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Tagwirei rolls out free health services
The Bridging Gaps Foundation (BGF), founded by fuel mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his wife Sandra, is making significant strides in transforming communities across Zimbabwe by providing free curative ...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 08:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'bribes' for chiefs slammed
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to extend free health care to chiefs a few months before major elections has been criticised as a vote-buying gimmick.Mnangagwa handed access ca...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PSMI faces collapse
EMBATTLED Premier Services Medical Investments (PSMI) shut down 120 of its 155 facilities last month as the entity battled to settle a four-month salary arrears bill in a turbulent period that culmina...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland police apologise over wrong Magwegwe spelling
POLICE in Bulawayo have issued an apology to members of the public after they erected a sign post at Magwegwe Police Station with a wrong spelling which has since been corrected. Messages star...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
We were misled - Doctors
DOCTORS at government hospitals have denied claims by the Health ministry that they had received supplies of medicines, bandages and critical accessories to alleviate their plight, following last week...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
One-stop medical centre opens in Kwekwe
A STATE-OF-THE-ART one-stop medical facility, Westview Medical Centre, has been opened in Kwekwe to offer health services to the town's residents.Westview Medical CentreThe centre, located opp...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr President Mnangagwa to cap 1 719 at Bindura university today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today cap 1 719 graduates at Bindura University of Science Education's 17th graduation ceremony in Bindura. The university, which has produced 11 756 graduates to date...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ launches BSc Optometry Honours degree
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences on Friday launched the country's first Bachelor of Science Optometry (Honours) degree programme in a ceremony at the college in Harare.Off...Published: 23 May 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
15 new degrees at varsities
CURRICULUM reviews at local universities have resulted in the introduction of over 15 new degrees in line with Government's efforts to ensure that higher education facilitates the country's industrial...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr Guramatunhu establishes eye school with Bindura University
RENOWNED eye surgeon, Solomon Guramatunhu, has partnered Bindura University to set up the country's first school of optometry, which is expected to start operating by year-end.Guramatunhu anno...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Premier Services caught up in isiNdebele spelling storm
PREMIER Optometry Services (POS) has been caught up in an isiNdebele spelling and grammar storm after it wrote a meaningless notice in the language.From the Shona and English translations, the...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
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No SmokingMusapute fodyaUkhubema akuvunyezwa laphaNo use of cellphonesMusashandise mbozhanhareUcingo ak...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 14:56hrs | | by Social media
Mphoko impressed with ZITF displays
VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday toured several stands at the 57th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) which is underway in Bulawayo and was impressed with the quality of exhibitions....Published: 28 Apr 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
'Ban second-hand tyre imports'
Government should ban second-hand tyre imports as these contribute significantly to fatal road accidents, passenger representative organisations say.A week ago, 32 people were killed in an acc...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Harmony Agere
Minister says AIDS deaths should have been eliminated by 2030
The government has set the year 2030 as its target for an end to AIDS deaths in Zimbabwe, Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa said on Saturday.Speaking at the Cimas 70th Anniv...Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 06:21hrs | | by MHPR
Cimas wins top award from regional publication
PMR Africa, a Southern African regional publication, has awarded Cimas Medical Aid Society its Golden Arrow Award for 2015 for being judged top in Zimbabwe's medical aid fund sector in its leaders and...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 13:22hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
1,3 million Zimbabweans blind says UZ ophthalmologist
Nearly 1,3 million Zimbabweans are blind and the majority will end up developing common vision-loss due to cataract related ailments, a University of Zimbabwe ophthalmologist said.UZ ophthalmo...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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Cimas hands over Optometry Training Unit to UZ
Cimas Medical Aid Society today (Wednesday) handed over to the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences optometry equipment for Zimbabwe's first Optometry Training Unit, which was then offic...Published: 09 Apr 2014 at 14:37hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Mugabe aide named in PSMAS looting
Presidential spokesman George Charamba has been sucked into the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) benefits saga amid revelations that he sat on the beleaguered medical funder's main board...Published: 05 Feb 2014 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Star FM DJ's murder case, two more people implicated
Police have picked up two more people in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Harare man who was allegedly forced to drink a pesticide by Star FM Dj Munyaradzi Milimo.Taurai Janhi (3...Published: 21 May 2013 at 20:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ex-manager fined for harassing female subordinate with blue movie
Former Premier Optometry general manager Delan Nyandoro, who showed his female subordinate a pornographic video recorded in his laptop, has been fined US$200.In the event Nyandoro (36) fails...Published: 12 Mar 2013 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manager shows female subordinate p*rn at work
Premier Optometry general manager Delan Nyandoro, accused of showing his female subordinate a p*rnographic video recorded in his laptop, yesterday appeared in court facing charges of possessing p*rno...Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 22:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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