Tinotenda Hove - ZANU PF Youth League Secretary for Commissariat, Taurai Kandishaya, has weighed in on recent remarks made by his own boss and Youth Affairs Minister, Tino Machakaire, who publicly condemned the deteriorating state of Zimbabwe’s health care system. Machakaire's candid comments, made on Monday, described the country’s health…
By Lloyd Makonese Who needs luxury mattresses when you can have iron grids and soiled duvets? At Karoi District Hospital, patients are now offered the full experience of institutional austerity, complete with torn linen and exposed metal frames. Who knew healing could be so character-building? Lying in agony on bare…
Tinotenda Hove -Albert Nguluvhe, Zimbabwe's Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs and Devolution, has sparked controversy with his comments on media freedom. Speaking at a World Press Freedom Day event in Gwanda, Nguluvhe criticized the media for spreading misinformation, singling out social media platforms as key culprits. "The…
Tinotenda Hove - Zimbabwe’s Youth Minister, Tino Machakaire, has made a bold appeal to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently address the deteriorating state of the country’s public health institutions. His remarks, delivered in an open and heartfelt statement, highlight the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe’s healthcare system. Machakaire said he was…
Tinotenda Hove - A 20-year-old Victoria Falls man, Gift Thabani Lunga, has been remanded in custody by the Victoria Falls Magistrates' Court on charges of unlawfully possessing dangerous drugs. The alleged offense occurred on April 22, 2025, around 10 pm. Police officers, acting on a tip-off, searched a house in…
Tinotenda Hove -Kenyan President William Ruto narrowly escaped being hit by a flying shoe during a rally in Migori County on Sunday, May 4, forcing him to momentarily interrupt his speech. In a now-viral video, the President is seen reacting quickly as the shoe, hurled from within the crowd, flew…
Tinotenda Hove - The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Beatrice has confirmed the arrest of 25-year-old Takawira Providence Useni in connection with the murder of his 49-year-old father, Hussin Useni. The suspect allegedly fatally assaulted his father with a knobkerrie and stabbed him in the chest with a knife. The incident…
Tinotenda Hove - A devastating head-on collision on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma in the Eastern Cape has claimed 15 lives, with five others seriously injured. The accident involved a fully loaded minibus taxi and a bakkie. According to Unathi Binqose, Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson, the Toyota Quantum taxi…
Tinotenda Hove - Two men have been arrested after police found them in possession of 100 bottles of Broncleer cough syrup—an illegal, codeine-based substance commonly abused for its intoxicating effects—worth an estimated US$1,000 on the street. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Drugs Section intercepted a white Toyota Quantum…
By Lloyd Gideon Makonese - Public Health & HIV Intervention Specialist In early 2025, Zimbabwe’s HIV response stands at a perilous crossroads. The abrupt suspension of USAID and PEPFAR funding initiated during Donald Trump’s presidency and only partially lifted, has triggered a cascade of disruptions across the country’s HIV treatment…
