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UBH petitioned to reinstate suspended trainee nurse
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have petitioned United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) to reinstate a trainee nurse who was suspended after a pregnancy test returned a "positive" result....Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:43hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Journalist Gwakuba Ndlovu burial set for today before Zanu-PF hero status
VETERAN journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu will be buried today at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, his family has said. Gwakuba Ndlovu died last Friday at the United Bulawayo Ho...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni assessment results not yet out
EKUSILENI Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late VicePresident Joshua Nkomo, still awaits results for the assessment that was recently done by the Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ) t...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Washonaphi uMzac'omnyama?
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakaz omnyama, ondlela zimhlophe iinduku zibomvu. Lombhalo ngiwubhala nje kungumbuzo engiwubhekise kumaNtungwa akwaSokhumalo okungabantu bakoKhumalo is...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 625 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Veteran journalist Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu has died
Veteran journalist, writer and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu has died.He was 87.Saul died at United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) early Friday morning after a long illness.His wife...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:38hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
Health experts inspect Ekusileni Hospital
EKUSILENI Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, was set to undergo final inspection yesterday by medical and health regulatory bodies to ascertain its preparedness fo...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:33hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vaccination centres overwhelmed
COVID-19 vaccination centres in Bulawayo are overwhelmed as scores of residents continue to flock to local clinics to get inoculated under the ongoing mass vaccination programme which started on Monda...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP endorses vaccine
Bulawayo East Member of Parliament Ilos Nyoni (MDC Alliance) has urged his constituency to be vaccinated in a bid to fight the deadly covid-19 pandemic.In a statement, Nyoni said although vacc...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 17:12hrs | 1093 | by Simbarashe Sithole
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane burial date set
THE late national hero, Abraham Nkiwane, will be buried tomorrow at his farm on the outskirts of Umguza District while burial arrangements for two other national heroes, Commander of the Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:38hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane snubs Heroes Acre burial
THE family of the national hero Abraham Nkiwane has said it is yet to come up with the burial date of the veteran nationalist. They agreed that the liberation stalwart will be buried at his farm in Um...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:54hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
AmaZulu stadium in deplorable state
THREE middle aged women emerge from a section of AmaZulu Sports Club holding pieces of firewood bundled together and make their way to the exit gate of the sports facility.They walk in the dir...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:24hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nkiwane
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned liberation struggle stalwart Abraham Nkiwane describing him as a fearless unflinching patriot who never hesitated to make personal sacrifices to liberate Zimbabwe....Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:15hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane declared national hero
NATIONALIST and liberation stalwart Abraham Nkiwane has been declared a national hero.Nkiwane (93) succumbed to prostate cancer at Bulawayo United Hospitals (UBH) on Tuesday where he was admit...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 18:50hrs | 1297 | by Staff reporter
12 pregnant women test positive at maternity wing
TWELVE pregnant women at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)'s Lady Rodwell Maternity Unit have tested positive for Covid-19 prompting authorities to conduct mass testing for everyone and disinfecting...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:12hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
America feels threatened by successful Africans
Africa takes pride when a son or daughter of the soil flourish within and beyond the continent. Of late, successful entrepreneurs...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 08:35hrs | 1404 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
'Bulawayo COVID-19 centres overwhelmed'
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over an increase in the number of patients at COVID-19 facilities in Bulawayo, which has resulted in shortages of beds and oxygen at most city health centres.B...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:31hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra commanderAbraham Dumezweni Nkiwane dies
VETERAN nationalist and former Zipra commander Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane has died at the age of 93.Zanu-PF Politburo member Tshinga Dube confirmed the death.He said Nkiwane died in the...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:28hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops country Covid-19 infection risk
THE Metropolitan provinces of Bulawayo and Harare are at the highest risk of a debilitating third wave of Covid-19 infections in the country amid reports that the country's seven-day rolling average f...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:21hrs | 689 | by Staff Reporter
Police seek help to identify dead woman
POLICE in Bulawayo have appealed to members of the public to help identify the woman who was found dead yesterday morning at the corner of George Silundika and 10th Avenue in the city centre.Bulaw...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 14:33hrs | 1124 | by Staff Reporter
'Legendary Macheso is humble,' says Freeman
Zimdancehall chanter Energy Silvester Chizanga better known as Freeman or HKD boss in the music industry has appreciated Sungura boss Alick Macheso for his humbleness in their joint venture.Fr...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 16:38hrs | 1329 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prominent Bulawayo lawyer commits suicide
A prominent lawyer suspected to be working for Webb, Low and Barry, shot himself on the 1st June 2021, opposite Zonkizizwe Bradfield Shopping Centre.When this reporter arrived at the sce...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 19:42hrs | 3524 | by Shelton Muchena
666 hooker killer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number Biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult on her belly...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2295 | by Staff reporter
UBH pharmacy loses critical drugs
NEARLY 400 doses of sedative drugs - pethidine and morphine - were stolen from the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) last week, a development which has forced patients to source their own. ...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Concern over Thorngrove, Ekusileni opening
OVER a year after Government declared the start of rehabilitation works to turn Bulawayo's Ekusileni and Thorngrove hospitals into Covid-19 isolation centres, the two institutions have failed to offic...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:28hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Mzansi Express kits Zimbabwe Saints
TRANSPORT company, Mzansi Express is set to kit Division One returnees, Zimbabwe Saints once the season starts as the former Premiership champions look to bouncing back into top flight football....Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:26hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead, relatives sought
AN unidentified man was found dead in Bulawayo's Pumula North suburb.Police have called on members of the public with missing male relatives to come forward and assist in identifying the body....Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Corpse found in Pumula North
AN unidentified man was found dead in Bulawayo's Pumula North suburb.Police have called on members of the public with missing male relatives to come forward and assist in identifying the body....Published: 21 May 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
Chauya Chikwata gets ball rolling
THE revival of Zimbabwe Saints FC goes a gear up tomorrow when the club publicly unveils a roadmap at the Saints Clubhouse in Queens Park East.Saints bounced back into the Zifa Southern Region...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:01hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Truck collision kills man
A 39-YEAR-OLD man died after the driver of a truck he was travelling in lost control of the vehicle and hit another truck. Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant I...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:31hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Doctors, nurses leave Bulawayo hospitals
MORE than 140 healthcare workers have resigned from Bulawayo's central hospitals, a development which has compromised service delivery. Most of these healthcare workers are said to be trekking to the ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 2045 | by Staff reporter
Vision 2030 on course, says President
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the country's vision of achieving an upper middle-income economy by 2030 is on course and the private sector should continue to complement Government efforts to revive the...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:57hrs | 355 | by Staff Reporter
Ekusileni Hospital opening postponed again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday failed to officially open Ekusileni Medical Centre, with Bulawayo Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube saying the institution was still undergoing refurbis...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:46hrs | 922 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiwenga fumes after UBH renames hospital unit after Tagwirei's Arundel
Vice President and health minister Constantino Chiwenga was furious after discovering that the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) had renamed its Covid-19 isolation centre to Arundel Hospital, ZimLive ca...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:38hrs | 3667 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda steps up on fight against Covid-19
Sakunda holdings has registered another milestone in the health sector after it adopted and fully equipped a Covid-19 centre at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) which was officially opened by President...Published: 14 May 2021 at 15:17hrs | 1083 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
New dispensation delivers health care to Bulawayo
THE new dispensation has undertaken a number of projects and introduced some measures that have improved the quality of health care services in Bulawayo. Top of the list is Ekusileni Medical C...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 778 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to officially open country's first free orthopaedic hospital in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today set to officially open the country's first free orthopaedic hospital, Cure Children's Hospital and a Covid-19 designated treatment and isolation centre at the United Bulaw...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:07hrs | 2069 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has arrived in Bulawayo ahead of the commissioning of the country's first free orthopaedic hospital- Cure Children's Hospital in Bulawayo's Hillside suburb as well as the Covid-19 ...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:08hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Bosso unveil season squad
HIGHLANDERS Football Club last night officially unveiled their 2021 squad and also set in motion their partnership with Sanctuary Insurance Company at a Bulawayo hotel.A squad of 26 players, 2...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Hospital finally re-opens
AFTER numerous attempts and false starts, Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to the public on Friday.Another Bulawayo Hospital, Thorngrove Infectious Diseases is also s...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo warms up to Covid-19 vaccination
BULAWAYO residents have warmed up to the Covid-19 vaccination drive amid revelations by health officials that as many as 2 000 people are coming forward on a daily basis for inoculation compared to on...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:50hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
UBH Covid-19 admissions up
THE United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) has in the last six weeks recorded an increase in Covid-19 admissions, an official has said.Patients with Covid-19 who go to UBH are treated at the renovated...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:21hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Ndumiso Gumede the man
THE setting is Highlanders Sports Club, popularly known as Clubhouse, a perfect venue for the interview with Ndumiso Gumede since it is one of the properties acquired by Bosso under his chairmanship i...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:17hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Student unconscious after cellphone explodes
A PART four Journalism student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) was hospitalised after her cellphone exploded in her handbag, leaving her unconscious. The university...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reports three more Covid-19 deaths
THE country has reported three more Covid-19 related deaths and 16 new cases in the last 24-hours bringing the total number of cases to 38 102.The vaccination programme is continuing countrywi...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 12:40hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets new free hospital for children
WHEN Sean was involved in a car accident on his way home from writing final Grade Seven Examinations sometime in December last year, all hope was lost as doctors confirmed he may never walk without cr...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Emganwini suburb man murdered
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating the murder of a 34-year-old Emganwini suburb man in a brawl over a woman at a shebeen on Monday. The now deceased Nkosana Chipepera was stabbed by a man on...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:14hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign: Human Rights Orgs /institutions & Churches conflict of interest
Many doubting Thomases think that the Black lives Matter (BLM)campaign has no genuine cause. Some evil people who are proracist are trying to denigrate that campaign or vilify it, so that they d...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:36hrs | 379 | by Njabulo
Sengwayo son dies after church house assault
THE late founder of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) of Portland Oregon, Reverend Morgan Sengwayo's youngest son, Missiondom succumbed to injuries sustained following a brutal attack by thugs at a ch...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 2055 | by Staff reporter
Mhlophe, Sibanda lock horns over Bosso top seat
HIGHLANDERS executive committee elections take place tomorrow with both incumbent chairperson Kenneth Mhlophe and challenger Johnfat Sibanda fighting for the top post.Mhlophe has been at the h...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:14hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
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