HARARE – Fresh details have emerged surrounding decades of mysterious deaths in Chief Mola’s area in Nyaminyami Rural District, Kariba, with officials and health experts now pointing to chronic Schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, as the likely cause. For years, residents have reported a disturbing pattern in which victims develop swollen abdomens and vomit blood before dying, sparking fear and speculation across the community.

HARARE – Families in Zimbabwe’s remote Binga District are resorting to extreme and improvised methods to preserve the bodies of deceased relatives amid a prolonged breakdown of mortuary services at Binga District Hospital. Residents say the hospital mortuary has been largely non-functional for years, citing persistent electricity outages and unrepaired refrigeration equipment as the main causes.