Health

UNFPA Zimbabwe launches ‘Not in my village’ campaign to combat teenage pregnancy and child marriages By Dumisani Ndlovu The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is launching the “Not In My Village” campaign in Zimbabwe to tackle the pressing issues of teenage pregnancy and child marriages.The campaign aims to protect young girls from HIV, prevent maternal […]

By Dumisani Ndlovu Angeline Zahile, a senior education official in Midlands Province, has called for the construction of disability-friendly infrastructure in homes, churches, and institutions. She emphasized the need for inclusivity, stating that “no one and no place should be left behind. Zahile noted that even her own workstation at the Midlands Province Government Complex

UN Report Sounds Alarm on Rising Drug Abuse in Southern Africa By Delicious Mathuthu The 2024 World Drug Report, released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has painted a stark picture of the drug landscape in Southern Africa with increase in drug use and concoctions, especially among young people. The report,

Police Seek Public Assistance in Woodlands Park Dump-site Abandoned Foetus By Delicious Mathuthu Gweru, Zimbabwe – A dead human foetus was found discarded at Gweru’s main dumpsite near Woodlands Park suburb prompting an urgent appeal from authorities for public assistance in uncovering the truth and owner. On the 15th of June 2024, at around 10:30

By Delicious Mathuthu Gweru City Council seems to be chasing its own tail, going in circles as it attempts to address the city’s decades-long water crisis, marred by a series of catastrophic blunders, resulting in the wastage of hundreds of thousands of United States dollars. Challenges bedeviling Gweru City Council’s main water works, Gwenoro, over

Korea: South accuses North of sending balloons carrying excrement and trash across border By Kwedu News South Korea has accused North Korea of sending hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across their heavily fortified border, a move deemed ‘base and dangerous’ by Seoul, Reuters reports. The balloons, detected on Wednesday, have sparked a swift

….Gvt and NHS under fire,deliberately covered up scandal and knowingly exposed patients …Over 3000 said to have died…more than 30 000 infected By Kwedu News Monday 20 May was truly a day of shame in the UK medical history as the nation woke up to the news that findings had unearthed information that the gvt

By Dumisani Ndlovu Undeterred by the unfriendly economic environment in Zimbabwe the rebranded Multi-AID Support Organisation (MASO) says is set to spread its wings to other provinces. The organization which rebranded from the name Midlands Aids Service Organisation in November 2023 is optimistic will expand to other provinces nationwide. Addressing members at MASO’s 33rd Annual

By Kwedu News A-53-year-old woman from Ringwood North has died, while two others are hospitalised, from a Clunes town retreat, about 30km from Ballarat, after consuming a beverage suspected to have contained mushrooms. The tragic incident has attracted an investigation by Moorabool Crime Investigation Unit detectives Victoria Police believe the woman drank the beverage around

Shurugwi South MP hailed for borehole rehabBy Dumisani NdlovuShurugwi villagers have hailed the constituency’s MP Wilson Mhuri for mobilising financial resources for rehabilitation of boreholes in the area.This comes after the MP facilitated the repair of 36 boreholes in the constituency.The development-oriented legislator, Mhuri engaged partner and sourced up to $5 000 worth of resources