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Zimbabwe govt pleads with striking nurses to return to work

Zimbabwe's government has moved into urgent crisis management after a nationwide nurses' strike severely disrupted public hospitals, exposing deepening strains in the country's health sector.Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora appealed for …

Published: 6 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt convenes urgent talks to resolve nurses' strike

The Government has convened an extraordinary meeting between the Health Apex Panel and the Health Services Commission in a bid to resolve the ongoing nurses' strike that has disrupted services at public hospitals across Zimbabwe.Health and…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 222 | by Staff reporter

Salary 'insult' forces strike

Zimbabwean nurses have issued a fresh strike notice after receiving salary increments of between US$30 and US$40, far below what they say was promised by the government during recent negotiations.The industrial action is set to run from Ap…

Published: 17 Apr 2026 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa nursing school begins selection for first intake

The first cohort of students for the Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa School of Nursing is now being selected, following more than 3,000 applications from across Zimbabwe.The institution, which forms part of the Jimayi Muduvuri Pan African Hospital, …

Published: 16 Apr 2026 at 09:58hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter

Nurses announce Zimbabwe-wide strike over pay dispute

The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has announced a nationwide three-day strike beginning next Monday after Government failed to implement a promised salary increase for health workers.The industrial action follows what nurses describe …

Published: 16 Apr 2026 at 09:57hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter

Nurses' torn undergarments spark debate over civil servants' salaries

The government says nurses who staged protests at major public hospitals have now returned to work, as authorities move to address their grievances over low pay and working conditions.The demonstrations, which took place at Parirenyatwa Gr…

Published: 26 Mar 2026 at 20:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Missing senior nurse found dead in flooded river

Tragedy has struck Matibi Mission Hospital in Mwenezi after the decomposing body of a senior nurse, Frank Siziba (64), was discovered in a nearby river three weeks after he went missing.Siziba's body was found by relatives in the Musingwiz…

Published: 25 Mar 2026 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Unregulated fermented drinks flood Zimbabwe

Harare authorities have raised alarm over the rising sale of unregulated fermented beverages in urban centres and informal markets, warning that these cheap drinks pose serious health risks. Sold on street corners, commuter omnibus ranks, …

Published: 10 Mar 2026 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

20 nursing trainees busted for over fake O-Level certificates

Twenty nursing trainees have been dismissed from government and mission training institutions over the past five years after being found to have submitted forged Ordinary Level certificates, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombes…

Published: 10 Mar 2026 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe unveils major training drive

ZIMBABWE has launched an ambitious nurse training expansion programme aimed at boosting the country's health workforce, with a strong focus on rural and previously underserved districts.Under the leadership of Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Gover…

Published: 04 Mar 2026 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

In rural Zimbabwe, 'vaccine cyclists' brave heat to get girls protected from cancer

On a typical workday, Arnold Sita, 37, wobbles along dusty footpaths on his bicycle, stopping in at scattered homes in hopes of extending protection against cervical cancer to any eligible girl living there.Zimbabwe has an 55% overall cove…

Published: 08 Feb 2026 at 14:38hrs | | by Tsitsi Bhobo, VaccinesWork

UK-based nurse found dead in Harare hotel room

Rebecca Yeukai Nguruve, 35, a nurse who recently worked in the United Kingdom, was found dead in a hotel room in Harare on Monday morning. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are investigating the circumstances and believe she may have…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Uproar over nurse training intakes in Matebeleland

Concerns over alleged corruption and lack of transparency in Zimbabwe's decentralised nursing recruitment system have intensified in Matebeleland, with community leaders and legislators warning that deserving youths are being sidelined des…

Published: 02 Feb 2026 at 05:02hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter

Low uptake of Bolvac vaccine worries Mat South Vet Services

The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) in Matabeleland South has urged farmers to take up the Bolvac vaccine, which provides lifelong immunity against January Disease (Theileriosis), amid concern over low uptake in one of Zimbabwe's w…

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Binga Nursing School to open this year

The Binga School of Nursing, a flagship project under the Binga Development Initiative launched to fulfil President Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge to modernise the district, is set to begin offering lessons this year as Government accelerates…

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 19:02hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter

Hospital nurses arraigned for demanding bribes

Seven nurses from the maternity ward at Masvingo Provincial Hospital have appeared before a disciplinary hearing this week for allegedly demanding US$50 bribes from expectant mothers in exchange for proper care.The hearings, held on Wednes…

Published: 20 Dec 2025 at 13:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean identity thief jailed in UK

A Zimbabwean man who stole another person's identity to pose as a registered nurse in the United Kingdom has been jailed for more than three years.Ashton Guramatunhu, 46, registered with a nursing agency in Warrington in 2014 using the ide…

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

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