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Africa University develops umsuzwane medicinal cough drops
United Methodist Church run Africa University's College of Health and Agricultural Sciences has made headway in developing throat lozenges made from the umsuzwane plant, which many Zimbabweans have be...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm commercialises umsuzwane herb
A BULAWAYO company, Green Afrique Technologies, has ventured into processing green tea using umsuzwane/zumbani to promote local herbal remedies for various respiratory ailments.Umsuzwane recen...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Can we use ZUMBANI A traditional medicine for treatment of COVID19?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as "the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultu...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The Zimbabwe zumbani story
IT is my pleasure to tell our own Zimbabwean story about one of our local plants and its benefits.In my early years as a growing scientist, I realised that if I wanted to find out about our lo...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Michael Bhebhe
A staggering number of Zimbabweans dying outside hospitals
A huge number of Covid-19 victims in Zimbabwe are dying outside health institutions with half of the casualties in Matabeleland South succumbing to the respiratory disease before accessing treatment, ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:48hrs | 1 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini
Covid-19 home remedies gain popularity
TRADITIONAL herbs and steaming have become popular home remedies against Covid-19 which has killed 772 people in Zimbabwe. Social media platforms are daily awash with messages on the efficacy ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Town clerk tests Covid positive
BULAWAYO town clerk Mr Christopher Dube has contracted Covid-19. Mr Dube tested Covid-19 positive on Monday but did not need to be admitted to hospital. Over 24 000 people have contracted the ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 'advisory'
DO not put your suffering or sickness to waste. Your greatest template on just how to conduct yourself both in health and in hardship and adversity is none other than Jesus Christ.Is not our g...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 10 | by Zii Masiye
Zimbabweans urged to embrace traditional medicine
EPIDEMIOLOGY and disease control director in the Health and Child Care ministry, Portia Manangazira, has emphasised on the need for the unification of traditional and conventional medicines in the fig...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss survives hellish Covid-19 experience
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Deputy Governor Dr Kuphukile Mlambo views himself as a lucky and blessed man after surviving what he described as a hellish and nasty Covid-19 ordeal. Dr Mlambo had to...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkayi women venture into umsuzwane tea project
GENERATING an income is a nightmare for many people living in rural communities in Zimbabwe.But while many rural dwellers sit and complain about Zimbabwe's high unemployment rate, worsened by ...Published: 31 Mar 2016 at 00:39hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
Here and There - ibhavu yemalokitshini
A Chronicle roving photographers on an assignment to cover Makopo's (Emakhandeni's) water woes on Tuesday captured a woman proudly holding her waist in front of a queue waiting for a water bowser fro...Published: 16 Jul 2012 at 18:07hrs | 1 | by Courtesy of the late William Phiri
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