The Zimbabwean - News

Bindura Hospital shocks DPM

Talent Bhachi — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 +0100

Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe, has expressed shock at the sorry state of Bindura Provincial Hospital where taps are dry and there is only one ambulance. The largest referral hospital in Mashonaland Central also experiences frequent power cuts, which severely affect service delivery.

Human Rights chief to visit

Staff Reporter — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:00 +0100

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will visit Zimbabwe next week - the first ever mission by a UN Human Rights chief.

Survival exhibition highlights suffering of migrants in SA

Chris Ncube — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 +0100

Abuse by police and government officials, xenophobia and lack of access to healthcare are some of the problems faced by migrants living in South Africa, an ongoing exhibition in South Africa revealed.

Oversight in building plan stalls opening of hospital

Jane Makoni — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100

The modern hospital built by a Chinese company at Mahusekwa Business Centre, Marondera West, remains closed as the contractor ‘erroneously’ built the mortuary next to the kitchen.

Gumbo denies Zanu (PF) workers unpaid

Staff Reporter — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:00 +0100

Hundreds of employees, most of them junior, at the Zanu (PF) Headquarters in Harare have gone for four months without salaries as the party struggles to contain a serious financial crisis.

Zim talent to shine in UK

The Zimbabwean — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:00 +0100

Young Zimbabwean musicians, poets and artists are coming together in London this weekend to showcase their unique talents and prove that they are more than just victims of a political and economic crisis.

Jongwe running scared

John Makumbe — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:00 +0100

The former liberation movement, Zanu (PF), is running scared because of two phenomenal developments. President Mugabe’s party is desperately scared of the Constitution Parliamentary Committee’s first constitution draft leaked to the public a few weeks ago.

Parly to sit for only 46 days

Tawanda Majoni — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Zimbabwe’s twin legislative structure, the House of Assembly and the Senate, has degenerated into an almost useless institution, experts say, amid revelations that it will sit for only 46 days this year.

Best of the Best - Tavaka Gumbo

Brenna Matendere — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:00 +0100

This week we feature the former Zimbabwe international midfielder, who plied his trade in the early 90s. He believes great things lie ahead of the country’s football. The dreadlocked gaffer recently ended a three-year PSL dry spell in Gweru by taking Hardbody to the top.

Vigil visits Shakespeare’s Globe

Zim Vigil — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:00 +0100

Highlight of the week was a visit by Vigil supporters to the Globe Theatre on the south bank of the Thames for a performance in Shona of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona (translated as Vakomana Vaviri ve Zimbabwe). It was part of a festival to mark the Queen’s jubilee during which Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays are being performed in thirty-seven languages.