Background to this Policy Brief Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus of 2019) around the world which started in December 2019 in China, a number of measures have been put in place by different governments. In Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the COVID-19 crisis a “national disaster” on Friday, March 27, 2020 and proclaimed…
We, the representatives of civil society organisations, social movements and progressive citizens, met under the auspices of the Citizens’ Manifesto convergence platform to deliberate on the current situation in the country, including the impactof the COVID-19 pandemic. The Forum received presentations from Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD), Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU), Zimbabwe National…
We, the representatives of civil society organisations, social movements and progressive citizens, met virtually under the auspices of the Citizens’ Manifesto convergence platform as part of our continuing consultations on the Covid-19 crisis and the general situation in Zimbabwe. We heard detailed narratives from different institutions which included presentations from Organisations of Rural Associations for…
We, the representatives of civil society organisations, social movements and progressive citizens, met virtually – for the second time since the commencement of the National Lockdown – under the auspices of the Citizens’ Manifesto convergence platform to deliberate on the current Coronavirus crisis and the extension of the national lockdown by another 14 days to…
We, the representatives of civil society organisations, social movements and progressive citizens, met virtually under the auspices of the Citizens’ Manifesto convergence platform to deliberate on the current Coronavirus crisis and the 21-day national lockdown declared by the Government of Zimbabwe. We do hereby express ourselves as follows: Access to Reliable and Timely Information –…
On 25 March VISET, the Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) in collaboration with the Citizens’ Manifesto distributed informational material to the network of informal workers in Harare to raise awareness of hygiene measures to protect against transmission of COVID-19 in the informal working spaces and to provide general information on COVID-19. On…
Zimbabwe COVID 19 Lack of Preparedness: Looming Tragedy for the Poor We extend our deepest condolences to the family and community of Zororo Makamba. His sad death this week as the first casualty of Coronavirus in Zimbabwe was completely unnecessary and should serve as a wakeup call to the whole nation. The horrendous circumstances of…
We extend our deepest condolences to the family and community of Zororo Makamba. His sad death this week as the first casualty of Coronavirus in Zimbabwe was completely unnecessary and should serve as a wakeup call to the whole nation. The horrendous circumstances of his tragic death exposed the total lack of preparedness of our…