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Nun murderer threatens to kill magistrate
A 21-YEAR-OLD Mutoko man, who allegedly murdered a Roman Catholic Church nun while she was praying at a shrine near Mutemwa last year, yesterday threatened to kill a Harare magistrate for indicting hi...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
'Double tragedy' for victims of August 1 army shootings as probe begins
GENUINE victims of the August 1, army shootings were given a torrid time during public hearings by a commission set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the killings amid accusations that...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:51hrs | 455 | by Valentine Maponga
Tendai Biti barred from seeking mental health services in SA
A HIGH Court judge has dismissed MDC deputy national chair, Tendai Biti's request for temporary release of his passport saying the request was unjustified.Biti had approached the upper court o...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:48hrs | 5900 | by newzimbabwe
'Install CCTVs in hospitals'
The Government should consider installing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in major health institutions to ensure patients receive appropriate and quality health services, a local non-governmental hea...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Biti wants release of passport to seek 'mental' treatment in SA
THE High Court will on Friday 12 October 2018 hear an appeal filed by Tendai Biti, the Movement for Democratic Change-Alliance Vice-Chairperson challenging Harare Magistrate Francis Mapfumo's refusal ...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:38hrs | 2707 | by Stephen Jakes
Biti seeks High Court intervention over mental health
MDC-Alliance vice-chairperson Tendai Biti is now seeking the intervention of the High Court to get back his passport after the magistrates' court denied him access to it. Biti is on trial on c...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:45hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Lack of preparedness caused Cholera causalities in Zimbabwe
Binga South legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has said lack of preparedness by the government has caused the cholera deaths that has escalated to 49 and it is not an individual political party to blame...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | 247 | by Stephen Jakes
Biti seeks mental health treatment in South Africa
MDC deputy national chair and ex-cabinet minister, Tendai Biti is seeking mental health services in South Africa and on Wednesday approached court asking for temporary release of his passport until Oc...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:12hrs | 2652 | by Staff reporter
UK doctors tour Parirenyatwa School of Nursing
United Kingdom-based doctors who are in the country for an exchange programme began their tour at Parirenyatwa School of Nursing where they conducted workshops and made donations.During the to...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 13:36hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti invited for counselling in South Africa
A SOUTH AFRICAN non-governmental organisation has invited MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Tendai Biti to the neighbouring country to undergo post-traumatic stress disorder treatment and counselling afte...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 5374 | by Staff reporter
26 UK doctors jet in for exchange programme
The Zimbabwe is open for business mantra is continuing to yield fruits as exhibited by the arrival of 26 UK based medical practitioners for an exchange programme with Zimbabwe.The medical exch...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:51hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
Cholera: Harare City Council caught sleeping on the job
The ongoing cholera outbreak started on 1 September in Glen View 3, Harare and has since spread, killing 30 people with 5 463 cases having been reported to date. As usual opposition elements hav...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 4246 | by Elijah Chihota
Rainy season to worsen cholera
The fast-approaching rainy season will most likely worsen the cholera outbreak in the country, health experts have warned.The rainy season is closely linked to the spread of cholera as sewage ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:33hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa supporter fights UK deportation
Human rights organisations have accused the Home Office of breaking international law after it decided to deport a Zimbabwean member of the opposition party whose life would be in danger if he returne...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 10:59hrs | 4877 | by theguardian.com
Mkwidzi schools closed due to water problems
Mkwidzi Secondary and Primary Schools have been asked to close temporarily by the area's Environmental Health Technician Mr Chris Ncube until the community has repaired the borehole and Clean water an...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 09:36hrs | 850 | by Stephen Jakes
Brain stimulation therapy comes to Zimbabwe
Mental Health MattersSessions of magnetic brain stimulation therapy lasting just over 20 to 30 minutes per day significantly reduce depression symptoms in patients. The treatment, called repet...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:12hrs | 178 | by Dr Sacrifice Chirisa
Harare's cholera death toll rises to 10
The death toll from a major cholera outbreak in Harare has risen to 10, the city's director of health said yesterday, with an appeal for more help to put an end to the epidemic.This comes as Z...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:09hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Savage beating: woman in viral video speaks
THE young lady whose video went viral on social media a fortnight ago while she was being attacked with sticks and open hands by a fellow villager, has spoken out for the first time over what transpir...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:29hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Assaulted woman in viral video speaks
THE young lady whose video went viral on social media a fortnight ago while she was being attacked with sticks and open hands by a fellow villager, has spoken out for the first time over what transpir...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:00hrs | 526 | by Staff Reporter
Employee sues BCC over promotion
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been dragged to court by one of its senior employees who is accusing the local authority of snubbing him after a higher post arose in his department.Nkanyiso Nd...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 13:41hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
TB outbreak at Ingutsheni
A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak has reportedly hit Bulawayo's Ingutsheni Psychiatric Hospital, with patients and members of staff being screened and quarantined to contain the spread of the virulent dise...Published: 25 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 960 | by Staff Reporter
Elections are over ED is obliged to deliver
In every war there will be blood sweat and tears. Tears of joy and tears of despair. Victory in any battle is watered by the blood and sweat of many. Zimbabwe had just come of very tense elections. Ve...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 12:29hrs | 1321 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Compelling reasons why young people should vote for Mnangagwa
THE Zimbabwean economy has been in a coma for a long time and President Mnangagwa has cast a bright light on the country's fortunes as he puts the economy over politics since assuming the reins last N...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 13:57hrs | 447 | by Masimba Mavaza
Compelling reasons why young people should vote for ED
The Zimbabwean economy has been in a coma for a long time and President E.D. Mnangagwa has cast a bright light on the country's fortunes as he puts the economy over politics since assuming the preside...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 12:16hrs | 1250 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
SADC takes bold move to fight AMR
SADC develops Strategy to fight AMR spread collectively Johannesburg - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a huge problem, posing serious threats to human...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1831 | by FAO Zimbabwe
Zambia bans popular Zimbabwe juice Mazoe
Health authorities in Zambia are investigating the safety of a popular Zimbabwean juice, Mazoe.There are fears that counterfeit Mazoe products have hit the market and are not fit for consumpti...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:42hrs | 15402 | by Staff reporter
674 graduate at Masvingo Poly
674 people graduated at Masvingo Polytechnic College, amid calls from the government for the graduates to embrace lifelong skills that will make them employers rather than employees.It was a d...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:08hrs | 277 | by Staff Reporter
Brahma Kumaris spiritual leader in week-long Zimbabwe visit
THE leader of a worldwide spiritual movement Brahma Kumaris, Mr Bharat Bhushan is in Zimbabwe for a week-long conference starting today that will touch on issues affecting humanity.Brahma Kuma...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's call, Bulawayo residents threaten rates boycott
THE Bulawayo City Council has rapped Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga for urging residents to boycott paying rates at a time government departments and parastatals were owing a combined $7 million ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | 2803 | by Staff rpeorter
Oppah Muchinguri to have reconstruction surgery
ZANU-PF national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has been airlifted to South Africa for reconstruction surgery after her breast was ripped off when an explosion rocked an election campaign rally ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | 4700 | by Staff reporter
May the real Francis Danha please stand up!
An internet search of Francis Danha returned that the said individual is a medical doctor cum politician who hogged the limelight last week for disrupting a meeting between Zimbabwe Electoral Commissi...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 14:54hrs | 1269 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Cellphone headache for schools
The advent of cellphones, especially smart phones, and their use in recording videos and instantly sharing images is posing new challenges for Zimbabwe's school administrators.A decade ago, th...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 08:20hrs | 3282 | by Staff reporter
Veritas raises flag over candidate disqualifications
LEGAL think-tank, Veritas has raised a red flag over a provision under section 125 of the Constitution, which bars mentally ill people and convicts from contesting in general elections.In its ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pulling power on show
Zanu-PF's pulling power was at play yesterday when over 35 000 people thronged St Noah College in Bocha to witness the official ground-breaking ceremony of the St Noah Sports Stadium by President Mnan...Published: 24 May 2018 at 06:47hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean mental health student commits suicide in UK
A UK-based Zimbabwean mental health student reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday leaving behind two children.Nelson Ndlovu, 44, was discovered by his youngest son "hanging in the toilet," a...Published: 17 May 2018 at 20:41hrs | 4445 | by Staff Reporter
Manicaland man chops uncle's head off with axe
Unconfirmed reports say a village heard in Chingono, Gandanzara, Manicaland province was allegedly murdered by his nephew who has mental health problems on Monday.Eye witnesses allege the vill...Published: 16 May 2018 at 09:51hrs | 3191 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mental illness amongst us, Zimbabwe has lost the battle and should wage a war
A study has shown 75% of the Zimbabwean population has once suffered from mental illness, somewhere in their journey called life this has been caused by a variety of factors which include but are not ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:42hrs | 896 | by Simplisio Muvunde
Wishful vs Thoughtful thinking: The curse of Chamisa
Dreaming is good because one would be imagining what he/she wishes for, but it becomes dangerous when you dream of unreal things, hallucinating and pass them for reality. If you see yourself dreaming ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 08:54hrs | 1729 | by Brightface Mutema
'Low wages trigger mental cases'
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blamed the paltry wages paid to most workers in the country for triggering a spike in mental cases.Addressing stakeholders attending the World ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Man claims healing miracle for mental illness
A 48-YEAR-OLD man claims he used to be mentally unstable but has been healed.Simbarashe Gurajena from Nguboyenja in Bulawayo showed B-Metro his hospital records that prove he has been in and o...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:25hrs | 1127 | by Staff rpeorter
Everybody cared when they were alive no one mourned when they died alone abroad
As more people live on their own, a growing number Zimbabweans are dying unnoticed and unloved with neither friends nor family in the UK. Maria Mangena left few possessions when she died. Poli...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 17:28hrs | 9536 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Diaper disposal a headache for stakeholders
ILLEGAL dumping sites have become common in Harare and other parts of the country, with the reckless disposal of diapers causing a major headache.Among those rubbish being dumped by residents ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 09:05hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man murdered in SA hospital, family wants answers
The family of a Zimbabwean man is demanding answers after he was found dead in a ward in Stellenbosch Provincial Hospital where he had been admitted for 72-hour mental health observation.Tapiw...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 11:26hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
More Zimbabwean children and young adults jailed in England and Wales
The number of black people jailed in England and Wales is seven times larger than the amount they make up of the population. There is greater disproportionality in the number of black people in ...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 09:36hrs | 3982 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Harare's dirty and smelly water
Harare's piped water is dirty and smells foul when it is available, but scientific research indicates that it could also be killing residents slowly and silently.Health minister David Parireny...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:12hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
'Serial killer' fit to stand trial, doctors conclude
DOCTORS who examined "serial killer," Rodney Tongai Jindu, concluded that there was no evidence of mental illness.According a medical report, doctors observed that Jindu is fully alert and ori...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:01hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admin in drive to urbanise growth points
Government is looking at creating urban settings around growth points and service centres in the communal areas as part of efforts to accelerate the country's urbanisation.Finance and Economic...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 06:11hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's exit from politics is not enough to absolve individual crimes: Chin'ono responds to Dendere
CHIPO Dendere's testimony on Wednesday at the US Congress, looking at the post-Robert Mugabe era has been the subject of various discussions online. She made some interesting points, some which ...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 20:27hrs | 975 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mayor walks out of council meeting
BULAWAYO mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo last Wednesday walked out of a council meeting as tensions among councillors reached fever pitch levels, it has been learnt.Council chambers have of late...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:46hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
The $15bn diamond saga cannot be wished away
Last week, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa did a pathetic job of defending the indefensible.During debate in the National Assembly on the National Budget, he tried to dismiss former preside...Published: 24 Jan 2018 at 13:37hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
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