September 2019

© OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to help resolve the Zimbabwean political and economic crisis. [GoogleAd] With xenophobic violence erupting in South Africa targeting foreign nationals, including Zimbabweans, Nigerians, Zambians and other African nationals who are…

© HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo has implored health workers in public hospitals to treat patients with respect amid reports they are being harassed during consultations. [GoogleAd] Moyo, who officiated at the Inaugural Customer Care Championship Awards at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals recently, said a customer care module should be included in the curriculum for the…

© From next week Zimbabweans living in the UK and South Africa will be able to send money home directly to an EcoCash Foreign Currency Account that they control — for just 2,5 percent.  [GoogleAd] This represents an almost 80 percent reduction in fees normally charged. The service, which will be available on the Sasai…

© Lands, Agriculture and Rural Settlement ministry in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is inviting qualified bidders to undertake turnkey borehole rehabilitation works at Musikavanhu Irrigation Project in Chipinge. [GoogleAd] The project will be bankrolled using funds government received from IFAD and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) for the…

© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bid to lure investors at the World Economic Forum (Wef) on Africa in South Africa looks doomed due to his failure to implement economic and political reforms he promised at the 2018 international edition of the same event, analysts have said.  [GoogleAd] Wef, which begins today and ends on Friday in…

© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the country’s agricultural sector needs to adopt innovative international practises such as the issuing of “silo certificates” through a commodity exchange system which will help bring efficiency in the current payment system for farmers. [Adz] Silo certificates are payment receipts which can be continually traded as bonds or treasury…

© THE government is set to introduce a Health Services Amendment Bill that will ban doctors from embarking on an indefinite strike, leaving their patients unattended in public hospitals. [GoogleAd] This comes as junior doctors yesterday went ahead with their planned strike that started on a low note as some hospitals were seemingly running their…

© THE government has moved to heal the rift between itself and the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in a prolonged battle over the control of the Bulawayo Power Station. [GoogleAd] While the battle is also playing out at the courts, it however, took an ugly twist in July after mayor Solomon Mguni led a team…