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Mzembi seeks cancellation of arrest warrants on medical grounds
Former Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi appeared before Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday, requesting the cancellation of three outstanding warrants of arrest on t...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praise singer diagnosed with cancer?
Chief Shumba Hwenje, a musician closely associated with Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party and reportedly a relative of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, born Admire Sanyanga Sibanda, has retreated to h...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 13:49hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
Cancer leading cause of death in Zimbabwe
Cervical and prostate cancers remain the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Zimbabwe, according to the delayed 2019 report from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry (ZNCR). The report h...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Sven-Goran Eriksson dies
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76.Eriksson, the first non-British manager of the England team, led the Three Lions to the quarter-finals at three major tourn...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 12:53hrs | 1584 | by Staff reporter
Khupe reveals new cancer fight
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went de...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 930 | 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 | 2 | by Agencies
Thokozani Khupe announces her second cancer diagnosis
Dr. Thokozani Khupe, a proportional representation Member of Parliament representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo and former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, has revealed that...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 17:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Residents spend 8 years living with raw sewage
A health disaster is looming at Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo as residents have been forced to live with raw sewage for more than eight years.The residents have been forced to live with the unb...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Tabitha Khumalo decries cancer treatment costs
FORMER Bulawayo East legislator Thabitha Khumalo has bemoaned the huge cost of cancer treatment in Zimbabwe, saying vulnerable people struggled to meet the costs.Khumalo, who suffers from brea...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt grabs Chombo's farm, gives to ex-wife
Government is continuing its retributive land seizures targeting political opponents, real or imagined, this time cancelling former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo's 99-year lease for Allan Grange Fa...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo was troubled and conflicted by sad events of November 2017
Moro Sahwira wangu, you know I've lots of time and respect for you and your views. Clearly, we have profound differences of opinion on this issue, sparked by the personal tributes that some of us, so-...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 08:03hrs | 12 | by Jonathan Moyo
FW de Klerk dies at 85
FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has died at the age of 85.Mr de Klerk, who was also a key figure in the nation's transition to ...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 11:31hrs | 17 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's allies 'snub' MDC Alliance anniversary celebrations
Some senior national MDC Alliance members allegedly snubbed the party's 22nd-anniversary celebrations held in Bulawayo over the weekend after they were reportedly informed about the event on the day, ...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 20:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Hlatshwayo Davis named health director of U.S. city of St Louis
Zimbabwean Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis has been named director of health for St. Louis, the second biggest city in the state of Missouri in the United States of America.The infectious disea...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zexie Manatsa diagnosed with cancer
Yesteryear musician Zexie Manatsa has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that can cause damage to the bones, immune system and kidneys. The "Tea Hobvu" hitmaker took to soc...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Big send-off for Chidzambga
DYNAMOS football legend Misheck "Scania" Chidzambga, who died last week, was buried in Mhondoro yesterday amid calls for recognition of former football stars by government.Chidzambga died abou...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:04hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Ropafadzo Mapimhidze and Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zantac: How one common medication caused the public outcry
The phrase health is wealth will never be any truer. This is why we seek medical attention whenever we fall sick or feel ill. Sometimes a trip to the pharmacy across the street will do the trick, wher...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 20:33hrs | 16 | by Staff writer
Thabitha Khumalo diagnosed with cancer
MDC Alliance chairperson Thabitha Khumalo has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has vowed to fight the disease.Khumalo produced a medical report showing that she was ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poisoning fears spook Zanu-PF bigwigs
THE fear of poisoning has once again come to the fore within Zanu-PF and government circles following allegations by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's close associates that the ailing former Zimba...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Johnny Clegg dies
Music legend Johnny Clegg has died.The local singer's death was confirmed to Channel24 via a statement released to the press by Johnny's longtime manager Roddy Quin.In the statement Ro...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 20:30hrs | | by Channel24
Chombo re-arrested
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for the temporary release of former Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo's passport.Magistrate Estere Chivasa argued that she could ...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo denied passport again
Former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo has failed in his appeal to get his passport returned to allow him to travel abroad to seek medical attention.His passport was allegedly recently seized...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 18:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elizabeth opens up on Tsvangirai's last days
ELIZABETH Macheka, widow of the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday poured her heart out, sharing intricate details of the couple's psychologically-draining journey from the day the former Pr...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Peter de Villiers to quit Sables
ZIMBABWE national rugby team coach Peter de Villiers could fail to see out his two-year contract as Sables coach after revealing that he is considering quitting his post due to family reasons....Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Aretha Franklin dies
76-year-old music superstar Aretha Franklin has died, according to a report by AP. The news follows reports on Monday that the multiple award-winning artist was "gravely ill" and surrounded by...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 15:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engages women
President Mnangagwa yesterday met women from all walks of life and engaged them on issues affecting their lives.Unlike his predecessor Mr Robert Mugabe, President Mnangagwa is a listening lead...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls on HPV vaccination for girls
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced dates for human papillomavirus vaccination for girls aged between 10 and 14.The mass vaccination programme will run from 14 to 18 May....Published: 10 May 2018 at 10:54hrs | 3 | by Byo24News Reporter
400 000 undergo cervical cancer screening
United Nations Population Fund has screened more than 400 000 women since it embarked on the National Cervical Screening Programme, UN senior staffer has said.Launching the Human Papillomaviru...Published: 02 May 2018 at 16:37hrs | 3 | by Byo24News Reporter
4 Horse Racing movies that you should watch
Horse racing may be one of the oldest equestrian performance sports in the world, but it still remains quite popular and maintains a relatively huge following even in our modern world of today. With p...Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 08:30hrs | 12 | by Staff Writer
Tsvangirai nurse found dead
A ZIMBABWEAN nurse working in a South African hospital who caused a stir when a picture of her posing next to the late MDC-T president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai during his final days went viral on social m...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's mother threatens to commit suicide
There was drama at One Commando Barracks, Harare yesterday when the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's mother threatened to commit suicide, protesting the presence of her son's widow, Ms Elizabe...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Tsvangirai's current prognosis is grim - fears he might not pull through
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's current prognosis is grim, amid fears he might not pull through a local daily reported.Tsvangirai, 65, who was diagnosed with cancer of the colon in 2016, is now...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 10:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's son restrained from assaulting his step-mum at hospital
The wife of ailing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is being denied access to visit him in a Johannesburg hospital where the 65-year-old opposition leader is receiving medical treatment, his spokesperson ...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 16:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T heads for implosion
THE troubled MDC-T is on the brink of collapse with senior officials yesterday issuing contradicting statements around the appointment of the party's acting president, a further signal of deepening fa...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa not allowed to see Tsvangirai?
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said he was recovering well despite widespread reports that he was in a critical condition. Mr Tsvangirai, who revealed in 2016 that he had been diagnosed w...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe snubs MDC meeting again
MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe risks being hauled before the party's disciplinary committee after snubbing another party meeting this week.Khupe missed last week's national standing commit...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai succession row destabilises MDC Alliance
The MDC Alliance is fretting over the uncertainty surrounding Morgan Tsvangirai after he indicated that he was mulling stepping down.Tsvangirai was selected to be the presidential candidate fo...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri joins race for MDC-T take over
Acting MDC-T president Engineer Elias Mudzuri has joined the race to take over the reins of the opposition party from ailing leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who is suffering from cancer of the colon....Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri ready to take over from ailing Tsvangirai
Acting MDC-T president Engineer Elias Mudzuri has joined the race to take over the reins of the opposition party from ailing leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who is battling colon cancer.Mr Tsvang...Published: 13 Jan 2018 at 08:43hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Can MDC-T survive Tsvangirai's departure?
MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai issued a statement on Monday which has been widely interpreted as a signal that he is preparing to step down.He was diagnosed with cancer of the colon in Jun...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff writer
Tsvangirai NOT dead
There is a fake rumour circulating on social media claiming that the leader of the MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai who went to South Africa for a routine medical procedure is dead but officials from the party...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai hails Mnangagwa's visit
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday hailed the visit last week to his Highlands, Harare, residence by President Mnangagwa to check on his health since he was diagnosed with cancer of the colon...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ailing Tsvangirai to step down?
Colon cancer-stricken opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has given his strongest hint to date that he will soon step down as party leader and give a youthful politician the crucial task of leading th...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Tsvangirai's New Year Message
Monday, 08 January 2018 Fellow Zimbabweans, our schools are opening tomorrow and our industry or what is left of it is due to open starting end of this ...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 13:37hrs | 2 | by Morgan Tsvangirai
Obert Gutu prays for ailing Tsvangirai to be healed
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC –T) spokesperson Obert Gutu has sent a prayer for his ailing boss Morgan Tsvangirai on micro blogging Twitter before drawing followers into imploring the sick...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tsvangirai in crisis meetings
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will next week hold crisis meetings of his party's top organs in a bid crush dissent and re-energise the movement that appears to be running out of steam ahead of crucial ...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Marry Chiwenga and Elizabeth Tsvangirai are close friends
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions with President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the formation of an inclusive Cabinet that could help unite the nation's deeply-divided ...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai in GNU dilemma
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions with President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the formation of an inclusive Cabinet that could help unite the nation's deeply-divided ...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai urged to 'pass baton to 'young, focused candidate'
Cancer striken opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been urged to pass the baton to a "young and focused candidate" to contest the forthcoming elections, says a report.Tsvangirai announced ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
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