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MDC raises red flag over politicisation of State institutions
MDC secretary-general Charlton Hwende has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), raising concern over the politicisation of State institutions after Zanu-PF instructed NatPham to disburse...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1566 | by Staff reporter
Health Ministry clarifies Lupane drugs distribution
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is mandated to deliver services to every community including medicines fairly regardless of activities taking place in those localities, a senior official said ye...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:14hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Government, Apex Council meet to continue negotiations
GOVERNMENT and Apex Council negotiators are set to meet to continue with negotiations that will culminate in an agreement over civil servants' cushioning allowances. The proposed meeting of ne...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, army rift exposed
AN explosive leaked audio recording allegedly of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa (pictured) has exposed the simmering bad blood between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the military.This comes h...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:45hrs | 10647 | by Staff reporter
Govt to announce workers' package
GOVERNMENT is today expected to make an announcement pertaining to civil servants' conditions of service following engagements by workers' representatives with President Mnangagwa recently. Pu...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
'Kill Mnangagwa and spare me, I've kids,' says his wife
An unhinged Auxillia Mnangagwa ranted at a top army commander, at one point telling him to SHOOT President Emmerson Mnangagwa and spare her because she has children, she is heard on a sensational leak...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 8471 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa wants Mthuli Ncube to loosen his purse
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to loosen his purse and prioritise the ailing health services sector, which is facing chronic shortages of drugs and medi...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:37hrs | 6619 | by Staff reporter
Prosecute health minister - Tsvangirai's former envoy
Former special advisor to the late MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, Alex Magaisa, has called on the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission to prosecute Health Minister Obadiah Moyo for violating the Elec...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 19:04hrs | 3645 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa calls for health minister's arrest
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called for Health Minister Obadiah Moyo to be arrested for corruption after a leaked letter showed how Zanu-PF plans to use medical drugs as a campaign tool in the Lupane...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 10:33hrs | 5818 | by ZimLive
Chamisa blocked from visiting Sikhala
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was barred from seeing incarcerated party deputy national chairperson, Job Sikhala, charging that the situation in the country will now drive people into ta...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 3393 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at medical equipment hand-over ceremony
President Mnangagwa is today expected to officiate at a handover ceremony of medical equipment such as paediatric and diagnostic machines sourced from India to capacitate central hospitals around the ...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in Lupane East vote buying storm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party has been sucked into a vote buying storm, after a letter in which Health Minister Obadiah Moyo agreed to restock clinics in Lupane East constituency ahead ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:42hrs | 771 | by newzimbabwe
Matemadanda given drugs for Lupane by-election
Minister of Health Obadiah Moyo has been caught in the eye of a storm after a letter with his signature instructing Natpharm to provide ZANU PF Commissar Victor Matemadanda with drugs for ZANU PF camp...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 17:17hrs | 4625 | by Mandla Ndlovu
UN allays Zimbabwe ARV shortage fears
A foreign currency shortage is hampering Zimbabwe's ability to purchase anti-retroviral therapy for people living with HIV, but the United Nations says the situation has not yet reached crisis levels....Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Why Mthuli Ncube fast-tracked Zimdollar return plans
Zimbabwe re-introduced its local currency earlier than scheduled because the market was rapidly re-dollarizing, putting more pressure on the government, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said Monday....Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 17:59hrs | 5447 | by Xinhua
Muzamhindo presents an Alternative, Clear and sound Development plan which will take Zimbabwe forward
Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:A policy is a declaration of an intention of an organisation or institution. These are rules and regulations which will set terms of references for an o...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 737 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
'Zimdollar must be backed by production'
THE newly introduced Zimbabwe dollar should be backed by production to maintain value against major currencies and sustain strong economic activity in the country, economist, Dr Gift Mugano, has said....Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
The two faces of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF popped the champagne to celebrate Zimbabwe's promotion by the World Bank from a lower income country to a lower middle economy. Apparently we now have an average annual income of $1,790....Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1086 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Madzibaba Mutumwa donates to Bulawayo City FC
As part of his congregation's social responsibility work, Bulawayo cleric Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa and his Johanne Masowe the Fifth Apostolic sect has donated cash to the tune of ZWL$6 000 to Bulawa...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:31hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Perverse opulence amid squalor likely to sink Zimbabwe
The late JK Galbraith, an influential economist in the US public sphere more than 60 years ago, described Americans' conspicuous consumption in his book The Affluent Society as "private opulence amids...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Mkwananzi, Frey in nasty fall out
There is a serious fall out between Occupy Africa Unity Square founding member, Dirk Frey and Tajamuka's Promise Mkwananzi over the failed 1 July 2019 shutdown.Frey has labelled Mkwananzi an o...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 19:33hrs | 5296 | by ViewFromMatopos
New drug plant for Zimbabwe
A new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is set to be constructed in Mt Hampden, about 20km north-west of Harare, in a development expected to cut reliance on foreign drugs and create more jobs for ci...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Convicted NatPharm boss,Newman Madzikwa, out on bail
The acting general manager of the government drugs supplier, the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm, has been freed on bail pending appeal after he was jailed for raising the prices of drugs....Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa trial to continue today
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa for alleged criminal abuse of office was rolled over to today by prosecutor Brian Vito for continuation of trial. Parireny...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean drug smuggler denied bail in SA
A 38-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean woman's bid for freedom has hit a brick wall after she was denied bail in South Africa following her arrest for allegedly smuggling drugs worth R2 million into the neighbourin...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Currency reforms restore country's sovereign dignity
The Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) has laid the foundation for fiscal consolidation at the same time generating sustainable budget methods. So far, the implementation of the TSP ha...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:03hrs | 168 | by Richard Mahomva
Police arrest female drug smuggler
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Mthuli Ncube's currency move triggers chaos
GOVERNMENT's Monday move to dump its basket of foreign currencies, opting to use its own currency in local transactions, triggered chaos on the market yesterday, with some retailers closing shop for t...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 16:35hrs | 4450 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has less than 20 psychiatric doctors'
ZIMBABWE has less than 20 psychiatrists amid increased demand for mental health services due to the deteriorating economic situation in the country with a population of around 15 million people, the Z...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Young sex workers get reprieve
At the age of 15, Tendai Dube* was heavily into drugs, dodging school and creating havoc among her peers along Ndema Road in Gweru's Ascot suburb where she stayed with her single mother. However, she ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:14hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Private hospitals demand up to US$700 fees
SOME PRIVATE health institutions are demanding as much as US$700 deposit and up to US$250 per night for patients admitted, making falling ill an economic nightmare for the majority.A survey by...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:44hrs | 1466 | by Staff Reporter
ED now faces tough political choices
AS Zimbabwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequen...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:23hrs | 7389 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa faces riots, palace coup and impeachment
AS Zimbababwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 19:58hrs | 9752 | by Staff reporter
Hawks take over Zimbabwe cocaine case probe
SOUTH Africa's specialised crime unit, the Hawks, have taken over investigations in a case where a 38-year-old Zimbabwean woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling of drugs worth R2 million into that...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:17hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's power obsession in hunger-stricken nation
THE acquisition of a huge assortment of weapons and ammunition at a time the country's economic crisis is deepening is reflective of government's misplaced priorities, as well as President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stocks year's supply of ARVs
Zimbabwe has enough anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs that will last the next 12 months after Government secured funding to procure the life-prolonging therapy, Parliament has heard. Health and Child Care M...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:14hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Empower the girl child through education
Child prostitution and drug abuse, the rising social ills in towns and cities, border posts and growth points included. Juveniles are going 'commando' at night with all caution thrown to the wind. ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 21:04hrs | 384 | by Thomas Murisa
Zimbabwean first to be convicted of making 3D-printed gun in the UK
A university student has become the first person in the UK to be convicted of making a viable gun with a 3D printer.Tendai Muswere, 26, pleaded guilty to a charge of manufacturing a 3D-printed...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 20:35hrs | 3558 | by Staff reporter
'Economic crisis won't affect ARV supply'
Health Minister Obadiah Moyo says Zimbabwe is in a safe zone regarding the allocation of Anti Retroviral Drugs (ARV) despite the country's economic collapse. Moyo called on Zimbabweans l...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 20:32hrs | 811 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo drug lords in court
TWO Bulawayo men busted in a dramatic anti-drug operation in Bulawayo last week appeared in court on Monday, facing charges of violating the country's drug trafficking laws.Arkimon Sarishonga ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:10hrs | 2822 | by Staff reporter
Sunshine journalism: What happens on cloudy days?
I RECENTLY read on the ZBC website that Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa had "urged the media to write positive developmental stories about Zimbabwe in the new dispensation", and this reminded m...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 173 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mnangagwa hires second United States public relations firm for $1 million
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, battling to end Zimbabwe's international isolation, has recruited a second public relations firm in the United States at a cost of US$1 million per year.Documents...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:57hrs | 4417 | by ZimLive
South Africans threaten xenophobic attacks
South African in Johannesburg are reported to have vowed to unleash fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners if the police do not protect them from the criminal activities unleashed by foreigners. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 14:01hrs | 8175 | by Mandla Ndlovu
1 million suffer from mental disorders in Zimbabwe
ONE million people in Zimbabwe suffer from mental and neurological disorders, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo, has said. As part of efforts to address the problem, the Health Mi...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:21hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Health/Security crisis looms at Chikurubi Prison
A health hazard is looming at Chikurubi Maximum Prison with reports that the facility is holding 2 508 prisoners against a holding capacity 1 360 inmates. This means that the prison has 1 148 ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:13hrs | 1139 | by Staff Reporter
Extraordinary measure for extraordinary: A case of Zimbabwe's austerity measures
In the Bible when Jacob was faced with a situation he was supposed to meet Esau his brother he was so afraid knowing that he had subtly stolen the latter's blessing. During the night, Jacob wrestled a...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 15:34hrs | 832 | by Elijah Chihota
4 street kids refuse to let go of Mnangagwa's wife
Some homeless children from the streets of Harare have found a new home at Upenyu Hutsva Children's Home in Highfield following the intervention of the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa through her ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 14639 | by Staff reporter
'Health Insurance Bill now at an advanced stage'
HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo says government is now at an advanced stage in the crafting of a National Health Insurance Bill, which will provide a national health safety net to all citizens.Mo...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Dramatic raid at Bulawayo drugs den
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday staged a dramatic raid at a residential flat in the city's Central Business District and arrested seven suspects in an operation that saw drugs and cash being recovered. ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | 2003 | by Staff reporter
Police raid Bulawayo's notorious drug cartel
Reports from Bulawayo CBD indicate that members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police initiated a raid on an illicit drug haven located at a flat in Harare road and Joshua Nkomo Street.According to ...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 14:46hrs | 8809 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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