Black people are four times more likely to develop kidney disease, a top kidney expert has said. Nephrologist Onismas Madzudzo — one of only five in the country — told a World Kidney Day commemoration gathering at Mutare Provincial Hospital yesterday that kidney sufferers were presenting themselves late for treatment. [GoogleAd] Madzudzo said blacks are…
Zimbabwe’s billionaire Strive Masiyiwa and the US’s End Fund are tackling neglected diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of Zimbabwe’s poorest people, but many are shunning treatment due to misinformation. [GoogleAd] More than 7 million people in Zimbabwe need treatment for painful infections, such as sleeping sickness and elephantiasis, with Masiyiwa and his wife…
THE State has seized former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere’s Nyanga house after he absconded trial on corruption charges. The former Zanu PF national political commissar, who is accused of corruptly awarding tenders and parcelling out vast pieces of land to Grace Mugabe’s sister Shuvai Gumbochuma, was issued with a warrant of arrest on January 17…
A Harare magistrate has postponed the trial of former Zanu PF bigwig Ignatius Chombo accused of criminal nuisance after wearing regalia associated with the ruling party following his expulsion. Senior magistrate Hosea Mujaya postponed the matter to May 10 pending the outcome of his application for permanent stay of proceedings in the Supreme Court Chombo…
CIMAS Medical Aid division managing director Washington Madzivadondo has died. In a statement, the medical aid society confirmed his untimely death pointing out the positive contribution the deceased made towards Cimas’ growth. [GoogleAd] Under his leadership, the division has grown to include the development of products and packages that benefit members from all walks of…
THE Southern Africa Trade Union Co-ordination Council (Satucc) delegation has described how they were detained at Robert Mugabe International Airport yesterday and interrogated for hours by six State security agents who demanded details on the purpose of their visit, where they would be staying, whom they were going to meet and issues to be discussed….
Heavy winds tore through Manicaland yesterday, bringing lightning and heavy rain, battering buildings with hail, flooding streets and uprooting trees as Tropical Cyclone Idai barrels towards the country. After making landfall through central Mozambique where it has already killed at least 100 people, leaving thousands homeless and wrecking millions of dollars worth of property and infrastructure,…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s opponents claim they will not be able to freely exercise their voting rights at the party’s forthcoming congress, alleging the incumbent is employing unorthodox tactics to cow rivals. [GoogleAd] This is the first congress since the death of the MDC’s founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai who died of colon cancer on February…
Members of the oldest profession are doubtful of their participation at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to be held here next month. The decision to pull out of the country’s most prestigious showcase will not be on account of the economic crisis, which has eroded incomes. [GoogleAd] The sex workers, who…
Workers in the mining industry have been awarded an 80 percent wage increase following negotiations between the Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ) and the Chamber of Mines. In a statement, AMWUZ president Tinago Ruzive said the salary increase will be covering the period January to December 2019. This has the effect of raising the…
