As Zimbabwe officially records its first two coronavirus cases and one death, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ability and willingness to protect ordinary Zimbabweans from unnecessary Covid-19 deaths, pain and suffering remain highly questionable.
South Africa begins 21-day lockdown to “save millions” from coronavirus
Read South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement announcing a 21-day lockdown “to save millions of South Africans from infection and save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people”, issued March 23, 2020, after South Africa had experienced a six-fold increase in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in just eight days.
President Cyril Ramaphosa outlines South Africa’s “drastic measures” to combat the coronavirus pandemic
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement declaring the novel coronavirus or Covid-19 a “national state of disaster” and outlining South Africa’s “urgent and drastic” measures to combat the pandemic, issued Sunday, March 15, 2020, when SA had 61 confirmed cases. Five days later, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa had soared to 150.
Taking a stand against white supremacy, popular knitting site Ravelry bans content supporting Trump
Ravelry, a free social networking service dedicated to knitting, crocheting, and other yarn crafts, recently made a strong public stance against white supremacy in the form of a policy banning content in support of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
A tribute to Zimbabwean liberation hero Dumiso Dabengwa
The late Zimbabwean liberation war hero Dumiso Dabengwa played a defining role during the final years of Zimbabwe’s war of liberation from colonial rule, as well as during the independent country’s first few years, when “the British had already made a decision with Mugabe” to carry out the Gukurahundi genocide.
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum condemns Mnangagwa government’s continuing crackdown on human rights defenders
In this press release, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum condemns the Mnangagwa government’s latest arrest of human rights defenders and criminalisation of human rights work in Zimbabwe in violation of fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the Constitution of Zimbabwe and international law.