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Contaminated Ceres apple juice recalled from Zimbabwe shop shelves
Pioneer Foods is recalling certain apple juice products sold under its Ceres brand in a number of countries within the COMESA Free Trade Area including Zimbabwe, the DRC, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles,...Published: 4 hrs ago | 443 | by Staff reporter
Unvaccinated civil servants 'fired'
CIVIL servants who defied government's order to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should not report for duty starting Monday, their employer said yesterday.The civil servants will also be denied ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 880 | by Staff reporter
'Workers want better salaries, not WiFi'
HEALTH professionals yesterday scoffed at government's offer to stop mass resignations through the provision of non-monetary incentives such as WiFi and loans, saying their employer was focusing on tr...Published: 4 hrs ago | 232 | by Staff reporter
Marry ruling deferred to Monday
A HARARE magistrate has deferred to Monday the ruling on whether Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's former wife Marry Mubaiwa is fit to stand trial on allegations of fraudulently acquiring a marria...Published: 4 hrs ago | 118 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga invites private sector to partner Govt
GOVERNMENT is forging ahead with infrastructural development as it is the bedrock for sustainable economic recovery and growth, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Car...Published: 4 hrs ago | 160 | by Staff reporter
Meet Zimbabwe's female rand millionaires
WHAT initially started as a social networking group to keep Zimbabwean women in touch while in foreign lands, has since blossomed into a huge multi-million dollar investment.The women involved...Published: 4 hrs ago | 619 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' vaccination deadline ends
THE deadline by which civil servants should have been vaccinated against Covid-19 lapsed yesterday, with those refusing to be inoculated facing disciplinary action and termination of contracts....Published: 4 hrs ago | 26 | by Staff reporter
Govt will keep digging in on currency
IN the week under review the Zimbabwean dollar (Zimdollar) swept past the psychological 1:90 mark. The local unit has been losing ground against the United States dollar on a weekly basis, for 24 stra...Published: 14 hrs ago | 120 | by Respect Gwenzi
Stanbic Bank donates matresses, blankets and pillows for children's home
Stanbic Bank has donated 11 mattresses, 22 blankets and 11 pillows to Wings of Hope Children's Home in Houghton Park, southern Harare, in keeping with its commitment to meet the needs of underprivileg...Published: 16 hrs ago | 68 | by Agencies
'Love for women got me behind bars'
BIGGIE DUBE, a pastor at the Church of Christ, has finally broken his silence after being sentenced to 31 years in prison for raping some of his female congregants in Bikita.Pastor Dube, as he...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 3295 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for unjabbed civil servants
Civil servants who have not been vaccinated for unjustifiable reasons, today face an uncertain future with government insisting they should not report for duty because they may infect those who have b...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland stakeholders forge alliance ahead of 2023 polls
DIFFERENT stakeholders in Matebeleland, including civic society members, political parties, churches and the diaspora community have formed the Freedom Alliance, a social movement to lobby for improve...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo demands improved funding for devolution
BULAWAYO residents have called on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to allocate more resources towards devolution to ensure its full implementation in line with the Constitution.The call was made ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
US$40 000 damage at Manama Hospital
HEAVY rains that pounded Gwanda District recently left Manama Mission Hospital without electricity and damaged solar panels, water tanks and telecommunication cables resulting in the suspension of cri...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
NetOne to install 345 base stations
NetOne has promised the installation of above 300 base stations across Zimbabwe through the National Mobile Broad Band Expansion Project (NMBB3) to ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:34hrs | 670 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Guruve
Can Caterpillars Save Us?
For as long as anyone can remember, mopane worms have provided a critical source of nutritional and financial sustenance for Zimbabweans, especially in the country's southernmost provinces.In ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:24hrs | 931 | by Fortune Moyo
'US, Zimbabwe fights not affecting citizens'
THE United States says it will continue to support the country with humanitarian aid in several key areas including the health sector despite political disagreements with the Harare regime of Presiden...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must beware of COVID-19 fourth wave
WE note with concern reports that a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by variants is imminent in Zimbabwe. While we are fully aware of the measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-1...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 431 | by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
Brain drain too rampant in the health sector
IN 1963, the first medical school in then Rhodesia was established and was affiliated to the University of Birmingharm. This followed the establishment of University of Rhodesia in 1952, which was fun...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 234 | by Johannes Marisa
Hubby killer's trial stalls
A South African court has ordered a mental examination for a 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman accused of killing her husband and throwing his body parts in three pit latrines in Gauteng province.N...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Mental exam for ritual murder suspect
ONE of the ritual murder suspects who allegedly sawed his victim in half, stole US$400 from her handbag and used some of the money to buy a drum and hydrochloric acid to dispose of the body has been o...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
All set for Zanu-PF conference
All is now set for the Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference which will be held both physically and virtually, the ruling party's spokesperson Dr Mike Bimha has said.With Mashonaland Central bein...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
'Use by-elections as 2023 test run'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been urged to hold by-elections so that there can be a test run for the 2023 general elections which are likely to be conducted under COVID-19 restrictions....Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to block nurses' exodus
THE government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to look into the brain drain in the health sector following a sharp rise in the number of health professionals leaving the country for greener ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1313 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry could be amputated, court hears
Marry Mubaiwa is at a serious risk of having at least one of her arms amputated after failing to get the medical care she needs to treat her lymphoedema, a court heard on Tuesday.The Harare Ma...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court judge to testify in Mubaiwa case
SUPREME Court judge Justice George Chiweshe is expected to testify in a court hearing where Marry Mubaiwa allegedly misrepresented to him when he was Judge President that Vice President Constantino Ch...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:09hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Perks to stem doctors, nurses brain drain
A range of non-monetary incentives such as accommodation, transport and vehicle loans for health workers added to their package is seen as a way of retaining health staff and moderating the brain drai...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
SA court orders for the mental exam of Zimbabwe woman who confessed to killing husband
A South African court has ordered a health and mental examination of a 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman who confessed to killing her husband and throwing his limbs in three separate pit latrines in Gauten...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Warriors out of World Cup qualifiers
Zimbabwe 0 – 1 GhanaWARRIORS' goalkeeper Talbert Shumba's shocking howler drove the final nail in Zimbabwe's quest for the 2022 World Cup, following the defeat to Ghana, at the Natio...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Anti-brain drain committee set up
GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to arrest the brain drain in the health sector as the Second Republic continues to pursue bilateral agreements with other countries for health professionals within th...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions collapsed Zimbabwe beef industry
THE country's famed beef industry collapsed at the turn of the millennium following the imposition of illegal sanctions by Western countries when the country embarked on the successful fast-track land...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo weeds out negligent staff members
MPILO Central Hospital has taken drastic measures to weed out negligence by staff members, a development that has seen over 20 workers redeployed from the maternity ward and disciplinary hearings bein...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
'Govt to blame for health workers' exodus'
THE Zimbabwean Community in South Africa (ZCSA) has blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration for paying "slave wages", thus causing local health workers' migration to neighbouring countrie...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 overstreches medical aid industry
THE health insurance industry has been overstretched by the COVID-19 pandemic, with statistics indicating that 69% of healthcare funders have experienced a surge in cases of respiratory illnesses attr...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to reopen Moyo graft case
ZIMBABWEANS have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reopen the corruption case against former Health minister Obadiah Moyo , who was acquitted last week by the High Court over the irregular aw...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:03hrs | 3808 | by Staff reporter
Govt receives migration draft policy
THE Home Affairs ministry has been handed a draft national migration policy in order to initiate a process towards approval of the document by Cabinet.This was revealed yesterday by the Intern...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Harare loses 125 firefighters in one year
HARARE City Council has been hard hit by a shortage of firefighters after 125 of them left its employ since the beginning of the year for greener pastures due to poor working conditions.Counci...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe isn't any different - even at school we had those who celebrated failure!
I am sure we all remember those school days - with all the craziness of youth.Surely, who can forget those ever-present mind boggling scenes of pupils who would helplessly weep in agony, after...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 17:29hrs | 3082 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'We want reforms and then elections' demanded Mwonzora - this was no epiphany; why now
"We want reforms and then elections. Unlike our colleagues in the opposition who are calling for an election whether or not there are reforms," said Douglas Mwonzora, leader of MDC - T."That g...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 17:21hrs | 787 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's graft cusade falls flat
The collapse of two high profile corruption cases has raised fresh questions about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade with some legal experts, saying it is turning into a red herri...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Show us criminals that surrounded Gushungo
My People,Ignatius Chombo, the man who was branded the biggest criminal around Gushungo, is now a free man.Chombo was seized by soldiers on the night of the infamous coup while sleepin...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:55hrs | 1310 | by Dr Stop It
'Paltry salaries aching Zimbabwe workers'
Zimbabwe leads on mental health cases among workers, with the majority suffering depression due to paltry salaries that cannot sustain them in an inflationary environment, research has established....Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fume over Obadiah Moyo's acquittal
ZIMBABWEANS have been left fuming over the recent acquittal of former Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo who was facing corruption charges.Moyo was being accused of illegally approvin...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:37hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
UN rapporteur visit to expose sanctions damage
THE visit next week by a United Nations special rapporteur to investigate the impact of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe will help lay bare the full extent of how the embargo is a violation of human righ...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Cash-only businesses dodging taxes
Harare's downtown businesses and other informal sector players have found a way of avoiding taxes by demanding cash transactions only, and strictly in US dollars, forcing customers to buy the greenbac...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo grave diggers overwhelmed
GRAVE diggers at Bulawayo cemeteries are overwhelmed and the council has proposed that mourners do the back-filling of the graves while it recruits more staff.According to the latest council m...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:32hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must arrest corrupt ministers
IN Zimbabwe, it is very easy to stop corruption and demonstrations. President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not have to use brutal force and intimidation.Firstly, Mnangagwa should find out why...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:30hrs | 385 | by Community Podium
Herd immunity Dec target unlikely to be attained
ZIMBABWE's ambitious target of attaining 60% Covid-19 herd immunity by December is in doubt, with only 15.9% of the country now fully vaccinated , three months before the government's set deadline to ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sticks to 7,8% growth, defies crisis
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday stuck with the 7,8% growth projection announced by the Ministry of Finance in July, as he opened the fourth session of the ninth parliament, defying recent infla...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:04hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
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