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Zimbabwe faces influx of counterfeit goods
The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has raised alarm over the rampant influx of counterfeit goods into Zimbabwe, revealing that the smuggling of these products is occurring on an industrial scale...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:13hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court over drugs
A 22-YEAR-OLD Harare woman has been charged for unlawful possession of medical drugs.Chipo Neruwana from Mbare Block 14 was granted US$300 bail when she appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth ...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Zimbabwe is on unstoppable march to prosperity
Zimbabwe is on an unstoppable march to prosperity under the leadership of President Mnangagwa and not even desperate shenanigans by some of the country's opposition political parties will slow down th...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested over smuggled drugs
POLICE in Nyamapanda, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two men for smuggling three bags of medical drugs into the country.Collins Kanhukamwe (49) and Brian Samu (35) were arrested for ...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacists behind drug smuggling
A NEW report has revealed that some government-employed pharmacists are running smuggling rackets and use their influence to evade border controls.In a report titled: Infamous by Design: Illic...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga meets Iranian medical specialists
A team of 11 Iranian medical experts is in Zimbabwe and for the next two weeks will be in Bulawayo working as specialists in the first fruits of a medical collaboration deal between the two countries....Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Private hospital doctors strike
PATIENTS admitted to Premier Service Claybank Hospital in Gweru have gone for two days without getting medical care as more than 200 nurses, doctors, and health support staff at the upmarket health ca...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga announces PSMAS bailout
Struggling medical insurance company Premier Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) will receive a government bailout to clear its debts and improve its balance sheet, vice president Constantino Chiwenga said on...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wary of drug resistant strains
ZIMBABWE doubled up effort to improve access to essential medicine and drug regulations as the United Nations warns of increasing numbers of people dying from drug resistant infections.The Uni...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Renewed exodus of healthcare workers hits Zimbabwe
Earlier this year, Johnson Chegore, 33, resigned from his job as a nurse at a government hospital in the Zimbabwean capital Harare before he left for the UK.In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-larg...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes rogue businesses issue to advisors
Pricing by businesses using black-market exchange rates yet getting foreign currency at the auctions run by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is seeing prices rise unnecessarily and a danger of speculation...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Shamva hospital pharmacy gutted by fire
DRUGS worth thousands of United States Dollars were lost at Shamva district hospital pharmacy after it caught fire this morning....Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 19:07hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman found in possession of ‘stolen' syphilis test kits and drugs
A 21-year-old woman was found with suspected stolen medical drugs and medical equipment that includes syphilis test kits and syringes following a tip off from members of the public.The woman, ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 17:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga admits Zimbabwe health sector collapse
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday admitted that Zimbabwe's health sector was on its knees at a time when the country is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that a lot needed to be...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records no Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Zimbabwe has not recorded severe side effects of Covid-19 vaccines since mass inoculation began nearly four months ago.More than 571 000 people had received their first dose of the vaccine by ...Published: 16 May 2021 at 08:07hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa appoints Delish Nguwaya
Affirmative Action Group (AAG) founding president Dr Phillip Chiyangwa has appointed Mr Delish Nguwaya as a consulting advisor responsible for security to the organisation's presidium. The appointment...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Who has destroyed Zimbabwe?
The country is troubled to the borne marrow. It is so disheartening that those who destroyed the country through nepotism, corruption, poor governance and thieving are telling the people that they sho...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 07:41hrs | 12 | by Leonard Koni
'No medical drugs in Zimbabwe prison'
An HIV-positive inmate at Harare Remand Prison yesterday told magistrate Judith Taruvinga that he was not accessing medical treatment due to unavailability of drugs at the prison clinics. The ...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Prices for medical drugs to come down
There are plans to cut down the involvement of middlemen in the procurement of medical drugs, so as to make the prices affordable, Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro has said....Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 16:49hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Citizens are collateral damage in sanctions matrix
SEVENTY TWO-year-old Sihle Jani* wriggles and whimpers in pain in a dim-lit kitchen hut where a cloud of smoke belches out in no particular order through the grass thatch giving evidence of life at a ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:29hrs | | by Vincent Gono
ANC- ZANU- PF bromance in Harare a no show
The entire week, Zimbabweans everywhere had adrenalin pumbing through their beings in great anticipation of the much-hyped ANC- Zanu PF meeting at the very headquarters of the latter in Harare....Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:30hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Army boss sidelined over audio
The commander of One Presiential Guard Infantry Battalion at State House, Lieutenant-Colonel Samson Murombo, was sidelined from commanding the parade at the Defence Forces Day commemorations on Tuesda...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power outages affect medical drugs storage
Many Zimbabweans who are on self-administered medical drugs requiring refrigerated storage are going through a torrid time as crippling power outages continue unabated.Drugs that require stora...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
A year gone life has become worse in Zimbabwe
Since President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's election win in 2018 pitting MDC-Alliance Nelson Chamisa to lead the nation, life has become worse and it seems to be a daunting task for this new republi...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:11hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
Zanu-PF vote-buying scandal raises alarm
A leading election monitoring group has condemned Zanu-PF's alleged attempts to use medical drugs to influence the outcome of the Lupane East constituency by-election, saying the move violates the pri...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government, Apex Council meet to continue negotiations
GOVERNMENT and Apex Council negotiators are set to meet to continue with negotiations that will culminate in an agreement over civil servants' cushioning allowances. The proposed meeting of ne...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, army rift exposed
AN explosive leaked audio recording allegedly of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa (pictured) has exposed the simmering bad blood between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the military.This comes h...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Mthuli Ncube to loosen his purse
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to loosen his purse and prioritise the ailing health services sector, which is facing chronic shortages of drugs and medi...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for health minister's arrest
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called for Health Minister Obadiah Moyo to be arrested for corruption after a leaked letter showed how Zanu-PF plans to use medical drugs as a campaign tool in the Lupane...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 10:33hrs | 6 | by ZimLive
Why Mthuli Ncube fast-tracked Zimdollar return plans
Zimbabwe re-introduced its local currency earlier than scheduled because the market was rapidly re-dollarizing, putting more pressure on the government, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said Monday....Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 17:59hrs | 1 | by Xinhua
ED now faces tough political choices
AS Zimbabwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequen...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa faces riots, palace coup and impeachment
AS Zimbababwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Extraordinary measure for extraordinary: A case of Zimbabwe's austerity measures
In the Bible when Jacob was faced with a situation he was supposed to meet Esau his brother he was so afraid knowing that he had subtly stolen the latter's blessing. During the night, Jacob wrestled a...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 15:34hrs | 14 | by Elijah Chihota
From Bingu wa Mutharika to Dambudzo wa Malaba & Chigumba
The deteriorating economy of Zimbabwe is a vindication that President ED Mnangagwa was imposed on Zimbabweans by none other than the controversial Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) and the Supreme Co...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 12:36hrs | | by Don Chigumba
Zanu PF Women's League declares war against Chamisa
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has come under fire from the Zanu PF Women's League, which has vowed to crush any attempts by the opposition leader to sabotage the economy and topple President Emmerson Mna...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 15:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Auxillia Mnangagwa joins Grace Mugabe league'
POLITICAL analysts and opposition parties have questioned First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's "philanthropic" work, which has reportedly seen her interfering in government business.In some cases, ...Published: 09 May 2019 at 18:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rebirth of the Zimdollar
Zimbabwean central bank authorities have a traceable record of overnight monetary policy changes. Memories of the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono era of monetary policy hip-...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Paddington Masamha
Zimbabwean seeks twinning of Mutare, Toronto
RENOWNED Zimbabwean paediatric cardiologist Norman Nhamohainavazhinji Musewe, who is based in Toronto, Canada, is pushing for the twinning of Mutare city with a satellite city of Greater Toronto....Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel consumption declines
The consumption of diesel and petrol plunged by almost 1,5 million litres and 1,8 million litres per day respectively between January and February this year, compared to previous months on the back of...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC Alliance stronghold among the first Cyclone food aid beneficiaries'
GOVERNMENT has denied reports of food aid politicisation to the victims of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge saying it can never allow that when people are in serious need of food. In f...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans disillusioned with the 'new dispensation'
MORE than a year ago events touted as an unfolding new beginning in this Southern African nation raised public hope. The Zimbabwean "benign" coup in November 2017 must be counted among the greatest of...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:07hrs | 2 | by Ray Matikinye
Mnangagwa losing war on money changers
Despite introducing a heavy penalty aimed at deterring would-be offenders, government is losing the war on illegal money changers in Harare as they are now fully back on the streets operating openly....Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
The aftermath of violent protests and the way forward
The MDC Alliance and their regime change agenda cahoots in the civil society instigated violent protests that took place from the 14th to 16th of January 2019 and the inconceivable repercussions will ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 13:06hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
Zimbabwe economic revival: none but ourselves
"Government must create jobs for us, we want our hospitals to be top notch medical facilities, we want to eat what we want anytime, there is no bread on the shelves, all our roads should be tarred, ha...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Civil servants' salary demands should be reasonable
Although civil servants play a critical role in the provision of essential services by Government ministries and departments and are entitled to the right to fight for the improvement of their salarie...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
New Zimbabwean currency the only way to go
When the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube hinted that plans were on course to reintroduce the local currency, there has been an outcry from members of the public de...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Zimbabwe frets over looted drugs
THE Government has warned people against buying and using prescribed drugs and other pharmaceutical items that were looted when pharmacies were broken into during the violent stay away recently, sayin...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under massive pressure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration faces a mammoth task to steady the ship and deliver the goods as pressure mounts from all angles amid massive economic, social and political turbulence wh...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is in office but not in power
Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency is characterised by passiveness, indecisiveness and escalating fuel shortages, looming strikes from civil servants, electricity black-outs and outbreaks of waterborne d...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Frazer Muzondo
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