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Pravin Gordhan kicks the proverbial bucket
Pravin Gordhan served as a minister during the state capture years. But he will also be remembered for being among those who pushed back against its architects.Gordhan passed away on Friday at...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 06:34hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma tormentor hospitalised
Former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been admitted to hospital, his family has said.A brief statement on Tuesday evening, issued on behalf of the former minister's family, sai...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 10:35hrs | 3087 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military offer free medical support to Tsholotsho
When approached by a man in military uniform at her local hospital on Tuesday afternoon asking how he could help, Mrs Simayedwa Mnkandla of Sipepa area in Tsholotsho was taken aback .By her ow...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:30hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses milking patients through syndicates
The Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe is taking stern action against laboratory professionals who are collaborating with health workers in public institution...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:25hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacist in US$260 000 fraud
Douglas Nzombe Chiutsi, a pharmacist based in Mutare, Zimbabwe, is facing serious allegations of embezzlement totaling US$258,708 from his employer, Healthwell pharmacy trading as Clique Pharmacy. Rep...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:25hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency crisis: Time to face the truth
THERE is, of course, no such thing as "a shortage of foreign currency".In open and disciplined markets, all that such a claim reflects is an over-valued local currency, whose managers resist t...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Obert Nyandoro
Zim govt flags UBH theft of drugs, malpractices
GOVERNMENT has raised a red flag over alleged acts of mismanagement, corruption in terms of awarding of tenders and theft of essential drugs at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), one of the country'...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Abortion pills sold like sweets on the streets of Bulawayo
ARE you aware of what your children are doing online?A thriving business for abortion pills is booming in the streets of Bulawayo and the rest of Zimbabwe as the illegal drugs are easily acces...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank must consider introducing a ZW$500 000 note
This week, a prominent price monitoring thinktank emphasized the need for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to contemplate the introduction of a ZW$500,000 note as the Zimbabwean currency continues t...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga threatens 'rogue' pharmacists
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has called upon the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) to take decisive action against health professionals who violate pharmaceutical laws by revoking ...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Youth vote vital for victory'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF parliamentary and council candidates will romp to victory riding on the back of a strong youth vote, the ruling party's Bulawayo provincial chairman Jabulani Siband...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Holy Ten joins Sandy's Zanu-PF campaign trail
HIGH-RIDING rapper Holy Ten will this weekend share the stage with renowned singer, dancer-cum-politician Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi at Chigumira open space in Bulawayo's Luveve high-density suburb as the...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Secret underground abortion clinics thrive in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEAN health professionals are profiting from the under-the-table sale of abortion pills due to low salaries and blocked migration routes.Abortion in Zimbabwe is illegal and punishable by...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Dalphine Tagwireyi
Biti says pharmacy licence cancellation illegal
FORMER finance minister, Tendai Biti, says the suspension and cancellation of trading licences for pharmaceutical companies for flouting foreign exchange regulations is "blatantly illegal, puerile and...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Desperate shortage of places at Zimbabwe medical schools reported
ONLY 1% of students seeking to be enrolled in Zimbabwe's medical schools get placed due to an acute shortage of training facilities, resulting in limited access to such training programmes.Get...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pharmacists behind drug smuggling
A NEW report has revealed that some government-employed pharmacists are running smuggling rackets and use their influence to evade border controls.In a report titled: Infamous by Design: Illic...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean honoured with Mayor's excellence award in the US
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman based in the United States was recently honoured with the Mayor's Excellence Award for the month on October in the Illinois town of Edwardsville.Pharmacist and co-owne...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff rporter
NUST cleared to start medical school
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Faculty of Medicine has been granted Medical School status after meeting international standards, a development that will see it increasing enr...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Iranian medical specialists arrive in Zimbabwe
A delegation of 11 Iranian medical specialists and a journalist arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday evening for mutual collaboration, knowledge exchange and to treat locals.The team, led by dermatol...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabwe qualified health professionals recruited
ALL qualified health professionals seeking employment in the public sector have been hired, giving that group a zero unemployment rate as the Health Services Board (HSB) acts to upgrade the public hea...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donation scandal hits Bulawayo city council
THE Bulawayo City Council's Health Services Department has been operating its own bank account, where the department would deposit donated money and then spend it outside the city's financial system, ...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party's logo irked the West because of the ISIS index-finger symbol, says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwean health workers receive Chinese Medicine trainingXinhuaThe Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Centre at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's failure centres around you, Your Excellency
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, a sage stated that a carpenter whose only tool is a hammer is an unproductive craftsman. He cannot produce a basic stool, given that his only...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:06hrs | 7 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
NatPharm fails to supply drugs
GOVERNMENT-RUN National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) is reportedly struggling to meet demand for drugs at public health institutions, resulting in acute shortages of critical medicines across the...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses endorse strike
SALARY talks between government and its restive workers ended in a deadlock yesterday ahead of a full-blown strike action by health professionals and teachers beginning Monday.It has emerged t...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Doctors want share in medical facilities
Medical practitioners are lobbying the government to give doctors 51% shareholding at medical facilities in order to allow fair practice in the medical sector.This came to light after there wa...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Medicines Board Shuts Down Pharmacies Over Unauthorised Drugs
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has suspended four pharmacy supervisors and shut down three over suspected cases of illegal dealings.The MCAZ did not give any explanation an...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army on health personnel recruitment drive
THE Zimbabwe National Army has embarked on a recruitment of health personnel in a move meant to further strengthen the defence forces medical team.In a Press statement, the ZNA said it is aimi...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Miserable X-mas for impoverished workers
THE year 2021 was a sad one for workers because of a plethora of challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic and now they will round it off with a bleak Christmas.Workers' unions say the gover...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 15:30hrs | 6 | by Staffreporter
Public warned against street drugs
Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union (ZPNU) has warned the public against buying pharmaceutical products from unregistered institutions and dealers as they will be risking their lives .The stree...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA still collect ARVs locally
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa continue to collect antiretrovirals (ARVs) locally as many are undocumented and cannot access the health care facilities easily in the neighbouring country, a situat...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:09hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Higher education to drive development agenda, says Mnangagwa
Bold programmes for building the economy towards achieving Vision 2030 have been initiated by the Government, with institutions of higher learning being seen as a key in pushing this national agenda t...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 01:17hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Gokwe North district hospital faces mass exodus of nurses
Gokwe North District Hospital (GNDH) is facing a mass exodus of nurses, Bulawayo24.com has learnt Nurses at the hospital claim they are not satisfied with the way the hospital is being managed...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 18:16hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Gokwe
Rains are knocking at the farmer's door
The rains are knocking at the farmer's door, Heaven has shown its preparedness to water the fields adequately. Remember our God is a faithful God. He is not human so does not lie, what He says must co...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:16hrs | 9 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Hospital detains stillborn baby for 1 month
ST PATRICK'S Mission Hospital in Hwange has come under spotlight after management at the Catholic run health institution allegedly detained a still born for a month in the mortuary, demanding that the...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen signs Liverpool contract
ZIMBABWEAN teenage sensation Isaac Mabaya has made a massive leap in his fledging football career after signing his first professional contract at Premier League giants Liverpool yesterday.Mab...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangudya warns pharmacies
RESERVE Bank governor Dr John Mangudya has warned pharmacies that are receiving support from the foreign exchange auction trading system against pegging their prices using the parallel market exchange...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Backyard drug peddling exposed
SOME unscrupulous health professionals in Harare are running backyard pharmacies in blatant contravention of regulations that prohibit unlicensed personnel from selling drugs to the public.Inq...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Doctors profiteer from COVID-19 patients
SOME medical practitioners in collusion with private health facilities are reportedly reaping off COVID-19 patients by charging extortionate fees for treatment, NewsDay reported.This followed ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catholic nuns seize control of US$2m Covid-19 project
CATHOLIC Church nuns, through Sisters of the Little Company of Mary (LCM), owners of St. Anne's Hospital in Harare, have acrimoniously seized control of the refurbished health facility's Covid-19 cent...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Kariba MP arrested in SA 'smuggling' Broncleer
AN ASPIRING Kariba MP Stanley Kauso was arrested in South Africa recently for attempting to help a Zimbabwean woman smuggle out boxes of cough syrup, Broncleer.The cough remedy, commonly known...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga blasts 'ignorant' retail pharmacists
VICE-PrESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday blasted retail pharmacists saying they lacked knowledge of the Public Health Act after they sent a petition to Parliament demanding to be considered for g...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arrest warrant issued for 'unlicensed' medical doctor
A MEDICAL doctor from Bulawayo arrested for allegedly practising without a valid licence from the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe has absconded court. The court has since issued a...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Medical doctor in court for practicing with expired licence.
A MEDICAL doctor from Bulawayo was arrested for allegedly practicing without a valid licence from Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe.Emmanuel Mucheni (36) of New Parklands su...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 15:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pharmacists seek amendment of Public Health Act
PHARMACISTS have urged Parliament to amend the Public Health Act and incorporate clauses that ensure all professionals in various units of the health sector are considered for top administrative posts...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Natpharm reverses tender nullification
THE National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) has been forced to reverse a decision to disqualify a Chinese firm from a Covid-19 test kits tender after it had been denied on the basis of excluding tr...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mortuary attendant steals boxes of contraceptives
MVURWI mortuary attendant Trymore Chikuse (38) is in soup after allegedly stealing boxes of contraceptive pills and other medicinal properties valued at ZW$122 010.The matter came to light at ...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 21:41hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MSU medical school launches stroke unit
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has joined hands with the Partnership for Education Training and Research Advancement (PETRA) to launch a stroke unit at the Gweru Provincial Hospital.The p...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, ministers shun COVID-19 jab
DOCTORS in Zimbabwe say they are worried about the slow pace of the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme for front line workers.But the statistics from the Ministry of Health are not that ...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe zumbani story
IT is my pleasure to tell our own Zimbabwean story about one of our local plants and its benefits.In my early years as a growing scientist, I realised that if I wanted to find out about our lo...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Michael Bhebhe
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