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Zimbabwe warning on unsafe skin products
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued a strong warning to the public regarding the health risks associated with the use of unregistered skin-lightening products, such as oral a...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 14:45hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Girls as young as 10-years-old are having babies in SA
Shocking statistics revealed recently that over 4,000 girls in the Eastern Cape have given birth in the past four months.The Eastern Department of Health (DOH) said 97 of these girls were aged...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 21:06hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Can aspartame in soft drinks cause cancer?
Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agric...Published: 10 Aug 2024 at 07:49hrs | 859 | by Erick Matotoba
Chinese firm launches products in Zimbabwe
China-based company Okest Life Group has introduced its products in Zimbabwe, aiming to create job opportunities and boost the local economy. The company held its first provincial business presentatio...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:01hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Health professionals crack down on beauty salons
The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPA) has issued a stern warning regarding the dangers of receiving vitamin drips or injectable treatments at beauty and wellness facilities. They caution ...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to medicinal herbs
PEOPLE are flooding traditional herbal markets, as prices of prescription drugs spike and the public health delivery system deteriorates at an alarming rate under pressures from a relentless economic ...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 18:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Free medical outreach in Matebeleland South
HUNDREDS of people in several villages in Matebeleland South benefitted from free medical outreach programmes being conducted in the province as part of the implementation of the Government's Health R...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Donkey milk on supermarket shelves
TAKUWA Natural Products, a Botswana-based company, is looking to establish a donkey milk value-addition production base in Zimbabwe. While Zimbabwe has a large herd of donkeys mainly for draught power...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Africans must stop eating Sadza; Here is why
Sadza is a staple food across much of Africa, particularly in Southern and East African countries. Made from ground cornmeal or cassava flour and boiled to a thick porridge consistency, sadza is a fil...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:50hrs | 111 | by Erick Matotoba
Bulawayo gets skin care clinic
A 27-YEAR-OLD business executive Mercy Mabiza has set up a lifestyle intravenous drip clinic in Bulawayo for people who want to make their skin glow.The IV drip therapy treatments are becoming...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 20:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Local varsity pioneers road tolling system
Vehicles will spend just seven seconds going through a Zimbabwe tollgate once a new express tolling system developed by Bindura University of Science Education to Zinara specifications, which is alrea...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Key tips for getting the most out of your medications
As we get older, many of us learn that we need to take at least one prescription to treat a long-term health concern. This happens all the time. Even though it becomes second nature after a while, som...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 12:57hrs | 5 | by Staff Writer
What are AOD-9604's advantages?
AOD-9604 is a peptide segment from the C-terminus of HGH attached, but what does that mean, and what are AOD-9604's advantages? One of the 20 amino acids required to create proteins is added at the en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 16:30hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant
IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution....Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
China's 'juicy' deal with Zimbabwe set to benefit citrus farmers
MBUYA Rosemary Tendi (70) of Rusitu Valley in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, has been braving crispy cold mornings in the past few weeks to make sure that she monitors the harvesting of oranges from h...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sex 'booster' takes Harare by storm
THIRTY-TWO-year-old Takunda Dube says he has been battling erectile dysfunction and decreased libido since he was 21.The condition is common, but can be a frustrating and embarrassing experien...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Male contraceptive pill found 99 percent effective in mice
A team of scientists said they had developed an oral male contraceptive that is 99 percent effective in mice without causing side effects, and could enter human trials by the end of this year....Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by AFP
Pupils to receive amacimbi fortified porridge
GOVERNMENT is set to introduce a school feeding programme for pupils aged between seven and 11 years who will receive mopane worms fortified porridge in a bid to address the pupils' nutritional challe...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US blinks first on Russian sanctions
Washington has eased sanctions on Russian agricultural products, including fertilizers, placed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. The move aims to protect US farmers from a shortage of chemical pro...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabweans can better understand their nutritional intake for a healthier life
In an age where access to basic resources is crucial for many individuals in communities around the world, multidimensional poverty still provides numerous challenges. The numbers speak for themselves...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 16:17hrs | 20 | by Andre Rendinger, Founder of Milhouse International
Beyond raw produce: without its food producers, Zimbabwe would face a major health crisis
It's almost become a cliche when discussing Zimbabwe's economic difficulties over the past two decades to lament the fact that it was once the "breadbasket of Africa". This is typically contrasted wit...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:34hrs | 11 | by Andre Redinger, Founder of Millhouse International
Beyond raw produce: without its food producers, Zim would face a major health crisis
It's almost become a cliche when discussing Zimbabwe's economic difficulties over the past two decades to lament the fact that it was once the "breadbasket of Africa". This is typically contrasted wit...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 19:57hrs | 8 | by Andre Redinger, Founder of Millhouse International
Best home remedies for pimples
If acne is plaguing you, then quit wasting money on expensive creams and gels. The best treatment for pimples on your face is actually hidden in your home?Aloe vera with lemon juiceWhe...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Writing a healthcare brand review: How to get an informative and catchy content
Dealing with healthcare issues and specializing in the medical area means always being involved in numerous theoretical and practical assignments, assisting senior doctors or midwives, etc. This area ...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 18:34hrs | 31 | by Staff writer
Mnangagwa to dish out free poultry, goats to 5 million Zimbabweans
ABOUT five million households in different parts of the country are expected to benefit from the Presidential Rural Poultry and Goat Pass-On scheme that will see the Government dishing out goats and c...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who knows the Brain Fruit?
Wild fruits are both exotic, tasty and in most cases packed with micro-nutrients and medicinal properties. Since they are not commercially grown, organic food is the most recommended for good health, ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 17:25hrs | 2 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
'Suspect everyone as Covid-19 risk person'
TREAT everyone as a potential Covid-19 risk, avoid hugs and handshakes, trust nobody, a Covid-19 Delta variant survivor has said. After travelling to Mashonaland West province on a business trip on Sa...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls girl (12) dies 'after typhoid jab'
A Grade Seven pupil (12) at Nyongolo Primary School outside Hwange died after her body started swelling and her family suspects she reacted to the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) she received rece...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Govt typhoid vaccine rollout targets children
THE Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) campaign rolled out on Monday by government will address the country's challenges in managing the waterborne disease, addressing its growing antimicrobial resistanc...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Would you eat cyanide laced oranges, why accept poisoned constitutional amendments only for some youth/women's quota clauses?
As the shock over the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment No 2 Act deepens, and the realization of the reality of the brutal shredding, and callous assassination, of any semblance of democracy ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 10:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
John Tallach's successful battle against Covid-19
PARENTS and teachers feared for the worst and learners were in panic mode after 170 Covid-19 cases were recorded at John Tallach High School in Ntabazinuna, Matabeleland North, late last year. ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr President open Ekusileni Hospital - People are Dying
In June 2018, ahead of the July 2018 general elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the government had engaged the Indian Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI) to operate the health facil...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Dr Edwin Moyo
Self-ordained 'Mother of the Nation' got it all wrong
SELF-ORDAINED Mother of the Nation Auxilia Mnangagwa has called for three days of national fasting."May I, as the Mother of the Nation, call upon all women in Zimbabwe and all those abroad who...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Muckraker
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
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
Christmas fever grips Bulawayo
HUNDREDS of people yesterday thronged supermarkets in Bulawayo to make last-minute shopping ahead of Christmas Day today. Shop attendants said they recorded much business with many outlets res...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife launches school feeding scheme for Harare
ZIMBABWEANS should unite in fighting hunger in schools and ensure every learner acquires education regardless of social standing, the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, has said.Speaking at ...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Nestlé commissions US$2,5m plant
FOOD and beverages processor, Nestlé Zimbabwe yesterday commissioned a US$2,5 million cereals manufacturing line in Harare, taking its total investment to over US$40 million in the past decade....Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC intervenes in United Refineries hitch
UNITED Refineries Limited (URL) is expected to resume operations at its factory on Monday following interventions by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to solve water supply challenges that forced the co...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We need more Zimdollar than US$'
UNITED Refineries Limited (URL) chief executive officer, Mr Busisa Moyo says the Bulawayo headquartered agro-processing company needs more of the local dollar to localise production of key raw materia...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Miss Zimbabwe in messy divorce
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Bongani Dhlakama is embroiled in a messy divorce with her husband Bongani Ndlovu.The couple has thrown all caution to the wind, accusing each other of poor sexual performa...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cattle herd poised for growth, says Mnangagwa
THE country's beef and dairy cattle herd is set for exponential growth following the roll-out of an artificial insemination programme aimed at improving the quality and quantity of meat and milk....Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 Top Takeaways from the August 2020 Protein Challenge Webinar
The disruption precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic has driven the world virtual. Digital meetings and webinars (seminars on the web) are now the new normal.While there are now webinars fo...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 20:29hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Summer as a perfect time to start new relations
Have you noticed that love strikes when we do not expect it at all? Summer relationships have a unique charm. Do you agree? Maybe it is just a feeling that summer is the perfect time to start a new ro...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 16:12hrs | 14 | by Staff Writer
Panic after sangoma's death, clients throng home to return charms
THERE is gnashing of teeth among those who sought lucky charms from prominent traditional healer, Sekuru Charles Makuyana-Ndunge, who died in Chipinge on March 30, 2019 after a courageous battle with ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
4 infertile couples to benefit from assisted reproductive grant
FOUR couples from different parts of the country who are struggling to conceive have been selected to benefit from a USD$17 000 grant availed by America-based Kiri na Kiri Fertility Assistance Foundat...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to experience increase in grey poultry imports
ZIMBABWE is likely to experience an upsurge in both legal and illegal imports of cheap poultry products this year due to an increase in costs of production, an industry official has said.In hi...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread and sugar is killing you anyway
So why make a big deal on price increases?Everywhere you turn there are complains about price increases of basic commodities like sugar and cooking oil. The bottom line is these are foods that...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 00:28hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
The dirty truth about OIL
What does "oil" make you think of? Do "invasions" and "emissions" top your list? Why have leaders thought it worth spilling so much blood for the sake of this pungent mud? And why has it been so hard ...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 10:13hrs | | by Erick Matotoba
United Refineries Limited adopts food fortification
GIANT agro-processor United Refineries Limited (URL) has adopted food fortification as part of its long term business model in keeping with the country's nutrition policy and global trends.Foo...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
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