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Cancer a leading death cause in Zimbabwe
This year, Cimas Health Group dedicated its annual marathon events to raising awareness about men's health, with a particular focus on prostate cancer, one of Zimbabwe's leading causes of death among ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:50hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diarrhoea cases surge 700%
The City of Bulawayo has experienced a concerning spike in diarrhoea cases, with approximately 555 reported as of August 2024. This marks a staggering 693% increase from the 370 cases recorded in July...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:58hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF shadow MP to host health expo in Magwegwe
Menziwa Dube, the shadow MP for ZANU-PF Magwegwe-Lobengula Constituency, will host a health expo on Saturday at Mabhodoko Business Centre in New Magwegwe, Bulawayo. ...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:29hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes healthcare to the next level with Quinary Hospital
The Second Republic is persisting in its efforts to upgrade the healthcare delivery system in Zimbabwe.A notable accomplishment in this regard is the impending completion of the University...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:26hrs | 80 | by Tonderai Ndoro
Mthwakazi activists seek medical attention in SA
Opposition Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) members who were released from prison recently have been shipped for medical attention in South Africa.The nine former political prisoners were releas...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala still undergoing treatment'
FORMER opposition Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, is still undergoing treatment at a medical centre overseas after experiencing a running stomach and passing bloody stool due to suspected poison...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mother of three remains positive after four cancer operations
The 40-year-old mother of three who on Tuesday was one of the first three patients ever to be operated on in Zimbabwe by means of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has had a long battle...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:29hrs | | by Agencies
DOP President threatens to ban 'omalayitsha', 'osiphatheleni'
LEADER of the opposition, Democratic Official Party (DOP), and presidential candidate in the forthcoming harmonized elections, Engineer Peter Wilson, has pledged to ban cross-border transporters popul...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospitals now death traps, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has said reviving the country's deteriorating health system is one of his top priorities once elected into power during the Augu...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
King MisuZulu in poisoning fears
South Africa's influential Zulu King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini is not in a life threatening condition despite poisoning fears.He only underwent minor check-ups after a senior trusted ind...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sells Elizabeth Tsvangirai her late husband's mansion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government technically took possession of and sold the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Highlands mansion to his widow after it had appeared to be willing ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist relives Harare Remand Prison aftereffects
CITIZENS Coalition for Change activist Phineas Nyambi is being haunted by his month-long detention at Harare Remand Prison three years ago. He claims to be suffering from hallucinations and forgetfuln...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa outsmarts Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is next week expected to emerge triumphant at the crucial Zanu-PF elective congress after a fierce power struggle - characterised by scheming, backstabbing, a grenade atta...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex herbs a hit at Hlanganani Expo
THE Chesvingo Karanga Village stand proved to be a hit at the just ended Sanganani/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo in Bulawayo as most exhibitors, particularly men, flocked to the stand to buy sex...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 19:29hrs | 6 | 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 Age...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Strike paralyses major hospitals
WORKERS from other sectors have started joining a tools down job action by health personnel and teachers who are demanding United States dollar salaries.The strike entered its third day yester...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia-hit Zimbabweans saving country's dead economy
Two decades ago, Trynos Mahamba left Zimbabwe for the United Kingdom, but back home, he has changed the lives of his relatives.Since the day after he left, Mahamba (53) has been sending money ...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife attends Third Eurasian Women's Forum in Russia
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is here to attend the Third Eurasian Women's Forum, on Wednesday had a heart-to-heart discussion with the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly o...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Healthcare decay a sign of govt failure
NOTHING exhibits failure by a government more than the neglect of public health institutions and watching helplessly as people succumb to curable diseases.Even more sickening is that tho...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women pressure groups abandon Marry Chiwenga in her hour of need
WOMEN'S rights groups have remained silent over the mounting struggles Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been facing for the past 18 long months.In ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prominent cleric in sex scandal
A prominent Mutare church leader, who is in an eye of a storm after his alleged adulterous relationships with married congregants were exposed, has been described as a "manipulative and deceitful char...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially open country's first free orthopaedic hospital in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today set to officially open the country's first free orthopaedic hospital, Cure Children's Hospital and a Covid-19 designated treatment and isolation centre at the United Bulaw...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:07hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
'Only vote for rich political candidates'
MUTARE: Businessman and aspiring Zanu-PF parliamentary candidate for Dangamvura/Chikanga constituency, Esau Mupfumi has urged the electorate to only vote for candidates with strong financial muscles t...Published: 07 May 2021 at 11:09hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's huge daily cash withdrawals exposed
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe allegedly made multiple United States dollar cash withdrawals amounting to US$300 000 per day in 2019 from her CBZ Bank account at a time ordinary Zimbabweans were allow...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets new free hospital for children
WHEN Sean was involved in a car accident on his way home from writing final Grade Seven Examinations sometime in December last year, all hope was lost as doctors confirmed he may never walk without cr...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cancer patients face stigma from loved ones
HARARE - Nobody gets nearer to her. She has become a loner, with the television turning into her only friend yet 60-year-old Tendai Makuwana is a cancer survivor.For Makuwana, pounded with can...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 12:09hrs | | by Ropafadzo Mapimhidze and Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Don't ignore other killer diseases'
HEALTH experts yesterday said the public should be wary of other killer diseases that might affect them at a time when most resources are being directed towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic which ha...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soft drinks strike Zimbabwean musician with blindness
HARARE - FAMED for fronting some of the most popular music genres in the country, Bob Nyabinde has claimed that his decades old addiction to soft drinks rendered him blind.The popular Zimbabwe...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 17:07hrs | 3 | by Ropafadzo Mapimhidze
Doorstep delivery of COVID-19 medication will stop spreading
WITH the holidays over, the touristy City of Victoria Falls is moving to curb the spike in COVID-19 cases which may have resulted from unrestricted movement in December.Steven Bafana (55) of M...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Vicky
Chiwenga airlifted to China? - Highly unlikely
There are unconfirmed reports that Zimbabwe Vice President Rtd Gen Chiwenga has been airlifted to China this evening as his condition deteriorated.This was revealed by the usually reliable Chi...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga hunts for Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who is seeking medical attention in China, is expected to meet Chinese authorities and pharmaceutical companies during his stay there in a bid to secure a Sino Cov...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gringo death rumours dismissed
Comedian and actor Lazarus Boora (Gringo) is still alive and recovering at WestView Medical Centre in Zimre where he is hospitalised. Gringo's doctor Dr Johannes Marisa confirmed the news afte...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga on the mend'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was recovering in South Africa after being airlifted there for urgent treatment due to a persistent illness that has dogged him fo...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mandiwanzira seeks release of his passport
The trial of former ICT, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira kicked off this Tuesday at the Harare Magistrates Court with the accused seeking the release of his passport.Mea...Published: 07 May 2019 at 21:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga rushes to Zimbabwe after military purges' - it's fake news
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is still being treated in India contrary to social media claims that he is back in the country, a top government official has said.Presidential spokesperson...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga still in Indian hospital
Ailing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is still in India where he is receiving treatment for an as yet to be disclosed ailment, President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested, Saturday.Mnangagwa t...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Chiwenga health sojourn an embarrassment
REPORTS that hundreds of disgruntled Zimbabweans in South Africa yesterday demonstrated outside a hospital in that country, where Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is reportedly receiving medical at...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:47hrs | | by Editorial - Newsday
Chiwenga's medical condition deteriorates, airlifted to SA
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was on Saturday morning reportedly airlifted again to South Africa for emergency medical services after his health deteriorated last week.Top government sou...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airways loses one plane over delayed payment
Zimbabwe Airways, the controversial new state-owned airline being built with the help of aircraft retired by Malaysian Airways has lost one of the four Boeing 777-2H6(ER) aircraft that it had targeted...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 11:15hrs | 6 | by zimlive
Zimbabwe is the only country we have, please stop being so negative about it!
Memories that will Never Go. It was a day that l will never forget. Sitting in the classroom our teacher was busy teaching us. All of a sudden, we saw the whole school was covered in green and red. Se...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 10:49hrs | | by Sinqobile Sibanda
Prostitution is on the rise
It was recently alleged that fifty percent of prostitutes practicing in Zimbabwe are HIV positive. If numbers are anything to go by then its quite a staggering and frightening figure. Putting ...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:07hrs | | by Tondo Murisa.
Mugabe breathes fire in court
FORMER President Robert Mugabe last week blew into the roof during inspection-in-loco at his former residence Zimbabwe House, protesting against suggestions that he donated some of his computers to hi...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No red carpet for Mugabe at 'his' airport
FORMER President Robert Mugabe limped home to the humiliation of being consigned to watching his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reception party wait to receive him complete with a spread out...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe returns
FORMER President Robert Mugabe limped home to the humiliation of being consigned to watching his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reception party wait to receive him complete with a spread out...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 09:19hrs | | 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 | | by Nicole Hondo
Mugabe's health condition 'is nothing serious'
Former president Robert Mugabe is back in Singapore for medical check-up, a local privately-owned daily reported Wednesday.The 94-year-old ex-ruler "slipped out of the country two weeks ago af...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 11:53hrs | | by AFP
Mugabe in Singapore amid health fears
FORMER President Robert Mugabe reportedly flew to Singapore for medical check-ups two weeks ago, with sources saying the 94-year-old ex-leader was rushed out after his health suddenly deteriorated....Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not in danger from palladium poison
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly left the country for "medical checks" in South Africa.A New Zimbabwe.com report quoted government sources as saying that Mnangagwa had tr...Published: 28 May 2018 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in SA for 'medical checks'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa sneaked out of the country late Sunday to neighbouring South Africa with government sources indicating he had gone for "medical checks".Information minister Simon ...Published: 28 May 2018 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Staff rperter
Chombo wants passport for SA trip
Former Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo, who is facing a slew of corruption charges and was in South Africa recently for medical attention, intends to apply for the release of his passport again ...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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