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Public and private hospitals can collaborate and complement to deliver healthcare. This article examines one example of public–private complementarity in practice.  [GoogleAd] Public hospitals are state owned while private hospitals are under private ownership.   The relationship between Citimed Chitungwiza Hospital and Chitungwiza General Hospital is worth mentioning because of positive health outcomes it has…

1. “I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” — William Golding, Author 2. “I don’t like the word “sacrifice” or “compromise”. Anyone who is too into this sacrificing concept has very low self-esteem because they want to be martyrs at the drop…

CHILDREN in broken families are suffering badly from divorce or parental break-ups. The Daily News on Sunday can report a perfect storm of worsening economic conditions and poverty is putting a squeeze on the source of income for poor single-mother families, many are once again flooding the courts seeking upward variations of their maintenance orders….

In this paper we look at a number of issues including the challenges Zimbabwe has experienced post 2000. These are reduced healthcare investment, escalating healthcare costs and poor service delivery. In short the great gains in health delivery since independence have been lost.  [GoogleAd] The neglect in healthcare delivery over the past 20 years is…

IN previous decades a red carpet was used to mark the route used by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions. In recent years, it has been extended to be used by VIPs and celebrities for formal events like awards ceremonies. [GoogleAd] The most recent red carpet event in Zimbabwe which had everyone talking was…

IN his survey of Black English writers from this part of the world that we proudly call home, American author Tim McLoughlin described Charles Mungoshi as “Zimbabwe’s most substantial writer not least because he offers such a penetrating and complex image of the fragmentation of Shona society brought about by years of colonial domination.” [GoogleAd]…

While Zimbabweans had hoped that the fall of former president Robert Mugabe last year would herald a new era, recent events where the State responded viciously to citizens’ protests — killing 17 in the process — has taken them aback. [GoogleAd] Analysts canvassed by the Daily News on Sunday said Mugabe’s successor — President Emmerson Mnangagwa…

VICTORIA FALLS – As rising inflation puts gold back on the radar for investors looking to protect themselves from emerging price pressures, the Africa Medallion Group (AMG) is hyping its gold bullion coins known as Krugerrand saying they are a must-have in the portfolio of risk-averse investors concerned about inflation. [GoogleAd] The South African-based AMG …

As doctors continue to vent out their disgruntlement with government over their remuneration, our reporter Pauline Hurungudo had an interview Health Services Board (HSB) executive chairperson Paulinus Sikhosana to hear the authorities’ side of the story.   [GoogleAd] Q: Has there been any progress with regards issues that caused junior doctors to go on strike?  A:…

Arriving at Khalanyoni Business Centre in Plumtree, Mangwe district in Matabeleland South about 200 kilometres south of Bulawayo, one is greeted by a huge election billboard of a beaming President Emmerson Mnangagwa portrait. Among the boldly stated campaign messages on the billboard are the promises for better health, education and infrastructure development. [GoogleAd] Installed a few metres…