Maunganidze elected MISA Regional chair
HARARE – Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe’s national chairperson Golden Maunganidze was elected to chair the Misa SADC regional chapter at an election held in Harare over the
SA pregnant women resort to traditional medicine : Study
A study has uncovered that pregnant women in the far-flung villages of Qumbu use traditional medicine or face travelling long distances for health services. The use of these medicines is
What’s Nigeria’s beef with Twitter?
Twitter has been suspended in Nigeria after what could be described as a spat between the social media giant and President Muhammadu Buhari. It’s unclear for how long this suspension
SA health minister Zweli Mkhize sent on leave
South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has been placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa pending a corruption probe. Dr Mkhize is being asked to address allegations that
State embarrassed as court exonerates trio charged for violating national lockdown regulations
HARARE Magistrate Barbara Mateko this week exoneratedthree acquaintances of Zengeza West constituency legislator Hon. JobSikhala by quashing charges of breaching national lockdown regulationspressed against them last year. The three namely
Nigeria set to suspend Twitter ‘indefinitely’
Nigeria’s government is suspending Twitter operations in the country “indefinitely”, the country’s information minister has announced. The ban is due to “the persistent use of the platform for activities… capable
Supreme Court orders release of Maengahama,Madzokere
THE Supreme Court on Friday 4 June 2021 ordered the immediate releasefrom Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison of two political prisoners,Last Tamai Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzokere, where they had beendetained since
‘Menstrual challenges must be addressed to empower girl child’ ZNFPC
Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) Masvingo provincial marketing officer Herbert Chikosi has said that young girls are facing challenges during menstruation owing to a number of reasons. This was
Rights lawyer calls for chief justice to be jailed
A Zimbabwean human rights lawyer has filed an urgent court application seeking to have the country’s chief justice jailed for allegedly defying a court order. The High Court recently ordered
Zuma pleads not guilty of corruption
Jacob Zuma, the former South African president, has pleaded not guilty in a corruption trial involving a $5bn (£3bn) arms deal from the 1990s. He is facing 16 counts of