Health & Fitness

By Mellisa Gombe Government extended the localised lockdown in Kwekwe for another two weeks following an increase in Covid-19 infections, it has been established. Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa informed the nation during Tuesday’s post-Cabinet briefing with the media. This comes as a result of 27 …

By Mellisa GombeAuthorities in Kwekwe have declared a 21 day local lockdown as a measure to contain the spread of the B.1.617 Covid-19 Indian variant after it claimed the life of one man last week, Nhau has learnt. The measure follows an announcement made by the Minister of Health and …

Since the first HIV infection was recorded in Zimbabwe almost 40 years ago, the epidemic has negatively impacted every facet of human security. Traditional customs synonymous with African cultures such as polygamy, sexual cleansing and other common ritual practices have long been perceived as a stumbling block in the fight …

By Mellisa Gombe The water crisis in the country has reached alarming levels with Government claiming that it is stepping up efforts to solve the problem that has hit Zimbabwe over the past years. Harare and Bulawayo, the country’s biggest cities are on the forefront with regards to water shortages, …

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has his temperature taken as he arrives for the presentation of the 2021 National Budget at the parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo BY SHARON MAZINGAIZO Zimbabwe is seeing a boost in vaccine tourism as foreign nationals have started arriving in the country to …

By Chipo ChabarwaDespite having a rare skin condition that has affected her since she was seven, Christine Tafadzwanashe Matyavira, a 21-year-old model from Kwekwe, remains upbeat. The University of Zimbabwe Film and Television Production student, like many of her peers, has big dreams. But unlike most of her age mates, …

By Melissa Gombe While government continues to re-assure the nation that it has the Covid-19 situation in the education sector under control, infections continue to escalate at the country’s learning institutions. The outbreak of the pandemic has been on the rise mostly at boarding schools in the past weeks with …

The market is fuelled by the struggle women have to access health facilities By Kimberly Mutandiro Birth control pills freely distributed in Zimbabwe are being smuggled into and sold in South Africa.Many Zimbabwean women prefer these pills above those from South African clinics.The market is fuelled by the struggle women have …

Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers’ Association (ZINATHA) president George Kandiero has commended Government’s efforts to avail the Covid-19 vaccine for every citizen. In an interview with Nhau/Indaba Kandiero said that they are very happy with the government initiative to provide the Covid-19 vaccine to all citizens. “As Zinatha we work with …

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some opposition politicians received China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the tourist resort of Victoria Falls on Wednesday as part of efforts to encourage citizens to get inoculated. Zimbabwe has registered vaccines from China, India and Russia for emergency use but none so far from Western …