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Harare Pushes Local Health Financing Model
Zimbabwe is exploring new models of health financing at local authority level, with the City of Harare positioning community-based funding mechanisms as a potential pathway to expand access to essenti...
Citizens arrest leads to 12 Months sentence
 A 40-year-old man from Chikangwe Village has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after he was caught attempting to unlawfully enter a house in Westview, Karoi.Jepfey Chimuperu was convicted of unla...
Chikangwe Man Jailed 12 Months for Stealing Vendor’s Stock
 A 44-year-old Chikangwe man has been sentenced to an effective 12 months in prison after stealing snacks, soft drinks and cooler boxes worth US$90 from a vendor’s secured trading stock in Karoi.Winne...
Machakaire Rebuts 'Fabricated' Online Claims, Reaffirms Loyalty to Mnangagwa
Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training Minister Tino Machakaire has come out swinging against a wave of online media reports detailing his personal life, dismissing the allegations as...
GBV Costs Zimbabwe US$1.36 Billion Annually
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to tackle gender-based violence following the launch of new funding support from the United Kingdom, as fresh data highlights the significant economic and social costs...
Corruption Risks in Health, Education Undermine Regional Integration
Persistent corruption risks in key public sectors such as health and education are weakening service delivery and slowing regional integration across Southern Africa, according to new evidence present...
Beatrice Man Jailed Nine Years for Illegal Ivory Possession
 A Beatrice man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he was caught by undercover detectives attempting to sell raw elephant tusks at the Southlea Park turn-off along the Harare–Masvingo Hi...
A 15km Walk to the World
 In rural Hwedza, a youth digital skills project built around Starlink is raising the question of whether connectivity can help rewire village economies.  Fungisai Zhanje- CorrespondentFor five months...
ZIMRA’s Tax Amnesty Mirrors Global Strategy — With Familiar Compliance
 The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority’s newly announced Voluntary Disclosure Programme reflects a well-established global fiscal strategy — securing immediate revenue from past tax non-compliance while prep...
Facebook ad exposes US$26k car rental scam
AI generated imageA 39-year-old Seke man has appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court facing three counts of theft of motor vehicles after allegedly hiring cars from separate rental companies bef...