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]]>A charter flight due to fly on Wednesday might be halted immediately. This comes as a result of a letter sent to Priti Patel by some British MPs. 75 cross-party politicians have said that the conditions in Zimbabwe are deteriorating and it will not be safe for them to return. The letter stated that the charter flight set to return some Zimbabweans home must “urgently be halted.”
Another reason for halting the deportation was said to be as a result of fearing any spread of the corona virus. David Pountney, senior solicitor at the Greater Manchester Immigration and Asylum Unit, said one of his clients who is due to be deported had also reported that there was a Covid case in Brook House. The lawyer further stated that “Exporting Covid to poor countries does nothing to help prevent the spread of the pandemic.”
Perhaps some of the MPs that signed the letter to Priti Patel were those 8 with Zimbabwean origins that were recently elected.
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]]>Perhaps you’re now wondering what country Strive Masiyiwa was listed under. Forbes 2021 list blatantly stated that Strive Masiyiwa, the British, was on the 2035th rank. Yes, the British.
Checkout the listing below:
What could have prompted Forbes to feature him in that way? One of the reasons could be that the Zimbabwean billionaire is now based in London. While in London, Strive and his wife were even recognised by ex-Prime Minister, Theresa May, to receive the Points of Light award for their exceptional voluntary service providing education to underprivileged children in Zimbabwe. So long story short, the Masiyiwas are noteworthy citizens of the United Kingdom.
Since Forbes listed Strive Masiyiwa under United Kingdom, we can technically say that Zimbabwe had no one representing it in the Billionaires list in 2021. Even though the billions that landed Masiyiwa in the list were initially facilitated by his ventures here in Zimbabwe.
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]]>The leaders stated that this pandemic is a clear sign that “nobody is safe until everyone is safe”. In addition, they spoke of the probability of another pandemic saying that it is not a question “if” another pandemic might happen but “when” it will happen.
In addition to those sentiments, it was also added that a single country can not effectively deal with the threat is such a pandemic alone. Hence, it is deemed necessary that countries work together in fighting such threats.
The 23 world leaders who are part of this global treaty proposal argue that such a treat as was formed in the wake of WW2 is needed to allow cross-boarder cooperation.
The signatories, who include the head of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, equated these times with WW2 times and vouched for a Covid-19 International treaty because: “At that time(WW2), following the devastation of two world wars, political leaders came together to forge the multilateral system.
The leaders said that similarly, countries must now “be better prepared to predict, prevent, detect, assess and effectively respond to pandemics in a highly coordinated fashion”.
The treaty is proposed to serve the purpose of establishing rigid systems that alert people of pandemics before they occur. In addition it would also facilitate an improved data sharing and vaccine and protective equipment distribution system.
The aforementioned leaders went on to say “At a time when Covid-19 has exploited our weaknesses and divisions, we must seize this opportunity and come together as a global community for peaceful co-operation that extends beyond this crisis.
If this proposal is supported by other major countries, that treaty can take several years to negotiate then ratify. Will it be ready before the next big pandemic?
Thus far the following countries have shown their support for this global treaty:
- Fiji
- Portugal
- Romania
- Britain
- Rwanda
- Kenya
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Korea
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Albania
- South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Netherlands
- Tunisia
- Senegal
- Spain
- Norway
- Serbia
- Indonesia
- Ukraine
- WHO
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