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6 Things Every Guy Hates About Girls. #5 Is Shocking

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1. Men hate spandex/leggings as pants! Well, I’ll tell those men that for us spandex is the best as they keep our curves in the right places.   2. The common issue ‘pouting & plumping.’ Yeah! This can be an issue with men that they don’t like duck faces and fat lips, but this is how we look sexy.   3. Some men say that high waisted shorts and trousers make them think of their mothers and grandmothers. Okay, let’s throw our high waist stuff in a trash!   4.…

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Zim women celebrate in solidarity with SA counterparts

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Contributor  Women must redefine the meaning of freedom for today’s generation in order to enhance their contribution in an unequal society, a veteran educationist said on Tuesday. “Today …we are celebrating the past where tens of thousands and millions of women fought and also died to achieve certain things which they thought were important,” said Fay Chung (in picture), an educator who has served in many capacities in Zimbabwe and abroad. “In Zimbabwe and South Africa, that included racism and apartheid…and women were prepared to fight for freedom through education,…

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Save The Children Rolls Out Ambitious Nutrition Project

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By Michael Gwarisa SAVE the Children United Kingdom has availed US$6 000 towards a child food and nutrition project in Zimbabwe in a bid to complement government’s budgetary allocation towards nutrition. Speaking to HealthTimes on the sidelines of Scaling up nutrition training workshop in Harare,National Coordinator -Zimbabwe Civil Society Organizations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) Kudakwashe Zombe said they were engaging child Parliamentarians inn Mashonaland Central in a bid to drive this project. “This is a project that we want to implement in Mash Central, the reason why we are engaging these…

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Economic crisis worsens HIV pandemic

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STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S deepening economic crisis is severely affecting the government’s ability to fund public health delivery and restricting poor people’s access to health care, economists, government officials and health experts agree. The southern African country’s economy had shown signs of modest improvement under the government of national unity (GNU) between 2009 and 2013, when President Robert Mugabe and his long-ruling Zanu-PF party shared power with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). However, industry has been performing poorly and company closures have picked up since Zanu-PF won general elections…

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USAID Avails US$20 Mln To Africaid To Scale Up Zvandiri Model

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By Michael Gwarisa THE U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) has availed a US$20 million grant towards HIV treatment, care, and support services for youths in particular those living with HIV. The grant is being awarded to a Zimbabwean private voluntary organization, Africaid who are spearheading the Zvandiri model which is targeted at young people who were born HIV positive. Speaking during the signing ceremony, USAID/Zimbabwe Mission Director Stephanie Funk said “USAID is proud to partner with Africaid to help Zimbabwean children and adolescents live longer, healthier lives. The United…

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Maternal deaths reach 176

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By Staff Reporter Over 170 expecting mothers died giving birth since the beginning of the year with teenagers being at high risk. In its weekly disease statistical update, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said there were two maternal deaths. “The Ministry of Health and Child Care weekly disease report has shown that two maternal deaths were reported during the week ending July 23, 2017. “The deaths were reported from Harare Central Hospital. The cumulative figures for maternal deaths are 176,” read the report. At high risk of maternal…

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Women Should Breastfeed At Work- Minister

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By Michael Gwarisa WORKING environments should be conducive enough to allow women to breastfeed during working hours, Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has said. He said this while officially opening the 2017 World Breast Feeding Week in Highfields today (3 August 2017). “When children are breast fed, they get sick less often. Employers benefit from having a more contended and productive workforce due to less employee absenteeism, increased loyalty and less staff turnover. Parental protection and other workplace policies can enable women to combine breastfeeding with paid…

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Harare Braces For Biggest City Clean Up Campaign

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Staff Reporter  HARARE will tomorrow (August, 3, 2017) host the biggest clean up and Wellness campaign in the history of clean-ups amid indications that the process will see the whole Central Business District (CBD) being cleaned an effort to return Harare to its Sunshine City status. The campaign has drawn participants from various stakeholders in government and the private sector and is being hosted by ZimAfro in collaboration with its partners. ZimAfro Managing Director Shepard Chakanza said all was in place for the clean up and they were just waiting…

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Its High Time Zim Schools Adopt Condoms

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By Michael Gwarisa THERE is a raging debate on whether Zimbabwean schools should allow condoms to be distributed in schools to school going children. A number of campaigns including the Condomize Zimbabwe drive have  made strides in ensuring every sexually active citizen has access to protected sex regardless of race, age, religious or political beliefs. However, powerful sections of the society have been instrumental in blocking the move to avail condoms in schools citing various reasons. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora  said Government does not intend to dish…

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Lack Of Investment Hampering Breast Feeding Efforts

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New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025 GENEVA/NEW YORK, 1 August 2017 – No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative to increase global breastfeeding rates. The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard, which evaluated 194 nations, found that only 40 per cent of children younger than six months are breastfed exclusively (given nothing but breast…

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