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Reconciliation is more than just the truth
Not long ago the Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda addressed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) capacity building workshop held in Bulawayo. In his candid and poignant ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 16 | by Tamsanqa Mlilo
Cash shops take city by storm
A new economy of small retail shops that sell goods in cash only has taken Bulawayo by storm with prices of most basic commodities selling at almost half of what is charged by big supermarkets that ac...Published: 4 hrs ago | 63 | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming corrupt Bigwigs is not enough: They ought to rot in jail - Nomboka
Responding to a question posed by this reporter during a live interview on ‘what should have been done by seating parliamentarians which they were apparently not doing to put an immediate stop to ra...Published: 4 hrs ago | 41 | by Agencies
100% bonus for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has resolved to pay civil servants full bonuses for 2019 pegged on gross income, a departure from last year when the 13th cheque was based on pensionable salaries only. In an interv...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 4131 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe teachers to work 2 days a week
Teachers will only work two days a week and will no longer abide by the formal dress code, the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) declared on Friday.The teachers announced the indu...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 17:13hrs | 2086 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe health system in intensive care
The country's health system has reached alarming levels as major referral hospitals have reached their lowest rate of service delivery.During a tour of Harare Central Hospital on Wednesday, Ne...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 15:06hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Power of symbolism in lobbying
WHEN culture is looked at from a global standpoint, especially black culture, Americans have always led the way in producing iconic figures with global reach. This includes the likes of Michael Jackso...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:24hrs | 24 | by Admire Kudita
Zacc, Zambia unit sign anti-graft MoU
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Zambia to fight cross-border economic crimes. T...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:53hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi sellout and a liability
As the leader of Mthwakazi Republic Party i cannot let people like Mohadi have a field day on us, surely how can he stoop that low to address Mthwakazi Republic Party at his Zanu-PF rally at Stanley s...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:10hrs | 28 | by Mqondisi Moyo MRP President
Nurses to report for duty once a week
Nurses, who recently declared incapacitation, have resolved to report for duty once a week, a situation that will worsen further service delivery at public hospitals that were also deserted by doctors...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:09hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt use of threats betrays failure to deal with issues
THERE is always going to be a challenge if government continues using a command system to get its way, especially against reason. Setting the condition that it will only hold negotiations with strikin...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BCC questions govt sincerity to capacitate council clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has cast doubt on government's offer to capacitate local authority clinics that are overwhelmed by patients after doctors at State institutions downed tools last month....Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Doctors paid their salaries despite being absent from duty since last month
In what could be a major bungling on the part of the Health Services Board (HSB), some striking medical doctors were paid their salaries despite being absent from duty since last month while many did ...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Doctors paid their salaries despite being absent from duty since last month
In what could be a major bungling on the part of the Health Services Board (HSB), some striking medical doctors were paid their salaries despite being absent from duty since last month while many did ...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'look East' policy destined to fail, claims think tank
While re-engagement with the West is gridlocked, Zimbabwe will seek to revive its "look East policy" of the Mugabe days.However, not much will come out of it, global think tank The Economist I...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:42hrs | 4 | by TimesLive
Govt workers launch strike
CIVIL servants have declared incapacitation to continue reporting for duty on their inflation-battered salaries, adding more misery to the government, which is struggling to tame the triple-digit infl...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:18hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
A historical lesson for Kembo Mohadi. #1987 Unity Accord and its demise in 2009.
Whilst the Zimbabwean economy dovetails under mismanagement by ZANU PF government, while millions are at the verge of starvation, while there seems to be no reprieve in sight for the cash, crisis, ene...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 09:27hrs | 10418 | by Iphithule Maphosa
South Africa to experience 14 hours load-shedding
South Africa's power utility company Eskom has announced that load-shedding stage 2 will be implemented on Wednesday.According to a Twitter statement the load-shedding will be implemented from...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:27hrs | 888 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doctors told to resume work & dialogue
Government remains open to dialogue with striking doctors to find a lasting solution, but those discussions should be carried out while health workers are at work, Health and Child Care Minister Obadi...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:26hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors told, 'No work, no dialogue'
Government remains open to dialogue with striking doctors to find a lasting solution, but those discussions should be carried out while health workers are at work, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Ob...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:02hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and the demon of patriarchy
In the past few weeks – ironically as late as last Friday – Zimbabwe's restive but graphically acerbic social media has been abuzz with one subject – the seemingly endangered righ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 10:54hrs | 2863 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
BREAKING: All Zimbabwe civil servants to go on strike
Reports coming from Harare indicate that the Civil Service Apex Council has served government with a notice of incapacitation. The Apex Council which is the highest negotiating board for civil...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 08:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Doctors don't feed on court orders'
Striking doctors at public hospitals are likely to face a contempt of court charge for defying a Labour Court order issued last Friday compelling them to report for duty within 48 hours of the ruling ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean crisis gone above politics
IT began with the ouster of the late former President Robert Mugabe, who many identified as a liberator-turned despot. At the height of his rule, and in the twilight of his reign, a common factor endu...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 556 | by Learnmore Zuze
Govt, doctors head for arbitration
Government and striking doctors are now heading for arbitration following the expiration of the 48-hour ultimatum given by the Labour Court last Friday. Addressing a Press conference in Harare...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:31hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
'You are a sell-outs!' - discredited opposition undermine ED's legitimacy
Up to now, many Zimbabweans have not fully appreciated the negative role the country's opposition politicians have played in our struggle to end the Zanu PF dictatorship. It is pleasing to note that m...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:33hrs | 1067 | by Wilbert Mukori
Madhuku says he is not a sell-out
OPPOSITION National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku (LM), who is accused of dining with Zanu-PF for financial gains, last week told NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga t...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1773 | by Staff reporter
New political systems needed to steer development in Africa
It is often said that most African nations have, for decades, failed to take off developmentally after political power was handed over to African leaders by the various colonial administrations. While...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 158 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Civil servants demand US$ wages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been pushed against the wall by its restive workers who have tabled a new salary demand of at least US$475 or its equivalence of $7 267 at the prevailing ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2313 | by Staff reporter
Striking doctors' ultimatum ends
Striking junior doctors have up to this morning to report for work after Labour Court ruled their industrial action illegal last Friday and ordered them to report for work within 48 hours. The...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, Mugabe, birds of a feather on rights abuses'
PROMINENT rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa says the current regime led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has not moved an inch towards respecting human rights, just like the previous administration.Mt...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:30hrs | 445 | by newzimbabwe
Doctors appeal Labour Court ruling, vow to continue with job boycott
Doctors on Sunday vowed to continue their job boycott, despite last Friday's court ruling ordering them to return to work within 48 hours."While doctors would want nothing more than to return ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 18:43hrs | 1267 | by Staff reporter
No citizens here, just tribal warlords and a bunch of idiots
Just how is it that we have sunk to this place of self-worship, of hyper individualism and vain-glory — the place where our common humanity takes a backseat and the groans of a neighbour are an...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 381 | by Zifiso Masiye
'Persuasion', Zimbabwe's foreign policy thrust
Besides being a journalist, I am also a literature student. As much as I am attracted to contemporary literature, I am equally an avid reader of old English literature in the tradition of Virginia Wol...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 116 | by Ranga Mataire
Hospitals deserted as strike continues
THE situation at the country's major public hospitals has deteriorated to alarming levels, with patients reportedly dying on stretcher beds before being attended to, while most wards are virtually emp...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:29hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Doctors strike illegal, 48hr ultimatum to return to work
The Labour Court has declared the 40-day long industrial action by doctors unlawful and ordered them to return to work within 48 hours. This comes as parties to the Health Service Bipartite ne...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:26hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Court orders doctors to go back to work within 48 hours
The Labour Court of Zimbabwe has granted an order compelling doctors who are engaged in an industrial action to return to work within 48 hours. Justice Manyangadze and Justice Murasi declared ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 15:24hrs | 5542 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa warns of genocide
The health crisis entered a new and deadly phase on Thursday when nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals – the country's biggest referral hospital – walked out of work, joining doctor...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:34hrs | 3174 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe hospitals turn into horrific hellholes
NURSING a swollen face, with eyes blinded by the soreness, Clayton Banda (35) lay helplessly on the hospital bed, his lower body covered by a threadbare orange blanket.Banda was involved in an...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Firing doctors won't ease Zimbabwe health crisis
ZIMBABWE'S health sector is mired in a crisis as public hospital doctors have been on strike for over a month. The job action has resulted in patients being turned away from hospitals while there have...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:08hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health crisis deepens
OPERATIONS at Parirenyatwa and Harare Central hospitals yesterday ground to a halt after nurses joined the strike by doctors, with most wards at Zimbabwe's two largest referral hospitals closed, incre...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Will ZESA tariff hike translate to more power?
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility ZESA Holdings to adj...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 146 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe, region
Sanctions have led to the drying up of traditional sources of external finance from the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), with the country receiving no support from the African Development ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa hospital nurses go on strike
Nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have downed tools citing reasons of incapacitation amid the doctors nationwide crippling industrial action.The nurses who were singing chants at the i...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 18:06hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Nurses go on strike in Harare
Reports coming from Harare indicate that nurses at Parirenyatwa Hospital have gone on a strike citing incapacitation to work due to the remuneration that they are getting.The strike comes when...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 11:07hrs | 5134 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe ready to ride on AfCFTA opportunities
Foreign Affairs ministry secretary James Manzou has told Parliament that Zimbabwe is geared to take advantage of the opportunities to be brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFT...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:49hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa's letter: my reply!
Dear Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa, I was excited to read your letter on Bulawayo24.com yesterday dated October 8th 2019. My excitement comes not only from the content and dismay you highlighted but...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:23hrs | 7157 | by Nomazulu Thata
Court postpones doctors, HSB case
The Labour Court has postponed a case in which the Health Services Board (HSB) had applied to determine the legality of the ongoing doctors' strike in the wake of the medical practitioners' refusal to...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:20hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's minister faces jail over debt
Former Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti has been dragged to the High Court by the Zimbabwe Fertiliser Company (ZFC), which is seeking his incarceration for failing to settle a $24 610 debt....Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:05hrs | 5966 | by Staff reporter
Doctors lament 'dead' hospital services
Doctors are being forced to watch their patients die from avoidable conditions as fundamentals for safe provision of healthcare are not in place.In a shocking revelation, senior doctors said t...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:03hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
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