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Chiefs and village heads to get US$550 each
CHIEFS and village heads are set to receive lump sum payments of at least US$550 each as part of Covid-19 allowances backdated to May 2022.There are about 26 000 village heads countrywide, who...Published: 27 mins ago | 25 | 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 | 466 | by Staff reporter
Public workers want Parly to investigate PSMAS
The civil service workers umbrella body has called on Parliament to probe into just what is happening at Premier Service Medical Aid Society that has resulted in health facilities owned by its subsidi...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga summoned
PARLIAMENT has summoned Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to give a ministerial statement on the chaos at Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas), as well as inform the nation why the public hea...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 14:02hrs | 2416 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tweaks PSMAS medical aid
Government has stopped subsidising adult dependants on PSMAS Medical Aid with immediate effect to lessen the burden on Treasury and PSMAS, while ensuring the viability of the medical cover.In ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:32hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa says Ministers' US$20m controversial allowances not budget for
CONTROVERSY over the huge housing allowances for Zimbabwean ministers and deputy ministers has deepened amid revelations the money was not budgeted for in the first place.This is according to ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:06hrs | 2210 | by Staff reporter
PSMAS gets $4,25bn bailout
Another $4,25 billion has been provided by the Government to bail out Premier Service Medical Aid Society and get the country's largest society, and the one that is used by almost all State employees,...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 339 | 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 | 2578 | by Staff reporter
'93% Zimbabweans have no health insurance'
ABOUT 93% of Zimbabweans have no access to health insurance due to high poverty levels in the country, while only 7% can afford private health services.This came out during a stakeholder engag...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospitals to get modern equipment
Modern hospital equipment and machinery will be procured by the Government to replace old and obsolete items to ensure patients access quality services, Vice President and Health and Child Care Minist...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Top chefs set to fall in PSC shake-up
AN overhaul is looming at the Public Service Commission (PSC) with reports suggesting President Emmerson Mnangagwa is likely to transfer chairperson Vincent Hungwe from his powerful post while commiss...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:42hrs | 2096 | by Staff reporter
Huge perks for PSMI boss
THE managing director of Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) Dr Tafadzwa Gutu is living large with a lucrative contract that sees him pocket US$23 000 a month in salary and allowances.W...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:26hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Government not a paragon of good corporate governance - Majongwe
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Secretary General Raymond Majongwe has castigated government for interference in the Premier Services Medical A...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 19:11hrs | 516 | by George Swarei
Patients stranded as murse strike bites
THE ongoing public health professionals' strike that has crippled major government hospitals is continuing unabated until the demands of the workers have been met, leaving many patients stranded....Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:56hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, civil servants fight over Psmas
CIVIL servants representative group Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) is headed for another showdown with Vice President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga over the l...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
Strike paralyses major hospitals
WORKERS from other sectors have started joining a tools down job action by health personnel and teachers who are demanding United States dollar salaries.The strike entered its third day yester...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
PSMAS top-up demands rile members
PREMIER Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) members have raised concern over their service providers' failure to meet their needs while demanding top-ups on contributions.The service provider ...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Private hospital doctors strike
PATIENTS admitted to Premier Service Claybank Hospital in Gweru have gone for two days without getting medical care as more than 200 nurses, doctors, and health support staff at the upmarket health ca...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga announces PSMAS bailout
Struggling medical insurance company Premier Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) will receive a government bailout to clear its debts and improve its balance sheet, vice president Constantino Chiwenga said on...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:18hrs | 4396 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe MPs get a salary of US$180' Temba Mliswa reveals
Norton Member Temba Mliswa says many Members of Parliament are impoverished because they are paid slightly above US$180 for the hard work they do in formulating laws and policies in parliament. ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 11:42hrs | 5748 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Civil servants allege PSMAS takeover plot
CIVIL servants have accused the Public Service Commission (PSC) of plotting to take over Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS).The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Service Trade Unions (...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:37hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Govt under fire over medical aid
The government says it disbursed $6.3 billion to the Premier Medical Services Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) last year on behalf of civil servants amid complaints that the money cannot sustain the medica...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:16hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Suspected ghost workers siphon ZW$2.5bn from govt
THE government could be financing ghost workers prejudicing the state as the authorities have failed to account for payments amounting to ZW$2.5 billion, it has emerged.A red flag has been rai...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:30hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Ex-PSMAS boss, Cuthbert Dube critically sick
THE High Court has suspended the hearing of a case in which former Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) group chief executive officer, Cuthbert Dube, is accused of swindling the company of mill...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 5239 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions Chinhoyi Court Complex
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa recently commissioned the Chinhoyi High Court after the project had been stalled for many years, underlining the Second Republic's commitment to improve access to justice.O...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt urges patience over salary hikes
CIVIL servants must be patient with the Government which is committed to improving their conditions of service in line with the prevailing economic environment, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfa...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
36 vie for High Court judges vacancies
Thirty-six candidates, among them regional magistrates and lawyers are jostling to fill the nine vacant positions of judges of the High Court bench, according to the list of nominated candidates short...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:11hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Economic crisis: MPs feel the heat
LegisLaTors are failing to visit their constituencies because of inadequate fuel as well as failure by Parliament to pay their sitting allowances on time due to economic hardships.The legislat...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Soldiers marching on empty tummies'
PARLIAMENT has exposed government for its failure to address the plight of soldiers by not providing essentials that include medical aid and allowances, as well as adequate food rations, resulting in ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over steep medical aid subscriptions
MEDICAL aid companies are in the eye of a storm as policyholders are accusing them of ripping them off through drastic increases in contributions, most of which are wiping out their salaries.D...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Medical aid companies ripping policyholders off
MEDICAL aid companies are in the eye of a storm as policyholders are accusing them of ripping them off through drastic increases in contributions, most of which are wiping out their salaries.D...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:00hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
PSMAS risks rejection by healthcare providers
GOVERNMENT has committed to settle its debt to Premier Service Medical Aid (PSMAS), running into millions of dollars, but its failure to pay the health insurer could jeopardise access to health servic...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs more than our prayers
As I carried a message of comfort to the young Christian pastors in Masvingo, I was overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations under which these brothers worked.My interactions with Apostle El...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:27hrs | 1576 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Government, Apex Council meet to continue negotiations
GOVERNMENT and Apex Council negotiators are set to meet to continue with negotiations that will culminate in an agreement over civil servants' cushioning allowances. The proposed meeting of ne...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to announce workers' package
GOVERNMENT is today expected to make an announcement pertaining to civil servants' conditions of service following engagements by workers' representatives with President Mnangagwa recently. Pu...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti vs Mthuli: Transcript
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on Wednesday faced MPs' questions on the economy, in a session marked by a new round of heated policy debate with Tendai Biti, a former Finance Minister.Highlight...Published: 30 May 2019 at 11:13hrs | 11156 | by Hansard
Of corruption and political will
THE latest Zinara graft scandal is the freshest in a series of corruption scandals which routinely grab the headlines for a short while before they fade into oblivion.The finer details of each...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:58hrs | 260 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Gwanda to have new CBD
GWANDA Town Council has set aside land for a new central business district (CBD) and industrial stands along the Beitbridge–Bulawayo Road, in an effort to lure investors.The local authority ...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:05hrs | 2324 | by Staff reporter
Medical Aid subscriptions go up
The country's largest medical aid society by subscriber base, Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has reviewed its subscription fees upwards beginning 1 May 2019.In a circular is...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 10:17hrs | 5555 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PSMAS under probe
MR Tabani Mpofu - a renowned lawyer who leads the crack unit - confirmed the probe. He said: "We have received complaints of corruption allegations against PSMAS. We have referred the matter t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:35hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Medical insurance for Zimbabweans in SA
Government is considering providing health insurance services for Zimbabwean citizens based in South Africa. The issue, which was agreed to by the Zimbabwean and South African governments duri...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Goverment, civil servants seal salary deal?
Government and civil servants yesterday sealed a salary accord after the employer improved its offer to the workers from $350 million to $400 million. This will translate to a salary increment of $129...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-graft unit probes PSMAS
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special unit on anti-corruption is investigating alleged rampant abuse of funds at the government-owned Premier Services Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) amid claims that top...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:55hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leads Clean-Up from Parirenyatwa Hospital
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today heads to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare for the national monthly clean-up exercise as Government intensifies efforts to build sustainable environment management an...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:46hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans observe National Clean-up Day
The National Clean-up Day has been welcomed by members of the public as a noble idea meant to promote a clean and health nation.Scores of volunteers from various stakeholders heeded the call b...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:29hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Many of our leaders are just like that baboon
We seem to have been putting up with a lousy government, forever besetted corruption, nonsensical monetary and macroeconomic policies forever. First, we had the Rhodesian government from 1960 onwards,...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:21hrs | 586 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe teachers take salary fight to IMF
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe will be meeting the International Monetary fund five-member mission on Tuesday to Zimbabwe to discuss labour issues.In a letter written by IMF's Beat...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 13:47hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt sabotage teachers' march
Teachers have accused government of sabotaging their march after some headmasters were reportedly directed to hold compulsory meetings with teachers yesterday afternoon to deter them from protesting o...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police okay teachers' march
Teachers protesting against deteriorating conditions of service have been given the green light by police to picket at Public Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) and government offices in Harare....Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:41hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' demo set for 9 November
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have cleared the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe to conduct a petition march to PSMAS, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Public Service of 9 November. In ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 18:48hrs | 3851 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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