adminCOVID-19: 400 million jobs lost in Q2 2020, says ILO
The world lost nearly 400 million full-time jobs in the year’s second quarter (April-June 2020) due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, said the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently.
Global experts call for a radical health policy shift in post COVID-19 Africa
Countries must strengthen and reform their health policy research institutions to focus on Africa-led inclusive solutions
New Parly structure now complete
Structural works on the imposing six-storey Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the scenic surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislative supremacy, are 100 percent complete, save for finishing internal and external undertakings.
Worker insurance under consideration
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government is considering an employment insurance scheme for workers as part of measures to mitigate the impact of global pandemics and consequent loss of jobs in future.
Zesa fires managers
Zesa has fired eight top managers, demoted two and suspended three while the other is serving three months’ notice pending dismissal over malpractices picked up in the forensic audit published last year.
‘Shebeens, visitors worry in Covid-19 fight’
Most people in urban areas are visiting shebeens, receiving uncleared visitors from outside the country and venturing into public areas without face masks in violation of measures put in place to prevent Covid-19 which has killed thousands of people across the globe.
Minister on access to information
Access to information is a right provided for in the Constitution and Government is committed to ensuring its enjoyment by citizens.
President walks the talk against corruption
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will have no sacred cows in the fight against corruption with the Tuesday sacking of a Cabinet minister testimony of his stance to uproot the cancerous vice, a senior Government official and political analysts have said.
18 UBH workers test Covid-19 positive
Eighteen health workers in the same ward at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) have tested positive for Covid-19 after a man admitted as a patient earlier tested positive.
Editorial Comment: Third auction consolidates gains
The third weekly foreign currency auction consolidated the progress made in the first two, and with a movement of just 3.2 percent in the weighted average showed that stability is now entering the foreign exchange market.