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Walter Magaya to appear before High Court in January
The High Court has set down for hearing in January, a long-standing application seeking to restrain Walter Magaya from undertaking any projects in Chitungwiza
Bicycles shorten distance for rural learners
Pamenus Tuso
Hwange -Andile Sibanda (13) from rural Dete in Matabeleland North province just cannot believe her luck.
Back in the village where she comes from, you can count the number of people who own bicycles on just one hand.…
Mthuli Ncube putting lipstick on frog—Analysts
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—The Finance ministry’s allocation of ZIG$4 billion in the 2025 budget for an “Image Building, Engagement, and Re-engagement Programme” has ignited widespread criticism from opposition leaders, political analysts,…
Watchdog petitions parliament to fight riverbed mining
A Manicaland-based non-profit organisation, Centre for Research and Development (CRD), has petitioned parliament to force the executive to arrest riverbed mining in the province
Amalima Loko project changes lives in Mat North
Thembelihle Mhlanga
Hwange—Unpredictable rainfall, recurring droughts, a fragile ecosystem and destructive floods put Binga, Lupane and Hwange districts in Matabeleland North province among the most vulnerable in Zimbabwe.
The…
What’s World-Class City Status without water?
Crisis... Harare residents queue at a borehole, waiting for their turn to collect water. (Photo credit: REUTERS)
Edgar Gweshe
Harare - For over three decades, residents of Mabvuku have lived without reliable access to…
Civil society calls for education reform to combat fake information
Manicaland-based civil society organisations have called on the government and relevant stakeholders to adopt formal education curricula that address disinformation and misinformation
Govt fails to account for US$5m in sugar tax
There are yet to be explained discrepancies regarding revenue collected from a sugar tax that Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, introduced in the 2024 national budget that was announced in December last year, it has emerged
Justice stalled for victims of Zim political violence
Mirriam Mangwaya
AN investigation into the handling of political violence cases by Zimbabwean police has exposed a deep-rooted pattern of systemic inaction.
Interviews with opposition activists reveal a troubling trend of…
Child diarrhoea soars in Harare’s Hopley suburb
According to a report for the week ending 20 October 2024 from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, at least 157 people have died from common diarrhoea since the beginning of the year.
An investigation by ZTN Prime in partnership with…