Health

3 Masvingo City Councillors face chop            

By TellZim Reporter MASVINGO – Three Masvingo City Councillors are facing imminent recall amid accusations of supporting an independent candidate linked to former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, exposing the deep...

Late Councilor Masimba’s widow throws hat in ring for by-election

By Staff Reporter In a surprise but bold move, Tsungai Mandati, the widow of late CCC Councilor Tafara Masimba,...

Minister Garwe criticizes councils for financial woes

By Beatific Gumbwanda Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, has criticized local authorities for poor service...

Min Mthuli accepts high taxes destroying businesses, promises major cuts within 2 weeks

By Beverly Bizeki Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube has announced that he will make major...

New battle lines drawn for Nyakunhuwa chieftaincy

By TellZim News Reporter A bitter dispute over chieftaincy was brewing for some time in Zaka District. The appointment...

‘Alcoholics, bar owners top women abusers in South Africa, Zimbabwe’

Kimberly Kusauka Excessive alcohol consumption has been cited as one of the major reasons behind failure by drinkers to control themselves and allegedly end up...

Virtual ‘Pink October’ Breast commemorations and geographically marginalised

...breast cancer contributes eight percent to cancer cases and deaths Emmanuel Chitsika/Kimberly Kusauka Pink October as the annual breast cancer commemorations have been code-named, is the...

Mental illness major contributor to suicide cases

Kimberly Kusauka Suicide is a major health problem, and the global suicide mortality rate amounts to 1.4 percent of all deaths worldwide whilst most cases...

Shangaan cultural practices accused of perpetuating child marriages

Melinda Kusemachibi The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) recently issued a statement accusing Shangaan people of violating children rights by fueling child marriages through some of...

No vaccination card, no PCR test, no entry into colleges

Fredrick Moyo The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education has ordered students at colleges to either be vaccinated for Covid-19 or have a valid polymerase...

Covid-19 blows up in schools

Kimberly Kusauka The rushed opening of schools on September 6 has exposed pupils and teachers to Covid-19 as many schools have since recorded positive cases...