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Child Welfare System Faces Resource Constraints
 Zimbabwe’s child welfare programmes are facing tighter resource constraints, with UNICEF reducing the geographic reach of some humanitarian interventions while seeking to integrate services across he...
Kelsea Says Sorry to First Lady, Seeks End to Dispute
Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika, the second wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son Collins, has apologised to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, saying she never intended to disrespect her or any member of...
Zimbabwe’s Maize Bonanza Meets a Changing Appetite
Zimbabwe is projecting a strategic grain surplus of up to 964,945 metric tonnes after national maize production rose by 17.1 percent this season, with Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka saying changi...
Goromonzi Men Face Court Over US$21k Gold Fraud
 Two Goromonzi men appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Monday facing fraud charges after allegedly defrauding their churchmate of US$21,891 through a gold-buying partnership.Tawanda Mutando...
Bulawayo Women Accused of Hiding 21k worth of Crystal Meth in FedEx Parcels
 Two Bulawayo women have appeared before the Harare Regional Court facing charges of allegedly attempting to export 2,165 grammes of crystal methamphetamine worth US$21,650 to the Philippines.Michelle...
Three Zimbabwean Nationals Remanded in Custody Following Massive R600 Million Musina Drug Lab Raid
Three Zimbabwean nationals are among five foreign suspects remanded in custody after appearing in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with an industrial-scale, R600 million drug labo...
Man Accused of Insulting Wife Despite Court Order
 A Harare man has appeared in court for allegedly violating a protection order by visiting his wife and insulting her despite being barred from contacting her.Mafetuka Shungu of Eastview appeared befo...
Rainbow Towers Waitress Accused of Stealing US$1k From Workshop Room
 A Rainbow Towers Hotel waitress and a self-employed man have appeared in court over allegations that US$1,500 went missing from a conference room during a Youth Ensemble workshop.Getrude Kachingwe, 4...
Potato Seed Shipment Triggers Fraud Investigation
 Two men have appeared in court over allegations that they used another company’s documents to bring potato seed into Zimbabwe from South Africa.Antonio Manatsa, 61, and Vengai Chipondeni, 38, appeare...
Funding Crisis Forces Africa’s Women’s Movements to Rethink Survival
Shrinking donor funding is forcing Africa’s sexual and reproductive health and rights movement to reconsider how women-led organisations finance community work, advocacy and rights protection, with ac...