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Harare Residents Decry Rising Noise Pollution, Cite Weak Enforcement
 Harare residents say noise pollution is spiralling out of control, accusing city authorities of failing to enforce by-laws meant to protect public peace.From Borrowdale to Avondale, loud music from n...
The Last Mile Home: Schoolchildren vs. the Road
At 6 a.m., the mist still hangs low over Seke Road. Twelve-year-old Rudo Chikowore ties the strap of her satchel with a piece of twine and steps into the day’s first gamble — the 5-kilometre walk to s...
POTRAZ Donates Wheelchairs to Empower Children with Disabilities
 Children living with disabilities at St Giles Rehabilitation Centre in Harare can now move with greater ease and comfort after the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe donat...
South Africa Develops First Home-Grown Vaccine in 50 Years
 South Africa has begun clinical trials for its first locally developed vaccine in half a century — an oral cholera inoculation that could mark a turning point in Africa’s quest for vaccine self-suffi...
Insurance Officer Vanishes After Stealing Over US$16k
 Police are hunting for a 23-year-old insurance officer accused of defrauding his employer of more than US$16 000 through an elaborate receipt duplication scam.The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launche...
Zvishavane Man Jailed Two and a Half Years for Drug Possession
 A 22-year-old man from Zvishavane, Tanaka Moyo, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after being convicted on two counts of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.The Zvishavane M...
CPC, SecZim Seal Partnership To Boost Consumer Protection in Financial Markets
  The Consumer Protection Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at improving consumer safeguards across the country’s...
High Court Grants US$3,000 Bail to PHD Leader Walter Magaya
  Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder, Walter Magaya, has been released on US$3,000 bail following a ruling by High Court Judge Justice Gibson Mandaza. Magaya had spent more than a we...
ZMC Top Executives Dismissed Following Audit Exposing Fuel Mismanagement
Godwin Phiri The Zimbabwe Media Commission has dismissed its executive secretary, Godwin Phiri, and principal director, Academy Bvumayi Chinamhora, following disciplinary proceedings linked to an alle...
Botswana Moves Toward Majority Control of De Beers
Botswana President Duma Boko  Botswana is taking formal steps to acquire a controlling stake in global diamond giant De Beers, a move that could reshape the balance of power in the international diamo...