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Honourable Vice-President, Comrade Joice Teurai Ropa Mujuru,
Honourable Vice-President, Comrade John Landa Nkomo,
Honourable Prime Minister, Mr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai,
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Authur Mutambara and Mrs Mutambara,
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister, Ms Thokozani Khupe,
Honourable President of the Senate, Comrade Edna Madzongwe,
Honourable Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Lovemore Moyo,
Honourable Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku,
Honourable Minister of Defence, Comrade Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa,
Retrenchment figures drop marginally
The number of retrenched workers in the first half of the year dropped slightly to 1 140 from1 665 in the period last year, a Cabinet minister has said Last year, over 4 000 employees were
Government to float Lupane gas tender
Government will shortly float a tender to determine the quantity of gas in Lupane and the type of machinery required to extract it, a Cabinet minister has said. In 2007, the Government declared the
Government seeks to formalise export of nurses
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
A draft Memorandum of Understanding seeking to formalise nurses exportation to other countries is complete and now ready for presentation to Cabinet, a senior Government official has said.
Director of Nursing Services in the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Mrs Cynthia Chasokela said many countries including Swaziland, Lesotho, Trinidad and Tobago had indicated that they needed hundreds of nurses to work in their countries under a Government to Government agreement.
This development follows Government’s decision to release about 2 000 nurses trained in the past two years from bonding.
Government is failing to provide the nurses jobs in public health institutions, leaving them jobless after training.
“In preparing the document we have engaged all the important stakeholders including the Attorney General’s office, professors and other professional experts. The draft is now ready and will soon be presented to Cabinet,” Mrs Chasokela said.
She said once approved, the MoU is expected to see an easy entry of local nurses into health systems of countries with an MOU with Zimbabwe.
She said nurses who are seeking jobs from these countries on their own are being harassed and are working under poor conditions.
“Most of them are having their passports forfeited once they are given a job, those at work are paid salaries of general hand workers yet they are performing duties
NGO seeks partnerships
Health ReporterA community-based youth organisation is seeking partnerships with the corporate world and donor community to pay school fees for orphans and other vulnerable children under its jurisdiction. The
CBC crash out in Edmund Rice Festival final
Mbonisi Mabhena
BULAWAYO’s Christian Brothers College (CBC) had a great run in the annual inter-CBCs’ Edmund Rice Festival although they lost 3-2 to defending champions CBC Mount Edmund from Pretoria in the final match that was played at CBC Veritas Springs in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday.EDITORIAL COMMENT: Thumbs up to Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Today all roads in the different towns and cities lead to different stadia for the commemorations of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day. This is a day when the nation reflects on the important role played by the security forces in maintaining peace and tranquility in the country.
Number of retrenched workers drops
The number of retrenched workers in the first half of the year dropped slightly to 1 140 from 1 665 in the same period last year, a Cabinet minister said on Saturday.
‘Go back to traditional ways of living’
Chronicle Reporter
Gogo Gibhi Mabuso, a centenarian has encouraged Zimbabweans to go back to traditional ways of living laced with Christianity.
NIEEB seeks office space for regional managers
Business Reporter
THE National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB) is working with provincial governors to identify office space for its regional managers to coordinate indigenisation programmes.