VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has settled down with army Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi after an acrimonious divorce with former model Marry Mubaiwa, it has emerged. In a leaked video seen by NewsDay, Chiwenga is seen being interviewed by a Zimbabwe Statistical Agency enumerator and the VP — who doubles as Health and Child …
Read More »Chimanimani Battles Teenage Pregnancies As Offenders Flee To Mozambique
Chimanimani district in Manicaland province is battling a rise in teenage pregnancies and child marriages amid revelations the male culprits are fleeing to Mozambique where they have created a no go area for relatives of victims who may want to pursue them. The mountainous district is located near Mozambique and …
Read More »Perennially Dry Bulawayo Decommissions Two Dams
BULAWAYO residents should brace for a grueling water crisis after council agreed to decommission two of its main water sources as a result of their low water levels. According to the latest council minutes, the city fathers decommissioned uMzingwane dam on Sunday while Upper Ncema is likely to face the …
Read More »Jail For Denying Children Access To Health Care
Parents or guardians who deny their children access to health services on any ground including religious will face up to a year in jail, a fine or both if the Medical Services Bill gazetted last week is passed into law. The Bill seeks to align the Medical Services Act with …
Read More »Monkeypox Outbreak Primarily Spreading Through Sex: WHO
– European nations have confirmed dozens of cases in what’s become the largest outbreak of monkeypox ever on the Continent, according to the German military. – The most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men. The outbreak has quickly advanced …
Read More »Criminals Flood Schools With Illicit Drugs
TEACHERS have raised the alarm on rampant drug abuse among pupils as a crisis gains momentum in schools which have become part of a new wave of illicit substances. Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said schools have become a haven for dangerous drugs like marijuana, crystal …
Read More »ZUPCO Buses Head-On Collision Claims 7
Seven people died on the spot and 32 others were injured Monday morning after two Zupco buses collided head-onat the 101 km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Road. Police confirmed that both drivers died including five other passengers on board. “The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident that occurred today …
Read More »Robert Mugabe’s Son Hospitalised In Singapore
The late president Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s son, Robert Tinotenda, was reportedly hospitalised at a private hospital in Singapore on Saturday after experiencing chest pains. He was reportedly ferried to an unnamed Singapore private hospital where he was admitted. In an apparent reference to Robert Jr, exiled former Foreign Affairs minister …
Read More »Mudzi Artisanal Miner Buried Alive In Mine Shaft
A Mudzi artisanal miner died after the mine shaft he was working in collapsed while prospecting for gold. Rangarirai Hwide (25) was panning for gold along Nyamuzizi River in Chifukura Village under Chief Nechombo together with his colleague Tedious Sami when the tragedy struck. Sami had to call for the …
Read More »Chiwenga Announces PSMAS Bailout To Clear Debt Burden
HARARE – Struggling medical insurance company Premier Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) will receive a government bailout to clear its debts and improve its balance sheet, vice president Constantino Chiwenga said on Tuesday. Chiwenga, who is also the health minister, said government employees who make up most of PSMAS’ 900,000 customers …
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