Health & Fitness

The National Aids Council (NAC) has handed over 22 bicycles to the Hwange community, a move meant to ease transport challenges faced by its health ambassadors when carrying out their field work. Of these, 10 were handed over to its Brotha 2 Brotha mentors while 12 were handed over to …

It is 7 pm and inside the shebeen, or unlicensed bar, in Harare, men and women clutch small bottles of “whisky” and talk animatedly as they dance to loud music. One man staggers and falls over, to the amusement of other drinkers. He mumbles inaudible words as he drifts into sleep. …

Punching the air with excitement, children from the San community in Bulilima district are enjoying every bit of their fairy-tale visit here which has for the first time in their lives afforded them an opportunity to tour one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, the mighty Victoria Falls …

Nearly one thousand National AIDS Council (NAC) community health ambassadors are set to receive bicycles to ease their transport woes when they go around communities preaching the health gospel in Mashonaland Central. Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Senator Monica Mavhunga officiated at a handover ceremony of the …

In an eyebrow-raising development, the Zimbabwean government, battling the Covid-19 pandemic, has been purchasing expensive Chinese vaccines while overlooking doses supplied at cheaper prices under the Gavi Alliance platform meant to benefit developing countries. The Gavi Alliance, formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, is a global health partnership …

The Government said the 2021 traditional grains production has improved remarkably and some crops exceeded the highest ever tonnage since independence. Addressing journalists during a Post Cabinet Media briefing Tuesday Information Minister Monica Mutvsngagwa said Mashonaland West Province has the highest maize and soyabean intake, while Mashonaland Central has the …

Norton Independent legislator Temba Mliswa says a majority of husbands are suffering silently at home as they are being beaten by their spouses. Mliswa called on the government to include men in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) programme as most of them were being ill-treated by their spouses or women colleagues at …

First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa on Monday took her Nharire Yemusha sessions to Bindura in Mashonaland Central where she met hundreds of men and women at Chipadze High School under strict Covid-19 guidelines. Mrs Mnangagwa claims that her programme is targeting to restore virtuous characteristics in local women and men. In …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that beerhalls, bars and night clubs will remain closed as he eased the current national lock down to Level Two. Addressing the nation from State House Tuesday, Mnangagwa adjusted business operating hours from 8am to 7pm while the curfew has been adjusted to start at …

A Christian, and child-focused humanitarian aid agency, World Vision collaborating with Welthungerhilfe, Christian Blind Mission and various Government of Zimbabwe departments, has launched a project titled Strengthening Community-Led Actions on Education and Disaster Preparedness also known as SCALE-DP project. With an estimated €2,7million euros (US$3,2 million) funding from the European …