THE ZIMBABWEAN PROGRESSIVE

THE ZIMBABWEAN PROGRESSIVE

The problem with Canada’s delusions of inclusivity and multiculturalism

"Despite a pervasive image of Canada and Canadians as inclusive, diverse and multicultural, there is an alternative Canadian reality that includes violence, hatred and discrimination against minority groups, including Muslims."

ByThe Zimbabwean Progressive
OnJune 30, 2021

WHO: Delta, the most transmissible of current SARS-CoV-2 variants, “is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations”

Delta, the “most transmissible” of the eleven currently identified variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, “has been identified in at least 85 countries, and is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations,” according to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

ByObert Madondo
OnJune 26, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines donated in 2022 “will be far too late for those who are dying today”: WHO chief

Life-saving COVID-19 vaccines donated in 2022, instead of this year, “will be far too late” for millions of people “who are dying today, or being infected today, or at risk today” in the low- and middle-income countries of the Global South, says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

ByObert Madondo
OnJune 23, 2021

PayPal and Venmo enforcement procedures threaten First Amendment protected speech

With over 360 million users, PayPal and Venmo "have a staggering amount of influence over the financial lives of these individuals as well as access to an enormous trove of highly sensitive information that should not flow to the government without adequate safeguards."

ByThe Zimbabwean Progressive
OnJune 17, 2021

EU stands firm with Big Pharma against COVID vaccine patent waivers

The European Union is now the main obstacle to the South Africa-India proposal to waive TRIPS intellectual property rights on life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and save the lives of billions of people in the Global South, new research reveals.

ByThe Zimbabwean Progressive
OnJune 14, 2021