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200 ambulances for all provinces in Zimbabwe
The government, in collaboration with Discovery Ambulance Services, has begun rolling out a free medical service initiative under the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme, with plans to deploy at lea...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt expecting 200 ambulances
The Government, through the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme (PEMS), is set to bolster emergency health services across Zimbabwe by deploying a fleet of 200 ambulances to health facilities spanni...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:34hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Fear grips Maphisa after mine spillage
The usually calm and serene community of Maphisa in Matobo District is currently on edge following a suspected chemical spillage from the Nevada 24 Mine dump site that has led to the contamination of ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:04hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
School headmaster dies while celebrating athletics victory
Hwange - A primary school headmaster from Harare Province tragically collapsed and died at Hwange Colliery Stadium this afternoon while celebrating his province's victory at the National Association o...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
Include security in preparations for the festive season
Many people are already making plans for Christmas. They should not forget to include taking steps to ensure their property is safe and secure, particularly if they are going away, Safeguard Sec...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 20:24hrs | 189 | by Agencies
Motorist collapses during argument with TTI 'clampers'
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has launched an investigation into alleged misconduct by Tendy Three Investments (TTI) traffic enforcers, who reportedly clamped the vehicle of a motorist suffering fro...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 13:12hrs | 2095 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree council suspends ambulance services due to breakdown
Residents of Plumtree and the general public are being urged to make alternative arrangements for medical emergencies, following the announcement that the town's council ambulance is currently out of ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 13:21hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospitals get air ambulance training
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Child Care yesterday, begun receiving user training for the 12 air ambulances that Government bought from Russia ahead of their deployment and distribution am...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
You misled the magistrate, Reza tells lawyer
Deputy Prosecutor-General Michael Reza came to the defence of a Harare magistrate who is being sued for US$170 000 by a local lawyer for alleged mischaracterisation of her application for postponement...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Health experts concern over govt's lazy approach to new COVID-19 wave
HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the government's lackadaisical approach to the new COVID-19 wave which has seen a spike in infections and deaths.On Monday, World Health Organi...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | 28 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa bans health workers from prolonged strikes
Zimbabwean health workers are now barred from going on strikes lasting more than three days, according to a new law just signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The government says the Health S...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland provinces get 10 ambulances
THE Government has delivered 10 fully-kitted ambulances to Matabeleland North and South provinces out of the 100 it has so far procured as part of its efforts to alleviate challenges arising from tran...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ambulance distribution begins
The Government has allocated 40 new fully kitted ambulances to public health institutions countrywide, while an additional 60 specialised medical emergency vehicles are set to be distributed to health...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:57hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
HIV+ Zimbabwe man (21) who died of HIV was neglected by healthcare staff
A 21-year-old man died due to neglect, after he was not given treatment for HIV while he was a prisoner at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Chelmsford, an inquest has determined. HIV is a "treatable" condit...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Health Bill
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the Health Services Bill in Parliament, saying it will improve the lives of public health workers.The Health Services Amendment Bill is now at the...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt blocks private schools exeat weekend
GOVERNMENT has warned private schools against sending pupils on exeat weekend saying the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has not sanctioned such a break.The ministry said it has re...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Warriors face World Cup headache
WARRIORS team manager, Wellington Mpandare, says next month's schedule for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, is likely to pose a number of headaches, for the senior national team. Zimbabwe are scheduled ...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health Services Act very oppressive, says doctors
MEDICAL doctors yesterday blasted the newly-gazetted amendments to the Health Services Act saying the proposed law was very oppressive as it contained stringent measures that bar them from engaging in...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors, nurses banned from striking
DOCTORS and nurses working in public health institutions will no longer be allowed to go on strike for an uninterrupted period spanning more than three days under proposed changes to the Health Servic...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
US, Italy military planes spotted in Zimbabwe
The sighting of two foreign military aircraft over Harare on Saturday and Sunday sent social media into a frenzy – spawning light-hearted banter.A United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster I...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 21:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Matanga sued over wrongful arrest
A HARARE man has filed a lawsuit against police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga, at the High Court claiming that he was wrongfully arrested and is seeking to be released from custody. Bori...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Rape clinic launches 72-hour campaign
THE Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) has launched a campaign that encourages victims of the crime to seek medical assistance within 72 hours to protect them from contracting HIV/Aids and pregnancies. T...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Snake bites require urgent medical attention
WHEN summer comes, many animals that have been in hibernation or rarely seen during the winter, come out. These include snakes. As a result, cases of snake bites are often high during summertime....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:05hrs | 13 | by Cimas iGo
Covid-19 storm imminent, says Prof Ngwenya
MPILO Hospital acting chief executive officer, Professor Solwayo Ngwenya has warned that the country is headed for a Covid-19 storm if the public does not abide to the national lockdown regulations....Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:55hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Nurses demand risk allowance
NURSES have accused the government of depriving them of the COVID-19 risk allowance several months after they were promised the stipend.Government offered to pay allowances for health workers ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman sues Chiwenga for loss of pregnancy
A HARARE woman is claiming $700 000 in damages from the government after losing her unborn child at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in June.6Valerie Chibaya is suing Vice President Constantino C...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 09:17hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga sued by bereaved mom
A HARARE woman is claiming $700 000 in damages from the government after losing her unborn child at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in June.6Valerie Chibaya is suing Vice President Constantino C...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crime in Harare increases
There appears to have been a major increase in crime, including violent crime, in Harare, judging by reports received by Safeguard Security from its customers and other sources.In an update to...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2 | by Agencies
BREAKING: Chiwenga suffers 'medical emergency', airlifted to SA
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was airlifted to a South African hospital on Saturday in what government sources described as a "medical emergency."The former army general, who executed a ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:07hrs | | by ZimLive
Safeguard launches SOS app
Safeguard Alarms has launched a smartphone application that its rapid response clients can use to summon assistance in any security, medical or motor vehicle emergency. The Safeguard SOS app u...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 14:36hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Mnangangwa panics
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been forced to cut short his vacation to deal with the crisis in the health sector where junior doctors have been on a month-long industrial action, which is costing l...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 12:46hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard responds to increased number of break-ins in Harare
Safeguard, one of the country's leading security firms, is increasing the number of rapid response vehicles it has in Harare in response to an increase in the frequency of break-ins and thefts through...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Security company offers clients medical emergency services
Safeguard Security is now offering its rapid response service clients assistance in medical emergencies, enabling them to be taken to hospital by ambulance without having to produce a medical aid card...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 12:24hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Safeguard now offers its clients medical emergency response services
Safeguard Security is now offering its rapid response service clients assistance in medical emergencies, enabling them to be taken to hospital by ambulance without having to produce a medical aid card...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 09:39hrs | | by Agencies
Mushohwe collapsed after Mugabe cabinet reshuffle?
There are social reports that Zimbabwe's former Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister, Christopher Mushohwe, collapsed after the recent cabinet reshuffle by President Robert Mugabe.....Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Tsvangirai's illness creates power vacuum
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has taken medical leave to recover from a yet-to-be disclosed illness which saw him being airlifted to South Africa last week amid claims that his health had deteriorated....Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 18:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Holidaymakers urged to ensure their home is secure
One of the country's leading security companies has appealed to those going away during the forthcoming school holidays and public holidays to ensure that their homes are secure in their absence....Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 15:08hrs | 1 | by Chris Chinamhora
Safeguard urges activation of fire and medical emergency panic buttons
The fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower in London recently, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 80 people and rendering hundreds homeless, has brought into sharp focus the devastating effect that...Published: 04 Jul 2017 at 16:04hrs | | by Agencies
Erotic game goes wrong as wedding ring 'chokes' man's penis
A rare penile strangulation emergency in which a man had put a wedding ring on his penis for erotic pleasure has been described in the latest issue of the SA Medical Journal (SAMJ).The 28-...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 13:31hrs | 2 | by Netwerk24
Mr Eddie Cross - you owe Mugabe an apology
MR Eddie Cross - the opposition Movement for Democratic Change chief whip - on Friday wrote a lengthy article on his blog in which he blatantly claimed that President Mugabe was incapacitated afte...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff writer
EXPOSED: Mnangagwa to assume control of all levers of the State
Eddie Cross finally gives a credible account of the rumours plaguing the country regarding the health and status of the President and what the immediate implications of these are. This does offer ...Published: 02 Sep 2016 at 21:54hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe to refurbish major hospitals
Government has embarked on a rehabilitation of hospitals along highways to boost capacity to handle emergencies, particularly emanating from road traffic accidents. Health and Child Care Minister Dr D...Published: 22 Apr 2016 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air ambulance plays critical role in some medical emergencies
In a medical emergency the provision of a high level of medical care becomes critical. The swift and timely movement of patients to hospital or from one medical facility to another can be of immense i...Published: 29 Jan 2015 at 12:49hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Air ambulance plays critical role in some medical emergencies
In a medical emergency the provision of a high level of medical care becomes critical. The swift and timely movement of patients to hospital or from one medical facility to another can be of immen...Published: 14 Jan 2015 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by MHPR
Air ambulance plays critical role in some medical emergencies
In a medical emergency the provision of a high level of medical care becomes critical. The swift and timely movement of patients to hospital or from one medical facility to another can be of immense i...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 14:55hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Teenager gives birth on board South African Airways to New York
New York - A baby was born several hours after departure on board South African Airways flight 203 from Johannesburg bound for New York on Saturday evening.The NY Daily News reports Fatawmatt ...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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