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Ndolwane Clinic to become a hospital
A NEW clinic is being constructed in Mambo Village in Ward 7 in Bulilima district which is meant to enable villagers' easy access to health services.Mambo villagers walk to Tokwana and Masendu...Published: 6 hrs ago | 920 | by Staff reporter
Mugodhi's sons defy court order
The late Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church (Mugodhi) leader Tandewu Mugodhi's three children are facing jail after they locked out their father's successor Tonnie Sigauke from the church's headquarters i...Published: 6 hrs ago | 851 | by Staff reporter
2 die in accident
Two people died - one on the spot and the others upon arrival at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital - when a haulage truck hit a pothole, veered off the road and ploughed into pedestrians at the 255km peg a...Published: 6 hrs ago | 886 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU plots crippling living wage protests
THE country's largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government until it...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:49hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Police break silence on Wedza shooting incident
POLICE in Mashonaland East province have broken the silence on a shooting incident involving the officer-in-charge at Hwedza Police Station, who allegedly shot an imbiber at a local nightclub....Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:43hrs | 1741 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mobilises $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Government injects $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:34hrs | 186 | by Staff Reporter
UK-based Zimbabwean gets 17 years for machete attack
TAFADZWA Katsande, a Zimbabwean man based in the United Kingdom (UK), has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment after he, and his gang used machetes to attack a driver.Another gang member, a...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:32hrs | 1326 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grilled over gukurahundi genocide
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa had a torrid time Friday at the Bulawayo State House as members of the Matabeleland Civic Society demanded answers on how the government would bring closure to the Gukurah...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:09hrs | 134 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4321 | by George Mkhwanazi
Nurse Training May 2020 Intake forms sold for $30
Applications for the three year Diploma in Registered General Nurse Training to be conducted by the Ministry of Health and Child Health Care are invited from suitably qualified holders of the followin...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:53hrs | 2725 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri, Chimonyo deny shooting victims compensation
DEFENCE Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo have refused to pay two shooting victims over ZW$800 000 in damages for injuries ...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Govt demands $200 top-up for ordinary passports
ALL citizens who paid $53 to get an ordinary passport before the fees were raised to $253, are expected to pay the difference of $200 before their travel documents are processed.This was annou...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:50hrs | 2668 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt taken to task over health workers capacitation
GOVERNMENT has been urged to devise a sustainable plan that ensures health workers have adequate tools of the trade to avoid recurrent strikes by doctors and nurses.In a statement, Community W...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:29hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Abortion is legal in Zimbabwe
The right to life is sacrosanct and absolute. It is the first human right enshrined in our Constitution. Even the yet to be born have the right to life. Section 48(3) of the Constitution states that "...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 21:17hrs | 950 | by Fidelicy Nyamukondiwa
Zimbabwe health ministry not ready for Coronavirus
Currently in Zimbabwe, the immigration officers have been screening passengers for the coronavirus without protective clothing but only thermometers which sparked discussions about the country's prepa...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 08:52hrs | 767 | by Rangarirai Kudakwashe Chivaviro
Stab victim in financial dilemma
A 21-YEAR-OLD stab victim, First Chisora, is literally wasting away on his hospital bed as he cannot afford the huge amount of money required for him to undergo corrective surgery. His kidneys are alm...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 08:08hrs | 1346 | by Eddie Cross
Man stabs villager in a quarrel at a beer drinking party
A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North stabbed a villager with a knife over a quarrel during a beer drinking party at Gwenyukwenyu village.This was heard by the Bulawayo mag...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 12:19hrs | 813 | by Stephen Jakes
Sextortion haunts women
WHILE Zimbabwe has taken great strides in advancing gender equality, women are becoming more vulnerable to sexual abuse in the absence of both political and economic muscle to restore the balance....Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1918 | by Staff reporter
Awareness on prevention of Novel Coronavirus
Novel coronavirusWhile health organisations around the world are fighting the spread of the coronavirus, we would advise you to take note of the basic facts surrounding this new virus. As a Mo...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:13hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Mugodhi succession wrangle rages on
Washington Mugodhi, the son of the late Mugodhi Apostolic church leader Tadewu, who was appointed as the new church leader after being anointed by his late father, has been taken to court for contempt...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:36hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Taking a loan responsibly
If you recently started working and have been doing well in your life, then you may be thinking of taking the next big step and buying your own car or house. If you are still studying, then you may be...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 13:29hrs | 969 | by Staff Writer
Mutambara's Zimsec prognosis will hurt the poor
Renowned and leading African scientist and scholar, Professor AGO Mutambara, ignited a storm with his recent piece alleging shameless and scandalous grade inflation by ZIMSEC citing a school where 79 ...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:56hrs | 1650 | by Munya Gwisai
Bulawayo Bomber for prepares for maiden Germany fight
UKRAINE-born heavyweight pugilist Oleksandr Zakhozhyi has challenged South Africa-based Zimbabwe heavyweight boxer Elvis Moyo to a non-title fight to be held in Germany on March 28. The organi...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:33hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vendor in court for booing police
A ZIMBABWEAN magistrate has freed on bail a man arrested for allegedly jeering police officers during a recent operation to rid the capital, Harare, of street vendors.Makomborero Haruzivishe, ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 15:27hrs | 1588 | by CAJ News
Biometric registration for bunking Zimbabwe doctors
HEALTH and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo has called for the immediate implementation of a biometric registration process in all public hospitals amid claims that doctors are not reporting for duty ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 15:06hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to import GMO maize
Zimbabwe finally has a solution to the maize shortage which had created room for roller meal to be diverted to the black market at exorbitant prices. Zimbabwe faces a maize supply deficit of between 8...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2334 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt to appoint provincial medical directors for Bulawayo, Harare
GOVERNMENT will soon appoint provincial medical directors (PMDs) for Bulawayo and Harare metropolitan provinces to improve coordination on health-related matters, a Cabinet Minister has said. ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:44hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Discord within Zanu-PF is further destabilizing Zimbabwe
Reports from Zimbabwe suggest that security chiefs are becoming increasingly anxious that discontent may lead to unrest. They are said to have deployed large numbers of intelligence officers in civili...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 17:01hrs | 2680 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe records spike in company mergers
The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has been handling numerous transactions involving mergers and acquisitions by companies in recent years.Zimbabwe's poor economic environment has mea...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:11hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors claim abuse of Global Fund facility
SENIOR doctors have asked Parliament to investigate alleged hijacking of funds from the Global Fund earmarked to pay doctors retention allowances so that they do not leave the country for greener past...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:06hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set to pardon 5 000 inmates
GOVERNMENT is in a dilemma as it tries to find a quick solution to decongest local prisons that are now overcrowded, thereby creating all sorts of challenges.Previously, the State has tried to...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records unprecedented jump in sextortion
Zimbabwe loses close to $2bn (£1.5bn) to corruption annually, contributing to financial instability, according to Transparency International. Photograph: BloombergZimbabwe has recorded an unp...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 10:22hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
Of Zimbabwe's educated fools, thinkers
LAST week, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira made a startling revelation in as far as the Zimbabwean education system is concerned.Speaking at a Zanu-PF meeting in Masvingo, ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 16:19hrs | 1027 | by Cliff Chiduku
Only Mnangagwa can fire me, not doctors, says Obadiah
HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo on Monday bragged in Parliament that he would only be censured by President Emmerson Mnangagwa who appointed him to government and not the senior doctors, who have called ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:23hrs | 2825 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for raping niece on several occasions
A MAN from Umguza has appeared in court charged of raping a 13-year-old niece on different occasions.The man (36) pleaded guilty to rape when he appeared before the Bulawayo Regional Magistrat...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 10:59hrs | 738 | by Stephen Jakes
Man fined for assaulting inattentive wife
A MAN from Bulawayo has been fined $300 for assaulting his wife after accusing her of giving too much attention to their son and neglecting him. Itai Zvorufura (31) of Tshabalala suburb punche...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:47hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwean students in China safe'
NO Zimbabwean student or national in China has been infected with Coronavirus which has killed over 600 Chinese nationals in China, Deputy Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, has said....Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 15:28hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Discrimination at work in the UK - overview
The Equality Act 2010 (EA) is the key piece of legislation relating to discrimination at work.The EA provides protection for every section of UK employment, including recruitment, training, pr...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 09:17hrs | 1320 | by Muchie Shamuyarira (HR & Industrial Relations Director in the UK)
Gweru Hospital nurses down tools
Gweru Provincial Hospital nurses on Monday temporarily downed tools to protest against deteriorating working conditions at the government health institution among other grievances, the Southern Eye ha...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:22hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, burns her body on 'altar'
A 68-YEAR-OLD mentally unstable Zvishavane man, who killed his wife in November 2016 and burnt her body on "a sacrificial altar" built on a hilltop, has been acquitted of murder after the High Court c...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe hospital operating at 45% capacity
SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital (formerly Harare Central Hospital) was almost deserted yesterday as MPs in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Health toured the institution.The committee, whic...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Arrest warrant issued for Jacob Zuma
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court has acceded to a request from the state to issue an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma over his non-attendance at his corruption trial.The matter has b...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 10:10hrs | 3261 | by News24
Chombo medical aid hit by sanctions
Former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo’s medical aid has been cancelled by Health International, a company which provides health insurance for members in various southern African countries, because...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 06:22hrs | 2268 | by Staff reporter
Bogus soldier rides ZNA bus for the whole year
A daring Harare man masquerading as a soldier spent the whole of last year enjoying free Zimbabwe National Army transport but his luck ran out when his bid to seek medical attention at an army hospita...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:59hrs | 3960 | by Staff reporter
Teenager killed for having boyfriend
A 42-YEAR-OLD Silobela man has been sentenced to five years in prison for fatally assaulting his 15-year-old daughter using a fan belt accusing her of having a boyfriend. Appearing yesterday b...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu district hospital suspends mortuary services
Chegutu District Hospital has, with immediate effect, suspended all mortuary services to pave way for renovations of the hospital mortuary.The institution's authorities had been criticised by ...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 18:02hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Fake cops nabbed
Two men in Bulawayo were recently arrested after they masqueraded as police officers and harassed city vendors.Pirukai Jameson (32) and Mike Chiwanza (30) appeared before Bulawayo magistrate L...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1068 | by Stephen Jakes
In Zimbabwe, medical care now a preserve for the rich
AN elderly man ambles into a pharmacy in the capital city, Harare, lamely holding a prescription for drugs, which he presents to a pharmacist.He is told the cost of the medication - a cool US$...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 05:31hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
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