Day: March 15, 2021

Zimbabwe’s First Ever Safe Market To Protect Women and Children Against Abuse Ready To Open

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE’S Ministry of Women Affairs Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development and its partners have set up a sample safe market in Harare, Epworth Overspill area in a bid to reduce incidences of abuse, Gender and Sexual Based violence (SGBV) amongst women and children by providing women with a safe operating environment. By Michael Gwarisa The markets are part of Women affairs ministry’s Safe Cities program. According to studies conducted, a number of SGBV cases as well as abuse of children occur in unregulated public spaces such as market spaces.…

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UN Bemoans Covid-19 Impact On Women

Patricia Mashiri

THE United Nations (UN) has bemoaned the negative impact the Covid-19 world pandemic has brought on women world over. HealthTimes Reporter In a statement which opened this year’s the 65th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), UN said the pandemic has impacted women disproportionately. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women disproportionately – from loss of jobs to rise in violence against women and unpaid care work. Although women are at the front line of COVID-19 response as healthcare workers, innovators and leaders, their contributions…

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Government pleads for the increase of vaccine uptake

Healthtimes

THE Zimbabwean government has pleaded with citizens to increase the uptake of the Sinopharm vaccine as the country is banking on mass vaccination to defeat the raging Coronavirus. Staff Reporter The uptake of the first batch of the vaccination seems to be very low because of many conspiracy theories that have been awash on different social media platforms. Addressing the nation virtually, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the President of Zimbabwe said the government was investing in massive vaccination and people should turn up in their numbers to get vaccinated. Since 2020, Zimbabwe…

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Time To Challenge Gender Bias and Inequalities

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development has called on women rights advocate groups to push for active participation and involvement of more women in key decision-making positions to ensure inequalities associated with gender are addressed. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking at the Harare Spotlight Initiative consortium’s commemorations of the Women’s Day celebrations, Harare Metropolitan Provincial Development Officer in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Mr Ernest Chimboza said it was high time women claim their rightful position at the top table.…

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Parirenyatwa, Higherlife Partner To Offer FREE COVID-19 Testing To School Children As Schools Reopen

Healthtimes

PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals in partnership with Higherlife Foundation is offering free of charge COVID PCR testing and certification for students in Secondary Schools and Tertiary institutions. In a statement, Parirenyatwa Hospital said “The voluntary free of charge testing will take place between 15 and 22 March 2021 at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals casualty car park. 150 students are targetted per day on a first come first serve basis. The testing will be done between 8am and 3.30 pm everyday. Students coming for testing should bring their institution identity card…

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