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Zimdollar nosedives
By close of business on Thursday, soldiers, police, health workers and other civil servants in Zimbabwe went home with the reality that their salaries could barely buy 30 loaves of bread.This ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1890 | by Staff reporter
Here are options for Zimbabweans to stay in South Africa
While there might be alternative options for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to remain in the country after the permits expire, these options are not viable and are hard to acquire, an exper...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 08:09hrs | 1927 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Confessions of a sex worker
FOR many people especially those with conservative, religious views, sex work often called the world's oldest profession, is dirty, immoral and those who do consent to it can't possibly respect themse...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Tendy Three not losing sleep over a 5-day parking boycott call
BULAWAYO city's parking management company, Tendy Three Investments (Pvt) Ltd has said it is not losing sleep over a five-day parking boycott call by the Bulawayo Business Development Association (BBD...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:41hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets civil servants leaders
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has pledged to address the plight of civil servants as the Second Republic remains firmly committed towards improving their welfare and working conditions.This was revealed...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:40hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect bites off sex worker's tongue
A Chiweshe based suspected murderer who is on bail for the alleged murder case did not repent from her previous case since she allegedly bite off a collea...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 00:17hrs | 1984 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Brain drain Hits Bulawayo fire brigade
AN exodus of firefighters has hit the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as they are joining other professionals leaving the country in search of the so-called greener pastures.Acting chief fire offi...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 16:26hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe family basket shoots to $1 million
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says a family of six now requires $1 million a month to survive, up from $611 275 in April, reflecting the depth of the Zimdollar's crash and resultant price spi...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:47hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards US$400k loans to judges 3 months before elections
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has controversially awarded US$400 000 housing loans to all judges in the country, three months before elections, Nehanda Radio reported.The President...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:27hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
'Scrapping of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits will cause a humanitarian crisis'
With just a few weeks left until the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (Zep) expire, civil rights organisations have requested the department of home affairs to extend the deadline, warning that this was cr...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:10hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Garbage truck catches fire
A fire tender extinguishes a Karoi Town Council refuse truck that caught fire in the Central business districtTHERE was drama in Karoi town's central business district when a Karoi Town Counci...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Drones to control Tsetse flies, quelea birds in Zimbabwe
Drones are now part of efforts to control infestation of tsetse flies and quelea birds, as the Government moves on to step up ways to digitalise the economy.Authorities are making efforts to m...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
'Health workers trained using tax payers' money owe us,' says Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has said health workers trained locally using Zimbabwe's resources must ‘pay back' through working in public hospitals.Chiwenga added that in the future w...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, CIO involvement in voting
In the run up to the June 2000 Parliamentary election, there was noticeable intervention of the army, and alleged war veterans. The election also came after the formation of the MDC, which fielded can...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:14hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Huge drop in Matebeleland South HIV prevalence
Matebeleland South province is making considerable strides in combating HIV and Aids amid concerns that the province is characterised by high population movements.The province shares borders w...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:39hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
50% of Beitbridge sex workers HIV+
ABOUT 50 percent of sex workers in the border town of Beitbridge are HIV-positive and have been initiated on antiretroviral therapy, a move that has seen the control of infections and uptake of relate...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:32hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
R5 billion for ex-Wenela payouts
AT LEAST 1 000 Zimbabweans who worked in South African gold mines under the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (Wenela) are set to benefit from the provisional compensation pool of R5 billion tha...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:26hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
AMH journalists declare incapacitation
Journalists from Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), the biggest privately owned media Company in the country, have declared incapacitation and have not been reporting for work The Mirror reported.A s...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:25hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner threatens workers over strike
DIAMOND miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, has threatened to dismiss workers who go on strike in protest over poor salaries and working conditions.In a memorandum dated May 31 addressed to mi...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:17hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
An unusual lifesaver for sex workers
IF words could explain the tale of this Marondera woman, the tag "heroic" will aptly explain the exploits of Primrose Fundai.She looks like no superwoman though; neither does she wear a superh...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:17hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
No more job termination on 3 months notice
EMPLOYERS will no longer be able to terminate contracts of their permanent staff on three months notice after the National Assembly removed a clause in the Labour Act that conferred them powers to fir...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
NUST retrenches workers
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has reportedly retrenched over 60 staff members.The "retrenched workers are reportedly non-academic, however, there are reports that mo...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 18:16hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
UZ lecturers declare incapacitation
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have declared incapacitation, joining a growing list of workers in the private and public sectors pushing for United States dollar salaries.In a letter ad...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Doctors fume over PSMAS 'harassment'
The Medical and Dental Private Practitioners Zimbabwe Association (MDPPZA) has accused Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) of harassing docto...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Stage set for bruising August 23 polls
ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set t...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to legislate against foreign currency use
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has, in a yet-to-be-aired interview, declared Zimbabwe will continue using its waning currency despite it fast-losing value.In snippets of the interview shared by ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
ED Mnangagwa Law School takes shape
Construction of the ED Mnangagwa Law School at the Midlands State University (MSU) Kwekwe Campus has recorded massive progress with the state-of-the-art multipurpose structure on course to meeting the...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt increases specialists at Mpilo Hospital
ACTING President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said Government has increased the number of specialist doctors working at public hospitals with Mpilo Central Hospital having 74 percent of the requi...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Doctor extorts US$350 from accident victim
A Chitungwiza Central Hospital medical doctor is facing disciplinary charges on allegations of attempting to extort US$350 from a parent of a girl who was one of the learners injured in a road traffic...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
The US Dollar to be rendered useless by year end
China's place on the world stage advances year by year. It is arguably already the world's largest economy. Its Belt and Road Initiative and its other international links like the BRICS have helped to...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 988 | by Erick Matotoba
Labour quota system key to reducing future conflict in Zimbabwe
The current president of NMWUZ - National Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe, Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka during an interview on labour and the combined 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Governm...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:39hrs | 267 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Stage set for bruising August 23 polls in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set t...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
History of organised violence, torture in Zimbabwe (1972-2020)
ON Wednesday May 24, 2023, I joined a panel of human rights defenders to reflect on the problem of organised violence and torture in Zimbabwe.This was during the launch of the report A Short H...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 426 | by Dzikamai Bere
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 a...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to cushion workers' salaries
Civil servants salaries will soon be reviewed to cushion them from price hikes as the Government remains resolute in supporting and improving the welfare of its workers, a Cabinet Minister has said....Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:39hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
UK targets Zimbabwe's science, maths teachers
Zimbabwean teachers are in the front row following a call by the United Kingdom for "the very best" overseas teachers to apply for vacancies, sweetened by a £10,000 relocation fee.The UK is t...Published: 31 May 2023 at 20:57hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Medication to prevent yourself from getting HIV
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is medication taken to prevent getting HIV, it is extremely effective(99%) in preventing HIV when taken consistently i.e one pill a day.This medication is recom...Published: 31 May 2023 at 17:32hrs | 1177 | by Erick Matotoba
ZB moves to lay off excess staff
ZB Financial Holdings Limited (ZBFHL) will be shedding some of its staff via a recently completed voluntary disengagement scheme, after reporting a rise in staffing costs of over 100% last year....Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:46hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
80 000 Zimbabwean women abort each year, says USAid
AN estimated 60 000 to 80 000 women in Zimbabwe undergo illegal abortions annually, a new survey by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) and Internews has revealed.Th...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
How worried should we be about income inequality?
How worried should we be about Income Inequality actually? We worry plenty about its opposite. Forced economic equality is socialism. It is unZimbabwean to be for socialism. But Zimbabwe's strength is...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:14hrs | 139 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
State media management sabotaging Mnangagwa electoral campaign
ZIMPAPERS management today holds a series of meetings to discuss the burning issue of poor salaries after employees in Bulawayo last week declared incapacitation.Group General Manager Marks Sh...Published: 29 May 2023 at 10:18hrs | 2844 | by Staff Reporter
Redollarise, labour tells Zimbabwe govt
CALLS for the government to redollarise Zimbabwe's economy are growing louder, with labour unions saying it would arrest inflation which has wiped out salaries.Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflat...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Massive price hikes throw the Zimbabwe economy into turmoil
THE Zimbabwean government is having sleepless nights over price hikes, which have continued unabated, plunging low-income earners into immense poverty, a snap survey by The NewsHawks.Commodity...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
17,000 Zimbabweans leave for UK care work
THE number of Zimbabweans leaving for care and support jobs in the United Kingdom jumped 562 percent to more than 17,000 last year but the escape option may close as the Tory administration faces a hu...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 17377 | by Staff reporter
Persecution of Donald Trump!
If I were in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's situation, and the US I had an audience with the ambassador whereby the honourable ambassador would lecture me about free and fair elections, the rule of la...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 121 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe civil servants vow to escalate wage demands to Mnangagwa
Civil servants have threatened to escalate their wage demands to President Emmerson Mnangagwa if government officials under the Zimbabwean leader continuously fail to heed their calls.Under th...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:07hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Zimra workers mull industrial action
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority and Allied Workers Trade Union (ZIMRATU) have petitioned their employer demanding a timetable with three days per week working slots necessitated by eroded salaries which ha...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:30hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
China new variant of COVID 19 could infect 65 million per week.
Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese epidemiologist, said Monday that two new vaccines for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) had received initial approval, accord...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:27hrs | 715 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwe nurses put govt on notice
NURSES have put government on notice to improve their salaries and conditions of service or face mass action, saying their earnings were no longer viable.The nurses accused their employer of p...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
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