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Doctors in Zimbabwe sue state for not providing protection against Covid-19
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
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
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
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
How Zoom became the defining app of the coronavirus era
In a new age of lockdowns, the US video platform has become this year’s most useful social tool. croll through any of the 1,970 Zoom employee profiles on LinkedIn and you will find a lot of earnest statements. The workers at the California-based tech company are “transforming the way organisations communicate” or “making the world a better place one connection at a … [Read more...] about How Zoom became the defining app of the coronavirus era
‘We will starve’: Zimbabwe’s poor full of misgiving over Covid-19 lockdown
Unable to access state benefits, food and even running water as the country shuts up shop, people in Harare fear the worst Nyasha Chingono in Harare |Fri 3 Apr 2020 |The Guardian Nelson Mahunde, 70, trudges along the deserted streets of Harare’s central business district to collect his monthly pension. In one hand, he clutches a pension letter; with the other, he … [Read more...] about ‘We will starve’: Zimbabwe’s poor full of misgiving over Covid-19 lockdown
A letter to Cihim Ali, in an Eritrean jail on her birthday
Ciham Ali was born in the United States and moved to Eritrea with her family. Her father was a minister in Isaias Afwerki’s government. He fled to Australia when he fell out with the president. When Ciham tried to leave, she was arrested at the border. She was 15. On April 2, she turned 23, after eight years in jail. Human Rights Watch has called her release. Vanessa … [Read more...] about A letter to Cihim Ali, in an Eritrean jail on her birthday
In the face of the pandemic, human rights are a necessity — not a luxury
Solomon Dersso |3 Apr 2020 | Mail & Guardian The Covid-19 pandemic, is of course, a public health emergency. But it is also a human and peoples’ rights issue. Given the well-established principle of human rights law — that the state bears primary responsibility for protecting its people from threats to their rights to health and life — the first point of the the … [Read more...] about In the face of the pandemic, human rights are a necessity — not a luxury
Half of Zimbabwe’s population could starve if aid is not received, IMF warns
Only half of the humanitarian aid requested by the UN to help about eight-million people has been pledged, the monetary fund says GODFREY MARAWANYIKA |03 APRIL 2020 |Business Day The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Zimbabwe needs urgent aid as the coronavirus exacerbates the effects of a food shortage following the worst drought in nearly four … [Read more...] about Half of Zimbabwe’s population could starve if aid is not received, IMF warns
Uganda to distribute food parcels to vulnerable homes
ANA Reporter | Apr 3, 2020 | The Independent Online CAPE TOWN - The Ugandan government will start distributing food parcels to 1.5 million vulnerable homes from Saturday. The distribution is meant to aid families that are unable to provide for themselves during a lockdown put in place by the government to reduce the movement of people and curb the spread of the … [Read more...] about Uganda to distribute food parcels to vulnerable homes