HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has said there are 107 political parties running for the 2018 elections comprising largely an assortment of small parties. That might seem harmless, but in the strange, convoluted netherworld of Zimbabwean politics, a lot of the minor parties are useless and mysterious. They crowd the ballot, convolute the debate…
HARARE – It is disconcerting that despite well documented problems in public hospitals, government has not responded in a manner which shows an eagerness to either mitigate or end them. The problems at public health institutions — including hospitals and laboratories — have been there for some time and some of them do not need…
HARARE – Deposed president Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, are not part of new political outfit, National Patriotic Front (NPF), led by retired brigadier general Ambrose Mutinhiri, the former leader’s nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, has said. In an opinion piece — Zhuwao brief — published yesterday, the self-exiled former Indigenisation minister, said the majority of…
HARARE – Doctors have accused government of ignoring their welfare while instead opting to push for the Public Health Amendment Bill. During a Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR)-organised discussion between parliamentarians and medical practitioners last week, doctors argued their welfare must come first. This comes as the on-going doctors’ strike has reached…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has launched a probe into illegal water connections, a move which has seen workers resigning in fear of being nabbed. According to ordinary council minutes, the local authority placed bulk water meters in areas occupied by co-operatives, which are being illegally diverted to private premises, allegedly by HCC workers….
HARARE – National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) plans to launch a campaign across the country demanding that government compensates vendors who fell victim to police brutality. The union’s executive director, Alphonce Haruzivishe, claimed that there are vendors who have been maimed, while some lost their valuable wares during raids by police. “There are many…
GWERU – Rural-based female teachers have called for longer maternity leave, arguing that giving birth is a national duty. In Zimbabwe, formally employed women are entitled to a maximum three months maternity leave. Speaking at a Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) meeting in Gweru over the weekend — which drew scores of teachers…
HARARE – The country’s sulking former leader, Robert Mugabe — together with his restless wife, Grace — is said to be stepping up his efforts to get back at his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, despite last week’s reports that a number of people and organisations are working hard behind the scenes to try and reconcile…
HARARE – There are growing worries within the MDC that the party is close to completely scuttling its electoral prospects in this year’s crunch national elections – amid revelations that the camp loyal to under-fire vice president Thokozani Khupe may be planning to boot out of the party newly-installed leader, Nelson Chamisa. This comes as…
HARARE – The current strike by senior medical personnel at public hospitals has seriously affected the country’s public health institutions forcing Parirenyatwa and Harare Central hospitals to suspend a number of services due to the absence of essential medical staff. “The Senior Resident Medical Officers (SRMOs) have gone on industrial action. The division of paediatrics…
