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Typhoid Stalks Harare
Over the past few weeks some 900 residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have been diagnosed with typhoid, and about 60 have been admitted to hospital, say health authorities.
750 Infected During Typhoid Outbreak in Zimbabwean Capital
The number of people affected by a typhoid outbreak in Harare has risen to more than 750 as authorities tightened controls over vending activities in the Zimbabwean capital, the director of health in the city Prosper Chonzi said Thursday.
Typhoid Spreads Amid Water Shortages in Zimbabwe
A shortage of clean water and adequate sanitation in one of the most populous townships in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, have caused an outbreak of typhoid. Experts warn it could herald the resurgence of cholera.
Typhoid Outbreak Hits Harare
A typhoid outbreak has affected more than 200 people in parts of Harare since the beginning of October as officials scramble to ensure clean water was available to all residents of the Zimbabwean capital, state radio reported Sunday.
Poverty Alleviation Scheme Targets Zimbabwe’s Children
Orphans and vulnerable children from more than 80,000 households in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from a three-year government and donor-funded program to cushion them from the worst effects of poverty.
Econet Wireless to Launch Zimbabwe’s First Mobile Payment System
Zimbabwe’s largest cellular phone operator Econet Wireless will at end of September launch a mobile payment system that makes it possible for Zimbabweans to make purchases and pay bills using their cellphones, the company announced in a statement issued...
Zimbabwe Orders Libyan Ambassador And Staff to Leave
Zimbabwe on Tuesday gave the Libyan ambassador Taher Elmagrahi and other embassy staff 72 hours to leave the country following their decision to defect to the rebel-led National Transitional Council (NTC) last week.
Hunger Spreading in Southern Zimbabwe
Tedius Bere, 31, from Chivi District in Zimbabwe’s southeastern Masvingo Province, recently travelled to the capital Harare to ask for his brother’s help to buy food for his family, whom he had left in Chivi with only enough maize meal for two days. “I...
