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BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA CIVIC society organisation, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has expressed concern over the sending of citizens to prisons and police holding cells for minor offences exposing them to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rights group also said such practice was also endangering the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services workforce. This came after national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi released a statement dated January 19, 2021, saying the police had arrested 2 336 people for offences related to the contraventions of the lockdown regulations. Of these, 890 had been arrested for unnecessary movement while 920 for failing to wear face masks. In a statement, ZimRights said the figures only provide a glimpse into the numbers of Zimbabweans that have been arrested for minor, including political opposition leaders and human rights defenders held at various police cells while others are in pre-trial incarceration exposing them to the pandemic. “ZimRights takes note that while law enforcement remains crucial, a distinction should be drawn between ordinary crime and offences occasioned by the imposition of the lockdown, especially during this difficult time that citizens have been asked to stay at home without the provision of social safety nets,” the organisation said in a statement yesterday. “ZimRights is concerned that the continued reckless detention of citizens, especially activists, for trivial crimes like tweeting, may now seem like a deliberate act to expose them to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement added. ZimRights urged the government to respect fundamental rights during this pandemic. “The government must desist from targeting human rights defenders and political opponents and throwing them into cells exposing them to contract COVID-19.” The lobby group added: “ZimRights urges the law enforcement arms of the government to consider using summons and written notices as the primary methods of bringing accused persons to court.” lFollow Harriet on Twitter @harrietchikand1
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Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast Club.
As the Breakfast Club interview wrapped and a Biden aide said he was running short on time, Charlamagne asked the former vice president to stop by the studio when Biden returns to New York.
“Vice President Biden spent his career fighting alongside and for the African American community.
In an interview with NNPA Newswire in February, Biden said the Black vote was critical to anyone with aspirations of winning in November.
Long-standing systemic inequalities are contributing to this disparity – including the fact that African Americans are more likely to be uninsured and to live in communities where they are exposed to high levels of air pollution,” Biden stated.
President Trump’s slow-moving and mercifully incompetent coup underscores the scale of his defeat.
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Janet Thompson*, who has recovered from COVID-19, as well as her two-year-old child, still regrets that she never did enough to protect them all from the virus. In an interview with The Gleaner, Thompson, who hails from Clarendon, said initially,...
The presidential inauguration is on January 20, 2021.
(photo credit: Instagram @paraleeboyd) Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day announced the winners of the fourth annual entrepreneurship competition and released the video pitches of the 17 finalists at DetroitDemoDay.com today. Paralee Boyd emerged as the competition’s big winner, receiving the top prize of $200,000, and every finalist received at least a $10,000 grant. Voting began … Continued
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Morocco and Egypt were among the African leagues that were forced to postpone matches due to the virus this weekend.
[Nairobi News] It is eight years since a grenade blast almost killed Kamukunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate.
In the eighth episode of Politics Unmuted, Qaanitah Hunter, Lizeka Tandwa and Pieter du Toit reflect on some of the biggest political stories of the year.
M-Pesa revenues from Kenya, the biggest market, rose 12.6 percent to Sh84.4 billion over the same period.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says the Criminal Records Office (CRO) will be relocating to 56 Duke Street in downtown, Kingston, as of Monday, February 1, 2020. JCF says that in order to facilitate the reopening, special...
Last week, we kicked off the Quarantine Awards with celebrities and influencers who won this inevitable lockdown. Aside from those who made a huge impact in quarantine, there are a number of businesses that racked in the money catering to the needs of its consumers.
When Brittany Palomo was hired as a nurse in March, her parents tried to talk her out of it, fearful... View Article
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To Serve the Present Age: The Work of the AME Church General Departments in a Time of Global Pandemic Reverend Garland F. Pierce, Executive Director, Department of Christian Education To serve the …
For The Enterprise North Carolina Insurance coverage Commissioner Mike Causey has sounded the alarm on the rising shopper rip-off by pretend debt collectors in North Carolina. The N.C. Division of…
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be 'the most corrupt' in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message. Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, closed an online conference with a warning about 'bad guys, whoever they are,' trying to 'sow chaos, sow doubt' about the integrity of the U.S. election. 'I have confidence that your vote is secure, that state and local election officials across this country […]
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In-person, online and hybrid options for K-12, community college and university students Delayed, but not…
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The National Water Commission (NWC) says its Mandeville commercial office will be temporarily closed today.\tThe closure is to facilitate urgent building maintenance works. \t\tCustomers with queries are urged to visit...
After holding a week-long revival, more than 40 members of a northern-Alabama church are infected with COVID-19. READ MORE: New... View Article
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa has surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the continent's top public health official warned Thursday that 'we are inevitably edging toward a second wave' of infections. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the 54-nation continent has seen more than 48,000 deaths from COVID-19. Its infections and deaths make up less than 4% of the global total. The African continent of 1.3 billion people is being warned against 'prevention fatigue' as countries loosen pandemic restrictions to ease their economies' suffering and more people travel. 'We cannot relent. […]
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) -The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway yesterday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the US Government as part of the all-out global race to stop the outbreak.
Three more people have died from COVID-19, increasing the number of fatalities to 276.\tThe deceased are a 63-year-old female from St James, an 18-year-old female from Kingston and St Andrew and a 56-year-old female...
Edgar Sanchez, MD, Orlando Health Medical Group Infectious Disease People are hearing quite a bit about “herd immunity” these days, particularly as a potential solution to the COVID-19 crisis. But that will not occur quickly or easily. “Herd immunity is going to happen with this virus at some point,” said Edgar Sanchez, MD, with […]
Noted thus far in year 2020 are three renowned killings: Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, and George Floyd in Minnesota.
After apprehending the unarmed Floyd, who seemed to be compliant and peaceful, a Minneapolis police officer held Floyd pinned down in handcuffs on the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes.
The death of George Floyd is reminiscent of the 2014 death of another unarmed Black man Eric Garner that repeated “I can’t breathe” eleven times after being placed in a chokehold by a New York police officer during an arrest in Staten Island.
The Inquirer supports non-violent protests and supports the families of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Quotes by William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805 – May 24, 1879)
Abolitionist; Journalist; Suffragist; Social Reformer; Founder and Publisher of Anti-slavery Newspaper, The Liberator; Co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society
– “Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.”
THE late socialite and businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s body was taken to Doves Funerals parlour yesterday despite Nyaradzo Life Assurance being the first to manage it, an episode which set tongues wagging amid claims that there was politics at play between the two funeral service providers. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO/KENNEDY NYAVAYA Ginimbi (36) died in a horror car accident along Borrowdale road in Harare on Sunday when his Rolls Royce Wraith collided head-on with a Honda Fit while driving back to his Domboshava mansion in the company of Malawian Limumba Karim, fitness trainer and video vixen Mitchel “Mimi Moana” Amuli and Mozambican model and socialite Alichia Adams. Karim, Amuli and Adams were trapped inside the car and burnt beyond recognition after the collision, while Ginimbi was pulled out just before the vehicle exploded into flames. Speculative reports emerged that Ginimbi’s close associates, who are linked to the ruling Zanu PF party, had arm-twisted the deceased’s family to dump Nyaradzo for Doves. “A lot of politics has been at play with regards to Ginimbi’s funeral. There seems to be some influence by his close associates. His family had initially engaged Nyaradzo, but his close associates, who are heavily involved in politics, were not happy about the family’s initial decision to engage Nyaradzo,” a source said. “These are the same guys who had proposed the all-white party farewell, which was shot down by the family. They, however, managed to convince the family to move the body from Nyaradzo to Doves hoping that they would be able to get some favours they wanted from the authorities, who are said to behind this funeral service company.” Without getting much into detail, Nyaradzo marketing officer Grace Chimedza yesterday said they just respected Ginimbi’s family decision to have his body moved to Doves. A family source told NewsDay Weekender that Ginimbi’s family had approached Nyaradzo first, but they later discovered that he had a policy with Doves South Africa, and that was when they then collected the body from Nyaradzo and handed it over to Doves to handle everything. Ginimbi will be buried today at his million-dollar mansion in a customised Versace coffin with a medusa print. The coffin was imported from South Africa, courtesy of his associates under the banner Friends of Ginimbi. Friends of Ginimbi’s spokesperson Ronald Muzambe confirmed to NewsDay Weekender that the coffin had come from South Africa, though he could not disclose all the costs involved. “There was no coffin that was bought prior to Ginimbi’s death, there was no such thing. There are multiple stories doing the rounds with regards the issue of the coffin. Many people wanted to buy the coffin for Ginimbi. We then decided that no individual should buy the coffin and the coffin was brought through contributions,” he said. “After putting the contributions together, some money was used to buy the coffin and some to cover funeral expenses. So it was a joint effort, not an individual job. I will clarify that the coffin was imported fro
AFTER being named in Turkey’s best 11 for the 2019-2020 season, the current Super Lig season has not been that good for Warriors defender Teenage Hadebe, who plays for Yeni Malatyaspor. BY FORTUNE MBELE A look at the league this season will show that in the nine games (including one cup) Malatyaspor have played since September, Hadebe has only played two full matches, coming from the bench in some, while in others, he has been an unused substitute. Malatyaspor take on second-tier side Etimesgut BS in the fourth round of the Turkish Cup at New Malatyaspor Stadium tonight and Hadebe will be looking to make an impact so that he can win back his jersey. It is Malatyaspor’s first game after the international break in which Hadebe featured for the Warriors in the back-to-back Group H Africa Cup of Nations qualifier matches, where Zimbabwe lost 3-1 to Algeria away before returning home to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw in which they came back from two goals down. That was a few days before Hadebe played his second full game for Yeni Malatyaspor this season when they beat Denizlispor 2-1 on November 8. He had played a full match on October 26 when Malatyaspor fell 3-1 to giants Trabzonspor away from home in a league match. The lanky defender was not part of the squad that lost 3-0 to Faith Karagumruk in the first game of the season on September 12. He came from the bench in the second in a 1-1 draw against Goztep at home on September 26. Hadebe again came in as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Antalyaspor at home on October 3. He did not play in the next three games against Konyaspor (1-1 away), Genderbirligi (2-1 win at home) and giants Besiktas (1-0 away defeat). He sat on the bench once more in the third round of the Turkish Cup when his side beat third-tier side Artvin Hopaspor 2-0 on November 5, playing a full league game three days later against Denizlispor. Yeni Malatyaspor sit on position 13 on the Super Lig standings with 12 points out of a possible 24 from three wins, three draws and one defeat. Follow Fortune on Twitter @fmbele
After the announcement that the Kentucky police officers who shot EMT worker Breonna Taylor won’t be directly charged for her death, protesters have taken to the streets and social media…
