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Counterfeit medicine crisis grows in Zimbabwe's informal markets
In the crowded, makeshift stalls of Hopley's open market - an informal settlement just south of Harare - buyers can find almost anything: rat poison, cleaning supplies, and even medicine. But behind t...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Contraceptive pills recalled in South Africa after mix-up
Regulators in South Africa have recalled a batch of the popular Yaz Plus contraceptive pill, after a packaging mix-up which means the contraception could be potentially ineffective.Manufacture...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 18:50hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe men soon on the pill
Scenario 1: "Hello, pretty, I want you to have a feel of what I possess. Don't fear, I'm on the pill. I'll give you lots of cash to buy the things you want and show off to your friends." An inveterate...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:17hrs | 2 | by Stephen Mpofu
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 | 2 | by AFP
Mortuary attendant steals boxes of contraceptives
MVURWI mortuary attendant Trymore Chikuse (38) is in soup after allegedly stealing boxes of contraceptive pills and other medicinal properties valued at ZW$122 010.The matter came to light at ...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 21:41hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Urine 'baptism' for man in sex row
A MAN from Hwange got more than what he had bargained for when he was beaten before being baptised with a bucket of urine by his angry wife who had denied him sex.The matter came to light when...Published: 05 May 2019 at 09:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man 'axes' wife, hangs self
A SILOBELA man fatally struck his sleeping wife with an axe on the head before committing suicide after discovering she was taking contraceptive pills without his knowledge. Busani Mandava (35...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
College students abuse 'morning-after pills'
STUDENTS at institutions of higher learning are abusing the emergency contraceptive pill popularly known as the "morning-after pill" to prevent pregnancy after engaging in unprotected sex. The...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Contraceptives prices shoot up
For the average Zimbabwean, birth control pills are lifestyle drugs while condoms are one of those accessories many would put into the shopping basket without considering the cost.Well, that w...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:31hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Condom shortage looms in Zimbabwe
A critical shortage of free condoms is looming in Mashonaland West, with only 31 boxes left for the whole province, amid reports that the effective distribution of the protective sheath was lacking in...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Morning-after pill' use surges
THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) is dissuading young people from abusing emergency contraceptive pill as it is harmful.The ZNFPC said girls were indulging in unprotected s...Published: 02 May 2018 at 08:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean contraceptives a hit in South Africa
Every month, Nancy (not her real name) and her business partner travel to Zimbabwe to stock up on Marvelon family planning pills. She smuggles them back into South Africa, where she sells them at...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Contraceptives failed me, woman tells court
A 28-YEAR-OLD Cowdray Park woman who strangled and buried her new-born baby girl minutes after giving birth in her parents' home has told the court that the pregnancy was a mistake as contraceptives f...Published: 06 Sep 2014 at 10:08hrs | | by Plaxcedes Hove
80% of women in Zimbabwe suffer from vaginal thrush
Over 80 percent of women in Zimbabwe have suffered from vaginal thrush, a condition which can be attributed to a number of factors, among them the persistent use of tampons, antibiotics and detergents...Published: 12 May 2013 at 06:03hrs | | by Sharon Kavhu
Catholic nuns should go on contraceptives - expert
The Catholic Church should pay for nuns to go on contraceptive pills to cut the extra cancer risk that comes with a life of celibacy, Australian cancer experts said Thursday.The world's 94,79...Published: 08 Dec 2011 at 10:08hrs | | by Sapa-dpa
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