeting with the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) late Thursday afternoon empty handed and disappointed after failing to secure a commitment to prioritise the welfare of frontline workers in the battle against the deadly COVID-19. The … [Read more...] about DEADLOCKED: Workers demand COVID-19 insurance

Botswana Nurses’ Union call for resignation of Director of Health Services, Dr. Tshipayagae

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Nicholas Mokwena -BG reporter |Thursday, 09 April 2020 | Botswana Guardian Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has expressed its outmost displeasure and disappointment at the special parliament proceedings and the Director of Health, Dr Malaki Tshipayagae’s stance on the alleged COVID-19 case. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Lemogang Kwape reported this morning that … [Read more...] about Botswana Nurses’ Union call for resignation of Director of Health Services, Dr. Tshipayagae

COVID-19, Botswana suffers fatal systems failure

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Thobo Motlhoka |7th April 2020 |Sunday Standard COVID-19 systems put in place to screen, test and trace contacts have failed Botswana, sparking fears that the country may not measure up to the fight against the virus. Sunday Standard investigations into the country’s first coronavirus case suggest fatal failures in the country’s border screening, laboratory testing … [Read more...] about COVID-19, Botswana suffers fatal systems failure

When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable

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Developing Countries Are Hurtling Toward Coronavirus Catastrophe Imagine if virtually everything about the United States’ ongoing response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, goes wrong. That test kit shortages persist for months. That the country utterly fails to bolster the capacity of the hospitals and intensive care units and expand the … [Read more...] about When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable