Mugabe Consoles His Late Mbare Cousin ‘ Getrude Karigamombe-Mutaisi’ Family

President Mugabe yesterday visited the Mutaisi family home in Mbare, Harare, to console them following the death of his cousin, Mrs Getrude Karigamombe-Mutaisi. President Mugabe was accompanied by First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe, and Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Chris Mushohwe. Mrs Mutaisi died yesterday morning at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, after battling cervical cancer for the past year. President Mugabe described Mrs Mutaisi as a principled and hardworking woman. “Mwana ange akatwasanuka patsika dzake,” said…

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From 1st July, All Current Medical Aid Patients Unable To Pay, Will Be Referred To Public Health Institutions

From 1st July, All Current Medical Aid Patients Unable To Pay, Will Be Referred To Public Health Institutions

All patients currently receiving treatment from private doctors using medical aid and are unable to pay cash will be referred to public health institutions come July 1 2016, the Zimbabwe Medical Association has said. Speaking at a press conference held in Harare today, ZiMA president Dr Agnes Mahomva said given the current cash crisis, doctors had been advised to install point of sale payment gadgets in their practices. Dr Mahomva said these strategies were meant…

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‘Violence Turns Chitungwiza Into A War Zone’

Property worth thousands of dollars was destroyed yesterday as Chitungwiza was temporarily turned into a war zone after a protest by commuter omnibus crews against a new US$100 annual operating licence fee turned violent. This came as 40 touts, vendors and kombi drivers appeared in court for attacking Harare municipal police officers who were carrying out a clean-up exercise, injuring eight of them. Harare and Chitungwiza have been under MDC-run councils since 2000 with the…

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5 Yr Old Mistaken For ‘Goblin’, Hospitalised After Assault By Intoxicated Nyashadzashe Nyoni (21)

5 Yr Old Mistaken For ‘Goblin’, Hospitalised After  Assault By Intoxicated Nyashadzashe Nyoni (21)

AN intoxicated Mberengwa man struck and seriously injured a five-year-old boy with the nozzle of a pellet gun alleging that he had mistaken the boy for a grown up goblin.The boy – Francis Nyau – was rushed to Masvingo General Hospital following the attack and the provincial hospital rushed him to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. According to the medical report compiled and submitted in court, the injuries could cause danger to his life….

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