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Court Blocks Child’s Relocation to Australia in Custody Dispute
The High Court has refused to grant an Australian-based mother custody of her 10-year-old daughter, ruling that relocating the child from Zimbabwe to Australia would undermine her stability after near...
Zambia Uncovers Alleged Plot to Disrupt Election
Zambian authorities have announced the arrest of three former senior government officials and a Kenyan national over an alleged plot to interfere with the country’s electoral system, just hours before...
NO audit, no fee hike
 Schools will no longer be able to approach the Government for a fee increase without first opening their books to scrutiny, with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education making a clean audit r...
South Africa Unemployment Hits 33.6% Despite Anti-Foreigner Push
South Africa’s official unemployment rate climbed to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, with the number of unemployed people rising by 345,000 to 8.5 million, raising fresh questions about the count...
Young Women Demand Power, Not Just a Seat at the Table
 Zimbabwean young women are demanding more than symbolic inclusion in leadership and policy processes, calling for access to the resources, information and authority required to influence decisions as...
Fake Honda Fit Taxi Turns Into Armed Robbery Trap
  A 33-year-old Seke man appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court this week facing armed robbery charges after he and his alleged accomplices reportedly hijacked two passengers in a Honda Fit, robbed...
Harare Council Workers Accused of Clearing Debts With Fake Payments
  Court CorrespondentThree City of Harare employees have appeared in court over allegations that they used fake payment confirmations to clear ratepayer debts, allegedly prejudicing the municipality o...
RIDA Boat Capsizes on Lake Kariba
A Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat has capsized on Lake Kariba, triggering a rescue operation as authorities work to establish the number of people aboard and whether there were any...
Holiday Lessons Put Parents Under More Pressure
Parents of examination candidates are facing additional school costs this August after the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education authorised vacation lessons for Grade Seven, Form Four and Upper...
Zimbabwe’s Drug Bill Is Rising While Local Factories Wait
Zimbabwe is facing a pharmaceutical paradox: local manufacturers say they have the technical capacity to produce 47% of the medicines on the country’s essential medicines list, yet domestic manufactur...