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Cyclone Idai buried people with their belongings
WHEN we arrived in cyclone hit Chimanimani a week after the monstrous Idai, what we could only see at most places are stone boulders that had buried wholesome villages underneath and someone coming fr...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | 4791 | by Staff reporter
Freebie-hunting teens raped after binge
TWO teenagers believed they could get drunk without spending their money but feeding off grown men until tragedy struck.The two (names withheld) from Pumula suburb one day found their target a...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 3116 | by Staff reporter
Serious contraceptive shortage in Matebeleland North
PUBLIC health institutions in Matebeleland North and South provinces have reportedly run out of contraceptives, leaving most women stranded as they cannot afford the high prices charged by private pha...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Panic as prostitutes take used condom to sangoma
Panic has gripped a number of Harare men who frequent the Red light district seeking a nice time with commercial sex workers after Prophet C B Motondo of Grace Faith Ministries operating along K...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 08:57hrs | 7226 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Let's Preach Abstinence to the Nation!
The Editor, May you please allow me space to tell the nation the truth, nothing else but the living reality through this educative and informative newspaper that Abstinence and monogamy is the...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:29hrs | 747 | by Kufakunesu Mawira
'Children should get sex education regardless of age'
Social workers and legislators have said the age of consent to sex should remain at 16 years to protect children from abuse, while at the same time children should have access to sexual reproductive h...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:16hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Harare named as HIV hotspots
BULAWAYO, Harare, Ruwa and Chitungwiza have been identified as HIV hotspots with the highest number of infected people not on treatment amid reports that risky sexual behaviour continues to drive the ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Decriminalising AIDS spreaders Is brutal and an assault to humanity
In 1996 the then Zimbabwe's Minister of Justice Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa oversaw the proposed legislation which makes it a criminal offence for a person who knows that he or she is infected with HI...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:40hrs | 1541 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe govt out to promote new female condom
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is holding workshops with various stakeholders to come up with ways of preventing the spread of HIV, STIs and unintended pregnancy through revitalised female cond...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:42hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
'Married women sleep around more than sex workers'
A Commercial sex worker has claimed that married women sleep around more than sex workers.In a video posted by 263Chat on Twitter the unnamed sex worked is filmed saying, "Married women c...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 13:56hrs | 15038 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's soldiers used excessive force against protesters
Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent result...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 21:56hrs | 988 | by Human Rights Watch
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 | 754 | by Tondorindo
Age of consent stirs debate in Zimbabwe
LEGISLATORS have dismissed reports that they are pushing for the downward review of the age of consent to 12 years, explaining that they were calling for minors who are sexually active to access treat...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:50hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Minister Fortune Chasi dehumanizing women on camera
There is a video trading online showing Minister Fortune Chasi posing for a photo with young women and girls holding sanitary wear/pads. I agree that it is good for Minister Chasi and others to donate...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 09:01hrs | 2114 | by Don Chigumba
Why I respect TB Joshua – Stanley Goreraza, Grace Mugabe's ex-husband
Stanley Goreraza, an officer in Zimbabwe's Air Force and the first husband of Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe, has publicly lauded Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua. "The main...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 19:15hrs | 10954 | by Beatrice Mahlonga
Open letter to Ramaphosa
Greetings from Zimbabwe, Your Excellency. I hope I find you in the best of health. Incidentally, this letter is all about health.I, like so many others am grateful for the huge role that...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 19:29hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Jabu features in nasty indecent tape
Studio 263 actor Jabu (real name Denzel Burutsa) successfully stole the limelight from Winky D at the weekend after his indecent-tape emerged and started doing the rounds on social media. Peop...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1891 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now facing condom crisis
Zimbabwe is now facing condom challenges as donors are pulling back.This was said by the Director of AIDS and TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Dr Owen Mugurungi at the Interna...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 15:12hrs | 6442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs 173 million condoms annually
ZIMBABWE on Wednesday joined the international community in marking World Condom Day with reports that the HIV burdened country needs 173 million condoms a year.International Condom Day is obs...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 15:30hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Prophet up for rape
A 36-year-old self-confessed prophet from Johanne Masowe weChishanu sect has been arrested for allegedly raping a job seeker seeking spiritual assistance from him. Marryward Marara of Maglass ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:10hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo among key HIV hotspots
HARARE, Bulawayo and three other towns have been identified as HIV hotspots in Zimbabwe by an international study. Avert, a United Kingdom-based research organisation said Bulawayo, Harare, Ru...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:24hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Trio 'rapes' neighbour
THREE men from Manningdale suburb in Bulawayo allegedly raped their 27-year-old neighbour who had gone with them for a beer drink at a local shebeen where they also smoked dagga. Two of the su...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:38hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
MSU gets 30 condom dispensers
The National Aids Council (NAC) has sourced 30 condom dispensers for the Midlands State University (MSU) as it moves to reduce new HIV infections among adolescents and tertiary education students thro...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:17hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Sugar daddies fingered in students HIV stats
THE National Aids Council (Nac) has procured 30 condom dispensers for Midlands State University (MSU) as it moves to reduce new HIV infections among adolescents and tertiary education students amid re...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:54hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to address 'condom gloves'
Govt to address 'condom gloves'The government said yesterday that it had begun addressing the dire situation at public hospitals — including bringing in critically short medicines and equipment,...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | 2099 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors using condoms as medical gloves?
Zimbabwean doctors at public health institutions have been forced to use condoms in place of disposable medical gloves as the government struggles to maintain critical supplies to the facilities....Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 10:02hrs | 3051 | by ZimLive
New, cheaper ARV comes to Zimbabwe
Government will introduce a new line of cheaper and more effective antiretroviral drugs for HIV and Aids patients early next year.Authorities will introduce the Dolutegravir (DTG) line, which ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:45hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
ExQ ventures into condom manufacturing
Veteran rap artiste ExQ has ventured into condom production, with a picture of a sample of the condoms being leaked to social networks.The condoms are called "MR Putiti" with the tagline "safe...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 11:26hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
One Night Stand
When we met at the bar last night, slurred speech and double vision had set in and it wouldn't have mattered to me if she had said she was a Zanu PF supporter - I still would have gone home with her. ...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 09:18hrs | 4486 | by Jerà
Zimbabwe records 250 new HIV infections weekly
ZIMBABWE is recording 250 new HIV infections weekly said to be fuelled mostly by adolescent girls, a development which may hinder progress towards ending Aids by 2030. The country, which has t...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 1022 | 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 | 1899 | by Staff reporter
Drama at sex worker's burial
HOOKERS stopped a Catholic priest from giving a graveside speech with their seductive dances arguing that their departed friend was never into church.Sex workers accommodated in the Avenues hi...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 14:52hrs | 5552 | by Staff reporter
Family and Religious Studies Advanced Level Analysis
Explore the lessons that can be drawn from Jesus ethics and demonstrate how they can be applied in a Zimbabwean society faced with problem of HIV and AIDS?...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 17:22hrs | 1255 | by Brian Maregedze
Condom uptake on the rise
The National Aids Council has installed 400 condom dispensers at tertiary institutions, hospitals, hotels, drinking spots and other public places across Zimbabwe as part of efforts to curb the spread ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:20hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
'Sanitary wear beyond reach of young girls'
Women organisations have bemoaned the high price of sanitary wear suggesting that they should be availed to women and young girls for free.This comes as the country has been characterised by p...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 11:41hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba to be probed by ZAAC?
More details have emerged of rabble-rousing influence peddler William Gerald Mutumanje's recent hatchet job on top Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) officials and businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei - all of...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 13:41hrs | 3384 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga fight inevitable, says Lumumba
William Gerald Mutumanje has made astonishing claims that a war was about to erupt between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga.The maverick former Zanu-PF youth le...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 13:53hrs | 19351 | by Ndou Paul
Lumumba spills the beans
In a shocking claim which could put under pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under further political scrutiny, rabble-rousing influence peddler - William Gerald Mutumanje - is spilling the beans o...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:46hrs | 11101 | by Staff reporter
Acie Lumuba: I sold my soul to the devil
The Daily News has sensationally reported that it is in possession of an audio recording where whistle blower Acie Lumumba has confessed to selling his soul to the devil through accepting US$40K...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:35hrs | 5232 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean men say condoms 'too small' for them - report
Men from a small Zimbabwean town have reportedly pleaded with condom manufacturers to supply them with larger condoms, saying those available in local shops were "too small for them".According...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:14hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
'Sex-workers should be able to retire at 40'
A SEX worker has advocated for a retirement age from sex work and peer enforcement of minimum age restrictions to reduce the exploitation of under-age girls by older women and unruly clients.A...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
CIOs, police and Zanu-PF thugs deployed at Motlanthe led Commission hearing in Bulawayo
Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa have expressed concerns over the alarming number of the members of the Central Intelligence organisation, police and Zanu-PF thugs at the Commission of inquiry led ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:05hrs | 1699 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 765 | by Staff reporter
Condom prices shoot up to $12 from $3
PRICES of contraceptives have gone up sharply and people have since been urged to seek services at public health institutions as they are available for free. The price of some brands of condom...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Girl child empowerment: Everyone's duty
ZIMBABWE Women In Politics Alliance commemorates the International Day of the Girl Child by celebrating the 1,1 billion girls in the world and encouraging them to dream and aspire to be whoever they w...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 113 | by Linda Masarira
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 | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Price madness spills to sex
CASUAL sex has become a luxury only for those with deep pockets as consumables of the adult game have skyrocketed at city pharmacies.Word on the street is that sex workers in the city have inc...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Women In Politics Alliance celebrate International day of the Girl Child
2018 Theme: With Her: A skilled Girl Force Zimbabwe Women In Politics Alliance celebrate the International day of the Girl Child by celebrating the 1.1 ...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:09hrs | 251 | by Linda T. Masarira
Couples urged on condom use
BED-RIDDEN on a single bed at United Bulawayo Hospitals with blood-stained bandages on her legs and arms, 25-year-old Moleen Mpala (not her real name) could not fathom events leading to her being stru...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1257 | by Staff reporter
Sex worker, client in court for fighting
POPULAR Mutare socialite-cum-sex-worker and her client were on Sunday night arrested for disorderly conduct after they fought in public following a misunderstanding over the sex worker's poor services...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
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