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Male contraceptive pill found 99 percent effective in mice
A team of scientists said they had developed an oral male contraceptive that is 99 percent effective in mice without causing side effects, and could enter human trials by the end of this year....Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 09:08hrs | 681 | by AFP
Student nurse acquitted of stealing drugs
A STUDENT nurse at Mpilo Central Hospital has been acquitted on a charge of stealing drugs worth $5 600 from the public health institution.Sandra Maramba (21) of Babourfields in Bulawayo, repr...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
No to abortion in Zimbabwe
IN recent months, there has been a lot of buzz about abortion. Tens of thousands of women in America have demonstrated as they felt outraged that their right to kill their unborn child is threatened....Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Alexio Rashirai
Young college students abusing family planning pills to stop periods
SHOCKING details have emerged that some female students at tertiary institutions around the country are using birth control pills to suppress their periods.One of the main reasons is that some...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa refutes plot to assassinate Mnangagwa's son
OUTSPOKEN Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has rubbished a litany of accusations from an "emotional" former lover, Susan Mutami including a claim he was plotting to assassinate President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Police recover expired drugs after raid on clinic, surgery
A private clinic and a surgery in Gweru were raided by the police leading to the recovery of expired drugs and others which are not registered by the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) wor...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hit by birth control pills shortage
ZIMBABWE is facing a countrywide shortage of family planning pills due to procurement challenges which will only be addressed next month. The pills are one of the most preferred family p...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of birth control pills
ZIMBABWE is facing a countrywide shortage of family planning pills due to procurement challenges which will only be addressed next month. The pills are one of the most preferred family p...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:54hrs | 946 | by Staff Reporter
Nurses selling birth control pills on black market
Nurses at Chiredzi General Hospital are reportedly stealing birth control pills from the health institution and selling them for as much as $4 a satchet on the black market.Chiredzi General Ho...Published: 06 May 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
A male birth control pill has just passed human safety tests
A new male birth control pill passed tests of safety and tolerability when healthy men used it daily for a month, and it produced hormone responses consistent with effective contraception, according t...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Give the wayward juveniles access to pills
The issue of the age of consent has stirred a hornet's nest in Zimbabwe with some saying lower it to twelve and others giving thumbs up to sixteen years. The adults want to baby sit the under ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 21:52hrs | 769 | by Tondorindo
'Upgraded' wife dumps hubby
HE's not good enough!Siphiwe Maseko a teacher by profession believes she is too good for her husband, Khalangani Dube, a security guard.All this after Dube sent her through teacher tra...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:28hrs | 1812 | by Staff reporter
Contraceptives for fifteen year olds?
WHEN condom distribution at schools failed after parents had mixed feelings about it, some mothers took it upon themselves to protect their sexually active girls from having unwanted pregnancies....Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe baby boom ruled out after price hikes
THERE will not be a "baby boom" in the country following a sharp increase in the prices of available family planning methods, a senior official from the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFP...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Contraceptives prices shoot up
For the average Zimbabwean, birth control pills are lifestyle drugs while condoms are one of those accessories many would put into the shopping basket without considering the cost.Well, that w...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:31hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacists urged to sell EC to adolescent girls
THE Health ministry has come hard on pharmacists that deny adolescent girls access to Emergency Contraception (EC), known as the morning-after pill, as teenage pregnancies were on the rise.Pha...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No birth control pills shortage'
THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council has allayed fears that Mashonaland West province has run out of contraceptives urging women in need to visit their nearest health centres to collect their...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health official arrested for stealing birth control pills
An assistant pharmacist at Sadza District Hospital in Mashonaland East province has been arrested on allegations of stealing 24 boxes of birth control pills worth nearly $3 000.Learnmore Chigw...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare women turn to padded hip, bum tights
WHILE it is agreed that beautiful looks of a woman are only skin deep, with inner beauty being more valuable, women continue to pursue striking physical looks by using a whole range of beauty products...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:53hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
June - the month of 'unplanned' pregnancies
A LEADING health professional has sensationally alleged that June and December are months when most couples drop the ball in protected sex leading to pregnancy.Mpilo Hospital Clinical Director...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Vendetta Mtunzi
'Don't abuse morning-after pills'
WOMEN have been warned against using the morning-after pill for birth control, because continued use of the drug has devastating side effects which could cause complications in pregnancy.Margr...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loans for pastors' wife
Destiny of Africa Network (DANet) founder, Reverend Obadiah Musindo, recently helped female pastors and wives of pastors in starting business projects saying marriage is not an achievement.Add...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 16:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zodwa ban - Too much censorship emerging in Zimbabwe
The Aeneas Chigwedere-led Board of Censors has unleashed controversy by banning South African socialite Zodwa Wabantu from performing at the Harare International Carnival.Apparently, the board...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 13:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maintains family planning course
ZIMBABWE has met and surpassed some of its 2020 goals for family planning, with statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care pointing towards a remarkable increase in the uptake of modern con...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 06:40hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces birth control pill shortage
Zimbabwe is facing a serious shortage of birth control pills and government is seized with the matter to ensure the situation does not get out of hand.In short supply, particularly in the rura...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 15:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs out of birth control pills
BULAWAYO has been hit by a shortage of Marvelon, a birth control pill which experts say had less side effects compared to other methods of contraception.In a survey conducted by Chronicle in B...Published: 17 May 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Do not use condoms, Senators appeal
Zimbabweans have been called upon not to use condoms or any birth control method as that negatively affects population growth, several Senators have said.The Senators joined Regist...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF MP wants incentives for large families to promote population growth
MASHONALAND West Senator, Mike Byton Musaka (Zanu PF) moved a motion calling on government to incentivise couples with a minimum of eight children, as part of efforts to grow the country's populat...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudede digs in
The University of Zimbabwe Creative Writing Press Club recently hosted Tobaiwa Mudede (Registrar-General of Zimbabwe) and Richard Hondo who delivered a 3-hour presentation on their recently polemical ...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:13hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Musician denies impregnating Bev
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly Sibanda seems confused about the type of contraceptives that she uses, confusing one that works for five years with one that is effective for three months.This follo...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chat with Sis Noe: I feel annoyed with sex, help!
Hi Sis NoeIS it true that you can get pregnant while on the pill and what are the chances of that happening? - ConfusedReplyYes, you can get pregnant while on the pill. There a...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:08hrs | 1244 | by Sis Noe
Tobaiwa Mudede receive death threats
REGISTRAR General Tobaiwa Mudede claims he received threats from the media and "high places" while writing his controversial book on family planning.Mudede launched the book titled, Geneticall...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-AIDS vaginal ring partially protects women - Study
WASHINGTON - Women who inserted a vaginal ring coated with an anti-AIDS drug once a month were partially protected against HIV infection, researchers said Monday as they released long-awaited results ...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by AP
Zanu-PF MP wants birth control for men
Shamva South MP, Joseph Mapiki (Zanu-PF) had people who attended a meeting of MPs and Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) officials on family planning in Nyanga (Monday) in stitches, when he suggested ...Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teen pastor destroys married church founder's marriage
A TEENAGE pastor is head over heels in love with a married church founder resulting in the breaking up of her two-year old marriage. The young pastor, Frank Emmanuel (19) of Living Waters, con...Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 07:27hrs | 5266 | by Staff Reporter
Tobaiwa Mudede responds to birth control drugs critics
Our presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio committee on Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development on July 7 2015 triggered a myriad of comments. We have received an overwhelming number o...Published: 25 Jul 2015 at 09:17hrs | | by Tobaiwa T Mudede and Richard Hondo
Mudede steps up bizarre campaign
Tobaiwa Mudede Registrar General has warned women against using modern birth control methods, claiming they caused the birth of children with several deformities, large heads as well as obesity i...Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
The last vestiges of our cruel culture, IsiNdebele culture: Polygamy
Polygamy will be wiped off by growing globalization My mother was the fourth wife to my father, he had six wives in his homestead. She was no...Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 15:00hrs | 4524 | by Nomazulu Thata: taken from the eBook 'Sweetmother'
Woman dumped over birth control method
ADOPTING a family planning method without her husband's knowledge resulted in a Buhera woman being dumped at Sakubva Main Bus Terminus with her three minor kids on Sunday afternoon.The though...Published: 09 May 2015 at 17:32hrs | | by Tendai Gukutikwa
Mudede renews call to do away with modern contraceptives
THE Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has again appealed to Zimbabweans to do away with modern contraception methods and revert back to the traditional methods of contraception such as the menstrual...Published: 03 May 2015 at 07:33hrs | 3599 | by Thobekile Zhou
Women shoulder the burden of the nation
The 8th of March is the world women's day. While other women in some parts of the world are celebrating the mile stone and progress in the recognition of social, political and economic development of ...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 12:20hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
Don't use contraceptives, says Mudede
Registrar General Tobias Mudede has once again courted controversy by imploring women not to use contraceptives alleging they are responsible for causing diseases.Mr Mudede, who co-authore...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 09:54hrs | 3312 | by Staff reporter
Couple with 12 sons awaits baby number 13
Rockford - A western Michigan couple with 12 sons is expecting baby No 13, and even though they're sticking to their tradition of not finding out in advance whether they're having a boy or girl, they ...Published: 29 Oct 2014 at 14:25hrs | | by AP
Prophet Makandiwa should stick to church matters
The reason why I have come to doubt the Roman Catholic Church (the church I was raised in), is its involvement in the running of nations.In the US, the Vatican has had a tremendous influen...Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 14:55hrs | | by LG Matamba
'Condoms in Bibles' idea defended
HEALTH and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa yesterday shot down Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede's suggestions urging the populace to shun contraceptives.Parirenyatwa also defended his ...Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt in bid to control population growth rate
GOVERNMENT is working on controlling the country's population growth rate and aligning it to the country's economic growth rate by lowering the national Total Fertility Rate, a Cabinet minis...Published: 24 Aug 2014 at 07:20hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Bulawayo register high condom uptake, high HIV rate
THE contentious 2012 census results showing Bulawayo's population in decline could be accurate if the city's high uptake of condoms is anything to go by.Out of a staggering 300 million male an...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 20:21hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Gwanda men to grow breasts
A number of men in Gwanda District may soon develop breasts as they have reportedly been consuming birth control pills which they would have mistaken for antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), Matabeleland ...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 16:14hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Catholic run hospital blocks distribution of condoms
THE Roman Catholic-run Zhombe Mission Hospital in Kwekwe rural and Kwekwe Polytechnic are allegedly blocking the distribution of condoms at the two institutions, setting themselves on a collision cour...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 06:04hrs | 2761 | by Kamangeni Phiri
Mudede's claim that contraception causes cancer is misleading and alarmist
In remarks at an Africa Day celebration in Harare on 25 May, Zimbabwe's Registrar General, Tobaiwa Mudede, advised the country's women to stop using contraceptives, the state-owned Herald newspaper re...Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 14:03hrs | 2750 | by Researched by Sintha Chiumia
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