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Man commits suicide at in-laws' homestead
A 64-year-old man from Mutukwa Village under Chief Zimunya tragically died last Thursday after allegedly consuming poison at his in-laws' homestead in Gwese Village, following a heated dispute over hi...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 18:07hrs | 1251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up fight against HIV stigma
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to tackle HIV-related stigma following alarming new data indicating a rise in the number of people facing discrimination because of their HIV status.The renewe...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:21hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Madam Boss denies rumours of rib removal
Popular social media influencer, actress, and entrepreneur Madam Boss has denied rumours claiming she had some of her ribs surgically removed. Speaking exclusively to H-Metro, she provided a detailed ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Woman ducks cross-examination in disputed Rhodes Estate case
A Harare woman who claims to be the executor of the estate of the late Brian James and Elizabeth Rhodes - individuals she alleges were relatives of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes – abruptly h...Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:53hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe High Court rules HIV no longer deadly
The High Court has advised convicted criminals to cease raising their HIV status as a special circumstance during mitigation, stating that the infection is no longer considered deadly due to advanceme...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:05hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire impressed by basic first aid training
Youth Minister Tino Machakaire has expressed admiration for the successful rollout of the free basic first aid training programme under the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme, which is being facili...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:48hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
The tale of two criminal politicians
CORRUPTION is a type of dishonesty or a criminal offence that is often perpetrated by a person or an organisation that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse powe...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 08:14hrs | 939 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Feared CIO's mother dies in deplorable state
Gogo Tarima Muzariri, the mother of the late Livingstone Maynard Muzariri, former director-general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has passed away at the age of 112. She died on Tuesda...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 08:55hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe successfully performs open-heart surgeries on 10 children
In a milestone for Zimbabwe's healthcare sector, 10 children with congenital heart conditions underwent successful open-heart surgeries during a week-long medical camp at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Hara...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 18:21hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuse victim blames the Church for brother's death
The sister of a 16-year-old boy who drowned while swimming naked at a Christian holiday camp in Zimbabwe run by child abuser John Smyth blames the Church of England for his death."The Church k...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 18:32hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Calls mount for Zanu-PF Insiza MP Farai Taruvinga's expulsion
Villagers in the Insiza North constituency are growing increasingly frustrated with their Member of Parliament, Farai Taruvinga, as concerns mount over his prolonged absence from Parliament since his ...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 2658 | by Staff reporter
Mixed feelings about TTI officials' conduct
Bulawayo residents have voiced mixed reactions regarding the actions of Tendy Three Investment (TTI) officials who allegedly harassed a motorist suffering from a medical condition. Last week, TTI's en...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:13hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean tree cures erectile dysfunctional
Deep within Zimbabwe's forests lies the Mugondorosi tree, a species steeped in legend and traditional medicinal knowledge. Revered for its ability to treat male erectile dysfunction, this once-abundan...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:43hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Girls as young as 10-years-old are having babies in SA
Shocking statistics revealed recently that over 4,000 girls in the Eastern Cape have given birth in the past four months.The Eastern Department of Health (DOH) said 97 of these girls were aged...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 21:06hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
'Mentally-ill people also enjoy sex'
HIGH Court judges of appeal have said mentally-ill people also enjoy sex in their own right.The court said it could not be dispelled, where there was no evidence, that the mentally-ill are inc...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:54hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets cry foul over farm offer letters
Government officials are being accused by war veterans of corruptly revoking their farm offer letters and displacing them from their allocated land. A central committee report released after the Zanu-...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:44hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Child marriage victim succumbs to labour complications
Zandile Sibanda clung desperately to her 14-year-old daughter, Sikhulile Sibanda, who had fallen victim to an early child marriage, as she took her final breath after suffering from a severe illness f...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bank manager in house wrangle with widow
A TOP official from a commercial bank in Bulawayo is allegedly locked in a house ownership wrangle with a widow as he is refusing to vacate her property claiming that there is a verbal promise for rig...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man blames ex-wife for non-functioning manhood
A man from Chegutu is seeking urgent help to cure his non-functioning manhood, which he claims was locked by his ex-wife. According to the H Metro publication, Elias Mandaza Kassam hasn't seen his ex-...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Stroke victims suffering in silence'
STROKE survivors are calling on government to recognise the condition as life-threatening so that necessary interventions are put in place.A stroke is a medical condition when blood supply to ...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man seeks US$24,000 for heart surgery
A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Nkulumane suburb whose main artery to the heart has a weakened wall and expands abnormally when the heart pumps blood, is seeking US$24 000 to replace the defective valve....Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lupane Hospital to offer doctors' training
THE construction of Lupane Provincial Hospital is on course and upon completion, the hospital will offer training for medical doctors, offer specialist treatment, provide accommodation for employees s...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb attack mystery deepens
Four years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived an assassination attempt it has emerged that a former soldier, who was convicted by the military for the grenade attack, was in India on the day ...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mahachi readies for court battle
WARRIORS forward Kudakwashe Mahachi has denied allegations of scalding his four-year-old son with boiling water and has threatened legal action in a bid to be allowed access to the boy.Mahachi...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:21hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mahachi denies allegations of scalded son with boiling water
SOUTH African-based footballer, Kudakwashe Mahachi, who stands accused of having scalded his four-year-old son Diego, with boiling water has denied the allegations.It has also emerged that con...Published: 17 May 2022 at 19:59hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zuma to sue ahead of start of trial today
A day before the start of former president Jacob Zuma's corruption trial, his foundation announced his legal team will try to privately prosecute lead prosecutor Billy Downer."The instruction ...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Marry Mubaiwa assault accuser struggles with memory
Marry Mubaiwa's former child minder Delight Munyoro on Wednesday told a court that she had forgotten some of the events that took place during and after her assault, allegedly by the ex-wife of vice p...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 21:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unvaccinated civil servants barred from work without salary
All unvaccinated civil servants without any underlying medical conditions have been barred from work without salary subject to disciplinary hearings, while those qualifying for exemption are required ...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macabre spectacle as frail Mubaiwa is put on trial
PAIN is written all over her face as she makes her way up the staircase to the courtroom where her trial is being heard.The estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife challenges 'malicious' jailing
MARRY Mubaiwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking a review of a judgement by Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube to have...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man steals firearm, knocked down by a car in a botched robbery
THE trial of a 33-year-old man from Gutu, Masvingo who was recently arrested in Beitbridge after allegedly breaking into two houses and stealing an assortment of goods among them an AK-47 rifle belong...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe finally give up on Bonne
ZIMBABWEAN football authorities have given up on England-based forward Macauley Bonne after he turned down the latest call to represent the Warriors in a competitive match.He has only featured...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga: tell us how Mnangagwa used you to eliminate Chiwenga: we help if we know facts nor riddles
Dear Marry Chiwenga; We cannot assist you arguing your case on riddles-based evidence: Tell us how much Mnangagwa abused you in your case with Chiwenga first. Remember you have nothing t...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 00:12hrs | 10 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Mandatory vaccination remains illegal'
LEGAL experts yesterday said the move by government to extend the deadline for civil servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face expulsion was unconstitutional.This follows promulgation...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe probes 4 deaths linked to Covid-19 vaccines
Zimbabwe investigated four deaths over possible links to Covid-19 vaccines, officials said on Sunday.The four cases were among 96 reported post-vaccination adverse reactions, but none of them ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:45hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga blocks release of Marry's medical affidavit
A Harare court Monday heard that Marry Mubaiwa, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife is failing to get medical affidavits to show the court as doctors fear the former army General....Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Companies challenge ZCTU over unvaccinated workers
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)'s court challenge against compulsory vaccination of workers has suffered a major blow after government and several private entities cited as respondents di...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 deaths still high'
HEALTH experts have warned against complacency, saying that although official COVID-19 figures were falling, the country was still at risk of a fourth wave.In a joint statement, the College of...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poisoned Jacob Zuma undergoes surgery
Jailed former South African president Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities said on Sunday.Zuma, serving a 15-mo...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 21:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo sets up COVID-19 centre for minors
AUTHORITIES at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have started converting a children's unit at the institution to a COVID-19 treatment centre for minors amid a surge in the number of children contract...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why are so many countries legalizing cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 20:43hrs | 21 | by Staff write
Why are so many Countries Legalizing Cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:57hrs | 29 | by Staff Writer
Old Joe Biden trips and falls 3 times boarding Air Force One
President Joe Biden stumbled three times and fell on the steps of Air Force One on Friday, prompting fresh questions about his health.The 78-year-old - the oldest president in US history - app...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More vaccines expected today from China
A second plane carrying Sinopharm vaccines, this time 344 000 doses, is expected in Harare at around 8am this morning with health authorities working out how to accelerate the national vaccination pro...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
More vaccines arrive next week
Zimbabwe will start receiving the second batch of the Covid-19 vaccines next week as the country prepares to embark on the second phase of the national vaccination exercise. The country receiv...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination programme shifts a gear up
MORE than 12 000 frontline workers were inoculated against Covid-19 during the first five days of the national vaccination programme, with authorities now preparing to intensify the immunisation blitz...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccination programme shifts a gear up
MORE than 12 000 frontline workers were inoculated against Covid-19 during the first five days of the national vaccination programme, with authorities now preparing to intensify the immunisation blitz...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
X-Ray boost for Mater Dei COVID-19 response centre
MATER Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has received a major boost in its fight against COVID-19 after receiving an X-Ray image printer machine from a Harare-based engineering company, Flat Bridge Medical Supp...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 vaccination starts with health staff
The country's Covid-19 vaccination programme begins today in Harare with frontline health workers expected to be among the first to be inoculated. This follows the arrival on Monday of 200 000 vaccine...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination roll-out kicks off
Vaccination against Covid-19 starts tomorrow with 49 000 health workers and thousands of other high-risk frontline staff being scheduled for stage one of phase one using the first batch of the Sinopha...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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