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Zimbabwe's falling birth rate a burden

Two seemingly ordinary moments tell a deeper story of Zimbabwe's shifting reproductive landscape. In Harare, a woman welcomes her second child five years after her first - exactly as planned. In rural Murewa, a young mother secretly takes …

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

13 year old gives birth mid-air in Helidrive rescue

In a breathtaking display of medical precision and courage, a 13-year-old girl gave birth mid-flight aboard a Helidrive National Air Rescue Service helicopter as she was being airlifted from Maphisa Hospital to United Bulawayo Hospitals (U…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:38hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter

Landmark birth certificate ruling in Zimbabwe

The High Court has nullified the re-registration of a birth certificate for a child born out of wedlock, ruling that the move was unlawful and posed a threat to the legal rights of legitimate heirs to an estate.The court ordered the Regist…

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:01hrs | 3021 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean woman gives birth in kombi

A Dangamvura woman in Mutare had a kombi journey through the city to remember on Wednesday morning after giving birth to a baby boy in the loaded city-bound public transport.Ms Patricia Chitsa of Gimboki welcomed her son, Tawanda, a few mi…

Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Form 3 pupils help classmate give birth during lessons

A FORM 3 learner at Loreto High School in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, shocked all and sundry when she delivered a baby in a classroom during a lesson. The 15-year-old pupil, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, reportedly drew …

Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 20:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Grade 7 pupil gives birth, writes exam from hospital bed

SHE is 13 years old but already a mother of a one-month-old baby girl.The girl, of Mkhosana in Victoria Falls, shocked all and sundry when she wrote part of her Zimsec Grade Seven general examinations on a hospital bed soon after giving bi…

Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'1 500 Zimbabwe women die giving birth'

AT least four women are dying every day while giving birth in Zimbabwe and the country has recorded a staggering 121 078 deaths in the last 12 months, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat).The data is based on surv…

Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF hijacks National IDs, birth certificates programme

Zanu-PF members Saturday commandered officials from the Registrar-General (RG)'s office to serve only ruling party members seeking birth and death certificates as well as national identity cards in Mhondoro.Zanu-PF Mhondoro DCC deputy info…

Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Traditional healers lure women with promises of easy births

TWO daughters. Long, painful labours. Several miscarriages.For Soko, a hairdresser in her late 30s, the quest for a son and a safe, easy birth led her to seek professional help - from a herbalist.Inside a private house in Chitungwiza, 25km…

Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:45hrs | 15 | by Vimbai Chinembiri

Gringo's widow gives birth

The drama continues . . . After giving birth to her bouncing baby boy on June 5, the late comedian Lazarus "Gringo" Boora's widow Netsai Meki described the child as  "heaven sent, a comforter".Gringo died on November 9 last year, afte…

Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

378 Zimbabwean women die during child birth

A TOTAL of 378 women died while giving birth in Zimbabwe since January this year which translates to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of about 127 per 100 000 births. Of these women, 66 died at home while 312 lost their lives at health ins…

Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Pupils have no birth certificates

ABOUT 200 pupils at Lukanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb do not have identity documents, a survey has revealed.The survey was conducted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents' Association (BPRA) Mpopoma education sub-commit…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa must call the midwife for a proper re-birth

After the opposition MDC Alliance commemorated its 19th anniversary last Saturday, one hopes that there will be a lot of introspection on the part of its leadership and supporters about their perpetual failure to win majority support to fo…

Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Kuda Bwititi

Mnangagwa primes Zanu-PF for rebirth

The redeployment of several senior Zanu-PF officials from Government is part of an ongoing reorganisation and modernisation of the ruling party's operations to enable it to strictly monitor implementation of its election promises and Congr…

Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zuma's 24 year old lover gave birth to baby boy on JZ's birthday

A 24-year-old woman purported to be Jacob Zuma's bride-to-be delivered a baby boy in the Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital on Thursday April 12, the same day the former president turned 76.Doctors delivered the baby of Nonkanyiso Conco, o…

Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:58hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter

Mobile registration programme for Birth Certificates and National Identity Cards - BULAWAYO

Mobile Registration Programme (2017) for Birth Certificates and National Identity Cards - BULAWAYOWard 1Milton Junior Primary School 04/09/2017 - 04/09/2017Eveline High School 05/09/2017 - 07/09/2017Large City Hall 08/09/2017 - 10/09/2017W…

Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 13:20hrs | 3 | by online

Woman gives birth to 'frog'

In an incident that has baffled Gokwe villagers, a 36-year-old woman gave birth to a frog-like creature after she suddenly got into labour while at home. The expectant mother, who was eight months pregnant, passed out soon after giving bir…

Published: 10 Oct 2016 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

More women die in child birth

Resource constraints at some of Zimbabwe's referral hospitals are taking a toll, with 740 maternal deaths registered since 2015.Of these, 580 occurred last year and the remainder between January and April 2016.The causes of maternal mortal…

Published: 08 May 2016 at 10:39hrs | 2479 | by Shamiso Yikoniko

Actress dies during childbirth

Nollywood Actress, Ijeoma Okori, has died.Ijeoma reportedly died while in labour in the early hours of Sunday.Until her death, she was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Rivers State chapter.A statement by the State Chapters of …

Published: 04 Feb 2014 at 06:25hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter

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