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Zim Sends ARV Consignment to Botswana to Support Drug Supply
 Zimbabwe has dispatched a consignment of antiretroviral drugs to Botswana in a gesture that underscores growing regional cooperation in public health.According to officials, 80 percent of the consign...
374 New Dysentery Cases Recorded in One Week
 Zimbabwe recorded 374 new dysentery cases during the week ending 12 October 2025, with no deaths reported, according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s latest Weekly Disease Surveillance Repo...
Dete Man Jailed for Setting Illegal Wire Snares
 A 30-year-old man from Dete has been sentenced to an effective 12 months in prison by the Hwange Magistrates’ Court for illegally setting wire snares to trap wildlife.Delight Dhladhla was found guilt...
Mt Darwin Man Jailed for Assaulting 91-Year-Old Father
  A 47-year-old Mt Darwin man has been sentenced to an effective six months in prison for assaulting his 91-year-old father, in what the court described as a serious breach of family trust and respect...
WCoZ Calls for Gender-Transformative Approach in Climate Change Bill
 The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe has urged lawmakers to adopt a gender-transformative approach in the Climate Change Management Bill, stressing that women’s needs, leadership, and lived experiences...
Harare Residents Demand Emergency Response as Lake Chivero Pollution Reaches Critical Levels
 A coalition of residents, ratepayers, and environmental advocacy groups in Harare has petitioned national authorities over the worsening pollution of Lake Chivero, warning that the crisis has reached...
AU Chairperson Condemns Atrocities in El Fasher
 The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has raised alarm over the escalating violence and reports of atrocities in El Fasher, Sudan, following the city’s recent takeove...
Arrests Climb to Five in Mutangadura Murder Case
 The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of Ruwa businessman, Joseph Mutangadura, who was killed on 17 August 2025.Police identified the latest suspec...
Harare Cuts Shop Licence Fees by 50% to Support Small Businesses
 The City of Harare has announced a major reduction in business licence fees, a move expected to lower the cost of doing business and encourage more entrepreneurs to formalise their operations.Present...
US$2 Million Boost to Strengthen Dialysis and Blood Services at Parirenyatwa
 For 36-year-old Linnet Chibema, every dialysis session at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has long felt like a race against time — a race for her life.Some days, she arrived before sunrise, only to w...