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Karanda hospital dismisses fake nurse training advert
Karanda Mission Hospital has issued a public warning about a fraudulent social media message falsely advertising nurse training recruitment at its School of Nursing.The misleading post, circul...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:24hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Murehwa chief blocks govt clinic project
A traditional leader in Murehwa has approached the courts to block the government's plans to convert a farmhouse at Hilton Farm into a clinic, arguing that the same building is being used as a communi...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:01hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Divorce among Zimbabwean women up by nearly 100,000 in 10 years
Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in the number of divorced or separated women over the past decade, according to the newly released 2025 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). The...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:05hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo exposed as the beneficiary of cancer machine contract
Embattled businessman and ZANU PF-linked tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has been exposed as the beneficiary of a staggering US$437 million government contract for the supply of cancer treatment equipm...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:15hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Suspended HIV services resume and vaginal ring returns
After months of uncertainty and suspended services, HIV prevention efforts in Masvingo have received a major boost with the resumption of long-acting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and the...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Russian pilots flying Zimbabwe's air ambulances
Zimbabwe's much-touted free air ambulance service is currently being operated and maintained by Russian pilots and technicians, due to a shortage of local expertise, Health and Child Care Minister Dou...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:12hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records decline in malaria cases
As Zimbabwe emerges from its peak malaria transmission season, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has reported a notable drop in new malaria infections - but a sharp and troubling increase in malar...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's sneak back to politics sparks more infighting
Nelson Chamisa's sneak back to politics has sparked more infighting than inspiration. It feels less like a political revival and more like a kindergarten drama play. Instead of healing the fractured o...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 1604 | by Dereck Goto
Harare faces alarming surge in STI cases
Harare, June 24, 2025 - Harare is facing a troubling rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with over 25,000 new cases recorded in 2024, according to recent figures released by the National A...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:43hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans arrested for investment fraud in India
Kolkata Police arrested three Zimbabwean nationals - Tinashe Gadzikwa Praise (22), Malvern Matungamire (25), and Nyamhunga Lenon Kudakwashe (23) - from separate apartments in Mohali's Kharar area, Pun...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:59hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
India targets massive Zim traditional knowledge, healthcare transfers
HARARE - As part of strengthening its bilateral co-operation with Zimbabwe, India is targeting to invest in traditional knowledge and preventive health care expertise (and skills) transfer thereby rea...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 12:32hrs | 569 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe moves to reform public medicine supply system
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has embarked on a sweeping reform process aimed at resolving medicine shortages at public hospitals, despite the country's main pharmaceutical distributor, NatPha...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 11:03hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo loses Tagwirei to Harare
Zanu-PF's Masvingo Province has lost its bid to co-opt prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the party's Central Committee, despite being the first to recommend his inclusion. The slot was ul...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Health Ministry details use of sugar tax revenue
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has broken its silence on the use of sugar tax revenues, providing an official account of funds received from the Treasury and how they have been allocated toward...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:12hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls out advanced TB detection technology in high-risk areas
Zimbabwe has launched a groundbreaking health initiative aimed at strengthening the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and related lung conditions through early detection in high-burden communities. The ...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Skilled worker shortage hinders Zimbabwe healthcare standards
A critical shortage of skilled health professionals continues to impede Zimbabwe's efforts to deliver high-quality healthcare services, the Private Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has warned...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:47hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Farmhouse turned into clinic
In a significant move aimed at improving rural healthcare delivery, the government has officially approved the conversion of a former luxury farmhouse at Hilton Farm in Murehwa South into a fully func...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:46hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Fresh details on collapsed US$2,5bn CBZ bid emerge
An ambitious plan by CBZ Holdings to create Zimbabwe's largest financial services powerhouse has collapsed after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) imposed a series of restrictive conditions ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:36hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe drives research for HIV cure
The University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Research Centre (UZ-CTRC) is intensifying its efforts to find a cure for HIV, as Zimbabwe works towards its ambitious goal of eliminating HIV as a public hea...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 07:38hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's refugee population to rise to 18,000 by year-end
Zimbabwe's refugee population is projected to reach 18,000 by December 2025, driven by the country's continued political stability and peaceful environment, government officials have revealed....Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:17hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt equips 25 rural hospitals with medical equipment
The Government has distributed anaesthetic and digital X-ray machines to 25 rural district hospitals across Zimbabwe as part of a broader initiative to enhance healthcare service delivery in remote ar...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:15hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
RioZim in eye of financial misconduct, fraud storm
Mining giant RioZim Limited is at the centre of a deepening scandal as allegations of financial misconduct, asset stripping, and systematic fraud continue to surface. According to sources familiar wit...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:45hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo dismisses cancer equipment contract claims as fake
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has denied involvement in a reported US$400 million cancer treatment equipment supply deal with the government, dismissing recently leaked documents as "fake" and politica...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:27hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Doctors urge Mnangagwa to launch Commission of Inquiry into health sector
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the state of the country's public health sector follow...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:14hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire accuses Mnangagwa of 'monetising problems'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's surprise visits to Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe Hospitals, as well as the NatPharm warehouse on Monday, June 16, have sparked a storm of controversy, with former Nation...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:30hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's arrogance is an insult to millions of suffering Zimbabweans
There's a saying: "A soft answer turneth away wrath" - but what happens when arrogance and contempt are the response to a nation's cry for accountability?There is something profoundly disturbi...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:25hrs | 674 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa cronies get lucrative tenders
On 5 May 2025, Youth Minister Tinoda Machakaire posted a seemingly heartfelt message on social media expressing deep concern over the dire state of Zimbabwe's public health institutions. Visiting a ho...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:42hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa berates Chivayo's cancer machines tender
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticised the government's decision to award a lucrative tender for cancer treatment machines to Wicknell Chivayo, a known ZANU PF member and busin...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:34hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spin doctor admits public hospital crisis
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has openly acknowledged the crumbling state of Zimbabwe's public hospitals, pointing to decaying infrastructure, poor policy coordination, and overwhelming sy...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:31hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
St Paul's Musami turned into referral hospital
St Paul's Musami Hospital, a Catholic Church-run health facility in Murewa West, has officially attained referral hospital status and is already conducting major surgical procedures, in what local aut...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:31hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife engages Asian investor in Dubai
First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is currently in the United Arab Emirates for the 7th Edition of the Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI) Summit, has kickstarted a series of high-leve...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers sick and tired of earning peanuts
Dozens of teachers under the banner of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) staged a demonstration on Monday in Manicaland province, protesting against poor salaries and deteriorat...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:08hrs | 1905 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits public hospitals amid growing health sector crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday visited Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe hospitals, as well as the NatPharm warehouse, in what he said was an effort to gain first-hand insight into the worsening c...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:05hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Concerns over high cost of blood in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces a critical health challenge as the high cost of blood continues to contribute to poverty-related deaths and acts as a significant barrier preventing many ordinary citizens from accessin...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
SDA Church offers free food, medical assistance in Bulawayo
The Seventh Day Adventist Church, through its Dorcas Ministries at Beacon of Hope, has begun offering food, free medical assistance, and emotional support to struggling members of the community in a b...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:15hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Zapu rebels revive original Zapu
A group of former ZAPU members yesterday officially unveiled a new political party called the (Original) O ZAPU during a vibrant launch event held in Bulawayo.The party is led by Mathew Siband...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:54hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo hospital forced to improvise amid years of neglect
Chronic underfunding and prolonged resource shortages have forced staff at Mpilo Central Hospital to master the art of improvisation just to keep basic health services running, Chief Medical Officer D...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Varakashi tweets can never mask Zimbabweans' suffering under the Mnangagwa regime
There are some things under the sun that can never be defended or glossed over.The desperation of the ruling ZANU PF regime has never been more apparent than in its feverish attempt to strengt...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:39hrs | 729 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
8 SADC countries facing acute electricity shortages
At least eight of the sixteen Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states currently have less than 50 percent access to electricity, underscoring a severe energy shortage across the re...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:06hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara urges Zimbabweans to upskill for AI-driven economy
Former Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has issued a compelling call to action, urging Zimbabweans to commit to continuous learning and skills development in response to the transformative impac...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:59hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
NBSZ launches staunch defence of blood prices after outcry
The National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has strongly defended its pricing structure amid growing public outrage over the high cost of blood in some private healthcare institutions, where patien...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:44hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nurses sound alarm over dire conditions
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has issued a desperate plea to the government to urgently address the worsening crisis in public hospitals, warning that nurses are working under "impossible con...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 08:46hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF confident of retaining Gutu East seat
ZANU-PF says it is confident of retaining the Gutu East parliamentary seat in the upcoming by-election, set for Saturday, June 14, pointing to a track record of development projects under the party's ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:57hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
US denies Trump aid cuts are affecting Zimbabwe's HIV treatment
The United States government has rejected allegations that its recent aid reductions are jeopardising Zimbabwe's access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and other essential humanitarian and health prog...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:39hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Lifeline for Zimbabweans living with HIV, kidney disease
People living with HIV in Zimbabwe are increasingly facing a deadly paradox. Antiretroviral therapy (ART), which has been instrumental in extending lives and suppressing HIV, is also contributing to a...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo resident calls use of traditional medicine
A concerned Bulawayo resident, Mcabango Mpande, has petitioned the Ministry of Health and Child Care to formally recognise and integrate traditional herbal medicine into Zimbabwe's healthcare system, ...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:33hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Speaking against injustice is not being negative - it's being honest
There are those who often find the truth hard to swallow - but, like medicine, it is vital for healing.I am often told that I focus too much on the negative.That I dwell on the darker ...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 21:53hrs | 191 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
70% of Zimbabwean women lose virginity before age 20
A recent national survey has brought to light significant trends in the sexual behavior of Zimbabwean women, showing that nearly 70 percent lose their virginity before reaching the age of 20. These fi...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean care worker killed in Birmingham UK
Tragedy struck late Tuesday evening when two Zimbabwean care workers, Charity Kaseke and Lucia Kwenya, were brutally attacked while walking home from work. The assault, believed to have been an ambush...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 2325 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in UK demand exclusion of Mnangagwa's wife from Summit
Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom are mounting strong pressure on organisers of the upcoming First Ladies of African Impact & Resilience (Flair) Summit to exclude Zimbabwe's First Lady, Aux...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:10hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
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