By Leopold Munhende
SEVENTEEN local women-based groups have united to call on government to lift its controversial ban on by-elections.
The ban has been in place ostensibly as part of government’s measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during its peak in the country.
Some 26 parliamentary and 80 ward seats have been rendered vacant mainly due to expulsions on MDC Alliance MPs by the rival MDC-T which was declared the legitimate faction of the feuding opposition.
Said the organisations in a statement, “The undersigned women’s rights organisations, working on promoting democracy, good governance and the full participation of women, women with disabilities and young women in electoral processes, are deeply concerned with the indefinite suspension of by-elections in Zimbabwe.
Study shows that lockdown, COVID-19 infections hit disabled disproportionally in Zimbabwe, leaving them unattended Jeffrey Moyo | 05.03.2021
HARARE, Zimbabwe
Even as landlocked southern African country Zimbabwe has begun vaccinating people against the COVID-19, there seems no hope for the disabled population to be attended to anytime soon.
According to an assessment published by the UNESCO Regional Office, the persons with disabilities were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 which also resulted in anxiety and an increase in gender-based violence.
Last month, Zimbabwe received 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine donated from China.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Mevion Chawota, 29, whose both hands and legs are not working said his community will remain at the periphery, even during the vaccination drive. He complained that nobody came to their rescue during the lockdown.
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Chitungwiza water point committees receive training on Covid-19 prevention
Muchaneta Chimuka Senior Reporter
CHITUNGWIZA water point committees yesterday received training on Covid-19 prevention and coping mechanisms that supposed to be implemented at various water collection points in the area to protect communities from the Covid-19 infections.
The trainings were coordinated by the Community Water Alliance Organisation with the support from Chitungwiza Municipality, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust and Shamwari Yemwanasikana in Zengeza and Unit D.
National coordinator of Community Water Alliance, Mr Hardlife Mudzingwa, said there was a massive shortage of portable water in Harare and Chitungwiza.
“Chitungwiza relies on water from Harare municipality hence it is the most affected if Harare is faced with the same. Many people are relying on borehole water, which is associated by overcrowding, which is also the reason we came up with a programme entitled Hurukuro Patsime/Ingxoxo Emthonjen