Desperate Zimbabweans turn to traditional healers, prophets

16 Sep 2020 Staff reporter Untested and risky herbal solutions have become the order of the day for the poor, who are often ripped off by backyard and unlicensed “medical” practitioners out to get a quick buck. Since health workers began to withhold their labour several months ago, the poor …

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SPARE A THOUGHT FOR ZIM’S POOR

16 Sep 2020 Prophets, traditional healers replace doctors Desperate commuters walk to save time, money 60k students drop out of school as Govt watches They are always last on the list! Everything public – be it hospitals, transport, schools and even toilets are either shut down or simply in a …

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TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

– Entertainers feel the heat – Opening bottle stores not enough – 6 months on zero income – Costs keep piling up – Zero support from Govt Players in the showbiz industry have called on Government to setup a special fund or waivers as over 70 percent of their members …

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Senior MDC Alliance member gets the boot

STAFF WRITER A Senior MDC Alliance member in Bulawayo is set to be axed for selling out to state security agents. Sources in the party privy to the investigation of the party’s Bulawayo women assembly chair advised. Tendai Masocha is being accused of spying for state security agents and the …

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MDC members living in fear

STAFF WRITER MDC Alliance senior members in Bulawayo are living in fear of abductions and torture by state security agents, this publication can reveal. Swithern Chirowodza, MDC Alliance Bulawayo spokesperson said he is still no longer staying at his home as he fears for his life. “It’s not just me …

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Bindura Municipality councilors defy Mashakada’s command

By Wayne Wade All 12 MDC Alliance councilors in Mashonaland Central province have refused to attend a meeting called for by MDC T (Thokozani Khupe) Organizing Secretary Tapiwa Mashakada in Harare tomorrow (Friday). Mashakada through one George Rice a member of his organizing committee since Monday has been calling the …

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Outcry Over Steep Passport Fees

STAFF WRITER Zimbabweans based in South Africa have appealed to the Zimbabwe government to review the passport application charges which they said were exorbitant. The government in December last year gazetted a new passport application fee pegged at US$318. The Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA), an organisation for Zimbabweans …

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Women Plead With Government Over Bulawayo Water Crisis

STAFF WRITER THE government should deal with the sapping water crisis in Bulawayo as it is compounding the hardships women face daily, a women’s civic organisation has said. Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ), in a statement, said women were at mercy of diseases as they were forced to collect water …

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MDC-A abduction case: Expose or hatchet job?

– Mystery deepens as video evidence emerges – ZBC describes it as ‘almost perfect hatchet job’ – MDC-A says it’s ‘shameful propaganda’ – Prof Moyo points fingers at CIO A documentary showing the movements of Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova on the day they were …

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Crisis or no crisis in Zimbabwe?

 Ramaphosa changes tact  Magashule says ‘will meet whoever we have to meet’  ZANU PF adamant ANC team here just for them  Will ANC refuse to be bullied by ZANU PF? The African National Congress (ANC) delegation landed in Harare Tuesday night to a lukewarm reception from the nation, opposition parties …

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