- Title
- Covid-19 and the restrictive measures: The national security conundrum for Zimbabwe
- Creator
- Mugari, Ishmael
- Creator
- Obioha, Emeka E.
- Description
- The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic at the onset of the year 2020 brought unprecedented suffering to humanity. Economic activities in virtually all nations across the globe were brought to a shuddering halt, with the third world suffering the worst effects on the economic front. The health security of nations across the globe was shaken, as nations came to terms with the surging health needs for the infected citizens. In order to grapple with the pandemic, nations took drastic measures, chief among them being the implementation of lockdowns, coupled with harsh restrictions. These measures, however, came at a cost. This paper explores the impacts of the restrictive measures that were implemented by the Zimbabwean government to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The paper interrogates these measures in the context of the national security discourse. In the analysis, the paper also makes reference to South Africa- a more developed nation and Zimbabwe’s neighbour. Keywords: COVID-19 , national security, health security, lockdown
- Date
- 2021
- Subject
- COVID-19 (Disease) National security Article
- Type
- text, article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/6926
- Identifier
- vital:52571
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://10.1080/10246029.2021.1972015"
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (12 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African Security Review, Ishmael Mugari and Emeka E. Obioha (2021) Covid-19 and the restrictive measures: The national security conundrum for Zimbabwe, African Security Review, 30:3, 403-415, DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2021.1972015, African Security Review volume 30 number 3 403 415 2021
- Rights
- Taylor and Francis Group
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