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Post-Harvest Losses Threaten Zimbabwe’s Food Security Gains
Zimbabwe's food-security challenge is not only about how much the country produces, but also how much of that production survives the journey from the farm to the consumer, with post-harvest losses, i...
Sharon Manyonganise Calls Women to ‘Exchange’ Burdens
Gospel minister, worship leader and musician Sharon Manyonganise-Cherayi is set to bring women together for a two-day spiritual retreat aimed at promoting healing, renewal and personal reflection.The...
Drugs, Power and a Presidential Family Under Scrutiny
The arrest of 22-year-old Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika has brought drugs, rehabilitation and allegations involving President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family into the public spotlight after police allegedly r...
UK-Based Health Worker Duped of US$12k in Farm Deal
 A 42-year-old woman has appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court over allegations that she and an accomplice swindled a UK-based health worker of US$12,900 through a fictitious farm allocation scheme...
US$11k Freight Money Disappears, Containers Remain Stuck at Beira
 A 38-year-old businessman and his company have appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing allegations of stealing US$11,550 meant to clear and transport luggageware imported from China.Edwell Ng...
Magaya Suffers Major Legal Blow as High Court Rejects Bids to Nullify Trial and Remove Magistrate
 Prophet Walter Magaya has suffered a massive legal blow after the High Court firmly rejected his attempts to declare his ongoing rape trial a nullity and shot down his bid to strip Harare regional ma...
Kurai Makore Is Not the Heir to Chimurenga Music: Thomas Mapfumo’s Camp Issues Cease-and-Desist Notice
Legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo’s Chimurenga Music Company has issued a stern, final cease-and-desist notice declaring that singer Kurai Makore is not the heir to the Chimurenga music throne, while...
Cancer Crisis Forces Zimbabwe to Rethink Treatment
Zimbabwe’s launch of new cancer treatment guidelines and an updated essential medicines list comes as the country battles a high cancer mortality burden, with 17,725 new cases and 11,739 deaths record...
Zimbabwe’s Stabilisation Gains Face the Harder Test of Debt Recovery
Zimbabwe has strengthened its economic stabilisation record under the International Monetary Fund’s Staff-Monitored Programme, but the latest IMF assessment shows that improved growth, lower inflation...
School Clerk Jailed 10 Months Over US$2k Theft
 A 28-year-old school clerk has been sentenced to an effective 10 months in prison after stealing US$2,055 from Dopota Primary School in Dete.Hezel Nyoni appeared before the Hwange Magistrates' Court...