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- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 59 views
Mr Trump, please cut us some slack
Despite romanticising rural life perhaps a tad too much, Bishop Lazi will openly admit that some village folk are an idiosyncratic lot.
For those who might not know them, it takes time getting used to some of their patently odd behaviour.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 128 views
‘Greenhorns’ take up Zacc jobs
When life returns back to normal after the coronavirus outbreak has been contained, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) will have to restart its recruitment drive after it emerged that only nine of the targeted 60 experts took up job offers owing to poor remuneration and conditions of service.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 77 views
Coal concessions: Zesa fights back
ZESA Holdings is seeking legal recourse after Government withdrew its coal concessions in the Western Areas of Hwange District.
The power utility intended to venture into mining to guarantee coal supplies and spread risk.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 114 views
$600m Covid-19 cushion unveiled
More than $600 million will be extended to small businesses, vendors and the elderly by Government in the next fortnight as part of elaborate interventions to compensate for loss of income during the coronavirus-induced 21-day national lockdown.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 56 views
Local businesses join Covid-19 fight
Local corporates have formed the Business Fighting Covid-19 (BFC) Trust to complement Government efforts to fight the coronavirus.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 80 views
Lockdown or 21-day long holiday?
A lockdown, according to the Oxford dictionary, is “a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure”.
Going by the above definition, Zimbabwe’s 21-day Covid-19 lockdown elicited mixed reactions around the country at the onset.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 78 views
Rethinking paltry pension payouts
WITH the coronavirus (Covid-19) causing significant economic and social disruptions across the globe, its impact is likely to be keenly felt by the most vulnerable members of society.
The pandemic has caused immeasurable damage and engendered heightened uncertainty.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 60 views
‘Our job is a calling’
FIELD commanders are as strong as their weakest troops. When news of the first case of coronavirus was reported in Zimbabwe, some panicked workers hastily applied for the maximum possible number of leave days they could get. Others literally withdrew or threatened to withdraw their services. It was quite understandable considering the wreckage and bloodbath the the virus has left in its wake.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 129 views
‘Supreme Court ruling a victory for democracy’
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a previous High Court judgment that declared Mr Nelson Chamisa an illegitimate leader of the MDC. The court ruled that Dr Thokozani Khupe was the legitimate acting president of the party when Chamisa wrestled his way to power a few hours after the death of founding leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, on February 14, 2018. It is now unclear how things will pan out for the opposition political party. The Sunday Mail’s Gender and Community Editor FATIMA BULLA spoke to Dr Khupe about this and more.
- SundayMail
- April 5, 2020
- 80 views
From the crew ‘behind the scenes’
Frontline healthcare workers can, will and may never be thanked enough for their direct and risky confrontation with the coronavirus pandemic.
But a simple round of applause at this moment will suffice.