Health & Fitness

Police were accused of causing an accident which left four people dead and eight others injured near Mutare on Wednesday. A Toyota Hiace carrying morning commuters including school children overturned on the Vumba-Mutare road after a police officer deployed spikes, puncturing one of the tyres, witnesses said. The government banned …

FOR 35-year-old Lorraine Siziba, attaining a nurse aid’s certificate is nudging her closer to achieving her goals. Siziba has never been formally employed since completing a Bachelor’s degree five years ago. She completed her studies in land surveying with flying colours, but finding a job has been an uphill task …

A FAMILY of six now requires a total of ZW$68 178 to meet basic needs per month as inflation continues to surge, according to latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat). This comes at a time when the Zimbabwean dollar has taken massive knocks against the United States …

FAMOUS South African gospel singer Deborah Fraser has asked for prayers after health complications saw her become wheelchair bound. While in hospital, the singer said her doctors said her sugar levels were high and diagnosed her with meningitis. She was “cleared” days after. Deborah says she remains hopeful she will …

THE situation in public medical institutions in Masvingo has reached critical levels since the country attained Independence as most hospitals are operating without the required medical equipment and drugs, putting the lives of patients at risk. Investigations by The NewsHawks revealed Masvingo General Hospital and most district hospitals are operating …

FIRST Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has been challenged to intervene and help Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife get the medical assistance. Described as critically ill by her doctors, Mary Mubaiwa says she needs to go abroad for treatment. UK based Restoration of Human Rights Organisation (ROHR), through its secretary, Vongayi …

NEARLY 34 percent of girls under the age of 18 are married countrywide, a statistic that has shocked the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC). The commission said it was concerned about the surge in child marriages and the exploitation of young women. According to the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat), 2 percent …

By Dr T MhlangaThere is a big problem in our society today and it is rampant among the youth, especially those in their 20s – and this is so for both male and females. This problem is the use of Crystal methamphetamine, known as guka, dombo or mutoriro. Recent statistics …

Two men died during a botched attempt to rescue a goat which fell into a 23-meter deep well in Dundubala village in Insuza, police said on Tuesday. Themba Nyathi, 48, of Dundubala and Mabutho Sibanda, 36, of Makhondo in Nyamandlovu, are believed to have suffocated under low oxygen in the …

Immigration lawyer Samantha Murozoki did not plan to be still cooking for her neighbourhood two years after she first gave out some spare sadza porridge to hungry children in her street. Murozoki made headlines at the start of the Covid pandemic when the number of people queueing outside her small …