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Cervical cancer cases in Zimbabwe drop

Zimbabwe recorded a significant decline in cervical cancer cases in 2024, with 1,354 reported nationwide, down from more than 3,000 cases annually in past years. Harare bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 935 cases - 69% of the nation…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Urban lifestyles linked to rising colon cancer risk in Zimbabwe

People living in urban areas with higher incomes and those suffering from diabetes are more susceptible to colon cancer than those who consume traditional diets, according to findings presented by prominent gastroenterologist Dr. Leolin Ka…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:09hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter

Call for budget for cancer control in Zimbabwe

Health stakeholders have called on the Zimbabwean government to urgently develop a clear budget and implement a coordinated response to support the newly launched National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) 2025â€“2030, warning that without proper…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe moves to decentralise treatment of cancer

Stakeholders in Zimbabwe's health sector have commended the Government for taking significant steps to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment, with plans now in motion to decentralise services beyond Harare and Bulawayo. The initiative is …

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:33hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter

'Where are the cancer machines?' asks Khupe

Opposition Member of Parliament Thokozani Khupe has demanded a full disclosure from Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on how proceeds from the sugar tax are being utilised in the fight against cancer, amid growing concerns over a lack of trans…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo exposed as the beneficiary of cancer machine contract

Embattled businessman and ZANU PF-linked tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has been exposed as the beneficiary of a staggering US$437 million government contract for the supply of cancer treatment equipment - a deal clinched without going thr…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:15hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo dismisses cancer equipment contract claims as fake

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has denied involvement in a reported US$400 million cancer treatment equipment supply deal with the government, dismissing recently leaked documents as "fake" and politically motivated misinformation.Chivayo's …

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo's arrogance is an insult to millions of suffering Zimbabweans

There's a saying: "A soft answer turneth away wrath" - but what happens when arrogance and contempt are the response to a nation's cry for accountability?There is something profoundly disturbing about the attitude displayed by controversia…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:25hrs | 689 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chamisa berates Chivayo's cancer machines tender

Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticised the government's decision to award a lucrative tender for cancer treatment machines to Wicknell Chivayo, a known ZANU PF member and businessman, in a deal widely seen as a vehi…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:34hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter

Nick Mangwana defends $439 million no-tender deal for cancer equipment

The Zimbabwean government has come under intense public scrutiny following confirmation that it awarded a US$439 million cancer treatment equipment contract to a South African company without going through a public tender process.Governmen…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:48hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo bags US$400 million cancer equipment deal with Mnangagwa's Office

Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has landed a massive cancer treatment equipment supply contract worth over US$400 million with Zimbabwe's Office of the President and Cabinet, further extending his grip on lucrative government tende…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:20hrs | 14540 | by Staff reporter

Is the cancer killing us coming from our Harare water

Either you don't get water at all or you receive contaminated water and it is time for residents to take action. With alarming reports of toxins contaminating the city's water supply, the health and safety of millions hang in the balance. …

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 11:20hrs | 238 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Zimbabwe govt bemoans rising cancer cases

The Zimbabwean government has raised concerns over the increasing burden of cancer in the country, with both new cases and deaths rising sharply. While experts have suggested a possible link between the surge in cancer cases and COVID-19 v…

Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:44hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter

Boost for Zimbabwe cancer patients

Cancer patients, including children, have received a significant boost after two banks and one of Zimbabwe's leading supermarkets donated chemotherapy drugs and financial support to two cancer care organisations.At the handover ceremony, C…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt begins process to procure cancer treatment machines

The government has announced the commencement of a process to procure cancer treatment machines, addressing a critical gap in the country's healthcare system that has worsened the plight of cancer patients.Speaking to NewsDay over the week…

Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:43hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe launches Hope for Lungs Project to combat lung cancer

Zimbabwe is taking a significant step towards addressing lung cancer with the launch of the Hope for Lungs Project, a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving early diagnosis and treatment access for the disease. The project, funded by …

Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:37hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter

Sugar tax money to set up new cancer treatment centres

The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has approved expedited procedures to procure new cancer treatment machines, with the potential completion of the process before the end of 2024.This move is funded by proceeds from th…

Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter

Cancer a leading death cause in Zimbabwe

This year, Cimas Health Group dedicated its annual marathon events to raising awareness about men's health, with a particular focus on prostate cancer, one of Zimbabwe's leading causes of death among men.The decision comes against the back…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:50hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF now regional cancer, says Sikhala

Former Zengeza West and St Mary's legislator Job Sikhala has issued a stern warning to Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, cautioning against its interference in the domestic governance of other nations, which he claims puts Zimbabweans in t…

Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:16hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's 6 mealie meal brands cleared of cancer-causing herbicide

The Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) has announced that recent tests conducted on six popular mealie meal brands have confirmed the absence of harmful levels of glyphosate, a herbicide associated with cancer risks and commonly used …

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 10:31hrs | 3857 | by Staff reporter

Cancer leading cause of death in Zimbabwe

Cervical and prostate cancers remain the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Zimbabwe, according to the delayed 2019 report from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry (ZNCR). The report highlights the significant toll these ca…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter

Khupe engages Mthuli Ncube to boost cancer treatment in Zimbabwe

Former Deputy Prime Minister and cancer advocate, Dr. Thokozani Khupe, has revealed that she has successfully engaged the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, on allocating funds towards improving cancer tr…

Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:45hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter

Rutendo Matinyarare leads battle against GMO infiltration in Zimbabwe

Food security and public health in Zimbabwe are increasingly at risk due to the persistent issue of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Despite a national ban on GMOs, illegal importation of these products continues, raising significant…

Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 10:06hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean scientists discover of Alzheimer's, melanoma cancer cure

Zimbabwean scientists on Thursday said they have discovered a cure for Alzheimer's disease, and also announced that they have developed a groundbreaking treatment for melanoma, a skin cancer.Professor Simon Mukwembi, the lead scientist on …

Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 13:09hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter

Can aspartame in soft drinks cause cancer?

Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert …

Published: 10 Aug 2024 at 07:49hrs | 871 | by Erick Matotoba

Khupe reveals new cancer fight

Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went deeper on Thursday to reveal her own prot…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe turns to America to fix cancer machines

The government has signed a three-year contract with Varian Medical Systems, an American company, to repair and maintain cancer treatment machines in the country. This initiative aims to address the challenges faced by cancer patients who …

Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe cancer patient among thousands to trial personalised vaccines

Thousands of NHS cancer patients in England are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment using vaccines to fight their disease.Thirty hospitals so far have signed up to the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.It is designed to mat…

Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter

Mother of three remains positive after four cancer operations

The 40-year-old mother of three who on Tuesday was one of the first three patients ever to be operated on in Zimbabwe by means of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has had a long battle with cancer.She is the first person in…

Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:29hrs | 9 | by Agencies

Namibian President dies after undergoing experimental treatment in US

The 82-year-old leader passed away days after receiving novel cancer therapy in the USNamibian President Hage Geingob has died in a hospital in the capital Windhoek, where he was receiving treatment for cancer, the southwest African state'…

Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 05:18hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa directs treasury to fund Khupe cancer treatment in India

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted approval for the treasury to allocate funding for the cancer treatment of Thokozani Khupe, the former Deputy Prime Minister and CCC proportional representation legislator, in India.Khupe, who was in…

Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:11hrs | 1473 | by Staff reporter

Thokozani Khupe announces her second cancer diagnosis

Dr. Thokozani Khupe, a proportional representation Member of Parliament representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo and former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with cancer for…

Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 17:02hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter

Johnson and Johnson's baby powder causes cancer?

ZIMBABWE's health ministry has banned the use of Johnson and Johnson's baby powder over allegations that it causes cancer.In a letter seen by NewZimbabwe.com written to all provincial medical directors, health perm sec Jasper Chimedza said…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:21hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Can sex, affect prostate cancer risk?

AS we continue to fight COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, let us bear in mind that we also need to raise awareness of prostate cancer.It's that time of the year again when everyone is busy preparing for the famous breast cancer awareness month, where …

Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 13 | by Michelle Madzudzo

BREAKING: Ernest Maphepha Sibanda dies

Ernest Maphepha Sibanda, the former Highlanders Football Club footballer, manager and chairman who is well known for having led Bosso in of their most successful phases in the club's history has died.Veteran journalist Ezra Tshisa Sibanda …

Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 11:32hrs | 25 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Cancer patients face stigma from loved ones

HARARE - Nobody gets nearer to her. She has become a loner, with the television turning into her only friend yet 60-year-old Tendai Makuwana is a cancer survivor.For Makuwana, pounded with cancer over the past years, anger has taken centre…

Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 12:09hrs | 19 | by Ropafadzo Mapimhidze and Dr Masimba Mavaza

UZ student dies of cancer in SA

A University of Zimbabwe student Steve John Mutapiri  who was recently admitted at a South African hospital for operation following the donation on 100 000 Rand by a funeral service firm - Zororo/ Phumulani  has succumbed to the …

Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 07:55hrs | 15 | by Stephen Jakes

Mandatory cancer screening planned

It will be mandatory for Zimbabweans in certain age groups to be screened for cancers as a prevention and control strategy for the world's second leading cause of deaths under plans now being considered and worked on. The improved programm…

Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:35hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter

Thabitha Khumalo diagnosed with cancer

MDC Alliance chairperson Thabitha Khumalo has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has vowed to fight the disease.Khumalo produced a medical report showing that she was diagnosed with the cancer back in April, but ha…

Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:35hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Mrs Mnangagwa clinches cancer treatment deal

First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has clinched a fellowship programme for local doctors with Merck Foundation that will aim to boost the limited number of oncologists in Zimbabwe and train the existing ones.The aim of the partnership is to buil…

Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 16:08hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Forex shortages hit cancer clinics

PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals consultant oncologist Webster Kudzatsa has said foreign currency shortages have hit cancer clinics, affecting patients as institutions fail to acquire spare parts and services of international engineers.Spea…

Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo radiotherapy patients stranded

ABOUT 150 cancer patients accessing radiation services from Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo are stranded following the breakdown of machinery at the hospital since November last year. Radiation therapy which is also called radiotherapy …

Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:50hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo procures UPS cancer machine

MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has bought a R1,45 million Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) machine for the radiation department, which will see radiation sessions on cancer patients being carried out without fear of power outrages, Sun…

Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:01hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter

Khupe's foundation celebrates 6 years of existence

OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe's breast cancer foundation on Saturday celebrated six years of existence, with the former Deputy Prime Minister calling on government to avail ward-based breast cancer testing and treatment centres f…

Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Khupe to lead breast cancer walk

MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe will on Saturday lead a breast cancer awareness walk to highlight the plight of women suffering from the killer disease and call on the government to avail clinical cancer testing centres across the country.…

Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:01hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

'Have more sex to beat cancer'

The Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is encouraging men to be sexually active and at least have 21 ejaculations in a month to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.CAZ information officer Priscilla Mangwiro said this was backed by  r…

Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Student prostitution: Cancer in colleges, schools

Government and parents invest heavily in education. Often times education receives the lion's share of government's annual budget. It is not surprising. Education manufactures the nation's human capital and is the cardinal driver of nation…

Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | 15 | by Professor Charles-PFukwa

Early symptoms of cancer

Over the last few years, the number of cancer cases has been increasing. There are various cancers which affect various organs and almost all types of cancer will have a significant impact on your life.The good news is that most cancers gr…

Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | 924 | by Dr Tendai Zuze

Raw food treatment for cancer - Alternative cancer treatments

The Editor,I thought this information can help improve someone's quality of life.https://www.cancertutor.com/rawfood/This is a very potent cancer treatment; however, it should not be used as the only cancer treatment. This protocol is gene…

Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 14:58hrs | 18 | by Sam Wezhira

Auxillia Mnangagwa urged to lead in cancer fight

LEGISLATORS yesterday implored First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa to take the lead in the fight against cancer to ensure affordable treatment.The issue was raised in a motion moved in the National Assembly by Gokwe-Gumunyu MP Melania Mahiya and…

Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:36hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter

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