Addressing journalists during the twenty-fifth post-Cabinet recently, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa said there had been a slight decrease in Covid-19 cases in comparison to the previous week and the week under review.
“A total of 14 275 cases being recorded during the week under review, compared to the 21 346 cases recorded the previous week.
“This reflected a 49.5% decrease, as the country’s efforts to contain the pandemic showed a high level of effectiveness,” she said.
However, the country remains on level 4 lockdown in order to contain the spread of the viral disease and threatens to reverse the gains archived so far in combating it.
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Zim government declares roads a state of disaster
Zimbabwe’s road network has been deteriorating steadily for more than two decades now due to the country’s consistent economic decline. Broad-based corruption at every level of society, including national and local government, coupled with lack of expertise and mismanagement has resulted in many roads throughout the country becoming virtually impassable.
Some foreign investment, largely from the Chinese, has seem some major roads being resurfaced and expanded from single to dual lane. But by and large the country’s roads are in a dismal state. The government recently announced its intention to take over some 700km of roads countrywide from the local authorities. It blames the local bodies for “decades of damage and neglect” and says these roads will now undergo major works after years of damage and neglect.
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