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Chivayo sold Chief Hwenje a dummy
ZANU-PF-aligned musician and praise singer Chief Shumba Hwenje, known for his pro-party hit Mai Welly, has publicly accused flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo of failing to fulfil a two-year-old ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:15hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi signals retirement amid health struggles
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has informed President Emmerson Mnangagwa of his intention to retire from government, citing ongoing health problems that have severely limited his ability to carry out off...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 22:02hrs | 2367 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu hails Mnangagwa, Chiwenga after health scare
Senator Sengezo Tshabangu, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Parliament, has returned to the Senate with words of praise for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice President Constan...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:56hrs | 2245 | by Staff reporter
What is the probability that those who poisoned Jacob Zuma poisoned Paul Mashatile?
The recent health scare involving Paul Mashatile, South Africa's Deputy President, has reignited discussions about the troubling pattern of alleged poisonings among top South African politicians. With...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:09hrs | 2257 | by Askari
Mohadi's life and health does not matter in Zimbabwe?
In Zimbabwe, when Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe and his 1st VP, Constantino Chiwenga, get sick, all panic and emergency buttons are pressed. In a matter of urgency, they are swiftly airlif...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:11hrs | 23 | by Israel Dube
Mohadi collapses at Zanu-PF rally
Vice President Kembo Mohadi experienced a health scare during his address at a Zanu-PF by-election campaign launch for the Gutu West constituency, where ruling party deputy youth secretary John Paradz...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:23hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's one year in prison
EMBATTLED outgoing Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala, who has been languishing in remand prison for 380 days, says he will no longer apply for bail because it serves no purpose.Sikhala was arr...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:55hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs strong institutions to safeguard the votes
ZIMBABWE needs strong electoral justice and other responsive institutions to safeguard the people's vote, election experts said citing recent American elections where President Donald Trump was disput...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda back at work
Deputy Minister for Defence and War Veterans Affairs Victor Matemadanda is out of danger after a health scare.Matemadanda who was at some point last week hospitalised following a sudden illnes...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 17:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Residents Association calls for a shutdown of schools
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BUPRA) is calling for a shutdown of schools until the water situation returns to normalcy in Bulawayo. It is further calling for heads to roll in counci...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | | by Ndou Paul
More water woes for Bulawayo as city goes on total shutdown
The Bulawayo city council has announced that water would be shutdown totally in the whole of Bulawayo, until its water systems stabilises.This means Zimbabwe's second largest city will go with...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount in Harare
Health scare has hit Harare after the City Council revealed that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has stopped supplying them with the much needed foreign currency to purchase water cleaning chemicals from...Published: 31 May 2019 at 09:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Health scare as Harare to shut down water taps in 24hours
Harare residents must brace up for an impending health hazard after the Harare City Council is reported to be contemplating shutting down the water treatment plant within the next 24 hours after its f...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fury over closure of Egodini toilets
BULAWAYO's Egodini Mall developer - Terracotta Private Limited - has triggered a storm after reportedly shutting down ablution facilities without notifying vendors operating within the site vicinity....Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 16:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in fresh health scare
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga was reportedly rushed to hospital at the weekend after a fresh health scare.Chiwenga's motorcade was seen late Sunday, at a private hospital in Harare but i...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 16:40hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe.com
Chiwenga undergoes surgery in India
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly undergone surgery for an abdominal complaint in India.Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi used his Twitter page to make the announcemen...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:59hrs | 4 | by newzimbabwe
Malema's party says no problem with Chiwenga getting treatment in SA
SOUTH African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has distanced itself from reports of claims it had organised protests against Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's treatment in the neighbouri...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by newzimbabwe
Harare borehole poisoned
Residents from Harare's Mabvuku suburb who depend on the Kamunhu Shopping Centre borehole were left without water for four days after the borehole was allegedly poisoned.The incident was disco...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Health scare as ambulances spend 48 hours without fuel
A health hazard is looming after ambulances in Bulawayo and Harare are reportedly out of fuel for the last 48 hours.In Harare photos of queuing ambulances at a garage without fuel yet have eme...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 10:40hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tuku recovering at home
Legendary musician Dr Oliver Mtukudzi failed to travel to the United Kingdom recently for the London Jazz Festival due to ill health and his manager yesterday said the singer was resting at home. ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dead fish sparks health scare in Gweru
TONNES of fish have died at Gweru's Anchor Yeast Dam - popularly known as Ngamo - from suspected contamination, with residents selling the fish to unsuspecting members of the public and raising fears ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga must 'keep away from office'
AILING vice president Constantino Chiwenga "must keep away from the office for a while" as he continues his recovery from a health scare officials described as "very bad", a senior government official...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:11hrs | 4 | by newzimbabwe
Govt urged to award tenders to informal traders
GOVERNMENT should give tenders for the production of certain goods to informal traders as a way of supporting them and creating jobs, Harare Informal Traders Council project manager Agnes Magunje said...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sibusiso Moyo in health scare .. coup announcer is alive
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo has missed the trip to the United Nations General Assembly meeting after being hospitalized with an as yet to be revealed ailment....Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally ban a déjà vu moment
ZIMBABWE has turned the corner, or has it? The decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to ban an opposition "feedback rally" that was set to be addressed by MDC Alliance leader and losin...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Editorial - newsday
Military Junta dumps Mohadi to 'die' in SA hospital
Tribalism has reared its ugly head again in Zimbabwe. This time, the evil demon, has manifested itself right in the office of the president.The man who is supposed to be the third most powerfu...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Wilson Mahlafuna Sibanda & Khohliso Maqhoba
Harare's dirty and smelly water
Harare's piped water is dirty and smells foul when it is available, but scientific research indicates that it could also be killing residents slowly and silently.Health minister David Parireny...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coup general in health scare
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was last night spotted coming out of a top private hospital in Borrowdale, Harare, amid reports of a health scare.Chiwenga was being helped by aides, who su...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'No jostling for Tsvangirai post in MDC-T'
ACTING MDC-T president, engineer Elias Mudzuri (EM) says reports that there is serious power struggle between him and his two fellow deputies in the party, Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe, are a fi...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Raw sewage flows in suburb for 3 weeks
A health time bomb is ticking in Harare's Mabvuku suburb as raw effluent has been flowing from the sewer system for more than three weeks without any corrective measures being taken.The putrid...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai coming back home
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be in the country to lead his party in celebrating its 18th anniversary after surviving a serious health scare that had taken him to South Africa for emergence treatm...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai fit to fight again
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai whose illness has thrown the country into a state of panic, is now stable and on the path to recovery, the Daily News heard yesterday.Tsvangirai's inner circle rev...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Panic over Tsvangirai's failing health
MDC-T yesterday tried to play down former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai's latest health problems, saying the party's leader was in a stable condition after he was airlifted to a South African hospi...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai health scare - latest
THE MOVEMENT for Democratic President Morgan Tsvangirai, who flew to South Africa for a medical procedure, is said to be in a stable condition contrary to media reports that he is critical and is batt...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 13:12hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Mugabe confirms Mnangagwa hospitalised in SA
President Robert Mugabe confirmed that his deputy was in Johannesburg, South Africa for treatment, heightening concerns around his condition.Mnangagwa was conspicuous by his absence during the...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa condition stable
The Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa says the Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has not been feeling well after complaining of stomach pains during the 6th Presidential You...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Greeting-culture of shaking hands in our societies must go: It's a health scare: Our water sources too!
It is our culture too to shake hands when we great, this gesture of greeting peoples are global, is found in almost all cultures of the world. Hand-shaking is the easiest and the fastest vehicle of mi...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Linda Masarira condemns Harare-Copakabana hygienic conditions!
She is dead right for once. I agree with Linda Masarira that the conditions in our capital Harare-Copacabana are a serious threat to health. But it is not in Harare alone: in all town and cities...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 15:56hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu PF government renews draconian laws against journalists, as NewsDay reporters get charged
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Friday charged two NewsDay journalists with undermining authority of or insulting President Robert Mugabe, a day after the newspaper published an article over his health foll...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 21:22hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Journalists in trouble over Mugabe fresh health scare story
Journalists at the Alpha Media Holdings are in trouble over a story in which the paper reported that President Robert Mugabe was in a fresh health scare as he left the country to Singapore for medical...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 11:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe in fresh health scare, Mphoko takes over
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe reportedly sneaked out of the country early yesterday for medical check-up in Singapore, with his entire family having already left on Monday, top government sources told N...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat health scare
Warriors star man Khama Billiat is under a bout of flu but is expected to recover in time for this evening clash with Senegal.Head coach Kalisto Pasuwa said Billiat's condition is ...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 03:49hrs | | by Sports Reporter
How Zimbabwe's dictatorship has played out
While 2016 ominously came to a close with long bank queues nationwide owing to egregious economic mismanagement by the Robert Mugabe regime, 2017 is set to be another annus horribilis for Zimbabwe, pr...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Paul Simon
Mugabe gets another degree
President Robert Mugabe is expected to be at Lupane State University Friday for a graduation ceremony.Mugabe (92) and chancellor of all state universities would be given an honorary ...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 13:33hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Health scare in Bulawayo: Borehole water not safe
Thousands of Bulawayo residents risk contracting water borne disease by drinking borehole water in the city.The local authority says it cannot guarantee its suitability for human consumption a...Published: 18 Oct 2016 at 07:49hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Rivals feast on Mugabe's collapse
A day after President Robert Mugabe fell off a podium at Harare International Airport, in a worrisome incident that elicited loud gasps of concern among gathered senior government officials, service ...Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Food poisoning scare hits NUST
ABOUT four cases of food poisoning have been recorded at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) where many students buy home-cooked food from vendors operating at an open space outsi...Published: 07 May 2014 at 08:10hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Mugabe in fresh health scare
President Robert Mugabe's health has come into the spotlight again following revelations that the aged leader was followed by two doctors and nurses during his tour of the Zimbabwe International T...Published: 01 May 2014 at 14:21hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
FW de Klerk to have heart surgery
Cape Town - Former president FW de Klerk is to have surgery on Tuesday to have a pacemaker fitted.Die Burger reported that the procedure will be carried out on Tuesday and De Klerk may be dis...Published: 02 Jul 2013 at 04:19hrs | 2 | by news24
Nelson Mandela in 'prison' says bodyguards
Johannesburg - Nelson Mandela is a very lonely man, one of his bodyguards told AFP on Saturday, accusing the ailing anti-apartheid icon's medical team of controlling visits like prison guards....Published: 16 Jun 2013 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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