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Integrity Key to Protecting Zimbabwe’s Healthcare System
 By Munyaradzi Blessing DomaThe Health Professions Authority Zimbabwe and its constituent councils have reaffirmed their commitment to ethical leadership and accountability, warning that corruption an...
Why Motorcycle Theft Networks Keep Expanding
Motorcycle theft is no longer a series of isolated crimes but part of organised criminal networks stretching from cities to remote rural communities, exposing weaknesses in policing, second-hand marke...
Zimbabwe Edges Closer to Ending Mother-to-Child HIV, Challenges Persist
Zimbabwe has moved closer to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV after reducing transmission rates by nearly a quarter over the past three years, but health officials and development partn...
Hepatitis B Threatens Zimbabwe's Newborn Health Gains
Zimbabwe's efforts to ensure babies are born free from HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B are being slowed by low hepatitis B screening among pregnant women, despite significant progress in preventing moth...
Holy Ten Granted US$500 Bail in Rape Case
 Popular Zimbabwean hip-hop musician Mukudzei Chitsama, known professionally as Holy Ten, has been granted US$500 bail by a Harare magistrate while investigations into allegations that he raped a 14-y...
Victoria Falls Rainforest Reopens After Elephant Incursion
ZimParks spokesperson Luckmore Safuli  Munyaradzi Blesssing DomaThe Victoria Falls Rainforest has reopened to the public after a temporary closure triggered by the presence of two elephants inside the...
Father jailed 20 Years For Raping Teenage Daughter
 A 53-year-old Zvishavane man was sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison by the Zvishavane Magistrates’ Court this week after he was convicted of repeatedly raping his 16-year-old daughter over...
Man Poses as Court Official in US$900 Extortion Scheme
 A 32-year-old Harare man has appeared in court accused of posing as a court official and attempting to extort US$900 from a motorist by allegedly claiming he could make a concluded traffic case disap...
Storeman Jailed 12 Months for US$17k Diesel Fraud
 A Border Timbers Limited storeman has been sentenced to an effective 12 months in prison after being convicted of stealing 10,000 litres of diesel worth US$17,782 by manipulating company records.Muna...
Smartphones, AI Rewrite Zimbabwe's Music Video Industry
A new generation of Zimbabwean musicians and filmmakers is proving that cinematic music videos no longer require million-dollar budgets or expensive cameras. Instead, smartphones, artificial intellige...