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Aids council focuses on street dwellers

PEOPLE living on the streets are recording a high default rate on antiretroviral treatment (ART), largely due to inconsistent access to medication and challenges in adhering to the treatment regimen, the National Aids Council (NAC) has rev…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe steps up fight against HIV stigma

Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to tackle HIV-related stigma following alarming new data indicating a rise in the number of people facing discrimination because of their HIV status.The renewed call to action was made during a media breakf…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:21hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe needs US$15m for contraceptives annually

The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has enlisted the support of two key parliamentary portfolio committees in a renewed push for timely and adequate disbursement of funds for contraceptives and related reproductive health…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe records rise in HIV/Aids deaths

Zimbabwe has seen a rise in HIV/AIDS-related deaths during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, raising concerns among lawmakers that reductions in foreign aid to critical health programmes are beginning to take a …

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:19hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter

Zvishavane emerges as Midlands HIV hotspot

 Zvishavane district has emerged as the new epicentre of HIV in the Midlands Province, recording the highest number of new infections and the highest HIV prevalence rate, according to recent statistics released by the National Aids Co…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:16hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter

Raping minors to fight HIV/AIDS is satanic - traditional healer

Glendale-based traditional healer Peter "Sekuru Nyangatayani" Chingudzi said those who claim to have been advised by tradional healers to rape minors to get rid of the pandemic are not getting it from African Traditional Religion (ATR) but…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 18:32hrs | 229 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Glendale

Midlands grapples high rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission

The Midlands Province continues to record higher-than-average cases of HIV transmission from mothers to their babies, despite extensive national efforts to eliminate new pediatric infections, officials have revealed.Speaking at a recent me…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:23hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter

Toxic sexual relationships fuel HIV infection

IN contemporary society, the dynamics of marriage have evolved to a point where the true essence of partnership seems threatened.It is often possible to identify a married couple - even strangers - simply by their demeanour; a lack of conv…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 314 | by Piason Maringwa

Midlands make strides in HIV/AIDS fight

The fight against HIV/AIDS in Midlands Province has seen remarkable progress, according to Provincial Affairs Minister Owen Ncube, who spoke during the recent Midlands Chiefs' HIV and AIDS sensitization meeting.In his keynote address, Mini…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:54hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland tops HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe?

Matebeleland North Province has been identified as having the second-highest HIV prevalence rate in Zimbabwe at 14.4 percent, trailing only behind Matebeleland South, which leads with 17.3 percent. The national average stands at 11.7 perce…

Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:16hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter

Media fraternity key in HIV and AIDS prevention efforts

The media fraternity has been spotlighted as a vital partner in Zimbabwe's ongoing fight against HIV and AIDS, with its influential role in spreading awareness and shaping public attitudes.National AIDS Council (NAC) Provincial Manager for…

Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe emerges as hotspot for scalable fintech solutions

Zimbabwe is rapidly positioning itself as a fertile ground for scalable Financial Technology (fintech) innovations, with leading local financial institutions at the forefront of this transformation. By harnessing advanced technology, these…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:23hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe allays fears of ARV shortages

The Government has assured Zimbabweans that the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), following concerns about potential shortages after reports that the United States Government may reduce aid for HIV and Aids progr…

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter

2025 Gambling News: The Rise of the Emirates

One of the most fascinating developments in recent years has been the step change in culture that has occurred in the Middle East. Because we're passionate about bringing you the latest news and most thought-provoking opinion pieces before…

Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:17hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa: A spot-on definition of Gender-Based Violence

The physical pain that Merry is going through is not possible to share. However emotional torture is possible and empathize genuinely with Merry Chiwenga. She is going through a physical and mental torture, and to imagine that it is meted …

Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:45hrs | 399 | by Nomazulu Thata

Global interventions to end HIV and AIDS: A call for sustained action

As the world marks over four decades since the emergence of HIV and AIDS, the global response has evolved from fear and stigma to hope and determination. Through innovative interventions, robust funding mechanisms, and scientific breakthro…

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 14:25hrs | | by Marilyn Mutize

Diet, the leading cause of death in Africa

If we go back to the "African lifestyle" including the diet, the premature deaths we are experiencing now and more in near future will be greatly reduced. Urbanization, we may not be able to stop it, but adopting the African lifestyle with…

Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:24hrs | 3 | by Erick Matotoba

Covid-19 kills 57 in two weeks

ZIMBABWE has seen a massive jump in Covid-19 cases, with 2 374 cases and 57 deaths reported in two-and-a-half weeks of this month alone, triggering the Government to consider putting more areas under localised strict lockdown to curb the s…

Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Fighting HIV and AIDS in times of COVID-19

The World AIDS Day is marked every on 1st December every year to raise awareness about the disease. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is the UN entity tasked with fighting HIV infections, discrimination and AIDS-relat…

Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Zipporah Musau

Scrapping of 'small house' clause a plus in Aids fight

"Ko small house yako inani izvozvi?" (Who is with your small house right now?) was a screaming signature message on a number of billboards erected around the country by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in partnership with various HIV …

Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Forward Nyanyiwa

'HIV+ patients can take expired medication'

This picture has gone viral and some people are shocked and are calling the government all sorts of names. Unknown to some people is that this has been ongoing for the last 12 months or so. In short there is nothing wrong being done. It's …

Published: 18 May 2019 at 13:50hrs | 8 | by Brighton Chireka

Sugar daddies fingered in students HIV stats

THE National Aids Council (Nac) has procured 30 condom dispensers for Midlands State University (MSU) as it moves to reduce new HIV infections among adolescents and tertiary education students amid revelations that sugar daddies were the m…

Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Family and Religious Studies Advanced Level Analysis

Explore the lessons that can be drawn from Jesus ethics and demonstrate how they can be applied in a Zimbabwean society faced with problem of HIV and AIDS?Ethics is part of religion which is naturally designed to assist humans with moral d…

Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 17:22hrs | | by Brian Maregedze

'No to Prophet Magaya HIV/Aids cure'

SECRETARY for Health and Child Care Gerald Gwinji yesterday said government would find it difficult to license Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya's alleged new cure for HIV.Gwinji said Magaya did not fo…

Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Deputy Finance Minister grilled over airtime health levy fund

SENATORS on Thursday grilled the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development Terrence Mukupe on why Treasury was only disbursing 50 percent of the health levy fund from airtime to the Ministry of Health and Child Care.Introduced in…

Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Wiping out HIV and AIDS

Most people get confused with terms HIV and AIDS. They relatively believe that HIV and AIDS are the same but there is a slight difference.Human Immune Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome come from the same pond which is a l…

Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 11:42hrs | | by Daniel Itai

Ending AIDS by 2030

Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) convened key populations with the objective of amplifying civil society voices around the need for domestic health funding, proposing strategies for effective key populations programming and discussing common ap…

Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by NANGO

Climate change induced droughts fuel spread of HIV in Africa

Antwerp, Belgium - The combination of HIV/Aids and climate change induced droughts has been a major challenge for many countries in Africa for the past decade.Every year, some parts of the continent experience climate change induced drough…

Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 10:14hrs | 3 | by Andrew Mambondiyani

Govt to tap into Aids levy to fight cancer scourge

GOVERNMENT will now use resources mobilised through the Aids levy to fight the cancer scourge that continues to ravage society.It is estimated that 7 000 Zimbabweans are diagnosed of cancer every year.Speaking at the World Health Organisat…

Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

HIV re-infection

Dear Doctor,I am a 32-year-old woman. I am married and we have one child. My husband and I tested HIV positive in 2013 and we are taking ARVs. We were also advised to use condoms and we have been doing so ever since. In February this year,…

Published: 12 May 2017 at 16:41hrs | | by Doctor

Condom use in HIV prevention as safe as drinking diluted poison

As Africa in general, and Zimbabwe in particular, continues to wage a seemingly losing battle with HIV/Aids, is it not time that the we re-evaluated our long-trusted strategies to ascertain where exactly we are going wrong?As Albert Einste…

Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Gains made in fight against malaria

Africa is finally making headway in its decades-long fight against malaria The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in December 2015 that the global incidence of malaria had finally been slowed, thanks in large part to a massive rollo…

Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 22:12hrs | 5 | by Amelia Tan

HIV+ people petition Chimene over viral load tests

MANICALAND Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene yesterday refused to accept a petition from people living with HIV and Aids, who were demonstrating in Mutare for not being able to access routine viral load tests, among a host o…

Published: 20 Aug 2016 at 10:06hrs | 2 | by staff reporter

Keep your Aids and leave our children alone

Ndimatsheloni avhudi vhakololo. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I have not repented and I am not planning to back down not on this one, rest assured, there is no going back.The grocery that is good for my mother is also good for your d…

Published: 26 Aug 2012 at 13:26hrs | | by Linonifulu

What people don't know about AIDS

I did a little research on the subject of AIDS. And when I started I had so many questions which I didnâˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã»Â¬Â¢t have answers to, the first one being, âˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÃ–â€šÃ„ÃºWhat is AIDS?âˆšÃ‰…

Published: 22 Jan 2012 at 12:06hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Ndlovu

World AIDS Day

Trying to wrap my head around the fact that AIDS and HIV is still an issue in 2011. Generally, I can sit down and write on anything but I just feel so sad and disappointed about this that I just had nothing new to write about. Below is a b…

Published: 01 Dec 2011 at 12:52hrs | | by Pam

It's my job to infect as many men as possible with HIV-AIDS

Dear Mr Editor You know what, people think they are all that. You the Editor Included. Because some of us are living with HIV/AIDS you think we owe it to you to talk about it? To tell you how it feels to live with HIV/Aids? Were you going …

Published: 17 Nov 2011 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Reflloe

US leak: Solomon Mujuru had HIV-AIDS

The late former Zimbabwe Army Chief Solomon Mujuru had HIV/AIDS, Wikileaks has revealed.Solomon Mujuru, husband of Zimbabwean Deputy President Joyce Mujuru, who died in a house fire on the 16th of August 2011 had details of his health stat…

Published: 05 Sep 2011 at 11:33hrs | 6 | by Matthews Estell

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POSB introduces no-collateral loans for Starlink kits

Zimbabwe's cereal output slips below estimate

Bulawayo drivers hit a speed bump with lowest pass rate

RBZ warns against fake social media scam impersonating Mushayavanhu

24% ownership, UK hits Botswana with visa requirement

Mnangagwa pays tribute to late Brigadier General

ZRP speaks on Zimbabweans killed in SA bus accident

Politburo meeting kickstarts Zanu-PF's Conference

SA businessman acquitted in US$17,000 fraud case

'Sanctions bleeding Zimbabwe health sector'

Zimbabwe warned of risks of abandoning the dollar

Boxes of ARVs, prescription drugs found in deadly Limpopo bus crash?

Venezuela plans new embassy in Zimbabwe

Businessman to pay US$11k maintenance to ex-wife

Chief Nechombo dismisses social media claims

Police assaulted Ngezi Platinum players

Doctor banned for refusing to authorise blood transfusion

Zimbabwe govt bemoans adolescent pregnancy

CSOs challenge PVO Act

Survey Claims Majority Support Mnangagwa Term Extension to 2030

A night to remember for Lesotho, a legacy to forget for Zimbabwe

'Blessed Geza should be arrested if there is destruction of property on 17 October'

Music producer Maselo launches anti-drug campaign to inspire Zimbabwean youth

Public outrage over condoms confiscated at National Heroes Acre funeral

ANC members scramble for food at Nathi Mthethwa's funeral

Chinese Embassy urges nationals to exercise caution in Zimbabwe investments

First lady pays tribute to brave 13-year-old cancer victim Adrian Gurumbadza

Welshman Ncube mourns MP Moyo death

Nees has managed just two wins

Mnangagwa mourns Limpopo bus crash victims

Public outrage over condoms confiscated at National Heroes Acre funeral

Boxes of ARVs, prescription drugs found in deadly Limpopo bus crash?

'Blessed Geza should be arrested if there is destruction of property on 17 October'

ZRP speaks on Zimbabweans killed in SA bus accident

South Africa releases names of 43 Zimbabweans who died

Politburo meeting kickstarts Zanu-PF's Conference

Chiwenga admits 2017 event was a coup

Zimbabwe warned of risks of abandoning the dollar

24% ownership, UK hits Botswana with visa requirement

Survey Claims Majority Support Mnangagwa Term Extension to 2030

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