By Felix Matasva
MUTARE: Over 1 500 people have been killed or maimed by landmines while more than 120 000 livestock have also perished since independence in 1980.
As a result, a local Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) organisation has urged the government to compile a database of people injured by explosives during the liberation war in communities along Zimbabwe’s border with Mozambique so that the victims are assisted by the state.
Chipinge has been pointed out by the Quadriplegics and Paraplegics Association of Zimbabwe (QUAPAZ), as one of the districts in the country with a high number of PWDs, who are victims of landmines and other explosive remnants of war in post-independence Zimbabwe.
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By Staff Reporter
MUTARE residents have accused the Office of the Registrar General of inordinate delays in issuing out documents such as national identity cards and birth certificates.
After a long Covid-19 induced lockdown break, the district registry office is only processing 60 identification documents per day.
These include birth and IDs with first preference being given to those with authorisation letters from work or school warranting their need for Identity documents.
Local groups, Conscious Development and Empowerment Trust (CODET) together with Election Resource Centre (ERC) have since written to District Registry Office expressing concern over the small number of identification documents which are being processed despite the long break by the registry.
Zimbabwe – Population Mobility Mapping Mutare District (January 2021)
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Introduction
The lockdown restrictions in Zimbabwe due to COVID-19 has drastically reduced the number of cross border movements. On average, the numbers crossing through the Mutare main border post has dropped from 400 to 250 persons a day. As of 2 February 2021, Zimbabwe had 33,548 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 26,794 recoveries and 1,254 deaths. As part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with its partners in health recognized a need to understand the impact mobility within and across borders can potentially have on controlling the spread of the virus. To support these activities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is working closely with the local government of Zimbabwe, Ministry of Health, and the Immigration Department to support the government of Zimbabwe and other key partners with regards to understanding migratio