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Councillors worry over ambulance shortage

Councillors have expressed concern over a severe shortage of ambulances in the city, warning that the crisis is undermining emergency health delivery services.According to minutes of a recent full council meeting, Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 08:37hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's ICT Ministry faces critical staff shortages

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services is facing a critical shortage of qualified technical staff, a situation that threatens its ability to achieve key objectives.Charged with providing modern, a…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Schools in Zimbabwe struggle as BEAM funds remain unpaid

Schools across Zimbabwe are facing a financial crisis as the government continues to delay Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) disbursements, a programme meant to cover fees for vulnerable learners.Minister of Public Service, Labour a…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe doctors continue to leave

Zimbabwe's healthcare system is under strain as medical doctors continue to leave the country for better opportunities abroad, affecting service delivery, particularly in rural areas, government officials have warned.Deputy Minister of Hea…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Timber shortage hits Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is grappling with a serious timber shortage that has left the local market heavily reliant on imports from neighbouring countries, particularly South Africa, as deep-rooted challenges continue to hamper domestic production.The cou…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:39hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter

HIV patients pay hidden fees as ARV shortage deepens in Zimbabwe

A growing crisis is unfolding in Zimbabwe as some nurses at public clinics in Harare are reportedly charging people living with HIV illicit fees for access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medication, amid a worsening shortage of the dru…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe allays fears of ARV shortages

The Government has assured Zimbabweans that the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), following concerns about potential shortages after reports that the United States Government may reduce aid for HIV and Aids progr…

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lack of books access rocks council schools

Councillors have complained about the Bulawayo City Council's failure to provide textbooks for learners in council-run schools, despite parents paying a book levy.According to the latest council minutes, Ward 20 Councillor Sandra Sibindi (…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 06:58hrs | 151 | by Stephen Jakes

US$ shortages on official market crippling ZiG acceptability

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) warns that the ongoing US$ shortages on the official market could further undermine the ZiG currency, amid increasing calls for comprehensive reforms to address the local currency's challenges…

Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:07hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter

Matopo Hills clean-up campaign

A Matopo-based environmental conservation organization has launched a series of clean-up campaigns aimed at preserving the heritage site where Cecil John Rhodes is buried. Located atop a granite hill within Matobo National Park, the site h…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of refuse trucks chokes BCC

SHORTAGE of refuse removal trucks throttles the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s garbage collection daily activities around the city.This has came at a time when the city council is doing everything possible to clear out informal traders oper…

Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 08:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe panics over grain shortages

GOVERNMENT expects the revamped irrigation systems in the country to anchor food production and ensure household food security this season in the wake of the poor rains due to the El Nino phenomenon, which has crippled the 2023-2024 summer…

Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare battles acute public toilets shortage

Harare faces further risks of cholera infection with the shortage of public toilets in the city centre as the majority are closed or inaccessible.The city has public toilets dotted around the CBD, but of these, only pay toilets are working…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Inadequate milk supplies worry Dairibord

MILK processing giant Dairibord Holdings Limited (DHL) this week raised concerns over a demand-supply gap in its products due to inadequate milk supply, giving rise to arbitrage opportunities.The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group manufa…

Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Mealie-meal shortage hits Zimbabwe?

ILLICIT deals involving some unscrupulous suppliers and traders have been blamed for creating artificial shortages of mealie-meal in formal shops while the commodity is being diverted to the streets and pavements where it is being sold str…

Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

NetOne allays SIM card shortage fears

Mobile network provider, NetOne Cellular, has dismissed allegations that it is short of SIM cards those touts and dubious agents trying to sell SIM cards for US$4, four times the official price of US$1 or local currency equivalent at NetOn…

Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sugar shortage hits Zimbabwe

SOME parts of the country such as the capital, Harare, are experiencing shortages of sugar supplies at retail shops with the informal sector struggling to restock.A snap survey yesterday confirmed that sugar was in short supply at most she…

Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 20:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

IDs shortage to ease

THE GOVERNMENT has enlisted the services of a Lithuanian printing company, Garsu Pasaulis (GP), to produce national identity documents (IDs) to ease current shortages.A progress report presented by GP to the Government last week indicates …

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of staff slows Bulawayo mass vaccination

A SHORTAGE of health workers is dampening the mass vaccination drive in Bulawayo as centres are being overwhelmed resulting in some residents being turned away. Under the mass vaccination exercise which was launched two weeks ago, about 30…

Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe has become a lawless state?

Zimbabwe has been skirting a constitutional crisis since November 2017, and, despite the optimism of the international and regional community, in our view the government has finally plunged the country into a full-blown constitutional cris…

Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Ibbo Mandaza & Tony Reeler

Corruption worsens fuel shortages

Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dealers and their service station employees are sa…

Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 16:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Deficit of democracy in the opposition

Zimbabwe under President Mnangagwa has opened up democratic space in the country since November 2017. As the country celebrates the first anniversary of Zimbabwe's rebirth, there is reason to celebrate on the democracy scorecard. The Secon…

Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | | by Philemon Mutedzi

Day-old chicks shortage hits industry

THE production of hatching eggs in Zimbabwe is projected to remain depressed until the last quarter of this year, necessitating the continued high dependence on imports to satisfy demand for day-old chicks from poultry farmers, an official…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bond note introduction to ease cash shortages

THE planned introduction of bond notes, expected before the end of the year, will improve business transactions and help ease cash shortages Zimbabwe is currently facing, a new survey has shown.But economists and corporate players were qui…

Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Conrad Mwanawashe

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