Health & Fitness

Hwange Villagers Finger Mines In Water Pollution By Rutendo Mapfumo Villagers surrounding Deka River in Hwange have decried lack of clean water as a result of pollution stemming from mines that are allegedly dumping contaminated water into the river, Nhau has learnt. Deka River, their main water source flows through …

City of Kadoma is operating on a high note following results showing that there are no longer any Covid-19 cases active in its jurisdiction. According to the City’s Situational Report (Sitrep) seen by Nhau, no new infections or deaths have been recorded as of yesterday. “Kadoma has since March of …

A Hwange man is appealing for financial assistance for his four-year-old boy who has Imperforate anus. Imperforate anus is a birth defect where a baby is born with an improperly developed anus, and therefore cannot pass stool normally from their rectum out of their body. It affects about one of …

China has breathed more life into Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 vaccination programme by donating 200 000 more doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, Nhau has learnt. Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun confirmed this after having a virtual meeting with President Mnangagwa on Wednesday afternoon. “Just now I had an online meeting with …

Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga has become the first person to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at a ceremony that signalled the commencement of the country’s vaccination programme. The VP was vaccinated just after 12pm. Zimbabwe kick-started its vaccination programme today after receiving a …

The area around Koffman Shops, better known as Kwa Matute, and nearby places such as the infamous Matererini and Matapi Flats, were continuously bombarded with teargas on Wednesday as the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) launched a pre-emptive strike against ghetto youths itching and congregate mourn Zim dancehall star Soul Jah …

Government has announced that the dreaded South Africa Covid-19 strain has now dominated infections being detected in the country. This was confirmed by the minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa during the post Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday. Mutsvangwa revealed that the first strain that was detected …

Zimbabwe needs about US$ 7 million to complete its Covid-19 vaccination programme which is expected to begin this week, Nhau has learnt. Yesterday President Mnangagwa announced that the vaccination programme would begin this week but minister of health Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga would announce the full programme. According to a document …

President Mnangagwa has extended the national Covid-19 lockdown for another two weeks as vaccines start trickling into the country. Today Zimbabwe received 200 000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from the People’s Republic of China and President Mnangagwa said another 600 000 doses are expected in the next few weeks. …

A 13-year-old Hwange boy is lucky to be alive after he wrestled with a crocodile that had attacked him while fishing at Kalope Dam. The boy from Dick village under Chief Nekatambe managed to escape after squeezing tight the nostrils of the crocodile that had bitten his right leg. “It …