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'Zimbabwe political violence exported to diaspora'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader for Sweden-Scandinavia branch has accused suspected Zanu-PF activists of allegedly torturing her 16-year-old son after he posted a video supporting o...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans paying more than necessary for Covid tests
ZIMBABWEANS are forking out way above what should be logically reasonable, up to over 100% more than their neighbouring South Africans for similar Covid-19 tests.Laboratories and some private ...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:51hrs | | by staff reportr
13 unsafe food outlets detected in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council has listed 13 food outlets and butcheries as unsafe due to low hygiene levels.The latest council report shows that Fish and Chip King Takeaways on 9th Avenue, Mr Chips Ta...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Scores fall prey to fumigant scammers
SCORES of unsuspecting people are said to be falling prey to scammers who advertise that they can fumigate homes and businesses to prevent COVID-19, yet their products have not been tested by regulato...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies during Covid-19 test
A RUSAPE man died early this week after a swab inserted in his nostrils as part of a Covid-19 test got stuck inside and was rushed to theatre for an operation which saw him fail to regain consciousnes...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
The weaponisation of Covid-19 in Zanu-PF factional wars
A new deadly political threatTHERE is a new and dangerous security threat in Zimbabwe's politically dysfunctional post-November 2017 military state, under an increasingly factionalised Zanu-PF...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:50hrs | 9 | by Jonathan Moyo
Priority list for vaccination released
Front-line health workers, ports of entry officials and funeral parlour workers will be among the first to be vaccinated for Covid-19 when the doses arrive in the country on Monday as expected, ahead ...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Blood, swab tests for Covid-19 vaccine-takers
BLOOD and swab tests will be conducted for members of the public who will voluntarily take the Covid-19 vaccine which Government will start rolling out free of charge. Identification documentation wil...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
China introduces anal swabs to screen COVID-19 infections
BEIJING - Some Chinese cities are using samples taken from the anus to detect potential COVID-19 infections as China steps up screening to make sure no potential carrier of the new coronavirus is miss...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 10:11hrs | | by Reuters
Alarming numbers of false COVID-19 tests
THERE are alarming numbers of false COVID-19 test results due to the fact that the new strain of the virus is difficult to pick during routine testing, an expert has said.This was disclosed ye...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare free COVID-19 testing initiative hits snag
THE Harare City Council (HCC)'s free COVID-19 testing initiative has hit a snag amid concerns from patients that the process is fraught with inconsistencies and false starts.While the city fat...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rife at hospital mortuaries
CORRUPTION syndicates involving medical doctors, police officers, mortuary staff and agents of some little known funeral service companies are charging between US$40 and US$100 to speed up the post-mo...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's security personnel test positive of COVID-19
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, currently on annual leave at a time Zimbabwe is battling the intensifying Covid-19 pandemic, including attendant deaths, was last week forced to abandon a trip to his She...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 travellers caught with fake Covid-19 negative test results at Beitbridge border
THE Limpopo department of health has identified 18 cases of fake negative Covid-19 test results being produced at the Beitbridge border post by people attempting to enter SA.Health MEC Dr. Pho...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business hours extended
THE Government has extended permitted businesses to operate any time between 6.30am to 6.30pm as part of a delicate process to balance the economy and respond to the Covid-19 threat, Information, Publ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deadly suicide blast at polling station in Pakistan
Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified with a voting-day blast that killed at least 28 after a campa...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 09:32hrs | | by AFP
Mudenda grumbles for money
The Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda yesterday expressed displeasure at the budget vote for Parliament and the Ministry of Health and Child Care describing them as paltry and im...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Company offers free DNA testing in Bulawayo
A LOCAL company, Global DNA Zimbabwe has introduced free Deoxyribonucleic (DNA) testing to under-privileged members of the society as a way of ensuring more people have access the service.DNA ...Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 10:23hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter
Slain tender board chief death inquest to be held
AN inquest will be held to determine the circumstances under which former State Procurement Board executive chairman Charles Kuwaza died, as suspicion that the career bureaucrat was killed mafia-style...Published: 05 May 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mafia-style murdered tender chief was scheduled to meet Mugabe
THE late former State Procurement Board executive chairman Charles Kuwaza was scheduled to privately meeting with President Robert Mugabe this past Wednesday, where he wanted to reveal the goings-on a...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 13:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tender board boss murderd mafia-style
FORMER State Procurement Board (SPB) executive chairman and senior professional bureaucrat Charles Kuwaza could have been murdered, contrary to the narrative he committed suicide by jumping to his dea...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
DNA samples to identify 14 accident victims
EXPERTS from the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) had by yesterday used DNA samples to identify 14 out of 23 people – by sex and age- who died in a horrific traffic accid...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man gets 10 years for motor vehicle theft
Chief Magistrate Rebecca Motsamai has slapped 27-year-old Dipone Maswabi with a 10-year imprisonment sentence for motor vehicle theft.Mmegi reported that during sentencing, Motsamai said she c...Published: 16 Feb 2016 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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
Zimbabwe Rugby Union names squad
THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union have taken their first step in preparing for the Junior World Trophy tournament by naming a 54-member extended training squad but Francis Mungwari is the only player missing f...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 23:05hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe scales up HIV self-testing project
Up to 375 000 Zimbabweans will be able to test themselves of HIV through saliva swabs for the next two years under a $23 million pilot project being spearheaded by Population Services Zimbabwe in part...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 05:12hrs | | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
15 city shops operating without licences
Bulawayo City Council's health departments has arrested and fined 15 city shops for operating without operating licences.This has been established in the latest council minutes.Directo...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo hospitals run out of drugs, oxygen
Equipment breakdowns and lack of essential drugs at Mpilo and United Bulawayo Hospitals is threatening the health of the people in the region.Gone are the days when patients from all walks of ...Published: 07 Feb 2015 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Didymus Mutasa ouster sparks wild celebrations
Embattled Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa has lost his seat in the central committee after suffering a humiliating defeat on elections held on Monday, sparking wide celebrati...Published: 26 Nov 2014 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to introduce HIV self-testing kits
Government will soon introduce HIV self-testing kits as a way to encourage people to know their HIV status, The Sunday Mail reported.The development follows revelations that of the 196 000 pe...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 07:27hrs | | by Shamiso Yikoniko
Liberia's Ebola-free region falls to virus
Monrovia - Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said on Friday, as the World Health Organisation warned the fight against the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease would ta...Published: 23 Aug 2014 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Bogus' Black Uhuru at Mugabe inauguration?
Jamaican reggae outfit Black Uhuru, who failed to impress at President Robert Mugabe's inauguration gala held at the National Sports Stadium on Thursday night, have moved to quell rumours that they ...Published: 25 Aug 2013 at 09:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland traditional leaders close down Njelele shrine
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matabeleland have resolved to close the Njelele shrine, amid revelations that they will remove and destroy the bones and stones left by the illegal visitors as part of move...Published: 11 Aug 2012 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
GAPPS launches biorepository of pregnancy specimens
GAPPS (Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth) has launched a biorepository of pregnancy specimens and linked phenotypic data that is widely accessible to researchers. Using GAP...Published: 21 Jun 2012 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
HCC indefinitely postpones KwaMereki reopening
Harare City Council has indefinitely postponed the reopening of the popular braai spot - KwaMereki - until the typhoid outbreak has been completely eradicated, the Herald reported. The open ai...Published: 15 Feb 2012 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Swine Flu: know the symptoms
Following the country's high alert for the H1N1 virus make sure you know the symptoms of the disease. DescriptionSwine flu, or pandemic influe...Published: 15 Jun 2011 at 14:05hrs | 3 | by Moyo Roy
Dead grandmother's spirit told her to stab her mother in the UK
A policewoman told a jury that a teenager appeared in "some kind of a trance" when arrested for attempting to murder her mother.Pc Patricia Lutz said she found 19-year...Published: 26 Jan 2011 at 18:33hrs | | by Byo24News
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