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12 Malaria Deaths Recorded from Over 3,000 Cases Nationwide
 The Ministry of Health and Child Care has confirmed that 3,021 malaria cases and 12 related deaths were recorded across the country in its weekly disease surveillance report for the week ending 5 Oct...
ZIMU Challenges ZIMURA Audit Over Governance, Ethics Breaches
  The Zimbabwe Musicians Union has demanded an urgent review of the 2024 audit report of the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association, accusing both the auditors and the organisation of serious governance la...
Hate by Algorithm: How Viral DisinformationTargets Sexuality Minorities in Zimbabwe
 In Zimbabwe, sexuality has mostly been viewed in the binary sense, men love women and vice versa. The running principle is opposites attract and like poles repel. Any notion outside these principles...
Govt Releases US$10 Million to Settle Grain Deliveries
 The Treasury has released an additional US$10 million to the Grain Marketing Board to clear outstanding payments owed to farmers for grain delivered this season, GMB chief executive officer Dr. Edson...
Kwekwe Woman Abandons Newborn Baby in Bush
  A 20-year-old woman from Kwekwe has been convicted for concealing the birth of her child.The court heard that on October 3, 2025, Polite Mazonde gave birth in a bush near Jolo Mine in Kwekwe and aba...
Man masturbates in front of neighbour
  A 22 year old man has been arraigned before the court accused of masturbating in front of a neighbour's wife.Leon Matawire, appeared at the Harare Magistrate's Courts facing public indecency allegat...
School Heads Banned from Excluding Children Over Fees
 The government has reiterated its policy that no schoolchild should be turned away from class for failing to pay school fees, while also outlining mechanisms schools can use to ensure parents and gua...
Namibia Confirms First Mpox Case in Swakopmund, Declares Outbreak
  Namibia’s Ministry of Health has declared an mpox outbreak following the confirmation of the country’s first case in Swakopmund on Friday.Ministry spokesperson Walters Kamaya said in a statement on...
Police Hunt for ‘Madzibaba Veshanduko’ Over Alleged Incitement and Public Violence
 Police have launched a manhunt for opposition activist Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as Madzibaba Veshanduko, on allegations of incitement and public violence under the Criminal Law (Codificatio...
Chinese Nationals in Court Over US$262k Mining Scam
 A brazen mining scam has left a 52-year-old man out of pocket by a staggering US$262,268.36, after a 38-year-old suspect, Liu Jiani Yu, appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court facing fraud charg...