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'Zimbabwe still Mpox free'
Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora has confirmed that Zimbabwe has no confirmed Mpox cases after screening all suspected cases. The government has heightened surveillance at the cou...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:08hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's doctors, nurses turn mercenary
SOME public health workers, who include doctors and nurses, have reportedly devised a well-knit scam to milk cash from desperate patients to supplement their meagre salaries.Those involved all...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Public Sector Unions express solidarity with Striking health workers
Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions and its affliates have expressed support and solidarity to the ongoing labour action by health worker...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 15:15hrs | 5 | by George Swarei
'Poverty is a choice'
SHE has set herself a target of being one of the biggest fish farmers in Matabeleland and Midlands region.Ms Patricia Tabengwa (67), a pensioner from Killarney suburb in Bulawayo believes that...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, tutors cash in on extra lessons
TEACHERS and private tutors are cashing in on extra lessons, charging up to US$40 per subject per month especially for examination classes as parents and guardians become desperate to make up for lost...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 more cyclones forecast to hit Zimbabwe
At least six more tropical cyclones that will develop in the south-west Indian Ocean this season are expected to reach Zimbabwe during the current rainy season, although there are no predictions of th...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
China's 10m jabs gift major boost for Covid-19 fight
China donated another 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, bringing its gifts to 12 million doses, and ensuring that with its own purchases Zimbabwe now has access to adequate stocks to give the unv...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZUPCO buses Covid-19 super spreaders'
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) yesterday blamed the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zup co) buses for being Covid-19 super spreaders, saying the company was failing to comply with the ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lockdown enforcement tightens
While preparations continue for a safe reopening of schools, Government wants to see full enforcement and compliance of the enhanced Level 4 lockdown put in place last month and last week and is fundi...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo school tests ALL pupils
COVID-19 tests for all the 800 pupils enrolled at Mzilikazi Primary School started yesterday after eight teachers tested positive two weeks ago. Health officials have also started initiative c...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
IOM rescues cross-border traders
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has started rolling out support programmes to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on informal cross-border traders in the Sadc region. ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools reopen under strict health regulations
Examination classes went smoothly back to school yesterday with teachers and pupils following the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. The three examination classes, Grade 7, Form 4 and...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Informal traders hail lockdown relief
INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo yesterday celebrated the lifting of a ban on their business operations by the government, saying this was long overdue as the country was highly informalised and people ne...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop nabbed for insulting security guard
A police officer based at Shurugwi main camp was arrested for insulting a security guard over a malfunctioning thermometer yesterdayAccording to the charge sheet Albert Mombeyarara (31) went t...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:48hrs | | by Shelton Muchena / Simbarashe Sithol
Rural teachers bemoan poor working conditions
ZIMBABWE Rural Teachers'Union (ZRTU) has bemoaned deteriorating working conditions its members were exposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic.In an interview with NewsDay, ZRTU national co-ordin...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nurses down injections and thermometers
NURSES at major public hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo downed tools yesterday for fear of contracting the deadly COVID-19 virus after being forced to work without personal protective equipment (PPE)....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
PPE boost for Mpilo, Tsholotsho hospitals
MPILO Central Hospital and Tsholotsho District Hospital received a consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) .The donation comes at a time w...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 23:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Higherlife Foundation hands over maternal health medical equipment
Harare, Zimbabwe. December 10, 2020 - Through a generous investment from ELMA Philanthropies, Higherlife Foundation yesterday (Dec 10) commenced the handover of maternal health medical equipment to se...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 15:54hrs | | by Agencies
Parirenyatwa suspends hospital visits
PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals has suspended all hospital visits with effect from today (December 9) as COVID-19 positive cases continue to soar."Please be advised that we have suspended all ...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 16:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Govt must urgently close schools, says PTUZ
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has called for the primary and secondary Education ministry to close schools to protect learners and educators from rising COVID-19 infections....Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA ready for traffic increase at border post
Zimbabwe and South Africa are jointly planning to manage rising numbers of people expected to pass through Beitbridge Border Post this week, although only 200 travellers, beside cargo truck crews, wen...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unexpected low traffic at Beitbridge border
Zimbabwe and South Africa have started working on a plan to absorb increased human traffic that is expected to pass through from Beitbridge Border Post this week.The move is informed by the ev...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge, Plumtree borders open on low note
The country's southern borders with Botswana (Plumtree) and South Africa (Beitbridge) re-opened as planned at 6am today with low activity under a new set up where passenger traffic including motorists...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 18:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border reopening poser for Mnangagwa
On Tuesday, Cabinet announced the phased reopening of land borders, starting with the country's main ports of entry - Beitbridge, Plumtree, Victoria Falls, Chirundu, Nyamapanda and Forbes.Howe...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
2021 exams pupils back in class
Next year's examination classes returned to school yesterday under careful supervision and strict adherence to regulations aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19. Reports from across the ...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Scores rush to VID depots
ASPIRING drivers yesterday thronged the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) depots across the country to either sit for provisional drivers licence tests or undergo road tests as depots countrywide re...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fees for non-exam classes slashed
THE Government has given the green light to schools and parents to work out a pro-rata system for the third term's school fees for non-examination classes, as some pupils will only have face-to-face l...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says teachers cannot hold Govt to ransom
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government will not be arm-twisted by striking teachers into succumbing to their demands, saying only those reporting for duty will be paid. Teacher representa...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers refuse to return to work
AN acute shortage of sanitiser, PPE and clean water is putting pupils and school staff at risk of Covid-19, say unions.Teachers in Zimbabwe are refusing to return to work after the resumption ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exam classes in false start
CHAOS rocked most schools as they reopened for examination classes yesterday, with thousands of pupils turned away over lack of personal protective equipment, non-payment of fees, while in other insta...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Handshakes, hugs banned as schools reopen
PUBLIC schools reopened yesterday for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examination classes with both staff and students adhering to the mandatory Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) i...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Strict rules in place for intercity passenger safety
Strict new operating procedures and an upgrade of terminuses so they are secure with controlled access and washing facilities are among the measures being introduced to ensure the resumption of interc...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia travel borders officially open
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas until further notice. Travelers arriving with a vis...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
$600m availed for schools reopening
A TOTAL of $600 million has been set aside by the Government for disbursement to needy schools to improve sanitation and enable them to reopen safely without risking a spike in Covid-19 infections. ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lupane East By-election: A deceptive delineation of the narrow, gorged and mountainous pathway to democracy in Zimbabwe
The recently held parliamentary and council by-elections in Lupane East, Ward 23 Nkayi South and Ward 22 Bubi constituencies respectively, on the 3rd of August 2019, and many others before, are a dece...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:19hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses
Political Institutions need to master the Art of Intelligence
The world of intelligence is binary mysteries, wilderness of mirrors has other dimensions. The dimensions of strategic intelligence involve toxic information, public relations, and facts. Fictions whi...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:56hrs | | by Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwe to announce more PGM investors
Government will, in the next few weeks, announce at least two more investors that are expected to deploy huge foreign capital in the country's platinum sector as scores of local and foreign investors ...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's health time bomb
ZIMBABWE'S hospitals lack basic equipment such as thermometers and painkillers while the working conditions for nurses are deteriorating, Parliament heard on Friday.The rot in the health secto...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Majome releases CDF expenditure report
Former Harare West MP Jessie Majome has released the Constituence Development Fund report to upraise the constituency on how the funds were used during her tenure."As I promised, I hereby pres...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean scientists unravel El Nino origins
A new study by two Zimbabwean climate science experts could make it possible to predict El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ENSO several months before its occurrence.Climate experts say ENSO i...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National drug stocks set to improve
The country's national drug stocks are expected to improve in a few weeks following an injection of $4 million every month by Government, specifically for drug procurement, Health and Child Care Minis...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cellphone levy boosts health
The country's national drug stocks are expected to improve in a few weeks following an injection of $4 million every month by Government, specifically for drug procurement, Health and Child Care Minis...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nurses protest over CEO's vehicle
Harare Central Hospital security guards yesterday assaulted several nurses who were demonstrating against chief executive officer Mrs Peggy Zvavamwe's purchasing of her service vehicle, ahead of the h...Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake doctor shoves thermometer up nurse's bottom
A 62-year-old fake doctor from Miami Beach, Florida, allegedly shoved a rectal thermometer into a female job applicant's bottom and felt her breasts during a bizarre 'job' interview.Police say...Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo Hospital Fund-Raising jamboree by 'Touched by an Angel'
Following a successful fund raising dinner party at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow Ariel on the 6th December 2014, in pursuance of its objectives, the Touched By An Angel charity is invitin...Published: 26 Jun 2015 at 06:28hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
Tsvangirai's advisers blamed for MDC-T poor decisions
Human Rights activist Dewa Mavhinga has accused MDC-T Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's advisers for poorly advising him to a point of leading to the crumbling of the once vibrant party which threatened ...Published: 30 Apr 2015 at 06:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Ebola: Fighting a deadly virus
Weak national healthcare systems and few medical staff struggle to cope The sight of an Ebola patient is frightening. Sharon Washington, an employ...Published: 24 Dec 2014 at 18:00hrs | | by Sulaiman Momodu
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