EMMANUEL MARAMBE AT LEAST 500 participants from all walks of life thronged Belgravia Sports Club in Harare for the inaugural edition of the Zimswitch-KidzCan Victory Lap run, an event aimed at raising awareness and funds towards the care and treatment of children affected by cancer. A number of the country’s leading athletes took part in…
Brandon Josphat and Hazel Marimbiza RENOWNED economist Eddie Cross has implored authorities to shelve plans for a national health scheme and instead prioritise funding for primary health care to ease pressure on the national budget. This comes as legislators have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the country’s collapsing public health system a national…
YVONNE NCUBE THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in partnership with the Department of Veterinary Services, has launched a rabies vaccination programme targeting dogs across the city’s suburbs between September and October 2025. Dog bite incidents are a growing public health concern in the country with tens of thousands of cases reported annually, often linked to…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Chinhoyi High Court has sentenced Isaac Mashonga to 20 years in prison for the gruesome ritual murder and beheading of his sister, Dadirai, in Magunje in 2017. Justice Philda Muzofa described the crime as shocking, premeditated, and carried out in cold blood in collusion with late businessman Robert Tichareva….
Tapiwa Chirume POLICE in Manicaland Province have launched a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man to death in broad daylight in Mahenye, Chipinge, following a quarrel over beer. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Wiseman Chinyoka yesterday said the suspect, Jenine Mukurukuji, was wanted in connection with the murder of Norest Mayengana. The incident…
BY BEAVEN DHLIWAYO WHEN Victor Mapunga founded Shona Prince Technologies, he was only 25 years old and already imagining a future where…
MOBILE network connectivity is no longer a privilege, but a right for every Zimbabwean, Information, Communication and Technology, minister Tatenda Mavetera has said. Speaking at the commissioning of a NetOne 4G base station and the launch of the Midlands edition of the Digitalise Zimbabwe Roving ICT Expo in Msala, Gokwe recently, Mavetera said initiatives like…
DRUG peddlers face mandatory 15-year jail terms without the option of a fine as the government escalates its fight against illicit substances, according to chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Elimination of Drug and Substance Abuse, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri. This comes after Youth minister Tino Machakaire sensationally claimed that some Zanu PF bigwigs were involved…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE ALL is set for the TotalEnergies Caf U17 Africa Cup of Nations-Cosafa Qualifier which gets underway tomorrow with matches being played at The Heart Stadium in Harare and Ngoni Stadium in Norton. The tournament will end on September 20. Hosts Zimbabwe, who are seeking a first U17 title in two decades, are among…
Yvonne Ncube A 42-YEAR-OLD man from New Lobengula suburb appeared in court yesterday after allegedly stealing a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus and crashing it into a wall while attempting to evade police. Jonathan Mpofu was arraigned before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira, facing charges of theft of a motor vehicle, driving without a valid licence,…
