Five die of cholera, 400 undergoing treatment in Northern Kenya

By Adow Jubat Five people are reported to have died from cholera and more than 400 others are undergoing treatment in hospital in Laisamis, Marsabit, Kenya. A herder who returned from Samburu District on May 12, was the first to be diagnosed with the disease. In a telephone...

Australia Pledges $10 Million in Aid to Zimbabwe

Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia.  Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...

Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise

We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....

Zimbabwe celebrates Mugabe's birthday: not everyone is happy

Robert Mugabe celebrates his 85th birthday today in Zimbabwe, and thousands of people in Zimbabwe gathered for the celebration, despite the fact that the country is struggling with a cholera epidemic (83,000 have...

Anti-Polio Drive Begins in Western Africa

A massive polio vaccination initiative has begun in Western Africa. Over 150 thousand people have been sent out to administer the immunization to more than 53 million children under the age of 5. Nigeria has been the...

Crisis Worsens in Zimbabwe

The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe is worsening and without increased foreign assistance the crisis will become a full blown health catastrophe according to Medecins Sans Frontieres international president Dr....

Penthouse to Outhouse

 " It’s a phrase I first heard used during the Texas Hold ‘Em craze, somewhere around the halfway point of this particular decade. During a televised tournament, I watched Phil Hellmuth, one of the poker...

Zimbabwe & the ejaculation of a wary Mind

History, both recent and past, teaches us of individuals and collectives that stood up to seemingly indomitable foes; they shattered the barriers built by incalculable odds and in doing so brought the hope of...

Zimbabwe: Cholera Cases reach 60,000 while its Money is Dropped

While Zimbabwean Politicians have decided to commit to a power sharing agreement, it appears that Zimbabwe is undergoing more acute developments in health and economy. The latest figures of the World Health...

Cholera spreads to river system of South Africa's Kruger Park

There is no sign the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, which claimed over 3000 lives in the troubled country, is under control - especially now the disease has been detected in the rivers flowing through the Kruger...

Zimbabwe Unemployment Soars to 94%, Seven Million in Need of Food

More bad news for Robert Mugabe's government." Zimbabwe's unemployment rate has spiked to 94 percent, meaning that fewer than half a million people in the country are formally employed, the UN's humanitarian arm said...

Zimbabwe cholera: Over 2200 fatalities and 42600 infections

While all eyes are focused on the shower of violence and despair drenching the Gaza strip, the inauguration of America's first black American, and the crumbling global economy, the Zimbabwean fight against cholera...

While Zimbabwe suffers, the Mugabes go on holiday

By Miriam Mannak While ten-thousands of Zimbabwean people are battling cholera, while the country's political opponents are being subjected to torture and the economy has plunged into a dark pool of no return,...

Rain season Zimbabwe will trigger more cholera deaths

If the cholera outbreak itself is not enough, Zimbabwe has to brace itself once again. According to international aid organisations, the humanitarian crisis is expected to escalate and worsen due to...

the Day I Said to Hell With Mugabe & Tsvangirai

I will not patronize your intellect with a note that is peppered with flowery vocabulary and expressions of bravado; I only write to articulate a sentiment, a moment of enlightenment who’s aura has illuminated...

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