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Stitched for Survival: How Fashion is Quietly Driving Zim’s Economy
Thousands of Zimbabweans are earning livelihoods through fashion entrepreneurship despite operating outside formal employment structures, as designers say the industry is quietly becoming a major sour...
Kadoma's Toilet Crisis Sparks Outcry from Commuters
Growing concern has been raised over the inadequate public sanitation facilities in Kadoma, with commuters, transport operators and residents urging authorities to take immediate action to address the...
Spuds Packaging Overhaul Puts Brand Loyalty to the Test
 When Cairns Foods unveiled a bold new look for its flagship Spuds potato chips this week, it was more than a packaging change. It marked a strategic attempt to refresh one of Zimbabwe’s most recognis...
Nurse Aides Demand Action on Decade-Long Uniform Allowance Dispute
The Nurse Aides Association of Zimbabwe Trust has intensified pressure on government to resolve what it describes as a decade-long failure to provide uniform allowances to nurse aides, arguing that th...
ConCourt Refuses to Reopen City Land Abuse Case
  The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by former City of Harare Estates and Valuation Manager Emmanuel Mutambirwa seeking direct access to challenge a Supreme Court decision that deni...
Police Confirms Seven Killed in Gweru School Transport Blaze
 The Zimbabwe Republic Police has confirmed a tragic incident in which a commuter omnibus carrying schoolchildren caught fire in Senga suburb, Gweru, on Wednesday afternoon, leaving seven people dead....
Family Planning Programme Faces Funding, Access Crisis
Zimbabwe's family planning programme is undergoing a strategic review amid growing concerns over funding pressures, commodity security and the need to expand access to adolescents and underserved comm...
Stakeholders Launch Initiative to Promote Responsible Energy Transition
Government officials, mining companies, civil society organisations, academics and community representatives have convened in Harare to launch a regional initiative aimed at promoting responsible, inc...
Zanu PF MP in US$50k Legal Storm After Woman's Acquittal
 Zanu PF Zvishavane-Ngezi legislator Mecky Jaravaza is being sued for US$50 000 by a local businesswoman who claims he falsely implicated her in a robbery case that saw her spend a month in remand pri...
Residents cry foul over continued $1/hr COH extortion, 12 weeks after gazette slashed parking fees
Frustration is mounting among Harare motorists and businesses amid growing claims that the City of Harare is continuing to charge old parking fees and impose hefty penalties despite government's recen...