© This conversation is the first in a “Listening to Vulnerable and Poor Patients” series that we will form part of conversations under this column in the future. [GoogleAd] In this we will draw on qualitative research to describe, in patients’ own words, different issues that impact their health such as access, affordability and quality…
© DUTCH Reformed Church-run Pamushana High School had its flag flying at full mast in Liverpool, England during the 2019 Netball World Cup last month. [GoogleAd] The Bikita-based school had at least seven of their former students in the Zimbabwe squad for the tournament. Six of those seven players made it into the final squad…
© Seventeen-year-old Tanya Moyo (not her real name), who has been living on the streets for the past two years, says her menstruation days are the worst in her life. She also suffers period pain. [GoogleAd] “I usually use newspapers or rags when I’m lucky, but unfortunately, I do not have anything to help me…
© LEGISLATORS spent a furious and staggering 14 hours in Parliament on Thursday, debating the country’s proposed new law on public gatherings. [GoogleAd] Many of the Members of Parliament were demanding that the proposed legislation be tweaked to reflect a break from the past, where former president Robert Mugabe’s administration used draconian laws to muzzle free…
© IT’S NOT every day one hears firebrand Zanu PF youth leader Lewis Matutu speaking in undercurrents towards a national subject. It’s not every day that you hear people like Zanu PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu begging wives of Zimbabwe’s two strongest political protagonists to wade into the affairs of a country….
© ANALYSTS say it’s clear that grumpy ousted former President Robert Mugabe — despite suffering from the ravages of old age and ill health — has no desire to either forget or forgive his former lieutenants in Zanu PF who played prominent roles in his stunning fall from power in 2017. [GoogleAd] This comes after…
© SHE is only 17, but her story does not befit someone of her age. With some of her agemates still at school, she was forced out of education after she was impregnated by a 25-year school leaver when she had just turned 16. [GoogleAd] Upon learning that Nolwazi Nkiwane was expecting, her boyfriend, Zibusiso…
© THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has declared that its members will be convening at offices of the Finance ministry on every pay day to “mourn” the death of their salaries. [GoogleAd] This comes as prices of goods and services continue soaring, rendering useless the $400 once-off cushioning allowance that civil servants…
© OUTSPOKEN Zengeza West MDC MP Job Sikhala has been in the news lately for a number of reasons. Our reporter Blessings Mashaya sat down with the legislator for a wide ranging interview. Below are excerpts of the interview. [GoogleAd] Q: You were recently elected the MDC vice chairperson, how did you settle into your…
© ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has raised concerns over the excessive domestic use of electricity saying energy needs to be channeled more towards the productive sector which can earn the country foreign currency for development. [GoogleAd] This comes after the country has been facing severe power outages for the past eight weeks attributed to…
