© THE government has dismissed some doctors who defied a Labour Court directive to end their strike which started on September 3 and is now on 66 days forcing it to deploy student doctors to help attend to patients as the crisis deepens. [GoogleAd] As long as key drivers of our healthcare delivery system remain…
© SENATOR Rejoice Timire, born Rejoice Ncube to a Mberengwa businessman Masalethulini, never imagined her life as a wheelchair-bound woman. [GoogleAd] Today, she is known to many as one of the elected officials representing People with Disabilities (PWD) in Parliament. Growing up as a normal, able-bodied child, Timire had dreams to one day become a…
© “TELL me I can’t and I will show you I can,” a female mechanic once said, challenging the male-dominated automotive industry. While the automotive field has traditionally been dominated by men, a few brave women like Memory Bere are disrupting the industry norm and rewriting history. [GoogleAd] The 28-year-old, who hails from Chipinge, is…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s misplaced priorities and spending on non-essential things reveal his sheer contempt for the “forgotten men and women” whom he pledged to fight for when he was elected into office, analysts have said Millions of Zimbabwean households are unable to afford basics such as food, transportation, and healthcare, yet he has prioritised…
© INDEPENDENT commuter omnibus operators who went into partnership with the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) are smiling all the way to the bank. [GoogleAd] The government extended the Zupco franchise to private urban bus and commuter omnibus operators across the country. The move was meant to cushion cash-strapped workers struggling to make ends meet….
© MORE and more women fleeing Zimbabwe’s worsening economic collapse are being forced to sell sex in neighbouring South Africa, with many more at increased exposure to sexual exploitation and trafficking on their journeys seeking refuge across the Limpopo. [GoogleAd] Millions of Zimbabweans have deserted the mineral-rich nation to seek better lives in Africa’s second…
© ZIMBABWEANS are protesting a sharp spike in electricity rates imposed by the government, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa moves to slash subsidies that had ballooned under his ousted predecessor. [GoogleAd] Since ascending to the throne, Mnangagwa has been slashing the subsidies in a bid to reduce budget deficits. But that has fuelled inflation, making consumer…
© Ever increasing healthcare costs continue to capture our attention. Questions on the value and benefit of medical aid and insurance continue to occupy healthcare conversation space owing to existing economic challenges. This week we attempt to share our views. [GoogleAd] High medical aid subscriptions, medical insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses are just some of…
© ONCE dubbed the Sunshine City, Zimbabwe’s capital Harare stinks to high heavens — garbage is strewn all over, threatening all kinds of disease, while burning trash is polluting the environment. [GoogleAd] The garbage menace and its unattended damage to human life and the environment could have been a thing of the past in the…
© WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rise to power was premised on his pledge to fight corruption the same way China has done, the reality on the ground paints a different picture, analysts say. [GoogleAd] Since ascending to the Chinese Communist Party general secretary position in late 2012, Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign has targeted widespread graft…
