Economy How much does Zimbabwe earn from tourism in a year? Source Tourism Trends & Statistics Report 2021 (Zimbabwe Tourism Authority) Short answer How much does Zimbabwe earn from tourism in a year? The tourism sector is estimated to have generated about US$397 million in 2021, a 10% rise from $360 million in 2020 and about $850 million less than the year 2019. ... Back Full answer
Economy How much money do non-residents of Zimbabwe send home in a year? Source Monetary Policy Statement – 18 February 2021 (Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe) Short answer How much money do non-residents of Zimbabwe send home in a year? In the year 2021, diaspora remittances – or funds sent home by Zimbabwe’s non-resident population – amounted to US$5.4 million, a 58% increase from the previous year of $6.3 million. The increase is mainly due to the liberalisation of the use of free funds in the country and improved channelli... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which cities in Zimbabwe have reached herd immunity? Source Zimbabwean Ministry of Health Short answer Which cities in Zimbabwe have reached herd immunity? Herd immunity is the indirect protection from an infectious disease when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. The share of people who need to be immune in order to achieve herd immunity varies with each disease. The proportion of the pop... Back Full answer
Health How many illegal abortions take place in Zimbabwe in a year? Source MSI Reproductive Choices Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) Short answer How many illegal abortions take place in Zimbabwe in a year? Due to highly restrictive abortion laws, more than 70,000 women each year undergo unsafe abortions. One estimate is that Zimbabwean women run a 200 times greater risk of dying due to unsafe abortion complications than their counterparts in South Africa, where the procedure is legal. ... Back Full answer
Education Health Where does Zimbabwe rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source World Bank Human Capital Index Short answer Where does Zimbabwe rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a v... Back Full answer
Environment Why did the Zimbabwean government announce changes to the country’s agro-ecological boundaries in 2020? Source Cabinet statement Short answer Why did the Zimbabwean government announce changes to the country’s agro-ecological boundaries in 2020? On September 15 2020, the Zimbabwe government announced changes to the country’s agro-ecological boundaries, which had been in place since the 1960s. Agro-ecological zones are identified based on the “distribution of soil, land surface and climate”, says the United Nations’ Food and... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties Can the two-term limit for a Zimbabwean president be extended? Source Zimbabwean constitution Short answer Can the two-term limit for a Zimbabwean president be extended? Yes, it would require two-thirds of the votes in Parliament and a popular majority through a referendum. But such a constitutional amendment cannot benefit a sitting president.More: No, Mnangagwa cannot legally extend his tenure beyond two terms... Back Full answer
Covid-19 How many Covid-19 isolation centres does Zimbabwe have? Source Ministry of Health and Child Care Short answer How many Covid-19 isolation centres does Zimbabwe have? Isolation centres host people with Covid-19. There are 64 of these centres in Zimbabwe.More: FACTSHEET: Zimbabwe COVID-19 isolation and quarantine facilities... Back Full answer
Health How many doctors and nurses are there in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals? Source Health Services Board Short answer How many doctors and nurses are there in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals? As of February 2020, there were 1,414 doctors and 15,353 nurses working in the country’s public hospitals.More: FACTSHEET: Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals... Back Full answer