By Takura Zhangazha* This last weekend, the religious among us had to change, somewhat their approaches to what they would call ‘praise and worship’. Understandably so. In the wake of the corona virus (Covid-19) and government directives about public gatherings, pastors, imams and the like had to reconsider their direct physical relationships with their proverbial…
By Takura Zhangazha* In the wake of the global Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic, Reuters Africa recently reported that there are some Africans that are leaving the cities and going back to their rural homes. Titled, ‘Fearing Corona Virus, African City Dwellers Flee to the Country Side’, the feature story outlines how urban based Africans are…
By Takura Zhangazha* There have been a number of telling developments around the tragic global spread of the Corona virus (Covid-19). In one of the hardest hit European countries, Italy, the mayors of some of its cities went viral on social media telling people to stay at home and stop taking walks or jogs with…
By Takura Zhangazha* Billionaire Chinese philanthropist Jack Ma of the famed Alibaba Group has donated medical equipment for Africa to step up its fight against the Corona Virus, now officially referred to as COVID-19 by the World HealthOrganisation (WHO). It is a donation, as reported and celebrated in the mainstream (global) media, that is for…
