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Govt, doctors impasse remains unresolved
DIALOGUE between the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) and the Health ministry has not yielded positive results, with the employer still to make an offer to the striking medical, practitio...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 18:48hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt dares MDC legislators
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday warned MDC legislators saying they must know that Parliament can continue without them because Zanu-PF has a two-thirds majo...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1951 | by Staff reporter
Govt to raise passport fees
Govt to raise passport feesTHE registrar-general(RG)'s office says it will hike up its fees in a bid to marshal enough foreign currency needed to produce sufficient passports for Zimbabweans, the ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3885 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt squanders US$10.6 billion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government spent over US$10 billion in unbudgeted public finds, and now wants Parliament to okay the unexplained expenditure, raising the ire of opposition members of Pa...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1474 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt misses passport deadline
THE government will miss its audacious target of clearing the passport backlog by year end after it emerged that a combination of delays in shipping material and foreign currency was standing in its w...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:21hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants can not live on ZUPCOs alone! Zim govt should give them their worthy and dignified salaries
Never in my 46 years of existence have I been exposed to such an ignorant and arrogant government as that of Zimbabwe. Never in my life have I encountered a group of people who are divorced from reali...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2926 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt unveils electoral reform package
A provision for the electronic transmission of Presidential election results that allows for the swift release of final result tallies is being considered by Government as part of a broad electoral re...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sings Sekeramayi praises
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has heaped rare praise on former cabinet Minister Sydney Sekeramayi saying he comes a long way with the once powerful politician. He was speaking in Mahusekwa in M...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 13:31hrs | 7321 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt allocates millions to irrigation schemes
TREASURY has allocated nearly $423 million towards the development of irrigation schemes countrywide. Presenting the 2020 National Budget in Parliament on Thursday, Finance and Economic Develo...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 11:24hrs | 800 | by Sta Reporter
Govt, doctors meet
Government this afternoon met with doctors to map a way forward on ending the ongoing mass job action.Present were representatives of the junior, senior and specialist doctors awaiting licensu...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 19:17hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
Decentralise Command agric inputs distribution, govt told
COMMAND agriculture programme beneficiaries in Mashonaland Central province on Wednesday asked Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro to address challenges they were encountering in accessing inpu...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt warms to Chamisa talks
THE Zanu-PF government has warmed up to dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa following his "conciliatory tone" over President Emerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy, but rejected foreign mediation i...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:42hrs | 8865 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to abolish VP post reserved for Ndebeles in Zimbabwe govt?
The toxic politics of tribalism and clanism continues unabated in Zimbabwe as the process of "de- Zezurunisation" and "Karanganisation" of government and all sectors which begun when Mnangagwa (Karang...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:38hrs | 9851 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabwe govt sets solar energy regulations
Energy and Power Development Minister, Advocate Fortune Chasi has banned the use of electric water heaters and has issued regulations guiding the installation, licensing and operation heating systems ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 13:16hrs | 3018 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to paint government schools
The Nelson Chamisa led MDC is appealing for donors to assist them in sourcing blackboard paints to refurbish some government schools. In a passionate plea posted on social media the party's de...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 18:44hrs | 4284 | by Mandla Ndlovu
General SB Moyo falls sick...airlifted to South Africa
Foreign Affairs Minister Retired Lt general Sibusiso Busi Moyo has fallen sick and was airlifted to South Africa for treatment, former Daily News Editor Stanley Gama has alleged. Posting on Tw...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 16:29hrs | 6485 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt, civil servants' pay dispute spills into Parliament
THE Senate's Thematic Committee on Peace and Security has invited civil servants, who are embroiled in a salary dispute with the government, to give oral evidence on their welfare.The Public S...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 08:34hrs | 4237 | by Staff reporter
Zivhu slams bootlicking Zanu-PF bigwigs, govt officials
UNDERFIRE Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu (Zanu-PF) has slammed party bigwigs and government officials who bootlick President Emmerson Mnangagwa while looting from ordinary people and scuttling hi...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2830 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt seeks to establish e-classrooms
GOVERNMENT is seeking to establish smart classrooms in primary schools to promote a sustainable computer education programme. Secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:05hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dumps General Chiwenga as successor?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants to be succeeded by a fairly young leader compared to those that have ruled the country before , a senior government official has said. Nick Mangwana the Perm...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 17:20hrs | 26708 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tragedy of the cannibalistic Zimbabwe govt that devours and sucks dry its own teachers!
As a son of a teacher, I will never forget the utmost honour and pride attached to this profession in the 1980s - such that, even as a mere child, just being known as "Mr. Mbofana's son" made me walk ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1430 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt draws fire over currency
The government has been accused of fuelling economic instability through inconsistent currency reforms and too many regulations.Zimbabwe ended a decade of dollarisation in June and readopted t...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:52hrs | 2818 | by Staff reporter
Govt intensifies land redistribution in Mashonaland West
Government is set to intensify its efforts in subdividing farms exceeding the recommended size as well as repossess underutilised land in Mashonaland West, Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa has ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:49hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of tribalism over nurses saga
The government has been accused of perpetuating tribalism through the recruitment of student nurses from outside Matabeleland for training at major hospitals in the region.Bulawayo residents h...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:48hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere, Mnangagwa govt tussle for private home's title deeds
EXILED former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has made a step forward in a bid to recover title deeds to his Mutare home which was forfeited by the state after he failed to return home for his co...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 5766 | by newzimbabwe
Fired doctors slam Mnangagwa govt for negative energy
FIRED Zimbabwean doctors have slammed government for apparent display of negative energy into processes leading to their dismissal while failing to redirect the same towards fixing the country's ailin...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:20hrs | 411 | by newzimbabwe
Women's organisations up in arms with Mnangagwa
Women's rights organisations have criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly rewinding the clock several years backwards by appointing an all-male new team of top government officials, igno...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:10hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
'MPs should monitor govt in issuing of identity documents'
Legislators were yesterday urged to monitor the government in issuing birth certificates, identity documents and other particulars to prevent statelessness.The call was made yesterday by senat...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:10hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as govt fires over 200 doctors
GOVERNMENT yesterday fired 211 doctors at public hospitals for going o strike to demand better pay, with another 500 at risk.Doctors have been on strike since September 3 demanding salaries th...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
Govt opens help desk for small-scale miners
MINES minister Winston Chitando has revealed that government has opened a special department in the Mines ministry to deal with issues relating to small-scale miners, popularly known as makorokoza....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:07hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to establish smart classrooms in schools
GOVERNMENT seeks to establish smart classrooms in primary schools in the country to promote a sustainable computer education programme in the institutions, a senior official has said. The Perm...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:21hrs | 330 | by Staff Reporter
Deluded govt wants to invite back Zim doctors in diaspora, yet can't even care for local practitioners
This has been one of the most deluded weeks for the Zimbabwe government - even by its own inherently schizophrenic standards - firstly claiming that providing low salaries to workers was economically ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 09:31hrs | 2728 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt courts private clinics
Government is planning to engage private players, particularly in the health sector, to ensure delivery of quality service as the major referral centres, whose operations have ground to a halt due to ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:21hrs | 2704 | by Staff reporter
Hungry Zimbabwe soldiers spark govt fears
There is growing disquiet within the rank and file of the military over the rising cost of living, poor salaries and difficult working conditions, with government now desperate for solutions to avert ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 3362 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has all but trashed re-engagement drive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has effectively abandoned its international re-engagement agenda as evidenced by public confrontations with the European Union (EU) and United States, rem...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Open challenge to Zimbabwe govt for nationwide LIVE public debates on so-called sanctions and their real effects
As the vast majority of Zimbabweans continue to drown in this suffocating abyss of the worst economic meltdown in a decade, the government has upped its denial and defensive mode, as it seeks to dodge...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 13:47hrs | 629 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zim govt deliberately impoverishing citizens to attract investment by creating cheap labour?
To say that I was petrified listening to the Deputy Minister of Information Energy Mutodi speaking last night (5 November 2019) on the Voice of America's Studio 7, would be the understatement of the y...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1659 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt fails to stop demos
The government yesterday failed in its last ditch bid to fend off today's protests in Harare's central business district by its disgruntled workers, who are pressing for pay hikes. This comes as the c...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:56hrs | 6744 | by Staff reporter
Govt official stokes fire for minister
WOMEN Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister Sithembiso Nyoni has come under fire after an official in her ministry said Matabeleland North people were "unemployable"....Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:41hrs | 3924 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets up probe team for Chitungwiza
Government has set up a probe team to investigate allegations of corruption and mismanagement at Chitungwiza Town Council following the controversy that surrounded the recent suspension of town clerk ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:39hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
'Government understands civil servants plight'
GOVERNMENT does not dispute the need to pay civil servants a cost of living adjustment hence its decision to provide them with annual bonuses inclusive of their allowances, Information, Publicity and ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt dismisses reports Minister retracted condemning US ambassador's actions
THE Government has dismissed reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr Sibusiso Moyo has retracted or renounced his statement last week condemning the actions of US Ambas...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:32hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Govt understands civil servants plight, says Mutsvangwa
GOVERNMENT does not dispute the need to pay civil servants a cost of living adjustment hence its decision to provide them with annual bonuses inclusive of their allowances, Information, Publicity and ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:30hrs | 381 | by Staff Reporter
Govt on SB Moyo statement... Dismisses reports Minister retracted condemning US ambassador's actions
THE Government has dismissed reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr Sibusiso Moyo has retracted or renounced his statement last week condemning the actions of US Ambas...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:06hrs | 374 | by Staff Reporter
Govt splashing US$ 16m on new cars for ministers - still feeding blackholes, what a waste
"The Minister gave me an assignment about the purchase of Ministers' vehicles and we have agreed with the supplier of vehicles. We are going to buy these vehicles through a letter of credit so that yo...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:35hrs | 1240 | by Wilbert Mukori
Dialogue needed to break doctors, govt impasse
Doctors and their employer have been urged to engage in an honest dialogue aimed at ending the current impasse which has halted operations in public hospitals and created chaos in the private sector w...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:19hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube revises govt expenditure ceiling
GOVERNMENT has revised next year's expenditures ceiling from $28 billion by over 30 percent in light of inflation and the need to grow the economy. This was said by Finance and Economic Develo...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Govt meets civil servants today
Government has called civil servants' representatives, the Civil Service Apex Council, to a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting today, the eve of a planned demonstration, to address thei...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to respect rights of prisoners
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says that all prisoners, even those incarcerated for the most heinous crimes, have constitutional rights to be treated by a medical practitioner of their choice as well as rig...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF, govt must pay ZBC for live broadcasts'
PARLIAMENT has recommended that the struggling State broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) must be supported through the fiscus and that it must be paid for outside coverage of national ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
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