Cancer patients and advocates are urging authorities in Zimbabwe to ensure cancer centers have lifesaving equipment needed to properly treat patients. Some patients say public hospitals do not have working machines to provide radiotherapy. Columbus Mavhunga has more from Harare. (Camera: Columbus Mavhunga) Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more
Former Kaizer Chiefs talisman Khama Billiat is trending after he was escorted from the pitch by police officers after pitch evaders scrambled for photos with the star. The incident happened at the New Peter Makoba Stadium in Polokwane on Friday night. The star pulled a show for the Warriors, who qualified for the 2025 AFCON … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has recorded new cases of cholera several months after declaring the end of an outbreak that killed more than 700 people over an 18-month period. On Wednesday, Zimbabwe confirmed a new outbreak of cholera has been recorded in the district of Kariba — on the border with Zambia — where 21 … Read more
Zimbabwean cyclists Thandolwenkosi Tshuma and Vusumuzi Mkandhla have much to celebrate as they complete their months-long cycling tour across Africa on an unforgettable note—arriving in Nairobi on 09 November, the very day of Thandolwenkosi’s birthday. An Unforgettable Birthday for Zim Cyclist Thandolwenkosi The couple, who began their epic journey in Soweto in April, have pedaled … Read more
Driving in a foreign country can be pleasant or harrowing — ranging from a bucolic slow-roll through the countryside to a heart-pumping slog through a maze of city streets. But some countries make motorists more nervous than others. A survey published in October shows drivers are most concerned about getting behind the wheel in … Read more
Since she was a child, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old never saw them as a source of cash, until now. Droughts induced by climate change have decimated her crops. Meanwhile, the world … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe — A new report released by the main United Nations agency for action on AIDS and HIV says growing public debt is choking sub-Saharan African countries, leaving them with little fiscal room to finance critical HIV services. In the report, launched ahead of the 79th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New … Read more
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s government has given in to pressure from rights groups and is now providing free treatment to women with obstetric fistula, a condition that makes it hard for mothers who went through difficult labor to control their bowels. For a closer look, VOA visited Chinhoyi, a farming and mining area about 150 … Read more
Zimbabwe’s heavy reliance on coal-based energy is hurting the health of people in mining regions who continue to be exposed to dirty air from coal burning. Columbus Mavhunga visited the Hwange thermal power station — about 700 kilometers from Harare — and the surrounding area, where residents have complained about the air pollution. Read original … Read more
Divorce.com, a United States website which offers resources and support for navigating divorce, has included Nigeria on its list of countries with high divorce rates. According to data published on their website in July, Nigeria ranked eleventh out of twenty-six countries with the highest divorce rate. The results were meticulously obtained after sampling respondents from … Read more
