August 2025

HARARE and Pretoria are escalating their engagements over growing cases of Afrophobic prejudices in South Africa that have seen some Zimbabweans being denied access to healthcare services in the neighbouring country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Jessie Majome, confirmed…

LOCAL Government minister Daniel Garwe has challenged the country’s 92 local authorities to improve their performance in addressing persis­tent gaps in service delivery. The call comes after councils across the coun­try failed to meet their 2024 targets for service delivery standards, which include ensuring a clean water supply, functioning sanitation, waste management, and well-maintained roads….

A CHILDREN’S organisation is lobbying the government to abolish corporal punishment at home to protect vulnerable children from violent guardians and parents. This comes in the wake of two separate murder cases recorded in one week involving children. “It is sad that in seven days alone, two children lost their lives. Corporal punishment must be…

Staff writer in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT is positioning rural districts as key players in unlocking the country’s carbon trading potential. Speaking yesterday at the inaugural carbon markets indaba for rural local authorities in Bulawayo, Environment minister Evelyn Ndlovu said the government was working to empower rural communities to drive carbon trading. “The conference theme, which calls…

Thabiso Mutirwara THE country’s hard-won gains in the fight against HIV/Aids are beginning to regress. This follows the recent cuts to critical healthcare funding by the United States of America and other international bodies. On that score, Medicins San Frontieres (MSF) said yesterday that new data showed that 5 932 Aids-related deaths had been reported…