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A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3, Beijing’s National Health Commission (NHC) has said. Many different strains of bird flu are present in China and some occasionally infect …

ONE doctor suffered a fractured leg at Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday after a staff residence was gutted by fire around midnight. Property with an estimated US$500 000 was destroyed in the fire where 39 health workers were forced to jump out through a window to save their lives. Witnesses said …

By Chipo Chabarwa Child marriage statistics have shockingly increased and Zimbabwe has not been spared. This is believed to have been exacerbated by a global environment suffocating from the devastating impact of Covid-19, which has had a negative effect on the girl child. School closures, economic stress, service disruptions, pregnancy, …

Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi’s unhinged, incendiary attack on the judiciary, particularly Judge President George Chiweshe, a perceived securocrat stalwart thought to be allied to a Zanu PF faction loyal to vice president Constantino Chiwenga, reflects a qualitative change in the elite factional and tribal fights in the junta – increasingly …

A fan died while watching a game involving former Kaizer Chiefs defender Teenage Hadebe’s club Yeni Malatyaspor against Galatasaray in a match which also handed the league title to Besiktas at the weekend.Galatasaray were 3-1 winners but couldn’t land the championship due to an inferior goal difference compared to Besiktas, …

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. “I’m very happy,” her husband told the BBC. “My wife and the babies [five …

The Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE) is playing a key role in empowering underprivileged girls and young women in Stoneridge through an educational program targeting school dropout, Nhau has learnt. The five year program enrols girls and young women between the ages of eight and 18 including …

By Melisa Gombe Zimbabwe will from tomorrow kick start a series of events to celebrate Independence in strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines. Though this year’s celebrations are occurring in a much-relaxed environment compared to last year’s strict lockdown protocols, the government is not taking chances thus spacing the Uhuru events …

A US-based designer has apologised for using a portrait of a historic mosque in Kenya’s island of Lamu on a T-shirt worn by celebrity Jay-Z, an official in charge of the site has told the BBC. Riyadha Mosque’s leaders had objected to the T-shirt as it could be worn to …

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is set to become the eighth president of CAF – the Confederation of African Football – since 1957. He’ll take over from Ahmad Ahmad after a two year ban was placed on Ahmad by FIFA – Federation Internationale de Football Association, world football’s governing body. Motsepe must work with FIFA to run the sport …