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Mpilo 'shona' nurses graduate under police guard
Mpilo Central Hospital held its nurses graduation and prize giving day under the protection of police at the Bulawayo Large City Hall Wednesday to thwart off any interference from members of the publi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1034 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU leadership arrested for demanding jobs for locals
ZAPU leadership were Tuesday summoned by Plumtree police for shutting down St Anne's Nursing School in Brunapeg, Mangwe following the recruitment of non-locals at the hospital.Last week, a gro...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2321 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Tshinga Dube ready to launch book
ALL is set for former Cabinet Minister, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube's much-anticipated 'Quiet Flows The Zambezi book launch. The autobiography will be launched at the National Art Gallery of ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 801 | by Staff reporter
'It takes an active and informed people to keep a republic' - Zimbabweans were never given a chance
There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin, one of America's founding fathers, was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 09:17hrs | 491 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ex-minister pens book on Gukurahundi, Mugabe ouster
GUKURAHUNDI could have been avoided if the late vice-president Joshua Nkomo had accepted the post of ceremonial president at independence, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has said.In...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 3029 | by Staff reporter
Zapu condemns police clampdown
Zapu has condemned an alleged police clampdown against villagers in Mangwe after the community staged a protest against the alleged unfair recruitment of student nurses at Brunapeg Hospitals.T...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
'We had informers within the Rhodesian security services'
WE continue our interview with Tapson Ncube pseudonym Makhula Thebe who in the past instalments has spoken about how dissenting voices were treated within the Zipra ranks. Viewed as a rebel, N...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU statement on the nursing recruitment saga
ZAPU has been seized with a fact finding mission for the past 4 weeks following an outcry from the citizens of this country over the recruitment of student nurses. The loudest protestations were from ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 12:29hrs | 3563 | by ZAPU Presidency
Zapu activists arrested
ZAPU activists, who on Tuesday forced the temporary closure of the Catholic mission-run St Anne's Brunapeg Nursing School in Mangwe, Matabeleland South province, protesting alleged unfair recruitment ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet reshuffle fails to impress
PRESDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's cabinet reshuffle last Friday, where he retained tired and incompetent ministers, including those tainted by corruption allegations, and assigned supposedly fresh minds t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:18hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU shuts down St Anne's hospital nursing school
Opposition political party, ZAPU, Tuesday forced the temporary shutdown of the St Anne`s Mission Hospital nursing school in Matabeleland South following an outcry from villagers that locals were being...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 19:43hrs | 3154 | by Staff reporter
Denny Mashengele left a 'trail of friendship'
Master of ceremonies Church leaders Family members and all present I am honoured to be one of the people chosen to speak for the friends of Denny Mashengele. Harold Ndl...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 367 | by Strike Mkandla
Is there any difference between Zanu Pf and MDC Alliance ?
MDC became a formidable opposition party because there was no major political party to challenge Zanu Pf .Their grand entrance into the political arena was witnessed in their first participation in Pa...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 18:36hrs | 1053 | by AT Kadada
Ex-Zipras dismiss Jonathan Moyo on Cain Mathema
Former Zipra fighters have dismissed Jonathan Moyo's protest over the removal of Cain Mathema by President Emmerson Mnangagwa from the Home Affairs Ministry as spitting on the 1987 Unity Accord....Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 17:34hrs | 7312 | by Staff Reporter
Jonathan Moyo steps in the heart of Mnangagwa
The fugitive Jonathan Moyo made a bold step in Mnangagwa's heart with guns blazing accusing ED of nepotism and Tribalism. He took no prisoners in his twitter accusing ED of sidelining the Ndebeles fro...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 09:05hrs | 34659 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's Cabinet reshuffle raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Friday Cabinet reshuffle has raised questions about the ruling party's intentions on the Unity Accord and pacifying Matabeleland, analysts have said.Mnangagwa re...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:56hrs | 3074 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of tribalism over nurses saga
The government has been accused of perpetuating tribalism through the recruitment of student nurses from outside Matabeleland for training at major hospitals in the region.Bulawayo residents h...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:48hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
I'm not a rebel: Cde Chipoyera
In a riveting account never before made public, Parker Chipoyera (PC) opens up on events leading to the arrest of the ZIPA leadership and how he ended up in captivity with his fellow comrades. ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:28hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora Perspective of Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe
Something big is happening to Emmerson Mnangagwa he has come to realisation that his approval ratings have slumped. With the public confidence at its lowest. The mega deals have not materialised...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1665 | by Mirriam Gasho
Zimbabweans must shut up: Tribalism is no better that racism
There has been a strong debate amongst South Africans on whether or not the sport is capable of uniting a nation this follows the world cup win by the South African Rugby Team popularly known as Sprin...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 09:42hrs | 2225 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Chiwenga in remarkable recovery, returning home soon
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who was airlifted to China from South Africa in July amid poisoning fears, is preparing to return home after making a remarkable recovery at a top hospital in Beij...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:18hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
'Perence Shiri repented of Gukurahundi sins'
The notorious former Commander of the Fifth Brigade Perence Shiri repented of the Gukurahundi atrocities that he Commanded during the early years of Zimbabwe's Independence. This was revealed ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 14:24hrs | 6940 | by Mandla Ndlovu
uSithembiso Nyoni uzondisa isizwe samaNdebele ngenkulumo yakhe
UMphathintambo wokuthuthukiswa kwabasakhulayo kumabhizimi amancane njalo emele abenyakatho yeNkayi ephalamende leZimbabwe uNkosikazi Sithembiso Nyoni uzondise isizwe samaNdebele ngenkulumo yakhe ayits...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 07:54hrs | 2037 | by Staff reporter
The evil Unity Accord died with Nkomo & Mugabe
The death of Joshua Nkomo in 1999 and Robert Mugabe this year marked the death of the most evil and oppressive document ever signed by black leaders in post colonial Africa titled Unity Accord. ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 07:04hrs | 2300 | by Israel Dube
Zapu has no funds for congress
OPPOSITION Zapu has pushed its elective congress to August next year, where the party will elect its substantive leader following the death of Dumiso Dabengwa in May.Zapu had initially earmark...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:52hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Zapu sets congress dates
THE opposition Zapu party will next year hold an elective congress to find a leader who will fill the void left as a result of the death of liberation war hero Dumiso Dabengwa this year.Dabeng...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:50hrs | 122 | by newzimbabwe
Fresh jobs scandal rocks Mpilo
The Mpilo Hospital board is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged imposition of principal nursing officer (PNO) by the government while interviews were being held to fill the vacant ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 3909 | by Staff reporter
Zapu to picket over Dabengwa status
ZAPU has resolved to besiege Bulawayo council offices to push city fathers to name one of the city's streets after their late leader and national hero Dumiso Dabengwa.Zapu in June wrote to the...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:24hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
How the Zimbabwean government has side-lined the people of Matabeleland
In Zimbabwe if your surname does not sound a particular way, one does not have a chance of success in life. The discrimination in Zimbabwe has been embedded and entrenched in every structure and pract...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 15:32hrs | 3392 | by Thulani Nkala
Zapu, MRP fight over Mpilo protests
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) and the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) have accused the opposition Zapu of hijacking and personalising protests over unfair recruitment o...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Moyo shoots down e-recruitment claims after recruiting only shona nurses
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has shot down claims circulating on social media that it has reversed the use of e-recruitment for nurses following an incident that occurred in Bulawayo on Monda...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:32hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions are a blunt instrument
On Friday the SADC region as a whole mounted a coordinated protest against the European and American targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. I am a veteran of the UN Mandatory Sanctions program mounted a...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 19:40hrs | 1904 | by Eddie Cross
'Mgagao Declaration changed political dynamics'
The bid by nationalist leaders to negotiate with Ian Smith around 1976 did not go well with freedom fighters. As such, these efforts led to the emergence of power dynamics that saw Robert Mugabe posit...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:50hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
Govt buckles to Zapu pressure
The government has buckled top pressure from a demonstration by Zapu at Mpilo hospital this week over recruitment of student nurses and reversed its decision to centralise the electronic selection pro...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 11:10hrs | 3083 | by Ndou Paul
Shona nurses recruitment controversy - Mpilo Hospital under siege
Mpilo Central Hospital's School of Nursing was temporarily shut down on Monday when activists from the opposition party and hundreds of people looking for a career in nursing thronged the institution....Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1634 | by ZimLive
Hundreds stage sit-in at Mpilo Hospital over shona nurses recruitment
Hundreds of people thronged Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo, Monday, with the hope of being recruited as student nurses following the controversial recruitment of nurses a week ago where locals from Matabe...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:48hrs | 2891 | by Staff reporter
Zapu, MRP clash over Nurses recruitment
Members of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) and ZAPU traded barbs during a sit-in at Mpilo Hospital over the controversial recruitment of trainee nurses, with the former accusing ZAPU of 'selling ou...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:47hrs | 2341 | by Staff reporter
Zapu plots sit-in at Mpilo, UBH over shona student nurses
THE opposition Zapu party has vowed to go ahead with its planned sit-in at Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) nursing school today in protest over unfair enrolment of student n...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo favoured Zanu-PF split, says Zapu
THE late Father Zimbabwe - Joshua Nkomo - always emphasised the need to pull-out of the 1987 Unity Accord agreement with Zanu-PF that was signed to ostensibly stop the1980s massacres in the region, Za...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:55hrs | 2532 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe's questionable exit plan to Moza'
Levi Mukarati, continues to explore Parker Chipoyera's political journey. This week, the liberation struggle fighter chronicles events during the détente period including former President Robert Muga...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:41hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU is fighting institutional marginalisation and Zimbabwean state scorched earth policy
Whereas on Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th meetings were held at Mpilo Hospital administration between Zimbabwe African People's Union ZAPU and Mpilo Hospital public relations office,Whe...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:41hrs | 203 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Kembo Mohadi sellout and a liability
As the leader of Mthwakazi Republic Party i cannot let people like Mohadi have a field day on us, surely how can he stoop that low to address Mthwakazi Republic Party at his Zanu-PF rally at Stanley s...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:10hrs | 54 | by Mqondisi Moyo MRP President
Mohadi chides Zapu on Unity Accord pullout
Vice President, Kembo Mohadi has chided the opposition party, Zapu, for trivialising the 1987 Unity Accord saying the pact was irreversible.The Unity Accord was an agreement signed between Jos...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
A historical lesson for Kembo Mohadi. #1987 Unity Accord and its demise in 2009.
Whilst the Zimbabwean economy dovetails under mismanagement by ZANU PF government, while millions are at the verge of starvation, while there seems to be no reprieve in sight for the cash, crisis, ene...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 09:27hrs | 10733 | by Iphithule Maphosa
'Common sense must prevail, need GNU' argue Mzembi - 'less of him we'd have a better land'
Albert Einstein, one of the greatest physicist and innovative thinker to ever walk the earth, explained that psychologically, our beliefs and axioms rest upon our experiences. There exists, however, n...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 05:59hrs | 526 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa and Mnangagwa must first tame vanity
FUNERALS in our culture are an opportunity to vent one's deep-seated opinions and emotions on topical issues, be they personal, family or national, while enjoying the same privileges and protection ak...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1505 | by Walter Mzembi
Mzembi says unity in Zimbabwe will fix the economy
As the Zimbabwe crisis worsens former long-serving Tourism Minister and candidate in the last UNWTO Secretary-General elections, Dr. Walter Mzembi breaks his silence to weigh in with a prescription on...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:36hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of trying Gukurahundi tactics
MDC Alliance deputy president Tendai Biti has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of trying to use Gukurahundi tactics to clamp down on the opposition party by falsely claiming that they are storing ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:49hrs | 1358 | by Staff Reporter
Impilo student nurse recruitment: A case for regionalism, federalism or cessation for Matabeleland
The recent case highlighting Shona hegemony in student nurse recruitment at Mpilo Hospital has inflamed the tribal conflagration already gripping Zimbabwe. Hiring twenty Shona candidates and only four...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 18:12hrs | 1097 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
How Nhari, Badza rebels were 'crushed'
Last week, freedom fighter Parker Chipoyera told Levi Mukarati of an uprising famously called the Nhari-Badza rebellion during the liberation struggle. The revolt, according to Parker, s...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
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