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Schools yet to receive $750m COVID-19 support  - Zimbabwe Situation

Schools yet to receive $750m COVID-19 support  BY LORRAINE MUROMO TEACHERS yesterday dismissed claims by government that it had released over $750 million to schools for procurement of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE). Schools are set to open on March 15 and government has announced that it is equipping schools with PPE and other World Health Organisation (WHO)-stipulated COVID-19 necessities to ensure the safety of pupils and teachers. However, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou yesterday alleged that government had not yet released the $750 million required to secure COVID-19 sundries for students and teachers. “Currently, schools are in a fix, and are struggling to ease financial constraints and accumulated debts since they used their own money last year to buy sanitisers among other related COVID-19 materials, the government has not refunded the money yet,” Zhou said.

COSATU ON PHUZA DRIVERS!

COSATU ON PHUZA DRIVERS! ~. COSATU is proposing stricter rules and regulations for road users to help reduce fatalities on Mzansi roads. They believe the road fatalities which amount to about 14 000 lives every year was a threat to economic survival. In its proposal document presented to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee hearing of the National Traffic Amendment Bill, the labour federation called for a tougher stance on unroadworthy vehicles and corrupt traffic officials whom it said must be banned from running businesses in the sector. The federation pointed out that thousands of lives were lost due to reckless driving by those who should not have been licensed to drive in the first place, while 25% were due to drunk driving.

Where are the SAPS victim-friendly rooms?

Where are the SAPS victim-friendly rooms? By Thobeka Ngema Share DURBAN - THE question about where the victim-friendly rooms in police stations are, is a recurring one in Parliament and yesterday was no different. A number of members of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Police had asked the SAPS about the lack of victim-friendly rooms for victims of gender-based violence (GBV) in police stations during a meeting yesterday. According to the police, a victim-friendly room must provide an opportunity for victims of intimate violence such as GBV and child abuse to make their statements in private, in a non-threatening environment.

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