adminChiredzi cholera outbreak contained
Herald Reporter Government has contained the cholera outbreak in Chiredzi with no new cases recorded since it was first noted, a senior official in the Ministry of Health and Child…
New technique set to change face of surgery
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter The first surgeon in the world to perform specialised surgery through minimal incisions into human tissue will take Zimbabwean surgeons to the theatre for practicals on…
St Giles needs us$1m for upgrade
Herald Reporter More than US$1 million is needed to upgrade facilities at St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, an official has said. The centre’s spokesperson Mrs Salome Nziramasanga said this while…
Zim youth bank hits snag
Rumbidzi Zinyuke Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Youth Development Trust’s initiative to form a youth bank that will provide financial solutions to the informal market has hit a snag as the…
‘Gravity’, ‘American Hustle’ lead AFI list
Existential outer-space thriller “Gravity”, corruption tale “American Hustle” and independent drama “Fruitvale Station” are among the 10 best films of the year announced by the American Film Institute on Monday,…
STIs soar in Masvingo
Masvingo Bureau The scourge of sexually transmitted infections continues to grow in Masvingo with 11 342 cases reported across the province from June to September this year. This is an…
Wheat farmers in record yield
Washington. — Wheat farmers are harvesting a record crop for the fourth time in six years, adding to a global grain glut and cutting costs for food makers. Production will…
Behaviour change key to getting to zero
ALTHOUGH Zimbabwe has witnessed a marked decline in HIV prevalence from a peak of 29 percent to 15 percent since the first recorded case in 1985, it still has one…
Sandler tops Forbes’ most-overpaid actors
American comedian Adam Sandler topped Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s most-overpaid actors, commanding a high up-front fee while delivering middling returns, the magazine said on Monday. Sandler (47), the star of…
China’s industrial output rises but . . .
Beijing. — China’s industrial output rose less than estimated in November while retail sales unexpectedly accelerated, giving a mixed picture of growth as leaders gather in Beijing to set economic…