by Amanda Ncube

Measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 have meant the halting of informal activities. For a country with poor social welfare mechanisms and a significant population surviving on vending, these measures are a death trap.

by Lizwe Sebatha

The closure of borders to contain the spread of COVID-19 has halted several cross-border reliant trades. In Plumtree, unauthorised firewood trading has become an alternative, but—at what cost?

by Themba Sibanda

For Zimbabweans working in neighboring Botswana, the closure of borders to contain COVID-19 has restricted free movement between their workplace and the place they call ‘home’. For many young men, the risk of contracting and speeding the virus is worth taking as long as they get to see their families.

by Themba Sibanda

MATOBO — The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted villagers to self-mobilize to halt the spread of the disease following a grim reality that expecting the central government to help the community ward off the pandemic is expecting too much from an administration that has failed them in the last 40 years.

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