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Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2496 | by Samantha Power
Hooker detains burst condom client
WHAT was intended to be a night of passion turned into a nightmare when a sex worker "detained" her client for more than two hours, demanding a top up on the money she had charged him for sex as compe...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:53hrs | 4152 | by Staff reporter
More free festive season condoms
AUTHORITIES say they are going to increase the availability of free condoms to the public this festive season, as part of the government's continuing fight against sexually-transmitted infections (STI...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 18:09hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Musona in Covid-19 crisis
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is in the midst of a Covid-19 crisis at his Belgian topflight club KAS Eupen after 17 players and five officials at the club reportedly tested positive for the novel ...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge records increase in teenage pregnancies
BEITBRIDGE recorded an increase in teenage pregnancies and early child marriages, particularly in areas closer to illegal exit and entry points to neighbouring South Africa where there is a thriving i...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland West, Midlands, top in STIs
THE Ministry of Health yesterday revealed that Mashonaland West and Midlands's provinces have the highest cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the country.Presenting oral evidence befor...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
JOC assesses border security
THE National Joint Operations Command (JOC) met in Beitbridge yesterday and committed to beefing up borderline security to control rampant smuggling of goods and irregular migration which peaks during...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:03hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
HIV reprieve for women
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced pre-qualification of the Dapivirine ring, a monthly ring inserted in reproductive organs that reduces chances for women to get HIV infection and is se...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:56hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga targets sex workers
ZIMBABWE new HIV annual infections have fallen from 47 000 recorded in 2016 to current statistics of 40 000 while AIDS related deaths have declined to 20 000 in 2019 from 54 000 in 2010.This, ...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:24hrs | 4197 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs girlfriend to death
A MAN from Masvingo allegedly stumbled on a used condom in his lover's handbag, accused her of cheating on him before stabbing her with a kitchen knife causing her to die due to excessive bleeding....Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:24hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes huge strides in combating HIV/AIDS
Zimbabwe has made commendable progress in reversing the course of the AIDS pandemic through prevention of new HIV infections and the provision of treatment to those infected despite economic challenge...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Car sex goes horribly wrong
A MAN who was caught indulging in sex in a car with his girlfriend almost died after three unknown men who were armed with a knife and a knobkerrie stabbed him several times all over the body and left...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:12hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
Half-dressed woman seduces minor into sex
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who allegedly wore a tiny night dress that exposed all the essentials to seduce a 14 -year-old teenage boy and had sex with him has been arrested.The woman is a tenant at a...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:02hrs | 1492 | by Staff reporter
Injectable HIV drug once every 2 months 89% more effective than daily pills
A long-acting injectable antiretroviral drug administered once every two months is "safe and superior" to daily pills taken by women to protect them from contracting HIV, a new study conducted in seve...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 19:43hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
Debate rages on whether to give or deny kids condoms
Hwange: A fierce debate has emerged on whether adolescent boys and girls below 16 should be afforded condoms and family planning pills as part of their rights to safe reproductive health.Civil...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed for rape in Botswana
PROSECUTORS in Botswana were left stunned recently when a young woman who was raped by a Zimbabwe man in that country refused to testify against him, but instead asked the police to supply her with th...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 705 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID-19
DRESSED in a mini-skirt and blouse, Esther Kamupunga stood in semi-darkness waiting for men looking for sex the latest Zimbabwean to lose her job in a deepening economic crisis, worsened by the new co...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
45% sex workers HIV-positive
ABOUT 40 percent of sex workers in Zimbabwe are HIV-positive and have been subjected to some forms of stigma and discrimination which affects their health seeking behaviour. According to Avert...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Wife finds used condoms in hubby pocket
A Bulawayo man apparently needs some cutting-edge tips on how to destroy evidence of cheating.The call to leave no evidence of sex behind comes after he failed to keep his sex habits to himsel...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 18:46hrs | 4262 | by Staff reporter
The Wayward Child
After an uneasy pregnancy and long hours of labour pains, there was a great celebration when baby Lerato was finally born. Lerato was born into a broken family of school dropouts. Her elder siblings n...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 12:05hrs | 794 | by Salom Shilongo
Man rapes woman after hubby attack
A 20-YEAR-OLD Hwange man allegedly dragged a woman from her minor children and raped her repeatedly overnight after viciously attacking her husband. Erasmus Tshuma of C51 Lwendulu and employed...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 16:52hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Food aid centres used for condom distribution
THE Health Ministry and its development partners have turned food distribution points into sexual and reproductive health centres in order to bring the service closer to communities.Since the ...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Dr Masimba Mavaza, sex in Zimbabwean culture is tantamount to rape. Men think sex is physics!
Dr. Mavaza, your article was informative, I am sure many will benefit from your input. What excited me most in your article is not so much about sex element which is exciting enough but your confirmat...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 12:39hrs | 5239 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man stumbles on used condoms in wife's car
IT'S the kind of thing that people think only happens in movies that deal with the subject of infidelity.But unfortunately for a Bulawayo man, Hardlife Ndlovu, the cautionary tale about infide...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 15952 | by Staff reporter
Sadc still epicentre of HIV epidemic
ZIMBABWE still accounts for many HIV infections in the Sadc region amid reports that 42 percent of sex workers and 28 percent of prisoners are positive countrywide. The country has the fifth h...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
'ED must go' jibe, Cop in soup
A POLICE officer has been charged with undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he allegedly posted a message on a WhatsApp group for members stationed at Mbare Police Camp that...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:49hrs | 2746 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested in social media blitz for undermining Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWEAN police on 10 July 2020 arrested a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) member and charged him with undermining the authority of or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa.ZRP members arres...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 14:49hrs | 2766 | by Stephen Jakes
Man kills HIV+ maid lover
AN ex-Lupane State University laboratory technician who fatally assaulted his 52-year-old maid whom he was having an affair with after discovering that she was HIV positive, was yesterday sentenced to...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 2949 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe food aid comes with condoms'
Faced with a decreasing condom uptake in the country because of the tight Covid-19 lockdown, the World Food Program (WFP) and United Nations Fund for Population Agency (UNFPA) have come up with a prog...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 17:19hrs | 3769 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for 'raping' farm labourer
A woman who claimed to be sex starved because her husband is advanced in age will soon appear in court after she allegedly forced a farm labourer to have sex with her.State papers seen by The ...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 17:18hrs | 5866 | by Staff reporter
Minister Obadiah Moyo 'detained' in his bedroom?
HEALTH Minister Obadiah Moyo, who was arrested by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) officers Friday night, is reported to have spent the same night at his home before coming to court the next...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:04hrs | 1122 | by newzimbabwe
Covid-19 slows down circumcision
COVID-19 has slowed down the country's male circumcision programme which is being undertaken under strict adherence to measures such as social distancing and screening of people as they enter health f...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:24hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti: The story of my arrest in Mnangagwa's tinpot Zimbabwe
"It was farcical and surreal like a poorly scripted Mr Bean film without the comedy", says MDC Alliance vice-president of his recent arrest.This article was first published by ...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 19:23hrs | 6843 | by Tendai Biti
Cop who likened Mnangagwa to 'used condom' granted bail
A member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Shungudzemoyo Kache, who was arrested for insulting Zimbabwe leader Emmerson Mnangagwa by likening him to a used condom, has been granted bail.K...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 16:40hrs | 6079 | by Staff reporter
Cops says Mnangagwa is a 'used condom', arrested
A HARARE police officer was taken to Zanu-PF headquarters for interrogation when he was arrested last week for calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a "used condom".Shungudzemoyo Kache was late...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:59hrs | 6551 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora dismisses Chamisa 'witching' plot
MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora Sunday dismissed social media claims the faction led by Thokozani Khupe was plotting to "bewitch" MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa following their surprise v...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 09:53hrs | 4325 | by Staff reporter
Sexually transmitted infections spike in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO recorded a total of 10 165 new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2019 with reports indicating that 12 percent of those cases tested HIV positive. STIs include HIV, chancroid, ...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
Lodges closure fuels bush, car sex
THE Covid-19 pandemic which has forced the temporary closure of lodges to stop the spread of the coronavirus has also pushed some randy lovebirds to brazenly use cars and bushy areas close to their su...Published: 23 May 2020 at 19:52hrs | 6786 | by Staff reporter
Health experts fear spike in HIV infections
Informal traders in Marondera yesterday said the CoVID-19 lockdown restrictions were hindering access to life-saving HIV medication, particularly for those in rural areas, among other challenges....Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1267 | by Staff reporter
Sex vendors in the jaws of COVID-19
THE catastrophic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic wreaking havoc across the globe have left many people financially crippled and impoverished.While lockdown proclamations in many...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 3939 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 shifts attention from other health services
In a few days time, Langa Mthethwa will be due for a visit at Mpilo Central Hospital to get her Jadelle removed. The implant contraception has helped ensure she does not have unplanned pregnancies as ...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Condoms, HIV testing for quarantined returnees
NATIONAL Aids Council (Nac) and its implementing partners are working with the Ministry of Health and Child Care to provide HIV related healthcare services, among them provision of condoms and HIV tes...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:23hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seen recording spike in unwanted pregnancies due to lockdown
ZIMBABWE could experience a spike in unwanted pregnancies after being identified as one of the countries that have closed some sexual reproductive health facilities due to COVID-19 restrictions, the I...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has adequate ARVs in stock'
THE National Aids Council (Nac) has said the country has adequate stocks of ARVs to last up to the end of the year. The council said those collecting ARVs must be given at least three months' ...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:22hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus could be sexually transmitted
(CNN) The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thur...Published: 08 May 2020 at 21:24hrs | 4365 | by CNN
WATCH: Zimbabweans quarantined in Plumtree demand more condoms
Zimbabweans who quarantined in the border town of Plumtree have become the talk of the country after they finished four boxes of condoms in a day and demanded more.According to news reports, S...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 17:37hrs | 7102 | by Mandla Ndlovu
VACANCY: Finance Assistant: Sexual Rights Centre (SRC)
Deadline: 15 April 2020Location: Bulawayo, ZimbabweBackgroundThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe, serves as the Principal Recipient (PR) of the 3-year Global Fund ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 14:52hrs | 785 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Vendors vow to defy Mnangagwa's 21-day lockdown decree
SOME Zimbabweans have vowed to defy a government order for them to stay at home for a continuous 21 days insisting they depended on self-help projects which demanded their continued operating in order...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1517 | by newzimbabwe
Women warned against abusing emergency contraceptives
Women have been warned against abusing emergency contraceptives, amid revelations that almost three thousand units of the pill were consumed in four months in Matebeleland South province during the fi...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 15:44hrs | 2350 | by Staff reporter
Public drinking and educated fools
WEEKEND afternoons in Harare as any Zimbabwean town go like this: The viscous African sun beats down furiously as gentle tropical breezes flirt pleasantly about.Gleaming SUVs and battere...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1757 | by Miriam Tose Majome
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