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Govt makes U-turn on medical insurance
GOVERNMENT is set to establish a new authority under the Health ministry to regulate the operations of medical aid societies, in a departure from an earlier Cabinet decision to place them under the st...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa duty-bound to whip officials into line
Among many issues raised in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's radio talk last week dubbed "Catching up with Mnangagwa", was his explanation that government cannot do much about civil servants who remain ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Martin Tarusenga
Making things simple
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has a droll sense of humour. He says he decided to name Zimbabwe's latest local currency the RTGS dollar so as not to confuse the public! Of course, even tho...Published: 19 May 2019 at 21:20hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil
Mnangagwa govt's failures may trigger public anger
Over the past year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have totally ignored calls from Zimbabweans to change the corrupt and inefficient way in which government is run. Zimbabweans from a...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:19hrs | | by Martin Tarusenga
Why Mthuli Ncube's new currency is likely to be doomed
THE announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of his intention to introduce "a new, fully-fledged currency" in 12 months piqued the interest of the general public in Zimbabwe.It comes soon...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | | by Martin Tarusenga
Industry in $600m pension arrears, Parliament told
THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) yesterday disclosed to Parliament that industry owed more than $600 million in pension arrears against a retirement fund value of $5 billion."The i...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Pensioners suffer massive prejudice
THE Government-appointed Commission of Inquiry probing the conversion process of pension and insurance benefits after dollarisation in 2009 has wound up its work and will have a comprehensive repo...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Hospital fees illegal,' says Dr Parirenyatwa
HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has condemned public health institutions for charging the elderly, children under five and pregnant women hospital fees, saying it is illegal....Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Pamela Shumba
Hope for Zimdollar pensioners
President Mugabe swore in an eight member commission to probe the conversion process of insurance and pension benefits when the country dollarised in 2009 following concerns raised by policy holders a...Published: 21 Aug 2015 at 10:31hrs | | by Farirai Machivenyika and Masline Mavudzi
Mugabe swears in pensions commission
President Robert Mugabe has sworn in an eight-member Commission of Inquiry into the Conversion of Pensions and Insurance benefits from the Zimbabwean dollar to the United States dollars.The co...Published: 20 Aug 2015 at 15:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors have begun taking legal action against medical aid societies
Doctors have begun taking legal action against medical aid societies over US$14 million in outstanding consultation fees.Although court records were not immediately obtainable, it is understoo...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 09:31hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
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