© WHEN some civil rights groups proposed that children as young as 10 be allowed to get contraceptives at clinics, the proposal divided opinion. [GoogleAd] Very few people had a clear appreciation of what was transpiring on the ground, what led to such an “outrageous” call. Just a visit to Epworth will give one an…
© PARDON Chitongo was at his uncle’s residence along Chiremba Road in Epworth, witnessing tussles between police and citizens during the January fuel hike protests. [GoogleAd] Cops and soldiers, armed to the teeth, were patrolling the streets firing at the mobs as the security forces sought to control rowdy protesters. Some people ran into the…
© Bread prices have gone up astronomically. Very few can still afford it. Consequently, many in urban areas have turned to traditional foods such as sweet potatoes or baking buns if and when there is electricity, which is now also a very scarce commodity. [GoogleAd] In a bid to counter bread shortages, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu…
© OUTSPOKEN Zengeza West MDC MP Job Sikhala has been in the news lately for a number of reasons. Our reporter Blessings Mashaya sat down with the legislator for a wide ranging interview. Below are excerpts of the interview. [GoogleAd] Q: You were recently elected the MDC vice chairperson, how did you settle into your…
© SHE is only 17, but her story does not befit someone of her age. With some of her agemates still at school, she was forced out of education after she was impregnated by a 25-year school leaver when she had just turned 16. [GoogleAd] Upon learning that Nolwazi Nkiwane was expecting, her boyfriend, Zibusiso…
© IT’S NOT every day one hears firebrand Zanu PF youth leader Lewis Matutu speaking in undercurrents towards a national subject. It’s not every day that you hear people like Zanu PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu begging wives of Zimbabwe’s two strongest political protagonists to wade into the affairs of a country….
© Seventeen-year-old Tanya Moyo (not her real name), who has been living on the streets for the past two years, says her menstruation days are the worst in her life. She also suffers period pain. [GoogleAd] “I usually use newspapers or rags when I’m lucky, but unfortunately, I do not have anything to help me…
© This conversation is the first in a “Listening to Vulnerable and Poor Patients” series that we will form part of conversations under this column in the future. [GoogleAd] In this we will draw on qualitative research to describe, in patients’ own words, different issues that impact their health such as access, affordability and quality…
© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has exempted 13 blue-chip companies from paying duty in foreign currency when importing certain resource products and semi-manufactured goods for production such as fruits and fruit produce, vegetable, groundnuts, wines, cheese, leather accessories, among others. [GoogleAd] This was revealed in Statutory Instrument (SI) 170 of 2019 published in the government…
© CONTROVERSIAL preacher Talent Chiwenga, popular for his uncanny prophecies about the country’s political situation, has once again accused government of cowardice for failing to address the country’s current challenges. [GoogleAd] This comes after he was recently involved in a horrific accident that killed his wife and two other people. Chiwenga is adamant that the…
