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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 | 666 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says scorching El Niño pattern is withering corn crop
Zimbabwe warned that farmland planted with corn has shrunk by 12% because of scorching El Niño weather patterns, threatening the nation's food staple and potentially triggering surging prices and soc...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
'900,000 Zimbabweans lack access to safe water'
A STAGGERING 860 757 Zimbabweans lack access to safe drinking water while 17% of the households are forced to travel long distances to fetch water for their daily needs, a United Nations Interna...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
South Africa launches bid to recapture Zimbabwean prison escapee
Prison authorities in South Africa have launched a manhunt for Clatta Gumbo, a Zimbabwean inmate who on Monday staged a dramatic escape from custody after overpowering his guard when he was briefly bo...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 1660 | by Staff reporter
King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence
The man who is credited to have expanded Buthwakazi until it covered virtually the whole of Budlanondo (present day Zimbabwe and parts of present day Botswana) is King Lobhengula (named after Prince N...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:31hrs | 686 | by George Mkhwanazi
Holidaymakers throng Bulawayo tourist attractions
TOURIST attractions around Bulawayo were on Christmas Day teeming with activity as hordes of holidaymakers, among them Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi, took time out to celebr...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
ZimDaily recycling a discredited historical myth
While most progressive Zimbabweans are genuinely outraged by renegade political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's calculated and determined assault on democracy at the behest of forces of darkness by disru...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 09:32hrs | 446 | by Dumisani Muleya
Growing water scarcity in Zimbabwe a huge threat
FRESH water related ecosystems include wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes that sustain biodiversity and life (UN Environment 2018).Although they cover less than 1% of the earth's surface, t...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:29hrs | 121 | by Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association
What Zimbabwe's health care workers are doing to get UK jobs
When Kundai graduated with a master's degree from a local university, she did not imagine staying unemployed for five years. Even more unexpected was the fact that her path to forging a career as a he...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 2150 | by Evidence Chenjerai
Men ditch families as poverty bites
A growing number of men are reportedly deserting their families due to escalating poverty levels. This information came to light during a media excursion in Lupane and Binga districts of Matebeleland ...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:00hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
CIO car smuggling racket mastermind arrested
The controversy involving certain Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) members in vehicle smuggling escalated last week when an alleged mastermind in the underground network was apprehended....Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:29hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Donkey milk on supermarket shelves
TAKUWA Natural Products, a Botswana-based company, is looking to establish a donkey milk value-addition production base in Zimbabwe. While Zimbabwe has a large herd of donkeys mainly for draught power...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:30hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Pupils demonstrate over classmates' expulsion
On September 26, 2023, students from Gokomere High School were halted by the Zimbabwe Republic Police while en route to Masvingo Town, where they intended to deliver a petition to the Ministry of Prim...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 18:09hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Zinara loses US$150 000 in tollgate scam
THREE Zimbabwe Road Administration (Zinara) employees and their alleged accomplice, a technician with a local company, appeared in court yesterday on allegations of fraud involving US$150 000....Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:30hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa announces presidential ambitions,
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa over the weekend announced that he will retire from being a parliamentarian as he eyes the highest post on the land.Addressing his supporters at Lidiety shopping...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
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 | 187 | by Erick Matotoba
How to minimize stress at work
Work stress is inevitable, and there are some aspects of any job that can create tension. But long-term exposure to these stressors can lead to burnout and other undesired consequences for employees....Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 16:15hrs | 69 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo guns for green city status
BULAWAYO City Council has started consulting various stakeholders as it gears to attains green city status in the next few years.In a notice this week, town clerk Christopher Dube said: "The C...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 08:59hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Kaizer Chiefs confirm Chivaviro's deal
Despite Richards Bay's assertion that he was their player, Kaizer Chiefs have unveiled former Marumo Gallants striker Ranga Chivaviro as one of their new signings.Chiefs confirmed yesterday th...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo named dogs after Ian Smith and his wife
WHAT Ian Smith and his Rhodesian Government had not anticipated was the resilience of the country's nationalists.They remained courageous and refused to regard the hardships and strenuous chal...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans resort to comedy to cope with failing economy
Zimbabweans are resorting to comic relief in the face of a failing economy, as the local currency loses value by the day. After all, laughter is the best medicine.This week, government workers...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:19hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man pulls 56 tonnes, eats 2kg isitshwala
Arguably Zimbabwe's strongest man provided a breathtaking spectacle yesterday after pulling a 56-tonne wagon for 100 metres at the National Railways of Zimbabwe in Harare.He also ate a meal of...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man up for civil service rebate abuse
A HARARE man appeared in court early this week facing five counts of fraud and a money laundering charge after he allegedly used forged civil service rebate letters to import vehicles for resale....Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Corporate24 boss in the dock for fraud
Corporate24 Medical Centre founder and CEO, Mike Joka Tuesday appeared before a Harare magistrate accused of swindling Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) of ZW$108,860 in 2021.Joka is...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 18:55hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Diet, the leading cause of death in Africa
If we go back to the "African lifestyle" including the diet, the premature deaths we are experiencing now and more in near future will be greatly reduced. Urbanization, we may not be able to s...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:24hrs | 7 | by Erick Matotoba
Independence makes no sense to a people still suffering!
During my short two-year stint in South Africa, between 2008 and 2010, I worked with two NGOs (non-governmental organizations) - whose main focus was with the less privileged.The first one I w...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 14:13hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Did thousands die so that only a few enrich themselves from our minerals and land?
Having just woken up this Saturday morning, and turning on the television - I never expected to be greeted by such a heart-wrenching scene. There was a documentary narrating a harrowing ambush...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:53hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
American-based Hilda Dube launches campaign to help mentally challenged pregnant women
An American-based Zimbabwean woman and Founder of His Grace Foundation Hilda Dube has launched a campaign to assist financially struggling pregnant women who have mental disorders through providing ne...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 08:29hrs | 22 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cattle fattening in 90 days
CATTLE fattening is a method of raising livestock that minimises animal mobility, allowing them to gain weight more quickly. Larger animals produce more meat, which can be sold for more money ...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:34hrs | 13 | by Chipo Tachiona
Poll survey angers Zanu-PF
A survey on the impending elections conducted by Sabi Strategy Group for Brenthurst Foundation has been described as an attempt by opposition funders in the mould of a South African billionaire with a...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohammed Bushera's physical training is no exercise in futility but the future
The Mohammed Bushera story is a story of perseverance, possibilities and posterity. A story of heroism, help, honesty, health and happiness. Perhaps for someone who has never ever delved into some kin...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 07:40hrs | 13 | by Ndaba Sibanda
This & that with Mal'phosa: Will the real Ndebele please stand up
There has been a lot of talk about the resorgimento of the Ndebele Kingdom and crowning of the King himself. We have had so many pretenders to the throne, all claiming to be the rightful heirs or Prin...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 18:40hrs | 9 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Key tips for getting the most out of your medications
As we get older, many of us learn that we need to take at least one prescription to treat a long-term health concern. This happens all the time. Even though it becomes second nature after a while, som...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 12:57hrs | 20 | by Staff Writer
Our leaders are not just corrupt, they're godfathers of corruption. 'But who will guard the guards themselves!'
The announcement that government will be installing 5 KVA solar powered kits at the homes of over 100 top government official including service chiefs "to cushion them and their families from ZESA loa...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 09:34hrs | 6 | by Wilbert Mukori
Bulawayo Game Sanctuary gets new furry resident
Tshabalala Game Sanctuary on the outskirts of Bulawayo has a new tenant; a three-year-old male lion that was released yesterday to the facility from Hwange National Park.Still nameless, the li...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
What are AOD-9604's advantages?
AOD-9604 is a peptide segment from the C-terminus of HGH attached, but what does that mean, and what are AOD-9604's advantages? One of the 20 amino acids required to create proteins is added at the en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 16:30hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans flock to cruise ships amid vast job opportunities
Zimbabweans are leaving the country in their droves to secure vast employment opportunities that have emerged on cruise ships in the United Kingdom, America and the Caribbean, among other places....Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 17:51hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Development does not mean being like Europe
One reader recently wrote asking whether what we are advocating for as development in Africa is a replica of the Western model of economic development. The reader argued that if that is what we envisa...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 10 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Cimas iGo half-marathon raises awareness of men's health issues
Cimas Health Group is marking Men's Health Awareness Month by offering Cimas members prostate cancer screening at all its clinics throughout November, broadcasting a prostate cancer talk show on Frida...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 09:14hrs | 20 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Engineer Alvord Mabena retires as Nust council chairman
ENGINEER Alvord Mabena has retired as the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) council chairman after serving the institution for 15 years, with his deputy, Professor Lindiwe Majele Si...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Shiri estate in fresh storm
THE late Agriculture minister Air Marshal Perrance Shiri's children have dragged the family's executor, former Attorney General Sobuza Gula-Ndebele, to court to force him to release money held in the ...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:52hrs | | 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
Mliswa laments Parly meals - 'you're exposing me to Sadza every day'
Members of Parliament (MPs) should be allocated personal drivers, ruling Zanu-PF legislator for Buhera South Joseph Chinotimba said on Tuesday.Chinotimba said it was high time the government e...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole treated like hardcore criminals
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) members of Parliament Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole who are incarcerated on charges of inciting public violence are being treated like hardcore criminals and the...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala stares horror in prison's notorious D-Class
"These leg irons are as old as can be. Other than them being too tight, since they appear to be one size fit all (despite that some inmates may have bigger legs) with a possibility of disrupting the s...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 20:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives out free poultry for 3 million households
AT least three million households will benefit from the revamped Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme that will see beneficiaries receiving 10 indigenous poultry chicks each as part of a targeted empower...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to build new prison in Gwanda
GOVERNMENT will soon construct a new prison in Gwanda, Matabeleland South to address the problem of overcrowding at Gwanda Prison which is compromising the rights of inmates.A site for the new...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools demand 100% fees top-up
SCHOOLS are demanding top-ups of up to 100% for second term fees saying their budgets had been wiped out by inflation and ever-increasing operational costs.Schools opened on May 3 for the seco...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Partisan politics breeding starvation'
GOVERNMENT has been accused of pushing millions into starvation and poverty through its populist and partisan politics, civic society organisations said yesterday as they joined the continent to celeb...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
WhaWha inmates complain of mosquitoes, bedbugs
INMATES at WhaWha Prison outside the Midlands capital, Gweru, enjoyed family week during the Easter holidays where they were visited by friends and relatives.Although they were grateful for th...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
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