Health

Mberengwa teen kills her daughter By Memory Mudzani A 19year old Mberengwa woman allegedly killed her 7months old daughter with fresh milk mixed with an organophosphate tablet. It is the state’s case that on the 1st of March 2023 at around 1400hours at Village Shumba under Chief Mposi in Mberengwa, Felistus Mpofu left home in […]

More executives fingered in PSMI rot as employees continue to wallow in poverty By Harry Taruva and Delicious Mathuthu More executives have been fingered in the rot at the Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) with allegations of massive corruption, looting, fraud and abuse of company resources revealed while employees have gone for months without salaries

Government prohibits boarding school visits over spike in covid19 cases By Memory Mudzani The Zimbabwe government has banned visits to boarding schools over fears of a spike in Covid-19 cases. From the information recorded by ZIMFACT the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says the current suspension notice on visits applies to this term, and

PSMI workers escalate strike …call for board dismissal and threaten property attachments By Delicious Mathuthu and Harry Taruva Troubled Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) workers have escalated their strike accross the country threatening to attach the company’ properties to recover their salaries. The workers are also demanding the dismissal of the entity’s board and secretariat.

Teenagers arrested for taking drugs at school By Dumisani Ndlovu Three juveniles all aged 16years and a 38 year old woman were arrested for smoking dagga and unlawful dealing with dangerous drugs respectively, Midlands police has confirmed. The arrest took place at George Chipadza Secondary School in Zvishavane. The three minors were caught during the

Education a challenge to children with disability By Memory Mudzani Children with disabilities in most African countries including Zimbabwe face challenges in accessing education though education is a fundamental right to all children. In an interview with Kwedu News Joseph Tsvayi the projects officer for Amor Zimbabwe Trust said,children with disabilities fail to realize their

By Delicious Mathuthu Masvingo- INERELA+ Zimbabwe, a Christian organisation that works with religious leaders, youths in congregation, key populations, orphans and other vulnerable groups living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS, has trained 40 white garment Apostolic sect leaders in Gutu, Masvingo. The training was conducted under the ‘SAVE Toolkit’ programme, sponsored by

Inclusion of PWD in policy making the way to go Dumisani Ndlovu ko Despite Zimbabwe having made significant strides in promoting the rights of the disabled persons in the country coming up with the National Disability Policy officially launched by His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa in June 2021, gave much anticipation to people with disabilities,

By Amanda Muzhandamuri Redcliff deputy Mayor Vincent Musiiwa said that every Zimbabwean citizen deserves good sanitation as this contributes to one’s health. In an interview with this publication Musiiwa said that citizens have a right to good sanitation. He urged school officials, health facilities and business sectors to operate in clean spaces. ‘ Every citizen