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Health, News October 5, 2021

What Biden Presidency mean for COVID-19 in Southern Africa, everywhere

What Biden Presidency mean for COVID-19 in Southern Africa, everywhere Article by Pearl Matibe (Washington DC) The person at the forefront of President Joseph Biden’s colossal, grand plan for global COVID-19 vaccine response is the…

Health, News September 10, 2021

Video: Reasons for getting COVID-19 Booster Shot

Video: Reasons for getting COVID-19 Booster Shot Video: Reasons for getting COVID-19 Booster Shot

Health, News September 8, 2021

COVAX delivers 240m vaccine doses in 6 months

COVAX delivers 240m vaccine doses in 6 months World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVAX initiative has managed to deliver about 240 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to about 139 countries. The multilateral…

Acts, Bills, Health, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 26, 2021

Age of consent to sex versus age of consent to marriage

Mutare Central legislator Innocent Gonese has asked the government to clarify the position between the age of consent to sex and the age of consent to marriage. Currently, the constitution of Zimbabwe says only those…

Health, News, Parliament August 22, 2021

Here is why Econet turned its back on Cyclone Idai victims

By Daniel Chigundu Local Government Deputy Minister Marian Chombo has revealed that Econet Wireless Zimbabwe pulled out of the Cyclone Idai Housing project because they were denied ownership of the land that was to be…

Health, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament August 20, 2021

I cried when I read the Covid-19 Special Audit Report: Dube

I cried when I read the Covid-19 Special Audit Report: Dube By Karen Nyeraurombo Public Accounts Committee chairperson Brian Dube says when he read the Covid-19 Special Audit Report that was done by the Auditor…

Health, News August 20, 2021

African will have 73 million poor young people by 2030

African will have 73 million poor young people by 2030 By Karen Nyeraurombo Dr Charlton Tsodzo says activists should up their game in holding African governments accountable when it comes to issues of development, adding…

Health, News August 13, 2021

Child Marriages: A Pandemic within a pandemic

By Karen Nyeraurombo Shamwari Yemwanasikana Director Ekenia Chifamba says child marriages in Zimbabwe have become a pandemic within a pandemic, adding that there is a need to strengthen laws to ensure that young girls are…

Health, News July 30, 2021

12yr olds using contraceptives is a joke: Masarira

Labor Economists Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) leader Linda Masarira says the idea of allowing girls as young as 12 years to take contraceptives is not only unheard of but is also a big joke. Masarira’s sentiments…

Health, Opinion July 30, 2021

COVID-19 halts Zim inflation

Opinion By Prince Noble Butawo The dark, grey Covid-19 cloud that has accounted for more than 100 000 infections in Zimbabwe has an economic silver lining if inflation figures from Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats)pass…