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ConCourt Shelves Sibanda’s Seven-Year Term Challenge
 The Constitutional Court has removed a case brought by former Binga North legislator and lawyer Prince Dubeko Sibanda from its September 30, 2026 roll, delaying a fresh legal challenge to provisions...
Zimbabwe commits US$250m to hospitals, targets maternal and child health
Zimbabwe has committed more than US$250 million towards upgrading hospital infrastructure nationwide by 2030, with about 30 percent of the investment earmarked for maternal and child health as the cou...
Govt promises renewed work on Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
Felix Mhona Zimbabwe’s Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona says work on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road will resume at full scale by mid-October, as the government seeks to...
US$4.7m Stands Scandal: Gapare Arrested
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has confirmed the arrest of Alpha Housing Development (Private) Limited director Jonathan Gapare over allegations that his company unlawfully sold reside...
Beitbridge Woman Jailed Four Years For 10kg Dagga
 A 43-year-old woman has been sentenced to an effective four years in prison by the Beitbridge Magistrates Court after being convicted of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs following the recovery of...
Harare Youths Call for Heat, Drought Plans in 2027 Budget
  Harare youths are calling on the city council to prepare for worsening drought and extreme heat by putting disaster risk measures into the 2027 municipal budget.The call comes as Zimbabwe faces heig...
Nisha Ts to Headline Shoko Festival Finale in Chitungwiza
Nisha Ts Zimbabwean musician Nisha Ts will bring the curtain down on the 16th edition of the Shoko Festival when she headlines the Peace In The Hood concert in Chitungwiza’s Unit L on Saturday.The mus...
Contraception averts 815,000 unintended pregnancies in Zimbabwe — UNFPA
 Modern contraceptive use helped avert an estimated 815,000 unintended pregnancies, 204,000 unsafe abortions and 2,250 maternal deaths in Zimbabwe in 2025, with health authorities and partners increas...
Man In Court Over US$12k Toyota Axio Theft
  A Goromonzi man has appeared in court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Axio worth US$12 000 after its owner left the vehicle unattended with the keys in the ignition in Harare’s central business dist...
Zim Seeks Better Wheat Varieties After Self-Sufficiency Milestone
Prof Obert Jiri By Munyaradzi Blessing Doma Zimbabwe must now move beyond wheat self-sufficiency and focus on developing better seed varieties that respond to changing climatic conditions, diseases an...