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$2.2M Project Underway to End Chitungwiza's Sewer Woes
 The Government has released a portion of the US$2.2 million allocated to address the long-standing sewer challenges in Chitungwiza, marking a critical step toward upgrading the town's dilapidated inf...
Two 16-Year-Old Learners Appear in Court for Alleged Gang-Rape
 Two 16-year-old male learners from Masasi High School in Marange, Manicaland Province, appeared before the Mutare Magistrates' Court facing charges of gang-raping a 17-year-old schoolmate. The allege...
New Framework Shifts CSOT to Community Economic Empowerment Trusts
 Cabinet has approved a new implementation framework for Community Share Ownership Trusts, shifting their focus to become Community Economic Empowerment Trusts as key drivers of rural industrialisatio...
Govt Expands Reserved Sectors for Exclusive Local Ownership
  The Zimbabwean Cabinet has expanded the list of economic sectors reserved exclusively for local citizens, a move that marks a re-focus on empowering local citizens in key sub-sectors of the economy,...
Border Control Trimmed to One Oversight Agency
The Principles for the Zimbabwe Border Management Authority Bill have been approved, setting the stage for the creation of a single, specialized agency to oversee and integrate all border processes.Th...
419 ZPCS Officers Promoted
 A total of 419 commissioned officers of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service were formally conferred with their new badges of rank today, following promotions approved by President Dr. Emmer...
Bulawayo Court Hands Down Five-Year Sentence for Crystal Meth Dealer
 A 39-year-old drug peddler, Tyron Siegfried Pigors of Matsheumhlophe in Bulawayo, has been sentenced to five years behind bars for dealing in crystal methamphetamine. Pigors was convicted by the Bula...
Businessman Tichaona Kasukuwere Sued for Half Share of Vast Estate in Partnership Claim
Businessman Tichaona Danny Kasukuwere has been summoned to the High Court by his former customary law spouse, Midiah Changachirere, who is claiming a half share of their substantial joint estate, valu...
NetOne CEO Defence Discloses Approved SAGE Upgrade, Challenges ZACC on Alleged $1.2 Million Fraud
 NetOne Chief Executive Officer Raphael Mushanawani’s arrest on fraud allegations totaling US$1.2 million has drawn a fierce response from his legal team, who label the charges a “political hit job” a...
Breast Cancer Claims 1 807 Women in Zimbabwe
 Breast cancer is now the second most common cancer among women in Zimbabwe, with 1 807 new cases recorded out of 11 220 cancers in women in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO)  said.The disease...