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Mnangagwa promotes senior Zimbabwe Defence Forces officers
In a significant development for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Commander-in-Chief President Emmerson Mnangagwa promoted three Zimbabwe National Army Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General, alo...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Gweru Road stray livestock accidents spike
Police have expressed concern over a rise in road accidents along the Gweru-Bulawayo Highway, attributing the increase to villagers allowing their livestock to graze near the road.According to...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:01hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe army conditions of service in bad state'
The government has acknowledged that the working conditions for the uniformed forces, particularly the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), have become dire. Deputy Defence Minister Levi Mayihlome made this ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:21hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwe general dies
Air Commodore (Retired) Peter Gedion Sheik Zimondi passed away yesterday at the age of 65, following injuries sustained in a recent road traffic accident.Commander of the Air Force of Zim...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:07hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses to undergo training in Zanu-PF ideology
Zimbabwe public hospital doctors and nurses are set to enrol at the Hebert Chitepo School of Ideology which was ostensibly opened to teach citizens as well as re-align them to the ideals of the countr...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 22:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's corruption double talk
THE latest row over patronage and opaque procurement in the government shows the widening rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, and their attempts to favour th...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes AFZ officers
THE Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore.The two new Air Commo...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, CIO involvement in voting
In the run up to the June 2000 Parliamentary election, there was noticeable intervention of the army, and alleged war veterans. The election also came after the formation of the MDC, which fielded can...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's shaky control exposed
INVESTIGATIONS into how a controversial government notice which subverted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's authority while he was in London attending United Kingdom King Charles III's coronation last we...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's dark trail
CorruptionAs for the optics and visuals, you wouldn't say President Emmerson Mnangagwa - where corruption is concerned - has disappointed.During the hot days - months before the late R...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 3 | by Tawanda Majoni
Sanctions hit Zimbabwe aircraft maintenance
The Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Elson Moyo, has sought the assistance of the Nigerian Air Force in the area of research and development.He also solicited support with t...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Public workers want Parly to investigate PSMAS
The civil service workers umbrella body has called on Parliament to probe into just what is happening at Premier Service Medical Aid Society that has resulted in health facilities owned by its subsidi...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Commodore Maketo
President Mnangagwa has mourned the death of decorated Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) general air officer and pilot, Air Commodore Pio Pasipamire Maketo who died in on Saturday describing him as an excep...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Commodore dies in lnter Africa bus accident
Air Commodore Pio Maketo died on the spot in the horror road accident when Inter Africa bus collided with a Toyota Hilux on Saturday....Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:40hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa promotes 14 Air Force of Zimbabwe senior officers
THE Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted four Air Force of Zimbabwe Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore and 10 Wing Commanders to Group Ca...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military shops for arms in Pakistan
A HIGH-POWERED delegation of military officers led by Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono was in Pakistan this month to inspect modern aircraft and armaments during a d...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints first female Air Vice Marshal
AIR Force of Zimbabwe senior officer Winnie Mandeya yesterday made history as she took oath as Zimbabwe Defence Forces first woman to reach the rank of Air Vice Marshal, a rank equivalent to a Major G...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 14 Air Force of Zimbabwe senior officers
THE Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted four Air Force of Zimbabwe Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore and 10 Wing Commanders to Group Ca...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt explains bonus position: 'Its morally wrong to reward laziness'
THE Government has reaffirmed its position on this year's civil servants' bonuses saying those who fail to meet the mark on performance-based contracts signed at the beginning of the year are go...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
COVID-19 card 'scam' surfaces
WORKERS at public health institutions are reportedly fleecing citizens seeking to activate the quick response (QR) codes on their COVID-19 vaccination cards which are a prerequisite for travellers at ...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Firearms smuggling suspect weeps in court
ARMY Colonel Leonard Matambo yesterday wept uncontrollably in the dock after a Harare magistrate said he faced a long jail sentence if convicted of trying to smuggle 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the c...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Industries defends AK-47 rifles 'smugglers'
A COURT case in which senior Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) member Colonel Leonard Matambo stands accused of smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the country has taken a new twist after the ZDI w...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army colonel smuggles 31 AK-47 rifles
A SENIOR member of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Colonel Leonard Matambo, has been arrested for smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles and 62 magazines into the country through the Beitbridge Border Post fo...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Huge send-off for gukurahundi linked Brig Gen Mabenge
GOVERNMENT officials, services chiefs, Zanu-PF supporters and church congregants yesterday thronged the revered National Heroes Acre to pay their last respects to Brigadier General (Rtd) Benjamin Mabe...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
NatPharm fails to supply drugs
GOVERNMENT-RUN National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) is reportedly struggling to meet demand for drugs at public health institutions, resulting in acute shortages of critical medicines across the...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hospitals turn away pregnant women
PUBLIC hospitals are reportedly turning away pregnant women due to lack of sundries needed for childbirth.The dire state of the country's health delivery system has prompted nurses to call for...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns national hero Nyathi
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has sent a condolence message to the Nyathi family following the death of Major-General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi who has been declared a national hero....Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
8 Air Force of Zimbabwe officers promoted
Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore and six Wing Commanders to Group ...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Court reserves judgement in asset declaration lawsuit
THE High Court has reserved judgement in a matter in which an opposition legislator launched a lawsuit against the government's failure to actualise a law that forces public officials, including Presi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Court reserves judgement in asset declaration lawsuit
THE High Court has reserved judgement in a matter in which an opposition legislator launched a lawsuit against the government's failure to actualise a law that forces public officials, including Presi...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt will only buy locally-manufactured PPE
Only locally-manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) for the health sector will be bought by Government as part of efforts to boost local production, Vice President and Minister of Health and...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe extends Covid-19 vaccination to private sector
Health experts have welcomed the move by the government to extend the Covid-19 vaccination campaign to the private sector saying it would speed up the uptake of the vaccine.As part of the cond...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 17:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 8 ZNA colonels
President Mnangagwa has promoted eight colonels to the rank of substantive brigadier general as they retire. Their retirements are between July 2020 and April 2021.The eight Generals are David...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean surgeons to help in other countries
Zimbabwean surgeons have been authorised to help separate conjoined twins from Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon following international endorsements of the country's processes. The appeal from t...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
More vaccines arrive today
The first consignment of Indian Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines is expected in Harare today, with President Mnangagwa scheduled to receive 35 000 doses out of the 75 000 donated by the government of India. ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
WHO, Unicef dismiss anti-Zimbabwe report
Two major United Nations (UN) agencies have dismissed as false and malicious, reports in some sections of the private media claiming they have been barred by the Government from participating in Zimba...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga fires NatPharm board, officials
VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has dissolved the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) board, while ministry principal director Gibson Mhlanga is in trouble over a Covid-...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MP takes govt to court over assets declaration by high profile officials
AN opposition legislator is suing government at the High Court over its failure to actualise a law that forces public officials, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ministers, to disclose their...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nurses demand risk allowance
NURSES have accused the government of depriving them of the COVID-19 risk allowance several months after they were promised the stipend.Government offered to pay allowances for health workers ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 11 Air Force of Zimbabwe officers
Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted 11 Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officers from the rank of Squadron Leader to Wing Commander. The Presi...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1,200 defiant nurses struck off payroll
MORE than 1 200 nurses who failed to comply with a Government directive to revert to the normal working hours did not receive their November salaries and bonuses after they were struck off the payroll...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
500 nurses served with suspension letters
GOVERNMENT has served close to 500 nurses from Bulawayo's two major hospitals with suspension letters for not reporting for duty and they are expected to appear before a disciplinary hearing next week...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes senior AFZ officer
President Mnangagwa has promoted Air Commodore Brian Chikonzo to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. The promotion is effective from September 9 and was done in terms of the Defence Act. Air...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: ZCTU blasts General Chiwenga's move
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has learnt with dismay moves by the government to enlist into the army all graduating junior doctors before they could be employed by the government....Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 16:56hrs | 11 | by ZCTU
Mnangagwa swears in uniformed forces commissioners
President Mnangagwa yesterday swore-in three six-member commissions for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) at State ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes two senior AFZ officers
President Mnangagwa has promoted two senior Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officers to ranks of Air Commodore.The newly-promoted officers are Air Commodore Edgar Munyarari Kamusoko who is now Dea...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 2 ZDF officers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has promoted two Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General and one Air Commodore to Air Vice-Marshal.The promotions are in accordance with Section 15(1) (B) (Chapter ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
An ideologically rooted cadre is gone
Emilio Munemo, Comrade Revolution, the Brigadier-General is no more.Indeed the Chitepo School of Ideology, the Munemo family and the entire nation of Zimbabwe are in deep mourning.The ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:48hrs | | by Munyaradzi Machacha
Mnangagwa rewards soldiers, police
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has awarded a whopping 22,5% "special allowance" rise to members of the security service, raising fears that the gesture could be a vote-buying gimmick as it ...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Spike in road fatalities
The country's roads are increasingly becoming death traps as fatalities from traffic accidents have progressively risen in the first quarter of 2018, something the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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