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Zimbabwe conducts second joint external evaluation
Zimbabwe recently completed its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE), a critical assessment of the country's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats under the International...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
France to hand over biotech lab to UZ
Zimbabwe's scientific and academic sectors are poised for a significant leap forward following the official handover of a new biotechnology laboratory to the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) by the French ...Published: 21 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF returns Zimbabwe to the stone age
That Zimbabwe's health sector is broken is a public secret, but the alarming decline under Zanu-PF's 45-year rule has reached new depths of crisis.A widely circulated photo showing a patient a...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 14:57hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo registers 200 diarrhoea cases, one death
The City of Bulawayo reported over 200 cases of diarrhoea and one related death as of December last year, according to the latest council disease surveillance report. The city has implemented intensif...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:45hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants lose jobs in SA after raid on spaza shops
Zimbabweans working in South Africa's spaza shops are facing hardship following a series of raids targeting foreign-owned tuckshops after allegations of food poisoning incidents, which have left child...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak in Kariba: A wake-up call for vigilance and prevention
The recent cholera outbreak in Gache Gache Fishing Camp, located in Kariba District, has thrust the community into a state of crisis, claiming one life and leaving five others battling the disease. Th...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 14:11hrs | 185 | by Anashe Mupamombe
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 | 331 | by Staff reporter
Rolling power cuts cripple maternal healthcare services in Harare clinics
Harare's municipal clinics are struggling to provide essential maternal healthcare services due to crippling power cuts, an investigation by NewsDay has revealed. The blackouts, which often last more ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:43hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
'US expanding bioweapons research in Africa'
The US is expanding its biological military presence across Africa, Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov claimed on Tuesday. According to the head of Russia's Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Prot...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 16:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sprouting Gweru suburbs are cholera hotspots
SPROUTING residential suburbs in Gweru have become cholera hotspots as the areas lack proper water and sanitation facilities, a senior council official has said.In his address at an ordinary c...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA ramps up screening at its borders over outbreak of cholera
The National Department of Health said the outbreak of cholera in neighbouring countries has led to the government intensifying screening efforts at South Africa's borders.One of the countries...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
The African continent is overgrowing with a network of American biological laboratories
At the end of October, specialists from the Scientific Research Institute of Infectious Diseases of the US ground forces arrived in Kenya. Information about their activity, obviously, was classified a...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 20:34hrs | 115 | by Staff Reporter
World AIDS Day: CIASA says climate change creates breeding ground for infectious diseases
The Citizens In Action Southern Africa has lamented that the climate change that has resulted in droughts and floods, disrupting agricultural production, leading to food insecurity and malnutrition co...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 17:42hrs | 16 | by Stephen Jakes
1 ambulance for Parirenyatwa
ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which services Harare and other nearby provinces, has been operating with only one functional ambulance, reflecting the country's...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:40hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Cholera cases rise in Zimbabwe
The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe continues to rise, with over 5,000 reported cases and 120 suspected deaths, despite the government's efforts to control the outbreak.According to the la...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Rare bacterium behind elephant deaths in Botswana and Zimbabwe
The deaths of 350 elephants in Botswana's Okavango Delta and 35 at the bordering Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe in 2020 were due to a rare form of bacteria, scientists have finall...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 12:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 still alive in Zimbabwe
Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) no longer categorizing COVID-19 as a global emergency, the virus still poses a threat to Zimbabwean communities, according to the government. While acknowle...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's first female ambulance driver retires after 35 years
Sibusiso Mdlongwa, who is believed to be the first female ambulance driver in Zimbabwe, has retired after dedicating 35 years to Bulawayo. Her remarkable journey began in 1988 when she started working...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Tech billionaire said next one could be man-made
Tech billionaire Bill Gates has warned Australia to be ready for the next pandemic, which could be man-made and far more brutal.Mr Gates told the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney that polit...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 19:39hrs | 35 | by Erick Matotoba
Hwange Units 7 and 8 add spark to Zimbabwe - China relations
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officially commissioned the US$1,5 billion Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8 Expansion Project in Matebeleland North Province, which has added 600MW to the natio...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe violates Global Fund regulations
GOVERNMENT has been accused of ignoring an explosive report against a health worker who sexually abused a beneficiary of the Global Fund, putting future funding under the programme in doubt.Zi...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates warned
AHEAD of the sitting of the nomination court tomorrow, aspiring Zanu-PF candidates have been strongly urged to respect the electorate and not assume that victory will be given to them on a silver plat...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records first Cholera case
BULAWAYO has recorded its first cholera case after a pupil from Mzilikazi High School was confirmed to have contracted the waterborne disease.Zimbabwe recorded its first cholera case in Februa...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
China new variant of COVID 19 could infect 65 million per week.
Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese epidemiologist, said Monday that two new vaccines for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) had received initial approval, accord...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:27hrs | 3 | by Erick Matotoba
Bulawayo receives machine to clear sewer blockages
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has donated a jetting machine to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as part of the city's efforts to im...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC raises alarm over spike in cholera cases
THE CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has raised alarm for the cholera outbreak amid Zimbabwe's weakening health delivery system.This comes after five people succumbed to the infectious dise...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health experts fret over cholera resurgence
HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the resurgence in cholera cases, which they blame on poor sanitation and a lack of long-term planning for water supplies in urban areas.Community Wor...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Massive staff exodus hits Mutare
MASSIVE staff exodus has hit Mutare City Council's fire and health departments as employees seek greener pastures due to poor remuneration and working conditions.In her presentation to the res...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutare launches blitz on illegal food outlets
MUTARE City Council and the police have launched a joint citywide blitz on unlicensed restaurants and illegal street food vendors to contain the spread of cholera in the city.On Monday, the ci...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Pumula South suburb under Zoonoses threat
ALTHOUGH expansion of cities to create more residential areas for the ever-growing population has ushered in development in Bulawayo and surrounding areas, the same is fuelling human-wildlife conflict...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:25hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and SA access healthcare in border towns
Zimbabwe and South Africa share a 225km common border. There is only one official border crossing, at Beitbridge. An estimated 15 000 migrants and refugees from Zimbabwe and other countries cross dail...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Vinayak Bhardwaj
Mnangagwa lifts curfew, but masks to remain mandatory
The government on Tuesday lifted a midnight to dawn curfew imposed as part of Covid-19 containment measures, noting that the pandemic situation in the country is under control.Zimbabwe has imp...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 18:19hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Massive looting of Covid-19 relief funds exposed
A parliamentary report has exposed massive graft, looting and diversion of material and financial resources worth several millions of dollars earmarked for the Covid-19 fight.The Brian Dube ch...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:17hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
African Mining Sector Set for Strong Growth in 2022
Johannesburg - 16 May 2022 - With mining companies currently enjoying high prices, exceptional production performance and robust supply chains, the mining team from Stanbic Bank's parent company, Stan...Published: 16 May 2022 at 11:52hrs | 46 | by Mark Buncombe, Head of Mining and Metals at Standard Bank Group
Zimbabwe receives COVID-19 support from Japan
ZIMBABWE today received 10 ambulances and ancillary equipment from Japan and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen obstetric and neonatal care in COVID-19 hotspots across the countr...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Africa benefit from China's Health Silk Road
LAST week, China announced that it will give Zimbabwe 10 million doses of Covid-19, as part of the 1 billion doses pledged by Beijing to African countries at last year's Forum on China-Africa Co-opera...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Albert Chavhunduka
Bulawayo Covid-19 hospitalisation rises
THE number of Covid-19 hospitalised patients countrywide has started rising with statistics indicating that there were 260 in hospital on Friday up from only 17 cases a fortnight ago.Bulawayo'...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
World races to contain new South African variant
Countries around the world are racing to introduce travel bans and restrictions on Southern African countries in an effort to contain a new variant of Covid-19 called Omicron. The moves come after the...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance accepts failure, welcomes Govt support
President Mnangagwa's administration has been thanked by the opposition-controlled Harare City Council for assisting in infrastructural development, from renovation of the critical health facilities t...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'HIV-positive people might need 3rd COVID-19 dose'
RESEARCHERS at the just-ended 18th European Aids Conference (EACS 2021) have reported that HIV-positive people with CD4 counts that are below 200 have weaker responses to some COVID-19 vaccines, and m...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga hails Bulawayo for best vaccination record
VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday hailed Bulawayo Province for the best vaccination record nationwide with over 50 percent of the population having received the first dose while over 44...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Qoki brings smiles to hundreds of households in Matebeleland
THE past few weeks have seen Qoki Zindlovukazi trending following a revelation that the group of Zimbabwean women in the diaspora are millionaires after investing so much in immovable property....Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:20hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanla fighter's daughter now top medical officer in US
While a good number of gallant veterans of Zimbabwe's war of liberation brawled this week in Harare with the police, who charged them with seeking to incite public violence, a city in a distant land t...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:14hrs | 17 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
African Leaders Must Urge G20 to Stop Covid-19 Vaccines Apartheid to Save Our World
The novel coronavirus has shown glaring flaws in the world's collective ability to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, with none more evident than wealthy countries' self-destructive unwillingnes...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 22:05hrs | 8 | by Penny Lutung Amor
Council mulls closing four clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering closing four of its clinics as the staffing situation within its health services department continues to deteriorate.Last year, the local authori...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
78 health workers succumb to COVID-19
AT least 23 doctors, 30 nurses and 25 other professionals in the health sector have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic since its outbreak in the country last year, Vice-President and Health minister C...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for mandatory vaccination
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child care Costantino Chiwenga discouraged people who are suing the government for mandatory vaccination while he was in Kwekwe yesterday for the official ope...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 20:51hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Midwives shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing a critical shortage of midwives at council-run clinics which has seen maternity centres operate with just half of the needed staff, putting pregnant women and unborn babies at risk....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga commissions 'beerhall' turned into hospital
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga Wednesday commissioned the opening of a former Kwekwe City Council beerhall in the populous high-density suburb of Mbizo that has been turned into an infectious dis...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to commission hospital
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, is set to officially commission the Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital today.Kwekwe City Council conver...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
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