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Revolving fund for Gutu Central vendors launched

A new revolving fund aimed at empowering informal traders and transforming livelihoods was officially launched on Monday in Gutu Central Constituency, offering hope to many small business owners struggling to access affordable capital.The …

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter

Villager dies after losing 37 cattle to January disease

A villager from Senkwasi in Zhombe, Midlands Province, has tragically died from high blood pressure after losing 37 head of cattle to January disease, a tick-borne infection that continues to wreak havoc on livestock in rural Zimbabwe.The …

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe makes major step in disease outbreak detection

Zimbabwe has taken a decisive step towards enhancing its ability to detect and respond to public health threats with the launch of its National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines on Thursday. The new framework aims to establish a re…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:53hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter

Tobacco crop under threat from fungal disease

Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers are facing a major crisis as a destructive fungal disease, Fusarium Wilt and Root Rot (FWRR), spreads across fields, threatening the country's lucrative tobacco industry.Farmers say they are ill-equipped to comba…

Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:24hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe ministry warns cattle farmers of deadly January disease outbreak

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development has issued a stern warning to cattle farmers across Zimbabwe following an outbreak of the deadly January disease, also known as theileriosis. The disease, which is…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:05hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter

Hundreds of cattle die under new wave of January disease

A new wave of theileriosis also known as January disease is killing hundreds of cattle in Masvingo Province, leaving many farmers  with nothing, a survey by The Mirror has shown.Provincial Veterinary services officer, Dr Ernest Dzimwa…

Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Rare skin disease hits Zimbabwe

SYMPTOMS upon first exposure to sunlight: Freckling on sun-exposed areas. Dry skin. Pimples resembling blisters develop into spider web-like vessels and eventually dark brown tumours.If your child is showing these symptoms, you need to see…

Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:37hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Stop the stigmatization, vitiligo is not a disease

Years ago at some village in the communal lands a young girl slowly started 'turning white', from the arms up to the face. The rumour-mill worked overtime with some people labelling her a witch and others accusing her of practicing canniba…

Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 21:08hrs | 4 | by Thomas Murisa

WMA condemns portrayal of homosexuality as a disease

The persistent portrayal of homosexuality as a disease has been condemned by the World Medical Association (WMA) along with attempts to treat it using so-called âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â‰ˆÃ¬conversion" or âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â‰ˆÃ¬reparative" procedures.At its…

Published: 21 Oct 2013 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by WMA

January disease: Are you safe?

Donning trendy apparel, Razor sent his large probing eyes sideways and once sure the coast was clear, he ventured into their family maize plot on the outskirts of Mabvuku and stashed pumpkin leaves into his satchel. To avoid detection by a…

Published: 07 Jan 2012 at 08:54hrs | 3 | by Ghetto Blast Rosenthal Mutakati

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