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Some ailments require traditional methods, others hospital care
There are many illnesses affecting people these days. Some of them can be treated easily with traditional methods, while others require hospital care.Going to the hospital when you're sick doe...Published: 08 May 2025 at 11:17hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi's final journey: Exploring African science and witchcraft
In a chilly July mid-morning last year, Pathisa Nyathi, a renowned African cultural historian and prolific author, walked into the Sunday News newsroom, carrying with him three new books. These works ...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:49hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Chris Hani would be MK Party member, says daughter
My father would have been part of this historic move and defining moment in the political landscape of our country, the eldest daughter of the late uMkhonto weSizwe chief of staff Chris Hani said on S...Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:28hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Political elites' vacuous populism not serving Zimbabwean people's interest
IN a recent eloquent but rather dense article titled "Dynamics of the Zimbabwe crisis in the 21st century" adopted from a 2003 academic paper of a similar title, Professor Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni ma...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:45hrs | 13 | by Dr Mike Chipere
Herbalists dismiss claims bute heals Covid-19
AS the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to hit the country with record infections and deaths being recorded, some desperate locals have resorted to using Bute in the hope the traditional...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 home remedies gain popularity
TRADITIONAL herbs and steaming have become popular home remedies against Covid-19 which has killed 772 people in Zimbabwe. Social media platforms are daily awash with messages on the efficacy ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zinatha warns of fake, harmful Covid-19 herbs
THE Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA) has cautioned the public not to buy, from the streets and other undesignated areas, traditional medicines sold by unregistered and "igno...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 19:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean fake traditional doctors in trouble in Botswana
Broadhurst Chief Magistrate Faith Ngandu this week postponed judgment for three Zimbabwean men facing fraud charges.The three accused persons Tafara Chihwayi 43, Phillip Rusari 41 and Gift Chi...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:27hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
The continuous aggression in the unmaking of African religion
African religion continues to suffer violence and aggression in the post-colonial era in the hands of its own target beneficiaries! (Matthew 11:12). And it is them that must rise and save it by force ...Published: 28 May 2018 at 15:58hrs | 28 | by Reginald T. Gola
Sangoma 'cures' cancer
A renowned traditional medical practitioner has called for more education on the healing and management of cancer through traditional means.Traditional medical practitioner Newton Mudzingwa - ...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 13:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
No bail for fake Zimbabwean traditional healers in Botswana
Three Zimbabwean men, who are alleged to have masqueraded as traditional healers in Botswana, were yesterday further remanded in custody pending trial.The trio, Gift Chihwayi (27), Phillip Rus...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bogus Zimbabwean healers nabbed in Botswana goblin scam
Three Zimbabweans have been dragged before the Broadhurst Magistrate Court in Botswana for allegedly masquerading as traditional healers.They are alleged to have planted a dead baboon in a wom...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manhood vanishes after sex romp with married woman
A 24-YEAR-OLD Harare man will rue the day he slept with a married woman using proceeds from a stolen cellphone at the just-ended Harare International Carnival after his manhood allegedly disappeared m...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF lures Joyce Mujuru
Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere has said former vice president Joyce Mujuru is free to rejoin the party, two years after she was expelled.According to Kasukuwere, all Mujuru ne...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim politics force more women to survive through prostitution
The political situation in Zimbabwe has been described as a classic example cuase to more immoral activities in the society since following the disputed 2008 presidential elections that many believed ...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean sex workers cause sleepless nights in Botswana
FRANCISTOWN - Margaret Khumalo*, a sex worker at the low-income area of Itekeng or Area W, says she came to Botswana around 2007 after the economy in Zimbabwe descended into chaos.The 27-year-...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman develops huge growth on her privates after bedding married man
A Makokoba woman in Bulawayo - Silibaziso Dube aged 21 developed a huge growth resembling a flower on her private parts after a sex romp with a married man.Dube believes she was bewitched by t...Published: 30 Jan 2016 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Footballers use juju to win matches, says Taribo West
ABUJA - These days Taribo West is home alone in his Opebi, Lagos mansion, away from the glamour and limelight he once enjoyed as a superstar footballer.He no longer wears the flashy and oftent...Published: 22 Sep 2015 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by AFP
Startling confessions of a female witchdoctor!
A lady at the centre of a sex scandal involving a prominent South African Pastor has given a shocking confession at a church in Lagos, Nigeria following her 'deliverance'.Olipha Dube, a 34...Published: 26 Dec 2014 at 07:59hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance Nigerian journalist currently in Johannesburg, South Africa
Prostitutes using juju to get clients
"It's funny how people are now opting to use these herbs for selfish reasons. This is not a new phenomenon, as these herbs and charms have been in existence since time immemorial . . .''"It's ...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 06:54hrs | 12 | by Peter Matika
Uncircumcised man fails to sexually satisfy wife, as she prefers circumcised man
A MAN had his ego hurt when his wife told him she needed a man who is circumcised to satisfy her sexually because he was failing to live up to the task.In a case where Adam Banda of Garden H...Published: 23 Jun 2014 at 09:29hrs | | by Nomsa Nkana
Does manhood enlargement really work?
YOU have probably come across peculiar offers while walking along the streets of Bulawayo, with someone standing at a corner of a busy street, compellingly handing out leaflets and fliers to everyone ...Published: 27 Oct 2013 at 03:50hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
Zinatha dispatches probe team to scene of Chitungwiza house blast
The Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association yesterday dispatched a crack team to probe an explosion at a Chitunwgiza house where 5 people died on Monday. Zinnatha spokesperson Georg...Published: 23 Jan 2013 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zim twins pose as Malawian traditional doctors to sell fake 'Lunyoka' in Bots
ZImbabwean 39-year-old twin brothers, Ronald and Shumba Dzapasi have been deported from Botswana for fleecing local people in marriage saving scams.Detective Superintendent Sergeant Marapo to...Published: 02 Sep 2012 at 11:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Sexual enhancers flood Zimbabwe market
Zimbabwe's streets are now littered with advertisements from self-proclaimed traditional doctors and herbalists claiming to offer concoctions to boost libido.The increase in the number of prov...Published: 10 Jun 2012 at 12:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prophets and traditional healers exploiting people for profit: Chavunduka
One of Zimbabwe's most respected African traditionalist and academic Professor Gordon Chavunduka has described the current crop of prophets and traditional healers, who have been performing √¢‚...Published: 16 Aug 2011 at 06:08hrs | 58 | by Sinikiwe Mlambo
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