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Woman spills raw sewage at council offices

There was drama at Makonde Rural District Council offices in Lions Den when a disgruntled resident spilled raw sewage in front of the offices in protest against council’s failure to attend to burst pipes at her house.
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Over 9 000 on ARV therapy in Gweru

MORE than 9 000 people in Gweru urban are on anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and of these, more than half are females, Mr Murari Hwingwiri, the National Aids Council's Gweru District Aids Co-ordinator has said....
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Tare mum says negative publicity traumatizing her daughter

The mother of the 18 year old girl who underwent surgery in the UK to remove two tumours in her mouth has said the negative publicity surrounding the administration of her appeal fund is traumatizing her daughter....
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The Woman With Two Vaginas

28 year old Lauren Williams from Chingford in Essex was born with an extremely rare medical condition, she had two vaginas....
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100 children dying daily in Zim: UNICEF

One hundred children are dying daily in Zimbabwe, while one in every four is an orphan, according to shocking figures announced by a senior UNICEF official....
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Woman uses mbanje to exorcise evil spirits

A Bulawayo woman was yesterday arraigned before the courts for cultivating three plants of mbanje, which she claimed she wanted to use to exorcise evil spirits....
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Six nabbed over skin enlightening creams

Police in Victoria Falls have nabbed six suspects in connection with 3 050 tubes of illegal enlightening creams...
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Britain based Zimbabwe nurses medical error kills two

Two nurses involved in a medical error that led to two cancer patients being killed by a drug overdose at a Birmingham hospital are to go before a disciplinary panel....
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Girl (9) suffers a fatal scorpion sting

A nine-year-old Goromonzi girl died last Sunday after being stung by a scorpion at her grandmother’s homestead. ...
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17 000 residents receive ARVs from council clinics

THE Bulawayo City Council is providing anti-retrovirals to more than 17 000 residents while 927 died due to HIV/Aids related illnesses in October....
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Australia authorities investigating Dr John Chibanda credentials

Zimbabwean trained doctor, John Chibanda is under investigation by Queensland authorities for his registration and performance. ...
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HIV grandmother resorts to dancing

When Anna Matopodza, 55, from a village in the Buhera district of Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, found out she was HIV-positive, ...
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Body sliced open to fit into coffin

A family from Entumbane in Bulawayo was horrified when the body of their relative failed to fit in a coffin due to inexplicable swelling...
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HIV CD4 count machines shortage looming

Zimbabwean doctors here have been forced to use the observation method to determine suitable anti-retrovirals (ARVs) for HIV/AIDS patients due to a critical shortage of CD4 counting machines in the country. ...
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Doctor sued for negligence

The parents of the child whose arm was amputated filed a lawsuit against the negligent doctor claiming to be compensated US$60 000 ...
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Harare’s garbage nightmare

Unknown to the innocent boys and girls are the attendant dangers to the presence of rotting uncollected and burning garbage....
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Castrate child rapists, say MPs

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development has said it is may consider castration as a form of punishment for people who rape children....
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Sexually transmitted infections hit varsity

AT least 15 Chinhoyi University of Technology students have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections....
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Expired drugs ‘dumped’ at Mpilo Hospital

Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo is reportedly stocked with expired drugs, raising fears that they are being administered to unsuspecting patients....
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Man seeks funds for son's SA treatment

Mr Kunyonga said local doctors attending to his son had recommended that he tries his luck in South Africa. ...
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