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Bulawayo doctor earns milestone recognition
Bulawayo paediatric therapist Dr. Precious Madzimbe has made headlines once again, representing Zimbabwe at the esteemed 2024 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders held ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, opposition and the road to 2028
Zanu-PF's internal power dynamics regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms ending in 2028 and the state of the currently fractured opposition....Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 240 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute
The real risk of Chamisa's temporary solutions to permanent problems
THE political arena has had rich pickings for pundits in the past few days. On the one hand, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) circus of recalls of its elected members continues.It start...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 8 | by Ntando Dumani
Mthuli Ncube on cliff edge as hospitals crumble
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has urged Finance and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube to adhere to a regional agreement requiring governments to allocate 15% of their budgets t...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 14:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Central Hospital secures MRI scan
The government has procured advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines for Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. This development is expected to low...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chat GPT: The AI revolution that could change the face of Zimbabwe's economy
As artificial intelligence technologies like Chat GPT (Generative Pre-training Transformer) become more widely adopted, there is growing concern about the potential impact on employment in various ind...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 14:20hrs | 3 | by Taedzwa Chikono
Zimbabweans among four winners of 2022 Mandela social impact awards
THE Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) has announced four of its award winners for its social impact award the Äänit Prize.The four winners – all of them young leaders – are focused on soci...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tabitha Khumalo decries cancer treatment costs
FORMER Bulawayo East legislator Thabitha Khumalo has bemoaned the huge cost of cancer treatment in Zimbabwe, saying vulnerable people struggled to meet the costs.Khumalo, who suffers from brea...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to traditional Chinese medicine as alternative treatment
After receiving his second and last acupuncture treatment, Sebastian Jackson (53), smiled as he showed everyone how powerful his grip had become. Just over a week ago, he could hardly shake hands with...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first female pediatric cardiologist
A pediatric cardiac centre opened this week at Mpilo Central Hospital to cater for children suffering from heart ailments and is headed by a history-maker, Zimbabwe's first female pediatric cardiologi...Published: 02 Oct 2021 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe's TB prevalence rate still high''
ZIMBABWE remains one of top eight countries in Africa which is heavily burdened by tuberculosis (TB), the global TB report has revealed.The report, which coincided with commemorations of World...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop sues for $1m over disposed cyst
A POLICE detective is suing the Gwanda Provincial Hospital for nearly $1 million after a nurse at the health facility disposed of an ovarian cyst removed from her body without sending it for laborator...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exposes Tabitha Khumalo's hypocrisy
MDC Alliance chairperson Ms Tabitha Khumalo's recent utterances that the troubles faced by her party in Bulawayo are rooted in tribalism are a reckless and divisive spin that should be condemned by al...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Editorial - Chronicle
Strive Masiyiwa's maths on Rand pricing is wrong
A lot of publications have run with this story already but I couldn't find the original Facebook post. Strive Masiyiwa posts extensively and engages quite much on his page so I spent an hour trying to...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Nyahasha
Nkosana Moyo's unorthodox campaign plan unpacked
SITTING outside a restaurant overlooking the immaculate greenery of Royal Harare Golf Club, the Zimbabwe Independent news crew can see a group of professional golfers going about their practice sessio...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 14:49hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Kairiza
Mugabe was at his best in the 1980s and somehow lost his way
A COUPLE of weeks ago, war veterans' leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa said President Robert Mugabe was at his astute best in the 1980s and made the best decisions any country could ask for.Close...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:01hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Experts race against clock to quell Ebola outbreak in remote DR Congo province - UN
WASHINGTON DC, United States of America - A race against the clock has begun to contain an outbreak of Ebola in a remote northern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the United Nations ...Published: 19 May 2017 at 07:34hrs | | by APO
'it's disheartening that govt is prioritising recruitment of Doctors and Nurses only'
Hie News Desk Am a concerned citizen in Zimbabwe. I have been following proceedings in happening in the civil service especially the Health sector. Its more like disheartening that our...Published: 06 May 2017 at 08:12hrs | | by Concerned citizen
Diagnosing Africa's medical brain drain
Higher wages and modern facilities are magnets for Africa's health workers Dressed in full medical gear and clutching a folder, Folu Songonuga, a physi...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 21:59hrs | 1 | by Kingsley Ighobor
When #Tajamuka becomes #Tatiza
Events over the past few weeks have really shown beyond any reasonable doubt that the cowards don't know how to deal with Zanu-PF.LET me tell you some truth which will hurt some people. Ha...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:29hrs | | by Bishop
Kasukuwere has reduced Zanu-PF Politburo into a 'disciplinary Politburo' - War vets
War Veterans Association secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda has said the Zanu-PF Politburo has now tuned into a "disciplinary Politburo".He attacking Zanu-PF Commissar Saviour Kasukuw...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 11:07hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Mutsvangwa, Jabulani Sibanda share stage as War Vets meet
ZANU-PF Bulawayo Senator Angeline Masuku and War Veterans Association chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday shared a stage with expelled former party member and ex-freedom fighters leader Jabulani...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 07:11hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
NSSA sets up mobile clinic for miners
The National Social Security Authority has opened a mobile clinic to cater for miners and industrial workers.Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira commi...Published: 04 Aug 2015 at 08:55hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Mugabe's rudderless regime
It is becoming clear that there is no one in charge in Zimbabwe. There is a leadership vacuum. No sooner does one minister make a policy statement than another contradicts it.After Finance Min...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 17:26hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Ebola: Fighting a deadly virus
Weak national healthcare systems and few medical staff struggle to cope The sight of an Ebola patient is frightening. Sharon Washington, an employ...Published: 24 Dec 2014 at 18:00hrs | | by Sulaiman Momodu
40% rural women in Zim infected with female genital schistosomiasis
Over 40 percent of rural women in Zimbabwe are infected with the female genital schistosomiasis, a new form of bilharzia affecting women only, statistics from the first community-based report on t...Published: 05 Nov 2014 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
More TB cases in children go untreated
THE government says many TB cases in children are going untreated as it is difficult to diagnose it in children. National TB programme director in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Charle...Published: 30 Aug 2014 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo Hospital to offer full cancer treatment
Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo is set to start offering full cancer treatment in the next two months as installation of equipment is currently underway at the institution's radiotherapy centre....Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 19:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man sues hospital for shortening his manhood
An unlucky man who fractured his manhood during sex with his wife lost about an inch' off its length after what he says was a misdiagnosis by a nurse.The man is now suing the hospital for ...Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver bashed in a botched armed robbery
A 25-year-old taxi driver was thoroughly beaten up by one of his victims following a botched armed robbery near Total Service Station in Beitbridge.The suspect, Forget Mlambo of Dulibadzimu at...Published: 04 Feb 2014 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa faces arrest
Prominent prophets such as United Family International Church's Emmanuel Makandiwa and Uebert Angel Mudzanire of Spirit Embassy International face arrest for operating outside the Traditional Medical ...Published: 10 Jul 2012 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctor in court for raping patient
The trial of a Harare medical doctor who allegedly drugged and raped a 21-year-old patient at his surgery opened yesterday at the Harare Magistrates' Court. Dr Alfred Mamsa denied the allegati...Published: 16 Apr 2012 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
British Doctor Lied To Us!
As promised, we send the pictures of our detractors online for you to see who they really are. These are the guys who sent various emails to us of the London branch of SCOAN announcing their...Published: 18 Jan 2012 at 12:55hrs | | by Watching TB Joshua
Hospital disposes live baby after mistakenly diagnosing stillbirth
A hospital in south China has suspended four medical workers for mistakenly diagnosing a stillbirth and disposing of a baby that was alive, state press said on Friday.Health authorities in Gu...Published: 04 Nov 2011 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obama admin cost the US its top-notch credit rating held for almost a century
Obama administration's early promises of deficit reduction have cost the U.S. government the top-notch credit rating it has held for almost a century, theglobeandmail.com's columnist Konrad Yakabusk...Published: 06 Aug 2011 at 05:10hrs | | by Konrad Yakabuski
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