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Deputy Minister Mangwiro dishes sweet potato seeds
Deputy Minister for Health who is also Chikomba West legislator Dr John Chamunorwa (JC) Mangwiro is giving sweet potato seeds in his constituency.Mangwiro is encouraging the people of Chikomba...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
What are AOD-9604's advantages?
AOD-9604 is a peptide segment from the C-terminus of HGH attached, but what does that mean, and what are AOD-9604's advantages? One of the 20 amino acids required to create proteins is added at the en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 16:30hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Zesa fault knocks suburbs off grid
SEVERAL western suburbs in Bulawayo have gone for four days without power supplies, which is suspected to be a result of a technical fault at sub-stations.Affected suburbs include Njube, Pumul...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacists behind drug smuggling
A NEW report has revealed that some government-employed pharmacists are running smuggling rackets and use their influence to evade border controls.In a report titled: Infamous by Design: Illic...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
NatPharm fails to supply drugs
GOVERNMENT-RUN National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) is reportedly struggling to meet demand for drugs at public health institutions, resulting in acute shortages of critical medicines across the...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga bemoans corruption at NatPharm
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has bemoaned corruption at the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) which he said was hindering the availability of affordable medicines, especial...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power outages affect medical drugs storage
Many Zimbabweans who are on self-administered medical drugs requiring refrigerated storage are going through a torrid time as crippling power outages continue unabated.Drugs that require stora...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Presuming 'no normal person votes Zanu-PF' is what makes MDC lose
Appearances can deceive big-time.Perusing the South African media before that country's general elections in May this year, one would have concluded that the ruling ANC was finished and would ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:19hrs | | by Conway Tutani
NatPharm mulls requesting Health Levy Fund in forex
THE National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) is considering requesting Government to avail the Health Levy Fund (HLF) in foreign currency to make the procurement of medical drugs hassle-free. ...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government calls rogue pharmacies to order
GOVERNMENT has directed pharmacies to stop demanding foreign currency from patients for drugs which are now available locally through NatPharm. In an interview at the close of the 67th East, C...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pharmacies condemn the ill to death
THE country's sick have been condemned to death in the country by pharmacies that remain defiant and demand foreign currency payments for drugs. Just watching the events at pharmacies unfold as the da...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Andile Tshuma
Sam Wezhira; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise
Your today's article on Bulawayo24: Bread and sugar will kill you anywhere was to the best article I could ever read today. Our approach to civilisation was when we started eating bread and drinking t...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 19:10hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Bread and sugar is killing you anyway
So why make a big deal on price increases?Everywhere you turn there are complains about price increases of basic commodities like sugar and cooking oil. The bottom line is these are foods that...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 00:28hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
What I learnt from Portugal versus Spain
Life Changing Motivational Lessons from Portugal Versus Spain Match1. Lob It Over The Wall!The marvellous free kick taken by Cristiano Ronaldo will be in mouths of many people for deca...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 15:37hrs | | by Gwizi Motivator
75 political parties to contest in Zimbabwe's 2018 elections
There are 75 political parties registered to contest in the looming elections in Zimbabwe - up from 35 that existed prior to 2017.The so-called big league has the MDC Allianceā made up of se...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 20:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Critical drugs shortage blamed on forex
Zimbabwe is experiencing a shortage of critical drugs and The Sunday Mail can reveal that stocks of medicines for asthmatic, hypertensive and diabetic patients have reached alarming levels.The...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Go hard or go home, says Murombo
FOR Crofton Murombo, just being on stage is as sweet as victory.Going on to compete at the Arnold Classic Africa and win several competitions, like he has done regularly, is a bonus for th...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 22:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Isitshwala tied to increased diabetes risk
People who eat too much of Zimbabwe's staple isitshwala are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, according to the Zimbabwe Diabetic Association (ZDA).Contrary to widely-held belief t...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why is breaking a world record for comedy such a big deal for Zimbabwe - Carl Joshua Ncube
Ok so I applied to GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS to attempt an old comedy record of most comedy gigs in 7 days. The record is currently 30 gigs and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS accepted my application to ATTEMPT t...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 19:35hrs | | by Agencies
Zimbabwe set to start producing insulin locally
Zimbabwe could soon be producing insulin locally after investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expressed interest in partnering local pharmaceutical companies in manufacturing the drug that is ...Published: 08 Jun 2013 at 22:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Coffee consumption may reduced risk for endometrial cancer: study
Long-term coffee consumption may be associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, according to a study published online Tuesday in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal ...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 04:37hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Diabetes forced Kenneth Mashaba out of generations
Sunday World reveals that Seputla, who plays businessman Kenneth Mashaba, has been battling diabetes behind closed doors.And though we still see him on TV, he quit the show three months ago a...Published: 26 Sep 2011 at 12:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Walk more - it's good for you
London - Walk more, and not only burn off calories, but also lessen the chance of becoming diabetic, a new study says.As part of a national study in Australia to measure...Published: 14 Jan 2011 at 17:16hrs | | by AP
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