Category: BREAKING NEWS

Uganda approves Anti-LGBTQ Law

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, his spokesperson said on Monday, defying international condemnations and the risk of sanctions from donors. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as they are in more than 30 African countries, but the new law goes further in targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. It imposes the death penalty for so-called aggravated homosexuality, which includes having gay sex when HIV-positive, and a 20-year sentence for “promoting” homosexuality. ALSO READ | Uganda outlaws identifying as LGBTQ,…

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Stunting, Wasting and Overweight drops in Zim

Kuda Pembere

ZIMBABWE has been doing relatively well in improving the nutrition for children under five years over the past ten years as it reduced the stunting prevalence to 21.6 percent in 2022 from 31.1 percent in 2012, a joint United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank report shows. By Kuda Pembere For stunting Zimbabwe is in the high threshold. As for overweight, in 2012, the southern African country had a prevalence of 4.6 percent decreasing it to 2.7 percent in 2022 with a low threshold. The prevalence rate for wasting…

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Zimbabwe/Zambia Ink US$12 Million Deal To Advance Conservation Work

Michael Gwarisa

THE Zimbabwean government and that of Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understaning (MoU) for the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (LOZAMAP TFCA), which is a commitment to the two countries’ goal to implement the SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement of 1999. By Michael Gwarisa With funding from the GEF, UNDP and the Zimbabwe Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry (USD 300 000) will support the establishment of a co-management arrangement between the two countries to promote the conservation of the TFCA. The…

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Amnesty For Rapists Saga: Linda Masarira to petition President Mnangagwa to return rapists to prison

Michael Gwarisa

FIREBRAND politician and president of LEAD, Linda Masarira, is the process of drafting a petition to have all rape offenders who were released on Presidential Amnesty returned to prison and locked up until their sentence lapses. By Michael Gwrisa The development comes following the release of 4270 inmates during a Presidential amnesty by President Emmerson Mnangwga, where amnesty was granted to various categories of prisoners including those who are terminally ill, those who have served at least three-quarters of their sentence, or one tenth if over the age of 60.…

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Zim kicks-off 3rd round wild polio vaccination

Michael Gwarisa

THE third round of the Wild Polio Vaccination will commence on May 23 up to 26 in Zimbabwe, targeting mainly children between zero to five years. The vaccination comes amidst reports of continued presence of the disease in neighboring countries. A total of nine wild poliovirus cases have been reported so far, with one in Malawi and eight in neighbouring Mozambique since the declaration of an outbreak on 17 February 2022 in Malawi. The last confirmed case to date was in August 2022 in Mozambique. The wild poliovirus in Malawi…

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Zimbabwe Government cracks head over untraceable Cholera origins

Michael Gwarisa

THE cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has no epidemiological link to any country in the region or any place that has recorded cholera cases, meaning the local environment could be heavily contaminated and harbouring volumes of Cholera pathogens, a top health official has warned. By Michael Gwarisa This according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), poses an even bigger challenge as it was now difficult to locate the actual source of Cholera and control its spread on time. The First Cholera case was reported and recorded on February…

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POSB Donates Equipment to Rehabilitate Borehole at Mahusekwa Hospital

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 The People’s Own Saving Bank (POSB), the country’s leading savings bank, has donated equipment to rehabilitate a borehole at Mahusekwa Hospital in Mashonaland East Province. The donation is part of POSB’s Borehole for Health initiative, which aims to provide healthcare institutions facing acute water shortages with safe and reliable water sources in each of the nation’s provinces. By Staff Reporter The borehole at Mahusekwa Hospital was installed by POSB in 2018 but had become dysfunctional. POSB has now provided new equipment, including an HH submissible pump, pipes and fittings to…

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Merck Foundation marks “World Hypertension Day 2023” in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health and 735 speciality Scholarships for future cardiovascular, Diabetes, and endocrinology experts in Africa

Michael Gwarisa

Merck Foundation marks “World Hypertension Day 2023“ and release “Mark’s Pressure”, a children storybook to raise awareness about Hypertension in Africa.   Pan African TV Program “Our Africa” released by Merck Foundation to address Social and Health Issues such as Diabetes & Hypertension and promote Healthy Lifestyle in Africa through “Fashion and ART”,conceptualize and directed by Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej. o Click here to watch the Episode on Diabetes Awareness: o Click here to watch the Episode on Promoting Healthy Lifestyle: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of…

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Ezra foundation donates sanitary wear in Mhondoro

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MHONDORO – Ezra foundation has donated 267 kits of reusable sanitary wear to female students at Chitemere Secondary School in Mhondoro in an effort to end period poverty. By Staff Reporter Period poverty is a global issue affecting women and girls who don’t have access to the safe, hygienic menstrual products they need. Zimbabwe is experiencing rising cases of period poverty due to rising costs of living, making access to sanitary wear impossible for rural girls, and increasing cases of absenteeism at school. Statistics from the World Bank show that…

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Sweden Allocates US$5.8 Million to UNICEF for Child Protection Programmes

Michael Gwarisa

IN a move that is set to boost support for child protection programs in Zimbabwe, the government of Sweden has allocated an amount to the tune of US$5.8 Million to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), a UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. By Michael Gwarisa The funding will support different key interventions to protect children against violence, abuse and exploitation. The Swedish funding is part of the child protection fund 3, a multi-donor fund mechanism which is open to all partners entrusted in…

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