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#JUSTIN: Form 5 Classes Begin On Monday

Michael Gwarisa

THE 2021 Form Five classes will begin on Monday next week, with learners required to pay fees proportional to the remainder of the First Term school days. The current school term is expected to end on June 4. A circular from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Permanent Secretary, Mrs Tumisang Thabela, addressed to

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Health News REPRODUCTIVE

Malian Woman Gives Birth To Nine Babies

Michael Gwarisa

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. “I’m very happy,” her husband told the BBC. “My wife and the babies [five girls and four boys] are

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Opinion

Zimbabwe Without Landmines: A Crucial Step Towards Development

Michael Gwarisa

LYING dormant until triggered by a victim and intended to incapacitate, landmines maim civilians and render vast tracks of land unusable.  Mines and unexploded ordnance leave a terrible legacy of war, long after the guns have fallen silent.  Hidden from sight, they continue to kill and injure innocent civilians going about their daily lives, especially

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Health News

Normalcy Returns To COVID-19 Hit Matebeleland Schools

Michael Gwarisa

MINISTRY of Health and Child Care Matebeleland Acting Provincial Medical Director (PMD),  Dr Andrew Muza said some semblance of normalcy had returned to Sacred Heart and Embakwe Mission schools in the province which were hit by COVID-19 in the past few weeks. By Patricia Mashiri The schools started recording increased COVID-19 cases soon after the

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Plans To Form New Nurses Union Loyal To Gvt Exposed

Michael Gwarisa

A new nursing labour organization is reportedly on the cards as a ploy by government and the Health Services Board (HSB) to frustrate dissenting voices from within the nursing profession as well as neutralize the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) and have individuals loyal to government occupying key positions. By Michael Gwarisa The Zimbabwe Nurses Association

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