Police are investigating a suspected filicide case in Mabvuku after two children died in a house fire allegedly started by their father following a domestic dispute.

HARARE — A Harare family is demanding DNA testing and answers from Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after rejecting the body of a child they were allegedly asked to collect weeks after the death of a woman during childbirth complications. The dispute has sparked a police investigation and raised concerns over communication procedures and the handling of human remains at Zimbabwe's largest referral hospital.

Zimbabwe is installing new radiotherapy machines, training more radio-oncologists and working towards establishing cancer treatment centres in every province to improve access to specialised healthcare.

Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora says the proposed National Health Fund Bill will allow all Zimbabweans to access free treatment at government hospitals, funded through taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.

HARARE — The Zimbabwean government has commissioned new state-of-the-art cancer treatment and diagnostic equipment at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, funded through revenue generated from the country's Sugar Content Tax.