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Chicken Inn accused of abandoning injured goalkeeper
Chicken Inn FC has come under fire after goalkeeper Issah Ali accused the club of abandoning him following a serious training ground injury, despite being under contract until December 2025.In...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Vendors4ED boss loses US$50,000 claim
A Kwekwe woman, Angela Nyathi, has lost her US$50,000 civil damages lawsuit against Electrosales Hardware after alleging that a male employee made sexually inappropriate comments to her while she was ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:18hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
POSB partners with Zimnat
People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) has entered a strategic partnership with Zimnat General Insurance to offer a wide range of bancassurance services, enhancing its service offerings and providing custom...Published: 05 May 2025 at 16:03hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak in Kariba: A wake-up call for vigilance and prevention
The recent cholera outbreak in Gache Gache Fishing Camp, located in Kariba District, has thrust the community into a state of crisis, claiming one life and leaving five others battling the disease. Th...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 14:11hrs | 185 | by Anashe Mupamombe
Villagers fundraise to assist police dog attack victim
Villagers from Bubi, under the Bubi Community Parliament in Matabeleland North, have initiated a fundraising campaign to assist a 17-year-old boy, Sabelo Dube, who is struggling to receive medical tre...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:13hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman to be paid R17 million by SA Health MEC
The MEC tried to argue for a reduced amount to be paid, because the mother was a Zimbabwean citizen.North West's Health MEC will have to fork out R17.2 million to a Zimbabwean woman for her 10...Published: 21 May 2024 at 20:45hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala fundraising campaign launched
An initiative to raise funds for the medical needs of the incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) politician, Job Sikhala, has been launched.The fundraising campaign, named the Go-Fun...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank facilitates breaktrhough MOU between two top Zim and China Universities
Harare, 24 August 2023 - Stanbic Bank has facilitated a trail-blazing, mutually beneficial and cooperative relationship between two top Zimbabwean and Chinese universities as the leading financial ser...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 19:23hrs | 27 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa says western countries are vultures
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe will never be ruled by puppets, describing Western countries as "vultures" hovering over the country's resources.In his speech during the c...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Ma Eli, Maviri stock rises after death
RESEARCH has shown that most artistes found fame after death and that during their lifetime, they would have no commercial success and very little recognition. Despite the fact that most artis...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:45hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's new Ponzi scheme
FOLLOWING the MDC's dizzying electoral defeats at the hands of Zanu-PF in March 2013 and July 2018, the opposition outfit lost most of its traditional Western funding as donors turned off the funding ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Pittance payouts leave pensioners in dire straits
MR Gina Mudzviti (59) of Ultra High Suburb in Gwanda got injured in 2010 while he was working as a gang leader at a local mining company.He has made endless visits to hospital seeking medical ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is there anything for Zimbabwe's presidium to be proud of, after turning country into a shameless charity case?
I honestly had all the intentions of attentively watching and following the live broadcast of the delivery, that arrived today at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, of an addit...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 17:17hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister blames COVID-19 for spike in drugs prices
HEALTH stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry have called on the country to seriously consider local production of medicines as medical costs and drugs continue to skyrocket.This came o...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt under siege over killings
TWO survivors of the August 1, 2018 military shootings, which claimed six lives in the aftermath of last year's highly controversial general election, have dragged government to court, seeking close t...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Teacher walks with bullet lodged in backside
A SCHOOL teacher, who was shot by members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) during the August 1, 2018 protests, has been walking with a bullet lodged in his buttock after failing to raise cash to un...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Relief for Bulawayo patients
Corporate24 Hospital on Friday launched a medical aid scheme in Bulawayo incorporating low-income earners and the informal sector that is absorbing thousands of people as companies close shop....Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
National hero's son blasts Western Union
Siphosami Malunga, son to the late struggle stalwart Sydney Malunga has called upon Zimbabweans to name and shame Western Union over its opaque dealings when it comes to delivering money sent to Zimba...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 15:36hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Negligence costs Parirenyatwa Hospital $27 000
NEGLIGENCE by doctors at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals which resulted in a patient suffering a bile leak has proved costly after the High Court ordered the public institution to pay damages amountin...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passerby killed as cars collide
FIVE people were injured yesterday when a Bulawayo-bound Extra City Bus from Victoria Falls veered off the road and overturned while a pedestrian died in Bulawayo when two cars collided at an intersec...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister Raj Modi Modi donates salary
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi yesterday donated his ministerial salary to a victim of story Brenda Zulu who is admitted at Mater Dei hospital. Upon being appointed into the M...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 15:14hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NSSA pardons defaulting employers
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has extended a three-month amnesty to unregistered and defaulting employers to regularise their contributions.It's a statutory requirement for eve...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now has the cheapest fuel prices in Southern Africa
The unofficial three-tier forex pricing system now prevalent in the Zimbabwean market space, comprising of the USD/Bond Note pricing, the USD/RTGS deposit pricing and the Bond Note/RTGS pricing, has i...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 18:38hrs | 3 | by Martin Majaji
First Mutual reviews health contributions by 5%
First Mutual Health sector has reviewed health contributions by 5% with effect from October 1.The company advised its various clients of the developments this week."Please be advised t...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
MP Guzah's son case not urgent
HIGH Court judge Justice, Thompson Mabhikwa recently dismissed, as not urgent, an application filed by Hurungwe West MP Keith Guzah's son, Kevin together with his girlfriend, Kudzai Nduku demanding, a...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns bomb blast security aides
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday sent condolence messages to the families of his two security aides, who succumbed to injuries sustained during a bomb explosion that occurred at a Zanu-PF campai...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 07:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Good news to confront the naysayers
As we begin a truly new era for Zimbabwe, I cannot fathom the vile negativity with which so many people still view the new dispensation.It appears as if people have very short memories. Not lo...Published: 15 May 2018 at 17:08hrs | 3 | by Mike Tawanda
Rise of sustainable health insurance in Africa
Private healthcare systems on the African continent are rapidly growing and improving, with key healthcare and evacuation hubs like Nairobi in Kenya, Johannesburg in South Africa and Rabat in Morocco,...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Be-cause Integrated Communications
Mnangagwa finally emerged out of Mugabe's shadow in Davos only to prove what a fool he is
For 37 years President Mnangagwa has lived in the shadow of Mugabe, rarely seen, much less, heard. The odd occasion he has opened his mouth, many thought him a fool but they were not 100% certain of t...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 14:29hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Marry Chiwenga and Elizabeth Tsvangirai are close friends
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions with President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the formation of an inclusive Cabinet that could help unite the nation's deeply-divided ...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai in GNU dilemma
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions with President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the formation of an inclusive Cabinet that could help unite the nation's deeply-divided ...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gays 'can't serve' US army,' says Trump
US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in "any capacity" in the military.He tweeted that he had consulted with military experts and cited "tremendous medical costs and ...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stash of cash and diamonds under Mugabe's bed
The shocking revelation by Robert Gabriel Mugabe that $15 billion worth of diamonds went missing from Marange diamond mines without him ordering an investigation that could have led to prosecutions of...Published: 30 May 2017 at 14:38hrs | 5 | by Themba Mthethwa
Broke Zimbabwe govt to introduce new fuel levy
THE Government plans to introduce a fuel levy to finance a new Road Accident Fund that will ensure compulsory compensation of road traffic accident victims, an official has said.The fund will ...Published: 26 May 2017 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flock to traditional healers
The sprouting of Pentecostal churches headed by charismatic prophets who claim to have healing powers might be a popular option for those who believe in spiritual solutions for earthly challenges,...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 21:06hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu launches community health care programme targeting elderly people
The Chegutu Municipality has rolled out a community health care programme targeting the elderly who are finding it difficult to raise money to meet the cost of medical care.The programme held ...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 22:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe gives Tsvangirai cash
DESPITE long-standing rivalry with President Robert Mugabe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, currently battling cancer of the colon, received a shot in the arm from an unlikely source - the Of...Published: 11 Nov 2016 at 18:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mater Dei seeks to increase user fees
THE Catholic-run Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has asked the Government for permission to increase user fees by 10 percent.The health institution has indicated it wants to generate revenue am...Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo
No one can stop a revolution whose time has come
Whenever I think of the manner in which the ZANU PF government has ridden roughshod over the lives of the people of Zimbabwe, I always remember what Victor Hugo once said: 'An invasion of an army can ...Published: 24 May 2016 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
10 months old baby seeks help
A Hwange women from Makwika village is appealing for funds for her 15 months old baby girl who is suffering from hydrocephalus to undergo an operation to drain fluid from her brain....Published: 18 May 2016 at 16:05hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Accident victims to get compensation
Government has constituted a taskforce to compile a list of all accident victims so that transport operators can compensate the affected people, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Develo...Published: 28 Apr 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Monica Cheru- Mpambawashe
Reckless driver ordered to pay $24,000
A RECKLESS Bulawayo motorist has been ordered to pay a family more than $24,000 in compensation for causing injuries and damaging their vehicle.Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Kamocha ordere...Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 23:18hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Pupil stabbed 4 times over music disc
A FORM Three Tokwana Secondary School pupil in Bulilima District stabbed his classmate four times, leaving him severely wounded over a missing disc. The 15-year-old stabbed the other pupil while they ...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 05:39hrs | 2 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Zimbabwean citizens slipping through social safety net
MY late father-in-law never tired of seeking to persuade me that the true measure of the success or failure of any given nation is never the successes of its well-to-do citizens but how that nation ma...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Pastor assaults female neighbour for gossiping about him
Gills Mangalias (33) a pastor from the Flames of Fire Church in Waterfalls, Harare, will today appear at the Mbare Magistrates' Courts for sentence on charges of assaulting a female neighbour whom...Published: 14 Aug 2015 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Medical aid societies tell parliamentarians why they cannot pay more
The medical aid industry last year experienced claims loss ratios of 95 percent, meaning that for every dollar of contributions collected 95 cents was paid in claims, leaving little for overheads and...Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 20:07hrs | | by Agencies
Victims demand $35,000 from Zanu-PF MP
THE two accident victims who were left injured after Mangwe MP Obedingwa Mguni failed to control his Ford Ranger vehicle and rammed into their tractor along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Road on November 9 20...Published: 20 May 2015 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman sues Zimbabwe police for $10 000
A BULAWAYO woman who was shot in the foot by a police officer pursuing a fleeing commuter omnibus, is demanding $10 000 compensation from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the kombi driver as com...Published: 06 May 2015 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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