The government has been urged to put more funds towards procuring contraceptives to reduce the country’s dependence on donors. Dr Edwin Mpeta, UNFPA programme specialist for reproductive health told journalists on Tuesday that currently, the bulk of contraceptives in use in Zimbabwe were purchased by development partners. He was speaking …
Read More »ZPCS Ignores Lawyers Letter Concerning Partisan Officer
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services has ignored a letter written to it by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights attorney Innocent Gonese over the misconduct of ZPCS officer Caroline Manjongo who has taken up a Zanu PF political post in violation of the constitution, The NewsHawks has learnt. In an interview, …
Read More »“No To Early Pregnancy & Drugs” Soccer Tournament For Chitungwiza Schools
Chitungwiza CorrespondentAs the fight against drug use among teenagers is being intensified in Chitungwiza’s communities, Teen Rescue Mission (TRM), a youth organisation has organised a soccer tournament slated for August 1 to spread awareness, Nhau/Indaba has established. Dubbed ‘No to early pregnancy and no to drugs and substance abuse’, the …
Read More »Elon Musk Dumps Erstwhile Twiter Blue Bird, Rebrands To X
Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to “X”. The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. “Tweets” will also be replaced, according …
Read More »Dementia: Do Reading, Puzzles & Similar Activities Really Stave Off The Condition?
“Use it or lose it” is a common adage increasingly used for matters related to brain health. But to what degree does using cognitive faculties prevent them from deteriorating? Medical News Today looked at some of the latest research and spoke with experts in the field to find out. Millions …
Read More »An Era Of Big Tech, Can Africa Achieve ‘Digital Sovereignty’?
Debates around Africa’s digital sovereignty have flourished in recent years. Numerous African scholars have passionately written about the need to protect African countries from being “overly-dependent” on foreign-owned companies, mostly US and Chinese, to build their internet infrastructures. In 2021 a cohort of universities invited prominent African fellows from 14 …
Read More »Women Reduced To Meer Cheerleaders In Upcoming Polls: Activists
In a large hall at the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party, women responded with roaring cheers when President Emmerson Mnangagwa described them as the party’s “backbone” whose votes are vital to victory in elections scheduled for August. At a recent opposition rally, women with the face of their male …
Read More »Mnangagwa, Lukashenko & Zingman To Benefit Most From Zim-Belarus Ties
Zimbabwe’s honorary consul to Belarus, Alexander Zingman, a close associate of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, was the biggest winner in trade agreements signed in February this year by Harare and Minsk. Zingman, who sparked outrage last year when he got a US$62 million murky deal to …
Read More »Bosso Maintain Top Spot With Win Over Manica Diamonds
Defender Peter Muduhwa’s first half goal helped Highlanders maintain their grip at the top as they dismissed Manica Diamonds in a tepid Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday. It was Highlanders’ fifth win on the trot and extends its 16-match unbeaten run which has seen nine …
Read More »Manyowa Drives Fans Wild With Double Album Launch
When scores of people gathered yesterday at 7 Arts Theatre, Avondale, Harare, for award-winning gospel star Janet Manyowa’s The Father’s House album launch, little did they know she had a surprise up her sleeve. She launched two albums instead. Along with her 10-track album The Father’s House, Manyowa also launched …
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