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Exploring the Potential Characteristics of BPC-157 and TB-500
The study of peptides has garnered significant attention within the scientific community, particularly concerning the properties and impacts of synthetic peptides such as BPC-157 and TB-500. These ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 17:50hrs | 306 | by Staff Reporter
Health professionals crack down on beauty salons
The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPA) has issued a stern warning regarding the dangers of receiving vitamin drips or injectable treatments at beauty and wellness facilities. They caution ...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to medicinal herbs
PEOPLE are flooding traditional herbal markets, as prices of prescription drugs spike and the public health delivery system deteriorates at an alarming rate under pressures from a relentless economic ...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 18:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Mopani worm porridge, blood samples
SOME parents and guardians in Gwanda's Mawane district, Matebeleland South province, have expressed fear after a group of people collected blood samples from learners as part of the national school fe...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean farmer buys R1,8m ankole from Ramaphosa
Zimbabwean cattle breeder Collen Tafireyi stole the show at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Ntaba Nyoni cattle auction at his Phala Phala farm near Bela-Bela in Limpopo at the weekend, buying one of the S...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
The maize crop is now on the brink of total loss
Lost in her zen and solitude, the old widow scanned the skies, her elderly eyesight failing her. But, no sign of rain. The skies seem to have put in place 'targeted sanctions' against some majority co...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:08hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
Africans must stop eating Sadza; Here is why
Sadza is a staple food across much of Africa, particularly in Southern and East African countries. Made from ground cornmeal or cassava flour and boiled to a thick porridge consistency, sadza is a fil...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:50hrs | 94 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwe to convert coal to fertiliser
A Zimbabwean government-owned entity, Verify Engineering, is preparing to use locally available coal to develop ammonia-based fertilisers as the country ramps up agricultural productivity."We ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 12:42hrs | 18 | by Takudzwa Changadeya
'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 | | by Staff reporter
9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant
IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution....Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Malnutrition stalks Zimbabwe
THOUSANDS of children under five years in Zimbabwe are chronically malnourished and stunted due to poor diet and inadequate maternal care, a new report released yesterday has revealed.The stud...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Above normal rainfall forecast
Most parts of Southern Africa are expected to have normal to above-normal rainfall in the coming summer cropping season, especially the southern and central areas, which include Zimbabwe.The l...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland gets Intwasa inputs
FARMERS in Matabeleland are geared for the summer cropping season following the delivery of agricultural inputs for the 2022/2023 farming season under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, p...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers turn to aquaponics
A CRICKETER turns his back on the excitement of pro sports to take on a whole new challenge: farming without soil.Yasser Parker thought he had fulfilled his childhood dream by becoming a profe...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Pupils to receive amacimbi fortified porridge
GOVERNMENT is set to introduce a school feeding programme for pupils aged between seven and 11 years who will receive mopane worms fortified porridge in a bid to address the pupils' nutritional challe...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabweans can better understand their nutritional intake for a healthier life
In an age where access to basic resources is crucial for many individuals in communities around the world, multidimensional poverty still provides numerous challenges. The numbers speak for themselves...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 16:17hrs | 12 | by Andre Rendinger, Founder of Milhouse International
Journey to koBulawayo: Learning about a community through its material culture
WHEN a people settle at a place, there is interaction between them and the environment.Their minds, their worldview impact on the environment, its various aspects and, in the process, space is...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:22hrs | | by Pathisa Nyathi
Headache over soaring fertiliser prices
Ben Riensche, who farms 16 000 acres in Iowa, would be ecstatic to get US$80 per acre selling his corn.But it'll cost him US$240 an acre to feed the plants with nitrogen, triple what he's used...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cracks whip on stream-bank farmers
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned against stream-bank cultivation and said it would slash crops planted on prohibited land in line with the city's by-laws.Stream-bank cultivation and ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Who knows the Brain Fruit?
Wild fruits are both exotic, tasty and in most cases packed with micro-nutrients and medicinal properties. Since they are not commercially grown, organic food is the most recommended for good health, ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 17:25hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Russian fertiliser producer opens base in Zimbabwe
UNITED Fertiliser Company Limited (UFCL), a Russian firm with a global footprint, has opened a branch in Zimbabwe.The latest development comes at a time when the Government, under the Second R...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Can sex, affect prostate cancer risk?
AS we continue to fight COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, let us bear in mind that we also need to raise awareness of prostate cancer.It's that time of the year again when everyone is busy preparing for t...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Michelle Madzudzo
Matabeland provinces start receiving Intwasa inputs
GOVERNMENT has started distributing farming inputs to Matabeleland provinces under the Intwasa/Pfumvudza programme before the onset of the rains expected to start next month. Government introd...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo poor water quality sees increase in waterborne diseases
BULAWAYO is recording an increase in waterborne diseases as the local authourity grapples with inconsistences in the city's water quality despite its treatment chemicals meeting national standards. ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Another bumper agric season beckons
Normal to above normal rainfall is most likely during the next summer rains over most of SADC region, according to a seasonal forecast from the 25th Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SA...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amacimbi processing plant set up in Beitbridge District
GOVERNMENT in conjunction with development partners has set up the country's first state-of-the-art mopani worm processing plant in Matshiloni area in Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South. The amac...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Would you eat cyanide laced oranges, why accept poisoned constitutional amendments only for some youth/women's quota clauses?
As the shock over the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment No 2 Act deepens, and the realization of the reality of the brutal shredding, and callous assassination, of any semblance of democracy ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 10:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The Zimparks, Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute (LKFRI) has launched small-scale fisheries (SSF) project that support loc
Titled, "Setting the stage for successful and sustainable management, development and utilisation of the small-scale fisheries of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe" is the project that was launched yesterday by t...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent
Heavy rains leave farmers at crossroads
After getting off to a sluggish start dominated by a long dry spell for the better part of the first half (October to December 2020), the 2020/21 farming season has since metamorphosed into a term wit...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains spell doom for Plumtree villagers
After receiving poor rains in the 2019-2020 forming season which culminated in hunger, Macingwane, Ezimnyama, Ngwanyana and other villages in Mangwe, Matabeleland South province, remain in despa...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Self-ordained 'Mother of the Nation' got it all wrong
SELF-ORDAINED Mother of the Nation Auxilia Mnangagwa has called for three days of national fasting."May I, as the Mother of the Nation, call upon all women in Zimbabwe and all those abroad who...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Muckraker
Risks of flooding increasing
Significantly higher rainfall continues to fall throughout the country with most areas already surpassing 300mm, says the Meteorological Services Department in a mid-season outlook which further predi...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sees rising number of strokes
With the economy of landlocked southern African country Zimbabwe in shambles, the cases of frequent strokes fueled by diabetes and hypertension are rising like an epidemic.To add insult to inj...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:49hrs | 6 | by Jeffrey Moyo
Christmas fever grips Bulawayo
HUNDREDS of people yesterday thronged supermarkets in Bulawayo to make last-minute shopping ahead of Christmas Day today. Shop attendants said they recorded much business with many outlets res...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rains raise hopes of bumper harvest
LOCAL farmers have started the summer season at a blistering pace and have already planted more than 80 percent of the targeted hectarage of maize, laying the foundation for a bumper harvest in the co...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife launches school feeding scheme for Harare
ZIMBABWEANS should unite in fighting hunger in schools and ensure every learner acquires education regardless of social standing, the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, has said.Speaking at ...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Young Farmer does wonders in 'dry' Matabeleland
Despite Matabeleland being a dry region characterised by low rainfall and recurrent droughts, 28-year-old Prosper Chikwara (28) has managed to produce wonders, landing the Best Young Farmer of the Yea...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:50hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe among 12 most fragile countries, claims World Vision
INTERNATIONAL aid agency World Vision yesterday warned that over 19 million people, including 10 million children, were at risk of famine in 12 of the world's most fragile countries due to a deadly mi...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 Top Takeaways from the August 2020 Protein Challenge Webinar
The disruption precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic has driven the world virtual. Digital meetings and webinars (seminars on the web) are now the new normal.While there are now webinars fo...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 20:29hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Water crisis puts residents' health at risk in Bulawayo
"YOU'LL get water when it's available," Bulawayo City Council officials loosely told residents recently after struggling to stick to the six-day water shedding schedule put in place to manage the dwin...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 23:59hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
The economics of demonstrations
Demonstrations are a huge mark on a nation's economy. The average man is not aware of this. Maybe after reading this piece, the common man will be able to contextualize what a political demonstration ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 12:10hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Bulawayo turns to sewage effluent to solve water crisis
BULAWAYO city fathers have resolved to recycle industrial and domestic sewerage to augment water supplies as shortages of the precious liquid persist.The city's main supply dams have also been...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drought to wipe 50% national herd
OVER 50% of Zimbabwe's national herd of 5,2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year's drought if no mitigatory measures are put in place within the coming few months, farmers and liv...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
United Refineries Limited adopts food fortification
GIANT agro-processor United Refineries Limited (URL) has adopted food fortification as part of its long term business model in keeping with the country's nutrition policy and global trends.Foo...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 tips to wake up with ease every morning
Are you tired of getting up in the morning with the feeling like you haven’t slept at all? This may be one of the signs that it’s time to reconsider your lifestyle....Published: 28 May 2018 at 09:26hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
The truth about Shakeology
First of all, I must say that I adore this product! I started using it at the end of the first phase of my first round of the P90X, and since then I have not missed a day. I really like it and it's al...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 13:28hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Raw food treatment for cancer - Alternative cancer treatments
The Editor,I thought this information can help improve someone's quality of life.https://www.cancertutor.com/rawfood/This is a very potent cancer treatment; however, it should ...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 14:58hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Zimbabwe prison system in shambles
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said prisons and mental hospitals have become extremely dangerous facilities operating in a perpetual state of crisis, where prisoners live in barbaric ...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traditional leafy vegetables into your garden
A garden can be defined as a piece of land next to a house, meant for growing flowers, fruits or vegetables. A garden with a variety of rape, spinach, lettuce, okra, spider flower, moringa, pigweed, b...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 10:10hrs | 9 | by Praxedis Dube, Rico Ihle, Wim Heijman and Paul Struik
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