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Scandal erupts in Zimbabwe Young Farmers partnership with ADDI
In a recent letter addressed to Mr. Joseph Kakoto, Executive Director of Zimbabwe Young Farmers Sustainable Development, Brenda Mudzimu, the Executive Director of Albinism and Disability Development I...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 10:40hrs | 28 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Rains expected over this weekend
PARTS of Matabeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland will see cool winds and light rain over the weekend, the Meteorological Services Department said yesterday.In an interview, Met Department ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Shot in the arm for people with albinism
Stanbic Bank has lived up to its reputation as a community-centric institution by donating ZW$24. 7 million worth of sun protection products to the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ). ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic assists people living with albinism
Stanbic Bank has once again come to support people living with albinism by donating an assortment of sun protection products worth over ZW$ 1. 6 million to the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe ...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 10:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair
Global Aid Missions Zimbabwe, a non-governmental organization that supports people with Albinism will be hosting its 2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair on Saturday 22nd of June at the Harare Gardens. The...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 09:30hrs | 2 | by GAM
First ever albinism free clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe
Global Aid Missions, a non-governmental organization that supports people with Albinism, has opened the first ever albinism free clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe. The GAM Health Clinic situated at number 53...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 19:37hrs | 2 | by Angecies
Shock as ZTV broadcaster says albinism is witchcraft
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has ZTV and one of its religious programs broadcaster known as P. Nyaude for broadcaster misleading information that albinism is a pr...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 13:08hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
PJ Powers in sterling performance
MUSIC legend, PJ Powers, lived up to her billing as she put up a sterling, intimate two-hour performance at the Elephant Hills Resort on Saturday night. The show was aimed at increasing awaren...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
PJ Powers in Victoria Falls for albinism awareness
POPULAR South African musician Penelope Jane Dunlop - popularly known as PJ Powers or Thandeka - is in Victoria Falls for an awareness show for people living with albinism.PJ PowersPJ Powers t...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Human rights groups raise red flag over voting process
HUMAN rights groups have expressed concern over the treatment of people with disabilities (PWDs) during the just-ended elections, with most of them experiencing challenges at polling stations....Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Global Aids Missions to provide free health services for people with albinism, special conditions
In a move that is set to benefit hundreds of people living with albinism, special conditions and disabilities in the country, a local non-governmental organization, Global Aid Missions, in partnership...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Nicole Hondo
Albino Trust of Zimbabwe 'techs' care
The Albino Trust of Zimbabwe will be commemorating International Albinism Awareness Day with the official opening of a special needs resource centre on 13 June 2018 at its Borrowdale offices.V...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 07:23hrs | 3 | by NANGO
'Albinism should not be a hindrance to education'
Children with albinism often perform badly in school not because they are less intelligent but because their teachers and peers are still ignorant of their specific needs.Addressing an Albinis...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Nicole Hondo
NMB Bank donates to Albino Trust of Zimbabwe
NMB Bank last week presented a computer to the Albino Trust of Zimbabwe to help it with access to information at its offices in Borrowdale. The computer was requested by the Trust, which said ...Published: 21 May 2018 at 11:05hrs | 11 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe landlords shun albino tenants
Landlords across the country's suburbs are avoiding albino tenants, perpetuating the intense stereotypes that the minority group continues to suffer, the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 06:52hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Government demands albinism policy proposal
The government has instructed the National Disability Board to present a proposal for framing a policy that deals with albinism in the country.Addressing hundreds of people during the launch o...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 22:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Killed for their bones - On the trail of the trade in human body parts in Malawi
Al Jazeera English has launched Killed for their bones - On the trail of the trade in human body parts, an investigation into the rising number of hate crimes against persons with albinism in Malawi....Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Albino attempted murderer gets life in jail
A court sitting in the northern Malawi’s city of Mzuzu has sentenced to life imprisonment 33-year-old Sam Kaumba for attempting to kill an albino.With panga knives in his hands ready to slic...Published: 16 Jun 2016 at 16:10hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Malawi bans foreign witch doctors
Lilongwe - Malawi has banned foreign witch-doctors from plying their trade in the southern African nation in a bid to curb a rising wave of abductions, attacks and killings of albinos.So far 1...Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Activists in Malawi call for action over albino killings
Attacks against people with albinism this year have also been reported in Burundi, Mozambique and Zambia - Al Jazeera The targeting and killing of people with albinism in Malawi has a rea...Published: 07 May 2016 at 08:06hrs | | by AFP
UZ in TB, albinism drugs breakthrough
The University of Zimbabwe is developing drugs that increase absorption of tuberculosis medication and help people living with albinism, an official has said.UZ pharmaceutical department lect...Published: 11 Apr 2014 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
People living with albinism appeal to govt for sunscreen medication
PEOPLE living with albinism have bemoaned lack of sunscreen medication in the country's health institutions including pharmacies, putting their lives in great danger.Zimbabwe Albino Associatio...Published: 23 Jun 2013 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Witches targets albinos
Albinos, whose body parts are prized by witch doctors, are being attacked in rising numbers in Tanzania, with children who are still alive having their limbs chopped off, the top United Nations (UN) H...Published: 06 Mar 2013 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I am now a professional mourner,' says Tsvangirai
POLITICAL commentator and university lecturer Professor John Makumbe was laid to rest in rural Buhera on Wednesday - in the same constituency he hoped to represent as MP after the next elections....Published: 31 Jan 2013 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Love and respect people with albinism: Pastor Mushonga
Pastor Rachael Mushonga, the founder of Wailing Women's Trust called on the Zimbabwean society to treat people with albinism with the love and respect they deserve, ZBC News reported on Monday....Published: 19 Sep 2011 at 12:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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