Main

Health authorities say a lithium project in Goromonzi is posing a health crisis after employing over 4 000 workers without establishing a static clinic at the plant which has resulted in an upsurge of sexually transmitted infections in the district. A large number of sex workers have also camped in …

The practice of Government headquarters staff buying themselves hampers and vouchers has been blocked and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has insisted that any Government travel must provide value for money. This follows the insistence from the ministry for contractors to be vetted to avoid overcharging, and now …

There was chaos in the National Assembly yesterday with legislators nearly coming to blows over opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s calling out of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament (MPs) for accepting US$40 000 loans offered by government. Last week, Chamisa issued a muted condemnation of the loans and …

Zimbabweans are being subjected to 19 hours of power cuts a day, because there is insufficient water in the Kariba dam to drive the nation’s main hydropower plant. The worst outages since 2019 are wreaking havoc, causing snarl-ups in Harare, the capital, where most traffic lights are no longer working, …

The City of Bulawayo said Tuesday it had halted running water supplies to residents save for the central business district and industries after crippling power cuts affected pumping. Bulawayo’s 640,000 residents were already enduring dry taps for three days every week in scheduled water rationing before the latest crisis. In …

For the past 30 years, Zimbabwe has joined the rest of the world in marking 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) with clear messages that castigate abusive men, who are often deemed the perpetrators. Nearly 40 percent of Zimbabwean women and girls have experienced sexual or physical …

A 17-year-old Mbare boy who was driving a bus with one passenger on Monday struck and killed a 7-year-old minor who was playing football with friends along a street in the high density suburb. Police revealed the tragic incident Tuesday but did not give further details on it. “Police in …

The Johane Marange Apostolic sect founder, Johane Muchabaya Momberume’s grave was allegedly tampered with over the weekend in a suspected ritual case. The late sect leader’s family members are fighting to control one of the country’s largest apostolic sects. Clements Momberume, the late founder’s eldest surviving son, through his lawyer …

Courts must deliver strong judgments against people convicted of armed robbery and abuse of women and children, President Mnangagwa has said. He said this in a speech read on his behalf by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi during the official opening of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) …

Pegging school fees in foreign currency is allowed but parents and guardians retain the right to pay fees in the currency of their choice at the prevailing official exchange rate, Government has clarified. Parents with free funds are allowed to pay in foreign currency if they wish but those without …