Amongst the opportunistic infections that dog people living with HIV/AIDS TB is the most life threatening. This is due to lack of classical symptoms for TB for the patients making clinical diagnosis difficult. - Despite TB being curable cases of people dying due to it are increasing everyday in Southern Africa and Zimbabwe. This was noted by the organizers of the celebrations of world TB day which is held every year on the 24th of March. Minister of health Mr Henry Madzorera pointed out the measures that his ministry is taking in order to reduce the deaths due to TB. The major cause of the deaths is not the cure or the expense in treating the disease but ignorance in the people in being …

32 pupils were selected from Matebeleland North region to represent the province in the National inter-provincial tournament that is going to be held in Masvingo at the before the beginning of the second term. - Nkulumane School was the centre of the record number of chess students who came to tussle it out for the limited positions for qualification into the provincial team. Last year only a handful of students came in compared to the 359 who participated this year. Out of the 359 there were 271 boys and 88 girls from the 26schools that are in the province. This was welcome with great joy by many veterans who had come to witness the selection which had 9 rounds and was held in two days. …

The African married woman is not insulated from the domestic violence and other masculine confrontations because of little knowledge on the law that is there to protect her. This has led to many wives silently enduring the hardships of marriage for the children's sake. - African women have been cultured in a different way to the western women in their gratitude towards legal education. This however is not a rarity as there is limited media and coverage on the topics that support women as the societal evolution of accepting women in leadership is taking long. During the women's day celebrations which were held in various center's in the city on the 8th of March there was an…

The social football league has become a golden opportunity for job seekers and employers to socialize, often resulting into employment contracts among the players. - Many companies around Bulawayo have registered for the league, which has been running for the past decade according to Mr. Tshabangu, also known as horse power, who is the founder of the league. Over the years the league has managed to pull into it over 50 teams all around the city and still more are coming in. Every team pays a minimum of six dollars per game, which goes to the organizers; referees and the treasurer. The venues are spread all round Bulawayo the central point being the Evelyn grounds which are situated next …

Due to the high number of industrial and commercial sites that have been erected after the recession that hit the country in 2008 there has been a very high demand of electricity. This has however resulted in the marginal distribution of electricity around the city due to priorities of commercialization. - This marginalization directly shortchanged the both secondary and tertiary institution students who are in the final preparation of their exams. Most of the high density suburbs which have a higher capacity of students seldom have lighting between 1700hrs and 2300hrs. This has forced them to learn to utilized the limited time they have to prepare for the study. The result of this timeta…

Hope again has been raised by the child parliamentarians to revive the dreams of school kids who had been given the short straw in their education. - There was great excitement and energy in the debate as the junior parliamentarians went through the motions of their debate on child issues to give the scholars a brief overview on how the real parliament is like. Of the many topics that were touched the one that was more imminent and still pending was the project of taking the children of the streets and acquiring birth-certificates for those in schools and without. In an interview with Honorable Nicola Grace Hove a member of Parliament for Bulawayo Central there was great emphasis on the …

The surveys in the past decade indicate that Zimbabwe has the highest percentage which is 40 percent of genetically influenced cases of children living with disability in Southern Africa which has a 10 percent marginal difference from that of Malawi. - The percentages reflect that every class of 40 in the schools around Bulawayo has the capability of having a minimum of two students living with disability. This is not so as the culture of our continent has prioritized secrecy more for the child living with disability due to the fear of this stigma and finger pointing in the parents and parties involved but this has proved to be costly to the child involved as they have careers to fulfill. …

Condom distribution in school institutions might result in the etching and conflict of some of the cultural landmarks that have taken years to be both established and nurtured. - With the increase of the spread of both HIV AIDS and teenage pregnancy in schools; speculation and ideas have been deliberated on by many youth organizations and the AIDS Councils on whether condom distribution accompanied by workshops on their use and their dangers will be helpful in schools. This comes amid the escalating numbers of teenage pregnancy in schools which is an eye opener to many of these organizations as they have realized that there are many barriers that restrain the youths from safe sex. Which …

'Chipangali is not a zoo'. These are the words you hear from the guides when you get to the entrance of this historical place. Many will probably ask what it is- It's an Orphanage for the voiceless orphans from the wild. - Due to civilization and land distribution in the tenancy areas of the animals the competition becomes too stiff; with the humans becoming obvious winners due to their tact and ability to colonize an area in full strength. It is in that battle for supremacy and habitation that the weaker specie gets wounded and disjointed. That's when Chipangali comes in to take in the animals and offer them lodges temporarily, till they are restored. The diversity o…

With the commencement of the rainy season the Bulawayo City council has stepped up their efforts to remove illegal vendors from the Metropolis although there is great resistance from the vendors. - For the past five years city of Bulawayo which is rated as one of the cleanest cities in the country has made efforts to secure its top position by maintaining the structure of the vending points. There has been a great antagonism in their efforts as the number of the vendors continuously mount illegal vending points in the proximity of unhygienic centres. This has been due to the high level of unemployment which is dogging most of the residents due to the closure of most of the industrial sit…