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Zimbabwe air ambulance service saves 67 lives since launch
Since its launch in August 2024, the Government's new air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has saved the lives of 67 patients, including 21 children aged 17 and under. The ser...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Why buy a ZBC license when the broadcaster doesn't speak for suffering Zimbabweans?
The state-controlled broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), has published its radio and television licence fees. This was one of the most outrageous lists I have seen a long...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:34hrs | 529 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANC praises Govt for Introducing air ambulances
The Zimbabwe African National Congress (ZANC) has lauded the Government's recent introduction of air ambulances, which are set to revolutionise emergency medical care across the country, particularly ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:38hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Air ambulances airlift 19 patients so far
In less than a month since its launch, the government's air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has already airlifted 19 patients. These patients include victims of road accident...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 09:54hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Air ambulances for Bulawayo, Matebeleland North
The Government has allocated Bulawayo and Matabeleland North provinces three helicopters as Zimbabwe begins to roll out its first-ever air ambulance service after taking delivery of 18 helicopters fro...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:33hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
BCC councillors fret over fire tender, ambulance shortages
The City of Bulawayo is experiencing a critical shortage of ambulances and fire tenders, raising concerns among councillors and residents. Delays in emergency response times have been highlighted, wit...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Air ambulances training starts
The Russian HeliDrive Air ambulances medical services team has arrived in Zimbabwe to establish an efficient air ambulance service under a public-private partnership. This initiative aims to reduce fa...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:33hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mzansi Express Outreach Programme donates essential goods to Gwanda community
The Mayor of Gwanda, Honourable Thulani Moyo, recently was on hand to receive much-needed blankets and office equipment from Mzansi Express. He also thanked the Bus operator for paying school fees and...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 09:05hrs | 49 | by Ndou Paul
Falcon College bus accident kills 1 student
ONE student died while three others were injured after a Falcon College bus overturned along the Bulawayo/Esigodini Road this afternoon. The bus was carrying 56 students who were coming from a...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 15:46hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to get more air ambulances from Russia
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the Government will establish an efficient air ambulance service staffed by highly skilled medical professionals, engineers, dispatchers, and pilots to redu...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF has dismally failed
The Zanu PF government continues to fail the majority of the people. All hope is now lost. The majority of people who are now finding it hard to eke out a living and put food on their tables. We shoul...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 15:40hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Bishop Mabhiza fundraise, donates tractors on birthday
Bishop Sydney Mabhiza, founder of the Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World and President of Federation for Indigenous Churches in Zimbabwe (FICZ) has celebrated his birthday and fundra...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 67 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mr. President, are you satisfied with how you're treating Zimbabweans?
So, the Zimbabwe regime believes that the manner in which they are governing the country is for the benefit of citizens.In fact, information minister Jenfan Muswere was quite unequivocal, a fe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:43hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Matebeleland South records reduction in maternal deaths
Matebeleland South acting provincial medical director Andrew Muza says there has been a notable decline in institutional maternal deaths in the province since the launch of a health fund programme two...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister commissions first Binga propaganda radio station
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, yesterday officially commissioned Twasumpuka FM, the first and only community radio station in Binga District in Matebelel...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pan-Africanism is dead!
Twice, in as many weeks, I have heard Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa speak on the need to preserve Pan-Africanism.Yesterday was the latest, as he attended a memorial service he...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:11hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Insiza struggles as lithium mining trucks leave road in ruins
Villagers in Insiza demand that mining companies fix the roads, which are in a bad state due to the heavy trucks passing through them daily.Sources who spoke to CITE on condition of anonymity ...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 13:53hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not exempt state entities from scrutiny
GOVERNANCE watchdogs has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa discard his gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024 which exempts 21 key state entities from complying with the Public Procurement and ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:03hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Some Mat North pupils walk more than 30km to schools: RUCET
Rural Community Empowerment Trust Coordinator for Matabeleland North Vumani Ndlovu has bemoaned that some of the pupils in the province and other areas still walk more than 30 km to school after 43 ye...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 15:31hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes
$10 trillion kitty to complete high-impact projects in Zimbabwe
SEVEN high-impact projects - spanning energy, information and communication technology, transport, water and sanitation, agriculture, health, education and housing, among other sectors - are expected ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Is China good for Zimbabwe?
IMAGINE your father having an "all-weather friend" who appears to stand by him in every situation.This seemingly "all-weather friend", however, looks away as your father brutally batters your ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa cracks whip on top soldiers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly cracked the whip firing seven high-ranking members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) after they failed to rein in their subordinates who walked out on hi...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:55hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Chinese military donation to Zimbabwe raises eyebrows
A RECENT donation of Chinese military hardware to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has raised eyebrows as the Asian superpower pushes to further its interests in Zimbabwe.Mnangagwa re...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Is China really helping suffering Zimbabweans?
Imagine your father has an 'all-weather friend', who appears to stand by him in every situation.He looks away as your father brutally batters your mother and does not appear to give a hoot whe...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 12:39hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe takes delivery of military hardware from China
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday received military hardware from China in what could open gates for further Chinese military expansion in the Southern African region.The eq...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 21:20hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
We've gas in Zimbabwe, so what?
So, it has finally been confirmed!Zimbabwe has significant reserves of natural gas!This was announced by a clearly excited mines and mining development minister Zhemu Soda at a media b...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 15:03hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga dangles more developmental projects to lure votes in Cowdray Park
In a bid to garner support for the ruling Zanu-PF party in the upcoming December 9 by-elections, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has promised a slew of developmental projects for Cowdray Park resi...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 17:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Russian flight paramedic instructors Zimbabwe - bound
Russian flight paramedic instructors are expected in the country this week to start training local air ambulance personnel, paving the way for the launch of Zimbabwe's first national air ambulance ser...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
2 die in InterAfrica bus accident
TWO people died on the spot while several others were injured after an InterAfrica bus burst a tyre and overturned along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road.Bulawayo acting fire brigade officer L...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
1 ambulance for Parirenyatwa
ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which services Harare and other nearby provinces, has been operating with only one functional ambulance, reflecting the country's...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secure cancer treatment machines
The GOVERNMENT has purchased a set of new advanced radiotherapy machines used to treat cancer, which will soon be installed at two major public hospitals.Funding has also been secured to procu...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ambulance shortage, staff exodus hit Bulawayo
Recent council minutes have disclosed that the Bulawayo City Council's fire and ambulance services department is severely hampered by a critical shortage of staff and service vehicles.The resc...Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 21:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
51% of Bulawayo City Council vehicle fleet grounded
AT least 51 percent of Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) 336 vehicles have outlived their lifespan, a development that is affecting service delivery.This is contained in the latest council report ...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 20:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
If Ramaphosa was firm with Mnangagwa, he wouldn't need a border authority!
So, President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to establish a BMA (Border Management Authority) specifically to curb illegal crossing into South Africa, mainly from Zimbabwe!I am sure that is all w...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 13:56hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo rarely buys mayoral cars
Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart's recent statement about rejecting the procurement of a mayoral vehicle has been revealed as a non-issue, as it turns out that the local authority last purchas...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mayor Coltart to forgo new mayoral limo. Yeah, the anaesthetic bite of deadly bug.
His Worship David Coltart, the newly elected CCC Mayor of the City of Bulawayo, has announced that he will not be buying a new mayoral car for the next 5 years!"I came here using a car which h...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 12:11hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
When our parents celebrated independence in 1980, this isn't what they were celebrating!
Whenever I look at this picture, my heart is filled with indescribable grief and anguish. I see my father, with his dear friends - as they openly expressed ecstatic transports of joy - at the ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:20hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Coltart does not need a new Mayoral car
THE recently elected Bulawayo City Council Mayor Senator David Coltart said he does not need a new Mayoral car as the resources for the new cars can be used to improve service delivery in the city....Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 19:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
If peace overshadowed justice, then there wouldn't have been a liberation struggle!
There is a common thread that defines oppressive leaders. They subjugate the population - stripping them of all their rights, whilst unleashing some of the most horrendous injustices - thereaf...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 20:11hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa blows US$1m on inauguration
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government reportedly blew more than US$1 million for his inauguration in Harare last week as he continues to flaunt the extravagance which characterised his nationwide ...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
So anyone who exposes Zim regime's crookedness is a 'puppet of the West'!
There are things on this planet which are just plainly bizarre, ridiculous and even comedic!Only that their serious implications stop people as myself cracking my ribs in a fit of laughter....Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 13:08hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Whose agenda did our liberation movements truly serve?
There is nothing more baffling and shocking than hearing our so-called 'liberation movements' describing today's fight against injustice and oppression as a 'Western agenda'.The first thing th...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 18:26hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF's well-oiled campaign raises eyebrows
A day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rally in Harare on August 9, thousands of empty boxes of fast foods were strewn across the venue spanning up to more than the size of four soccer fields....Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Zimbabwe is on unstoppable march to prosperity
Zimbabwe is on an unstoppable march to prosperity under the leadership of President Mnangagwa and not even desperate shenanigans by some of the country's opposition political parties will slow down th...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, do you understand the democracy for which you 'fought'?
We have been told this time and time again!To be frank, I have had it up to here listening to the same old tired and worn out drivel!Who wouldn't be - when each time Zimbabweans dare c...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 19:18hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangawa gifted multimillion-dollar executive helicopter by Russia's Putin
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been handed a multimillion US dollar helicopter by the Russian government at this year's Russia-Africa Summit.Mnangagwa, who received the aircraft on the sidel...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa misses out as Beitbridge renames suburbs, streets
BEITBRIDGE Municipality has completed the process of renaming streets, suburbs and business centres in line with its modernisation drive.The exercise which involved the consultation of residents a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Iran, please tell Mnangagwa that sanctions are a fallacy
SO, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was in Zimbabwe for a visit.That was good news; well, for me at least, because I believe this was an opportunity for him to finally get it into the heads of...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
President Raisi, please tell Mnangagwa that sanctions can never cripple a country!
So, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Zimbabwe for a visit. That is good news! Well, for me, at least this is an opportunity for him to finally get it into the heads of those gover...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:05hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The untold anguish Mnangagwa has caused Zimbabweans!
I have seen my fair share of adults being driven to tears due to the unbearable suffering brought upon them by the Zimbabwe government.I would rather quickly forget some of these incidents, on...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 08:59hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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