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Zimbabwe commits US$250m to hospitals, targets maternal and child health
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Zimbabwe commits US$250m to hospitals, targets maternal and child health

Zimbabwe has committed more than US$250 million towards upgrading hospital infrastructure nationwide by 2030, with about 30 percent of the investment earmarked for maternal and child health as the cou...

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Zimbabwe’s US$3bn import bill exposes local manufacturing opportunity
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Zimbabwe’s US$3bn import bill exposes local manufacturing opportunity

Zimbabwe is importing about US$3 billion worth of manufactured products that local industry has the capacity to produce, exposing a sizeable domestic market that the Government now wants local manufac...

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Premier African Minerals Under US$60m Liability Pressure
Business & Investment

Premier African Minerals Under US$60m Liability Pressure

Premier African Minerals is under mounting financial pressure at its Zulu Lithium project in Zimbabwe, with the London-listed miner reporting US$60.4 million in current liabilities against just US$781...

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Contraception averts 815,000 unintended pregnancies in Zimbabwe — UNFPA
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Contraception averts 815,000 unintended pregnancies in Zimbabwe — UNFPA

 Modern contraceptive use helped avert an estimated 815,000 unintended pregnancies, 204,000 unsafe abortions and 2,250 maternal deaths in Zimbabwe in 2025, with health authorities and partners increas...

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ZiG payments reach 43% as RBZ pushes banks to turn deposits into capital
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ZiG payments reach 43% as RBZ pushes banks to turn deposits into capital

Zimbabwe Gold now accounts for about 43% of transactions on formal payment platforms, as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe seeks to ensure that wider use of the local currency translates into longer-term s...

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Econet InfraCo market cap falls below US$600m
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Econet InfraCo market cap falls below US$600m

Econet InfraCo’s market capitalisation has fallen below US$600 million after the counter lost 12.47% in Tuesday’s trading, extending a decline that has erased more than 40% of its value since listing...

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Govt Urged to Take Leaf From ZAOGA Group of Schools Exhibition
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Govt Urged to Take Leaf From ZAOGA Group of Schools Exhibition

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has urged schools across Zimbabwe to embrace academic exhibitions as a way of identifying and developing learners’ talents and abilities in line with th...

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‘Old Man’ Culture Keeps Young Women Out of Leadership
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‘Old Man’ Culture Keeps Young Women Out of Leadership

Zimbabwe’s political culture continues to attach authority to age and masculinity, making it harder for young women to be accepted as leaders, a gender and electoral participation engagement in Harare...

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Mutapa Investment Fund’s Railway Gamble
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Mutapa Investment Fund’s Railway Gamble

For decades, the National Railways of Zimbabwe has been a symbol of national decay freight volumes collapsing from 12 million tonnes in the 1990s to a mere 2 million tonnes in 2025. But under the stew...

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