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Zimbabwe health authorities monitoring Mpox contacts after 2 cases
Health authorities in Zimbabwe are closely monitoring the contacts of two individuals who recently tested positive for Mpox, a viral infection that has spread globally from equatorial forests in Afric...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital’s lab gains international certification
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Zimbabwe’s healthcare system, with an annual investment exceeding US$200 million aimed at improving health outcomes across the countr...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:35hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Jubilation as Zimbabwean Health Sector receives boost from World Bank Funding
In a significant development, the Government of Zimbabwe has received funding from the World Bank to support essential health services, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The f...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 13:10hrs | 8 | by Tonderai Ndoro
World's most expensive cow sets new Guinness World Record
The owners erected two billboards showcasing the cow along the highway traversing the state, which attracted curious locals and busloads of veterinary students eager to view this 'super cow'.T...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is an underwear a leading economic indicator?
I was unfamiliar with the Men's Underwear Index - the MUI - until I heard it discussed this week on National Public Radio. Perhaps on the Marketplace Morning Report on WAMC. Or some similarly unassail...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 13:42hrs | 2 | by Ralph Gardner Jr.
Mhetu faces arrest over 2018 murder allegations
HARARE - Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring Member of Parliament for Epworth North Constituency, Zivai Mhetu faces arrest on allegations of murdering his wife in February 2018.Mhetu ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 20:57hrs | 42 | by Staff Reporter
SA doctor nails Chiwenga's ex-wife in court
The fifth witness in the trial of Marry Mubaiwa on charges of attempting to kill her ex-husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, by unplugging his life support system in a South African hospital,...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC approaches Supreme Court over double candidates
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's dismissal of its appeal challenging double candidates recorded under the party's name on nomination da...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa suffers double blow
A BULAWAYO High Court judge yesterday barred 12 parliamentary candidates from the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) from standing in next month's election, handing three Zanu-PF cand...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa suffers another setback, double candidates to feature on ballot
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change has suffered yet another setback after High Court Judge Justice Neville Wamambo dismissed an appeal filed by the party challenging double candidates recorded o...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Another blow for Chamisa
High Court Judge justice Neville Wamambo has dismissed an appeal application filed by Citizens Coalition for Change on the bogus candidates who forged signatures of the party officials to file as repr...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 22:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC double candidates ruling date set
HIGH Court judge Justice Neville Wamambo will on Thursday deliver a ruling on the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates who allegedly forged signatures of party officials to file nomination p...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC lodges complaint with ZEC
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has identified 20 cases of fraudulent registration of candidates under their banner at the Nomination Court with those on Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Double life sentence for Zimbabwean prophet who raped women and then tied them to trees
A 50-year-old Zimbabwean ‘priest', who used his position of trust to lure women to secluded spots where he raped them and then tied them to a tree, has been removed from society.The North We...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vigilance paramount as 4th wave sweeps
ALL indications are that we are faced with a fourth and possibly deadly wave of the Covid-19 with disastrous consequences for both the national economy and human life. Official statistics point to a s...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Quarantine details revealed, fourth wave confirmed
As it was confirmed that Zimbabwe is now in the midst of the fourth Covid-19 wave fuelled by the Omicron variant, details were given yesterday of how the new compulsory 10-day quarantine for all retur...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Covid hits Masvingo teachers' college
THE Masvingo provincial Covid-19 taskforce has, together with ministry of Health and Child Care, launched investigations to establish a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases at Masvingo Teachers College....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Wananchi - never awaken a sleep-walking foe
Ignorance can be pure bliss.It makes life unburdensome through avoiding the inconvenience of putting up with inconvenient truths, facts and realities.What better way of preventing the ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
John Tallach School closes as 100 students test positive to Covid-19
John Tallach Secondary School in Matabeleland North has been closed after 100 pupils and an undisclosed number of teachers tested positive to Covid-19, with the school now a quarantine centre with all...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Abducted' Zimbabwe doctor free of poisoning: Tests
A RANGE of blood and urine specimens extracted from Peter Magombeyi, the former Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) president, who was allegedly abducted by state security last year showed no...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
26 trafficked gorillas from DR Congo recovered in Zimbabwe
At least 26 great apes illegally removed from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been seized in Zimbabwe, where four suspected traffickers have been arrested, authorities in both countries said Fri...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 21:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'BCC has no HIV viral load testing machines'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) health department does not have viral load testing (VLT) machines that are critical in anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for HIV-positive patients.As a result, co...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Men with beard have more germs than dogs
Men's beards carry more germs than dogs do in their fur, a study has found. Scientists looked at the levels of bacteria lurking in 18 men's facial hair and 30 dogs from different breeds. 'Th...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 00:19hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo cholera tests negative
LABORATORY tests have ruled out cholera in 10 of the 12 people from Bulawayo who had been admitted to hospital on fears that they had contracted the disease. Bulawayo City Council director of ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC gives parties ballot paper samples
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday met political party leaders or representatives and gave them samples of ballot papers to be used in the July 30 harmonised elections. The meet...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC gives political parties ballot paper samples
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday met political party leaders or representatives and gave them samples of ballot papers to be used in the July 30 harmonised elections for them to test....Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa threatens 'earthquake' on Mnangagwa, Chigumba
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday threatened to unleash an "earthquake" to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla C...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe: The mother, wife, leader
Like most today's mothers juggling the act of bringing up children in a maze of dizzying modernity, whirlwind technological advancements, illegal substances and intoxicating influences both global and...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 09:54hrs | | by Maggie Mzumara
Five billion ($5,000,000,000,000) found!
The Editor, I am coming to you this week again with the latest rumor from Masvingo. As it stands, a five billion account that belongs to the first family has been found in Singapore.Th...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 22:58hrs | 1 | by Sam Wezhira
Caveat emptor on 'post-Mugabe' permutations
Let's all admit it: the "Zimbabwean question" has for the past two decades been subject of such plotting and planning; academicising and theorising; mapping and pontificating that have not been seen p...Published: 09 Sep 2017 at 09:40hrs | | by Ibbo Mandaza
In defence of Psychology Maziwisa
Last week a discussion forum was held in Harare featuring prominent youth leaders under the theme, "Zimbabwe: The Task At Hand - A View from Young Professionals".Among the speakers were lawyer...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Big cats worldwide threatened by SA lion bone trade - EIA
Asian demand for tiger wine and other products is creating a crisis for big cats across the world, according to a study just released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Titled Th...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 15:33hrs | | by Don Pinnock Environmental journalist
Police ‘complete' Kuwaza death investigations
Police have reportedly completed investigations into circumstances leading to the mysterious death of former State Procurement Board (SPB) executive chairman, Charles Kuwaza and handed it to a judicia...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drug abuser's parents face murder charge
THE case in which a Marondera couple fatally flogged its 18-year-old son, accusing him of taking intoxicating drugs, has taken a new twist, with the parents now facing murder charges following...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
United States celebrates progress on World TB Day
he United States Government stands with the people of Zimbabwe in commemorating World Tuberculosis (TB) Day (March 24_. Through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S....Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tongas appeal to Tsvangirai
The marginalised Tonga people in Binga have complained bitterly to MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai about the stringent fishery regulations imposed by authorities, arguing that they overlooked the fac...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bond notes likely to feed corruption
Where opacity and unaccountability thrive, corruption grows in direct proportion. The elite, like many other people in positions of influence, get carte blanche to abuse and manipulate systems. Th...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:29hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Typhoid outbreak spreads in Harare
The typhoid outbreak has spread to Budiriro and Glen View suburbs amid reports that the MDC-T led Harare City Council bungled on its 48-hour ultimatum of removing illegal food vendors from the str...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe won't disclose where bond notes are printed
VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday refused to disclose to Parliament where #bondnotes are being printed, telling MPs to speculate if they want to.Mnangagwa was responding to a que...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Activists arrested after street press conference on #Bondnotes
Zimbabwean police have arrested two leaders of a social movement that has vowed to campaign against the introduction of #Bondnotes.President Robert Mugabe's government on Monday started is...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 17:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pick n Pay, OK Zimbabwe reject new bond notes in early trade
Zimbabwean supermarkets rejected the newly-introduced bond notes in early trade on Monday, despite banks offering the local currency to depositors and excitement on the streets of Harare, ...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 12:52hrs | | by Fin24.com
Counterfeits dampen bond notes confidence
Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa's allegations that counterfeit bond notes are already in circulation dampens public confidence in the pseudo-currency, analysts have said.Addressing gues...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ rules out existence of fake bond notes
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya has ruled out the existence of counterfeit bond notes in the market, saying only the printers and a few Government officials were aware of the sp...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T congress closer than national polls
SPECIMEN NUMBER ONE:"Zimbabweans should brace themselves for early polls as the escalating factional and succession wars that are devouring the post-congress zanu-pf could soon see the ruling part...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 1 to Form 6 for Zimsec exams
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council will from next year take over the administration of all examinations from Grade One to A-Level which will see all pupils at the same level writing uniform exam...Published: 15 May 2016 at 10:08hrs | 1 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Cimas Medical Laboratory passes accreditation surveillance assessment
Cimas Medical Laboratory in Harare has once again passed its ISO 15189 accreditation surveillance assessment. The accreditation body, Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SAD...Published: 10 May 2016 at 11:18hrs | | by Agencies
Council conduct water and food quality tests
Bulawayo City Council recently conducted a water and food quality tests in the city in which various outcomes were established.Latest council minutes states that a total of 127 water samples w...Published: 07 Dec 2015 at 05:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'How women rapists harvested my sperm'
A MAN who was raped at gunpoint by three well-dressed South African women intent on harvesting his sperm Monday described the 'disbelief, shock and pain' at falling victim to such a bizarre attack....Published: 11 May 2015 at 21:48hrs | | by Mail Online
Woman keeps uterus in water bucket
IN an incident which has sent chills down the spines of many, a Dangamvura woman who failed to settle her hospital bills after a surgery at the Mutare Provincial Hospital was discharged with part of h...Published: 27 Feb 2015 at 06:47hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Chaos as 'Ebola' corpse lands in Harare
There was pandemonium in Harare recently when grieving relatives "stole" the remains of a Zimbabwean woman whom local authorities suspect may have died from the dreaded Ebola virus in Conakry, Guinea ...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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