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Australia's PM fended off accusations of having blood on his hands as he retreated from a threat to jail Australians trying to escape Covid-wracked India.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
All the while, President John Magufuli has led a crackdown on anyone who dares raise concerns about the virus's spread in his East African country or the Government's response to it.
The country's number of confirmed virus cases hasn't changed for three weeks, and the international community is openly worrying that Tanzania's Government is hiding the true scale of the pandemic.
While many African countries have been praised for their response to the coronavirus, Tanzania is the most dramatic exception, run by a president who questions — or fires — his own health experts and has refused to limit people's movements, saying the economy is the priority.
While health experts say recorded coronavirus cases and deaths the world over are undercounts, Opposition leaders accuse Magufuli's Government of hiding the outbreak's true toll.
Kenya closed its border with Tanzania this month except for cargo traffic and imposed stringent testing measures on Tanzanian truck drivers after more than 50 of them tested positive for the virus in a single day.
A MEDICAL doctor employed by the Health and Child Care ministry at Beitbridge District Hospital has publicly declared her poverty and begged for help via Twitter.
“My name is Dr Sandra Kudzai Wayerera currently working at a district hospital in Zimbabwe.”
She is indeed one of the five medical doctors at Beitbridge District Hospital, two of whom are female.
Recently, the Defence and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda came under fire for his government’s improverishment of medical doctors.
Matemadanda had gone on Twitter announcing his donation of food hampers to doctors at Gokwe District Hospital, but former Health deputy minister in the 2009-13 government of national unity Henry Madzorera slammed the Zanu PF-led government for allegedly allowing doctors to become destitute and live on handouts from top officials.
Former basketball player Rex Chapman posted the video to Twitter, writing, “Denzel Washington saw a commotion in West Hollywood with cops and an unarmed distressed homeless man.
The Washington footage comes at a trying time for many Black people, considering the back-to-back videos showing police terror and brutality across the county.
Floyd was caught on video pinned to the ground with officer Derek Chauvin‘s knee on his neck.
Countless videos have shown police brutally interacting with Black pedestrians, supposedly over social distancing and protective mask mandates, yet white people haven’t been met with the same scrutiny.
Some social media users who’ve watched Washington’s video acknowledge that his celebrity status privileges him in ways that aren’t afforded to everyday Black citizens.
LOW-COST airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe on Thursday announced it was releasing an aircraft for the repatriation of Zimbabwean and South African nationals seeking to go back home following the imposition of lockdown orders by the two countries.
The airline will be flying between Zimbabwe and South Africa and has already been approved by relevant officials from both countries.
“The airline’s submission to operate a mission specific charter flight in support of the repatriation needs of both Zimbabwean and South African Nationals for travel between Harare and Johannesburg and vice versa, on Friday May 29, 2020 has met with final approvals from the relevant authorities in Zimbabwe and South Africa,” Fastjet said in a statement.
The airline said the first flight was intended for nationals and permanent residents from both countries who were presently stranded and returning home because of the pandemic.
Fastjet Zimbabwe accountable manager, Ed Berry said the repatriation flight will be in full compliance with the lockdown regulations for Zimbabwe and South Africa.
A regional Eastern Cape business chamber has labelled Premier Oscar Mabuyane's call to push for a renewed alcohol ban as \"knee jerk\", but his call has the support of the Eastern Cape Liquor Board.
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The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has applauded the call, but it has been met with scepticism by some in business.
Eastern Cape Black Business Forum secretary Luthando Bara said: \"Our view is that it seems the alcohol ban has not only been about keeping a lid on the spread of the Covid-19 virus – it's about the government experimenting with a way to cut the crime rate and change drinking habits with little or no enforcement.
ECLB spokesperson Mgwebi Msiya said: \"The unbanning of the sale of alcohol has seen a profoundly disappointing rise in various forms of serious crime in the province of the Eastern Cape.
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\"Reported cases during this period also include drunk driving and drunk pedestrians hit by passing cars.
