BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses in desperate bid to flee Zimbabwe

Thousands of Zimbabwean nurses are stranded and financially drained after spending up to US$2 000 each in failed attempts to migrate for better-paying jobs abroad, as government authorities allegedly...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare Institute fires back at Nurses Council

The Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has reaffirmed the legitimacy of its nursing assistant training programme, clarifying that it is fully approved by relevant government bodies, following a ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe nurses threaten strike

Zimbabwe's fragile public healthcare system is facing yet another major crisis as nurses across the country have signalled their intention to embark on a nationwide strike over poor remuneration, dire...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe nurses sound alarm over dire conditions

The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has issued a desperate plea to the government to urgently address the worsening crisis in public hospitals, warning that nurses are working under "impossible con...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe denies blocking nurses from leaving country

Zimbabwe's Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, has dismissed reports alleging that the Government is deliberately withholding certificates of good standing (CGS) to prevent over...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe pledges swift action on nurses' grievances

In a proactive move to address escalating concerns within Zimbabwe's public healthcare system, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Douglas Mombeshora, on Friday visited Parirenyatwa Group of Hos...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe govt blocks 4,000 nurses from leaving

The Zimbabwean government has reportedly withheld verification letters for more than 4,000 nurses, effectively blocking their chances of securing employment abroad in a controversial attempt to stem t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses to report for duty once a week

NURSES, who recently declared incapacitation, have resolved to report for duty once a week, a situation that will worsen further service delivery at public hospitals that were also deserted by doctors...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses divided over negotiations

SHARP divisions have rocked nurses' unions after the Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (Zina) held negotiations to review salaries with President Emmerson Mnangagwa without alerting the Health Apex Council...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Labour unrest as teachers, nurses and senior doctors join strike

Zimbabwe has been plunged into a labour crisis of monumental proportions after senior doctors, nurses and teachers joined the ongoing strike by junior doctors which is now more than a month old.Nurses...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 January 2019

POLITICS

Chiwenga offer unemployed teachers, nurses jobs?

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Government has plans to ensure that unemployed teachers and nurses in the country end up getting jobs. Speaking during a well attended Zanu-PF rally ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Government recruits nurses

GOVERNMENT has recruited 240 new nurses in Manicaland to improve the staff complement in public hospitals.In April, the Ministry of Health and Child Care gave hospitals permission to recruit more nurs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses get $5 000 windfall

NURSES on Monday received lump sum payments of up to $5 000 from Government as payment of outstanding allowances.In a survey conducted by The Chronicle yesterday, nurses said they were shocked to get ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Government recalls fired nurses

Government has recalled nurses that it had discharged from service, Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has said.He said the health professionals have since resumed their duties."I would...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt slashes allowances for doctors, nurses

GOVERNMENT has reneged on the agreement it entered with the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) which saw their on call allowances being increased to $1 200 in March.According to NewZimbabwe....

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF extends olive branch to nurses

LESS than a month after sacking a reported 5,000 nurses and under a week before teachers embark on what threatens to be a crippling strike, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to review the work...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Fired nurses withdraw High Court challenge

Nurses who were recently fired by Government for embarking on an illegal job action have been left exposed after the Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (ZINA) yesterday withdrew a High Court challenge again...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 April 2018

Nurses, Chiwenga impasse hearing date set

High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga is tomorrow expected to preside over an urgent chamber application filed by members of the Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (Zina), who are seeking nullification of the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

OPINION

When firing backfires

As tempting as it is to engage in a full-on legal analysis of the government's decision to fire striking nurses, I will keep this piece as general as possible because the legality of the actions can b...

By Paul Kaseke | Published: 25 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt to urgently resolve nurses' grievances

GOVERNMENT has said it is urgently addressing concerns raised by nurses and it was regrettably that some of them had decided to engage in an unlawful strike.The nearly 6 000 nurses who were fired have...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2018

Nurses take Chiwenga head-on

NURSES at public hospitals have approached the High Court seeking nullification of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's decision to summarily expel them from their jobs for participating in the just-...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses scored a major victory against Chiwenga

NURSES have scored a major victory with the government hiring a number of unemployed colleagues and reversing dismissal letters of almost 6‚000 others that were fired after downing tools.A fortnight...

By Staff Reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses scored a major victory against Chiwenga

NURSES have scored a major victory with the government hiring a number of unemployed colleagues and reversing dismissal letters of almost 6‚000 others that were fired after downing tools.A fortnight...

By Staff Reporter | Published: 24 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Fired nurses re-hired

GOVERNMENT has re-engaged fired nurses and hired more health practitioners in a development that is expected to improve service delivery at the country's health institutions.The Health Services Board ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

POLITICS

Nurses bow to govt pressure

Striking nurses will return to work tomorrow after union leaders claimed the week-long job boycott has been politicised.Nurses went on strike last Monday demanding outstanding allowances and an immedi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018
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