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Funding gap in health sector triggers medicines shortages, staffing crisis in Zimbabwe

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) says it is struggling to keep hospitals running, retain health workers in rural areas and secure essential medicines as unpredictable funding,...

Zimbabwe says no justification to delay lithium export ban

Bloomberg Zimbabwe said there’s no reason to delay a ban on exports of lithium concentrate that’s scheduled to come...

Amnesty hails Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Price as win for international justice

HUMAN rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has hailed the awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South...

‘Africa is not a supplicant at global table’, says Parliament Speaker Mudenda

PARLIAMENT of Zimbabwe Speaker, Jacob Mudenda, has told world parliaments that Africa does not approach international governance forums...

CAF partially lifts National Sports Stadium ban, allows 10,000 fans

THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has partially lifted restrictions on spectators at the National Sports Stadium, allowing...

MSU student shot dead at boarding house, ex-husband on the run

POLICE in Midlands Province have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife, a fourth-year Psychology student at Midlands...

Mnangagwa presides over graduation of 2,729 ZOU students

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday conferred degrees on 2,729 graduates at the Zimbabwe Open University's (ZOU) 24th graduation ceremony. Held under the theme “Advancing Human...

UN bemoans Zimbabwe’s high prevalence of teenage pregnancies

THE United Nations (UN) community in Zimbabwe has bemoaned the whopping scourge of teenage pregnancies in Zimbabwe which currently stands at 23% amid calls...

Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa

BBC At least 24 vehicles have been set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted in South Africa as anti-immigration protests descended into violence in two major...

US$5 million Gwanda solar project funds blown on Dubai shoes, America spending spree — Chivayo’s brother

WICKNELL Chivayo’s brother, Joachim, has revealed how the late controversial businessman splashed money meant for the Gwanda solar project, which became the centre of...

ZIDO urges shift from remittances to diaspora investment in Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans in the diaspora should be recognised as a vital economic force capable of driving investment and development back home, the Zimbabweans in Diaspora...