First Lady Grace Mugabe Forced To Prepare Will
First Lady Grace Mugabe, has been forced to complete the will of her fabulous estate, owing to health uncertainty concerns, high level sources close to the first couple have said, a UK-based newspaper, The Telescope News, has claimed. Grace has allegedly been diagnosed of colon cancer, and is thought to be also suffering from other […]
Zimbabwe Vampire Killer Freed
THE case of a Gokwe man dubbed “vampire killer” after drinking the blood of his murder victims collapsed on Friday after two psychiatrists testified that he was mentally ill. Alois Nduna, alias Jackson Moyo aged 26, of Matanga village under Chief Jiri in Gokwe, allegedly raped, killed and drained the blood of 12 women in […]
Dentures Made From The Teeth of Dead Soldiers
In 1815, dentistry as we know it today was in its infancy – and the mouths of the rich were rotten. So they took teeth for their dentures from the bodies of tens of thousands of dead soldiers on the battlefield at Waterloo. In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries “everyone was dabbling in […]
The Military Strategy Behind Islamic State Conquests
A year on from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s declaration of a caliphate, Islamic State (IS) remains a powerful battlefield force, despite thousands of air strikes launched against it by the United States and its allies. The stated aim of the aerial campaign was, in the words of US President Barack Obama, to “degrade and ultimately destroy” […]
US To Fund Fight Aganist Boko Haram
The US says it will give $5m (£3.2m) towards a multi-national task force being set up to fight Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Boko Haram “was not just a Nigerian problem”, US official Linda Thomas-Greenfield said. The group was blamed for suicide bombings which killed more than 20 people in neighbouring Chad on Monday. […]
Nigerian Migrants to Europe Not Halted By Visa Rejections
In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers why Nigerians put their lives at risk and opt for dangerous routes to Europe when they fail to get visas. Even the official route for Africans wishing to visit the West is paved with indignity. I still have vivid memories […]
Nuts Reduce ‘Early Death’ Risk
Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% lower chance of death during the 10-year […]
South Korea Begins Plasma Treatment Trial For Mers
South Korea is to begin trials of an experimental plasma treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) which has now killed 19 people. The treatment – which has already proved useful for tackling other deadly diseases, including Ebola – uses blood from patients who have successfully fought off the same infection. To date, more than […]
Older Women Face Risk of Cervical Cancer
There is a perception that cervical cancer is a young woman’s disease, but half of deaths occur in women over 65, a British Medical Journal report says. It argues that the age limit for cervical screening should be raised to 70 and older women should be targeted in health campaigns. There was an average of […]
