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Bill Gates honours Zimbabwe's Edzai Zvobwo
Zimbabwean born entrepreneur Edzai Zvobwo has been invited by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to attend the inaugural Goalkeepers event in Africa, which will take place in Johannesburg, South ...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 11:39hrs | 3758 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government calls rogue pharmacies to order
GOVERNMENT has directed pharmacies to stop demanding foreign currency from patients for drugs which are now available locally through NatPharm. In an interview at the close of the 67th East, C...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
'Prioritise universal healthcare systems to achieve SDGs'
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has urged African countries to prioritise universal healthcare systems in order to achieve the United Nations' crafted Sustainable Development Goals.Mohadi said thi...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
'Children suffering more than incarcerated mothers'
CHILDREN accompanying their incarcerated mothers in the country's prisons are reportedly suffering more than the offenders because of the harsh prison conditions in the archaic buildings that were con...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chinese billionaire commits to invest in Zimbabwe
ONE of China's top billionaires, Mr Li Jinyuan, has committed to invest in Zimbabwe after he held talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week. Mr Li, who is chairman and chief executive ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:24hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora speaks on MDC demos
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has called upon the MDC members to join the demonstrations despite governments warning that they will respond harshly...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 08:07hrs | 2147 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pharmacy shut down over expired, unregistered drugs
MEDICINE Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) closed down Angel Pharmacy at Checheche Business Centre in Chipinge for selling more than 25 types of drugs which were either expired, unregistered or unr...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:08hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pharmacies condemn the ill to death
THE country's sick have been condemned to death in the country by pharmacies that remain defiant and demand foreign currency payments for drugs. Just watching the events at pharmacies unfold as the da...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:39hrs | 454 | by Andile Tshuma
Zimbabwe to receive drugs, ambulances from India
Indian Vice-President Shri Venkaiah Naidu, who left the country yesterday, assured President Mnangagwa that his country will offer immediate assistance to Zimbabwe's health sector, in what has come as...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:25hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira's letter to Mnangagwa
MDC-T Spokesperson Linda Masarira has penned a letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa calling to take action on the on the inherent culture of corruption found in ZANU PF and ZANU PF government ...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 13:33hrs | 6918 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strive Masiyiwa's loyalty is to business
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is "sincere in what he's doing", economic recovery will be tough and Western sanctions must be lifted, says Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa.Masiyiwa was pa...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1277 | by newZWire
Mnangagwa restructures Scholarships Department
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is restructuring the Department of Scholarships as his administration seeks to give top priority to areas of critical skills in line with the Government's vision premised ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 09:13hrs | 3047 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hits out at 'foreign medical trips'
FOREIGN trips to seek specialised medical attention by Zimbabweans are bleeding the country of the much-needed foreign currency, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Writing in his weekly col...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 06:00hrs | 6227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to prioritise critical skills
President Mnangagwa is restructuring the Department of Scholarships as his administration seeks to prioritise critical skills in line with the Government's vision premised on a broad national skills s...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:31hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Indian Vice-President called in to end drug shortages in Zimbabwe?
Government will take advantage of the visit by India's Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is expected in Zimbabwe this week, to explore mutually beneficial partnerships that could help rehabilitate th...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 2234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans can expect a big increase in their UK visa fees
The UK government recently announced a proposed increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge fee.Introduced in 2015, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) allows non-EU nationals who have mov...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:29hrs | 1687 | by BusinessTech
Guest speakers announced as all roads lead to Manchester for Vuka Byo Vuka
The organisers of UK initiative, Vuka Bulawayo Vuka, have announced a long list of key players in the Zimbabwe diaspora community who will be in attendance at the celebration in Manchester on Saturday...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:03hrs | 682 | by Tidi T C Kwidini
Seeking healthcare in other countries should be a thing of the past
THE story on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s treatment in South Africa refers. The nation wishes the VP a speedy recovery. The air-lifting of ailing VIPs to foreign hospitals has, howe...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 08:11hrs | 1204 | by M Anoyera
UK donates another 2.6 million US to the cholera fight
Since the start of the cholera outbreak in Harare at the beginning of September, the UK and its partners have been at the forefront supporting the efforts of the Government of Zimbabwe and the City of...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 15:08hrs | 882 | by Agencies
Is it 2008 all over again for Zimbabweans?
Even though government is claiming to be on top of the situation, Zimbabweans are panicking because events from the past few weeks have an eerie similarity to what happened in 2008 when the country tu...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1181 | by Cecilia Kamputa
Khupe dares govt to fulfil promises
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has challenged the Zanu-PF government to deliver the jobs and quality health care services and education which they promised during their campaign ahead of the July 30 el...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents refuse to listen to 'foreign' mayor
AS residents continue to blast the Bulawayo City Council for raising rates and rentals in their 2019 budget projects it has since emerged that 16 out of 32 consultation meetings in the city endorsed t...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 11:25hrs | 7972 | by Staff reporter
Bond notes disaster: Zimbabweans count costs after a week of madness
Mary Muchenje bolted out of a pharmacy in Harare's Avenues area, only to stop a few metres away scratching her head.Muchenje's world had just crumbled after the pharmacists informed her she ne...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:59hrs | 4330 | by Staff reporter
'We will continue being the voice of reason' - MDC-T Khupe
The MDC-T had a successful, fruitful and rich standing committee meeting today 13 October 2018 in Harare and it was chaired by President Thokozani Khupe. As a party founded on social democrati...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1785 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
First Mutual engaging Finance Minister for allocation of foreign currency
First Mutual Health Care has said it is engaging Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for the allocation of foreign currency to healthcare service providers for drugs and consumables.This the o...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | 1159 | by Stephen Jakes
ZADHR will sue Gvt to secure forex for drugs - Placid forced to act, 'charova sei chando!'
"Charova sei chando kukwidza hamba mumuti!" (It will have to be bitterly cold to force the tortoise to seek warmth up a tree! It will take unusual hardships to force the placid and indifferent to act!...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:11hrs | 779 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa gets 72-hour ultimatum
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been given 72 hours to fix the economic challenges that have crippled the healthcare sector or face an urgent constitutional court challenge.The Z...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:57hrs | 31416 | by Staff reporter
Monetary, fiscal policies: The equivalent of a two legged stool?
ON October 1, 2018, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued its rather long monetary policy statement (MPS).Empirical evidence has shown that ordinarily, the length of such a statement is in...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 281 | by Tapiwa Nyandoro
Pharmacists urged to sell EC to adolescent girls
THE Health ministry has come hard on pharmacists that deny adolescent girls access to Emergency Contraception (EC), known as the morning-after pill, as teenage pregnancies were on the rise.Pha...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
AHFoZ calls on RBZ to urgently allocate forex for healthcare products
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe has expressed concern that there is no mention of healthcare products in the list of strategic imports for which the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says it ...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 16:12hrs | 729 | by Agencies
Dr. Edward Picardi on How Medical Specialists Benefit by Volunteering their Services to Impoverished Communities
Being a medical volunteer in a foreign country can be challenging and unnerving. The doctors are often required to go to some of the most remote areas where their services are most required. Additiona...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 15:46hrs | 887 | by Agencies
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys' school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents.Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John's College's sixth form, came out to his stude...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | 8854 | by BBC
Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 2686 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Diaspora Cholera Crisis Committee ( DCCC)
We have set up a Diaspora Cholera Crisis Committee (DCCC ) composed of the following people who are championing various fundraising activities to end this Cholera Outbreak.Caroline Nyakudya - ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 163 | by DCCC
How to stop spread of cholera
The best way to stop the spread of cholera is to stop the transmission routes.Hand washing with soap, ash or chlorine solution: Hand washing should be done after visiting the toile...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 674 | by Unicef
CSOs hold government accountable for avoidable cholera deaths
THE Civil Society Health Emergency Response Coordinating Committee (CSHERCC) is saddened to learn of the unnecessary deaths of several people across the country, who have recently succumbed to the dev...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 13:56hrs | 473 | by Stephen Jakes
Disabled sidelined in HIV information dissemination
Thirty-year-old Chenai Murimbika of Dunzvambeva village under Chief Kazangarare, 60km north of Karoi, looks older than her age.She has endured untold suffering, marked by stigmatisation couple...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry capacity utilisation to exceed 50%
THE country's manufacturing sector capacity utilisation is set to exceed 50 percent this year on the back of gains achieved in the last two years, with more positive prospects under the new political ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Two vital pillars towards 'fixing' Zimbabwe
THESE are trying times we find ourselves in; the election has come and gone. Peaceful voting was met with excessive use of force by the police and army, which resulted in the regrettable loss of life....Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 464 | by Stakes Chigs
UK wellwisher revamps Mpilo ward
MPILO Central Hospital has refurbished a ward that had not been renovated since 1957 when the institution was built, after receiving a donation from Dumi International Aid. The UK based organi...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe’s expectations are high, justifiably so
Since November 24 last year when President Mnangagwa assumed office following the resignation of Mr Robert Mugabe, expectations have been high for him to change Zimbabwe's complexion and turn around i...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 268 | by Vusi Nyamazana
African countries should adopt Rwanda 2020 vision to boost economy growth & better health facilities
The Rwanda 2020 vision proved to the whole world whatever is lacking, we have means to acquire it not to depend of international aid . The main message is that we should not remain mentally married to...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 19:45hrs | 1475 | by Enos Denhere
Over the Zimbabwean horizon
These are trying times we find ourselves in, with the election having come and gone. Peaceful voting was met with excessive use of force by the police and army, which resulted in the regrettable loss ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 277 | by Stakes Chigs
Zimbabwe government shells out $60 million treasury bills
Government's debt to Premier Service Medical Investment (PSMI) is set to increase on account of future interest costs after it approved a $60 million issue of treasury bills (TBs) to refinance and rol...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 2403 | by Staff Reporter
Harare ranked world's 6th least liveable city
HARARE has been ranked the sixth least liveable city in the world out of 140 nation cities due to instability, inadequate infrastructure and a poor healthcare system, faring better only against cities...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
Resident petitions council over 24-hour clinics
A BULAWAYO-BASED activist who has been lobbying council to open its clinics 24 hours a day has written to the local authority, requesting a meeting with management and incoming councillors as part of ...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Churches call for Chamisa, Mnangagwa dialogue
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has appealed to the ruling Zanu-PF party leadership to engage Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance to map the way forward following the July 30 disputed elections....Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Impact of Zimbabwe's post-electoral violence
On the eve of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s announcement of the outcome of the contested presidential results, Harare's central business district was barely recognisable, yet familiar, as ...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 600 | by Mandipa Ndlovu
DIY tests for HIV beat stigma in fight against Aids
When she discovered she was HIV-positive early this year, sex worker Evelyn Msipa (32), was alone in her rented apartment in Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare.Health and Child Care minister Davi...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 538 | by Reuters
Private hospitals demand co-payments
Patients on medical aid seeking treatment at private hospitals are now required to pay co-payments following an increase by at least 20 percent on all medical costs by some institutions, The Herald re...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:10hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
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