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Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was admitted to a hospital in Harare on Thursday for what sources described as a “long-planned procedure”. The 65-year-old retired army general arrived at the Trauma Centre in Borrowdale just before 3PM in a six-vehicle convoy flashing blue lights, with sirens turned off. Chiwenga walked into …

HEALTH experts have warned government to be on high alert following the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement of heightened cases of monkeypox globally as the local public health system is in intensive care. Monkeypox is an infection caused by a virus in the same family as the smallpox virus. …

The UK could have its hottest day on record this week, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C (106F). The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and the south-east up to York and Manchester. The current …

Bindura Bureau Drug abuse and use of intoxicating substances have been identified as a major contributor to the sudden increase in Human-Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence statistics among youths. Following the trend, Health scientists and HIV /AIDS programmers in the country have embarked on a research programme in five of Zimbabwe’s …

Zimbabwe is now grounded, faced with a dying healthcare system and a collapsed education sector as evidenced by the on-going job action and dilapidated infrastructure reminiscence of the 2006-2008 situation, ex-cabinet ministers have said. The rot in the health delivery system and the education sector came out in the open …

South Africa on Wednesday recorded its first ever monkeypox case in what could be a source of real concern to Zimbabwe many of whose nationals live and work in the neighbouring country while maintaining close physical ties with families back home. According to South African health authorities, the case was …

Government National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) is reportedly struggling to meet demand for drugs at public health institutions, resulting in acute shortages of critical medicines across the country. Last year, government gave NatPharm a monopoly to procure drugs, banning public institutions from purchasing drugs from private pharmaceutical companies. This resulted in …

The Government appreciates remuneration concerns by the civil service and is instituting internal processes to address the problem but the workers need to be considerate of Government’s other obligations in their demands, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima has said. President Mnangagwa’s administration has made clear …

Super dad says he wants to marry again, have more kids Daphnne Nyakanyanga Features Editor Temba Mliswa is not ruling out getting married again and having more kids. He already has 20 children, 5 boys and 15 girls with different women but is not sure if he has finished growing …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially announced that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga finally tied the knot with his new found partner. Chiwenga united in marriage with Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi, a serving Officer of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). “His Excellency the President, Dr E. D. Mnangagwa, wishes to inform the Nation …