Health

Globe and phoenix primary school has been closed By Memory Mudzani Globe and phoenix primary school has been closed with immediate effect after a grade 5 classroom collapsed in the morning. Fourteen students are reported to have sustained injuries and they have been rushed to Kwekwe general hospital where they are being treated. Civil protection […]

CLASSIC STORY OF THE WEEK Multi-disability film-producer defies the ddds By Dumisani Ndlovu A man with multi-disabilities in the third largest city of Zimbabwe, Gweru town has become popular for exhibiting high levels of efficiency, ingenuity and dedication to obligation following his entry into film and production industry. Born in 1985,Kudakwashe Doba has shown rare

Debt Ridden PSMI Suicide Employee Received Death Threats, Tribalism for exposing graft By Delicious Mathuthu The Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) employee who committed suicide last week after going for months without pay and accruing massive debts was also being threatened for exposing rot and theft at PSMI in Bulawayo, Kwedu News can reveal. Bernard

Mberengwa teen kills her daughter By Memory Mudzani A 19year old Mberengwa woman allegedly killed her 7months old daughter with fresh milk mixed with an organophosphate tablet. It is the state’s case that on the 1st of March 2023 at around 1400hours at Village Shumba under Chief Mposi in Mberengwa, Felistus Mpofu left home in

More executives fingered in PSMI rot as employees continue to wallow in poverty By Harry Taruva and Delicious Mathuthu More executives have been fingered in the rot at the Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) with allegations of massive corruption, looting, fraud and abuse of company resources revealed while employees have gone for months without salaries

Government prohibits boarding school visits over spike in covid19 cases By Memory Mudzani The Zimbabwe government has banned visits to boarding schools over fears of a spike in Covid-19 cases. From the information recorded by ZIMFACT the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says the current suspension notice on visits applies to this term, and

PSMI workers escalate strike …call for board dismissal and threaten property attachments By Delicious Mathuthu and Harry Taruva Troubled Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) workers have escalated their strike accross the country threatening to attach the company’ properties to recover their salaries. The workers are also demanding the dismissal of the entity’s board and secretariat.

Teenagers arrested for taking drugs at school By Dumisani Ndlovu Three juveniles all aged 16years and a 38 year old woman were arrested for smoking dagga and unlawful dealing with dangerous drugs respectively, Midlands police has confirmed. The arrest took place at George Chipadza Secondary School in Zvishavane. The three minors were caught during the

Education a challenge to children with disability By Memory Mudzani Children with disabilities in most African countries including Zimbabwe face challenges in accessing education though education is a fundamental right to all children. In an interview with Kwedu News Joseph Tsvayi the projects officer for Amor Zimbabwe Trust said,children with disabilities fail to realize their