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Autocratic entrenchment as the world turns a blind eye towards Zimbabwe

Posted by Dr Ross Harvey and Prof Chris Alden | Jul 30, 2020 | 0 |

Zimbabweans are calling for an end to the predatory, rapacious and brutal military regime that has...

C-19: Kenya passes the burden – to the individual

Posted by Mark Kapchanga | Jul 27, 2020 | 0 |

After months of coronavirus lockdown, President Uhuru Kenyatta on 7 July announced phased reopening in Kenya, paving the way for the resumption of international flights from 1 August.

Zimbabwe’s ill-equipped health infrastructure

Posted by Owen Gagare | Jul 27, 2020 | 2 |

Despite Zimbabwe’s crumbling public health infrastructure, former health minister Obadiah Moyo told journalists in Harare on 2 May, 18 days before the country recorded its first Covid-19 case, that the southern African nation was ready to handle the global pandemic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A prescription for good governance in health

Posted by Paula Fray | Jul 27, 2020 | 20 |

When then Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi used a state hospital in 2013, the event was unusual enough to make headlines. Until then, it would have been unheard of for a senior politician to use a public hospital.

COVID-19: Cameroon adopts 3T strategy but emergency fund remains cloudy

Posted by Amindeh Blaise Atabong | Jul 24, 2020 | 0 |

Cameroon is one of the most badly hit countries by the coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa. By 11 July, the country had recorded 15,173 cases, emerging with about half of the total number of cases in the central African sub-region.