CHIEF WRITER THE police have intensified their engagement with transport operators in a renewed push to reduce road accidents and curb crime during the busy travel period as the country heads into the 2025 third-term school holiday and festive season. This comes as law enforcement agents and other key stakeholders want authorities to urgently review…
THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) is demanding an urgent inquiry into the government’s failure to enforce laws against child marriages. In a petition to Parliament that has been endorsed by more than 2 000 women’s rights activists and 86 organisations, WCoZ accuses authorities of failing to implement Section 3 of the Marriages Act, which…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) has released the 2025 Grade Seven results, marking a slight decrease of 0.52 percent in the national pass rate compared to the previous year. Announcing the results in Harare yesterday, the Zimsec board chairperson, Paul Mapfumo, said while there was a drop in the pass rate, it…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Ministry of Agriculture yesterday condemned US$7.7 million fraudsters Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, stating they tarnished the country’s image and derailed the Vision 2030 agenda through their corrupt activities. Ministry representative in the fraud case, Alga Mhindurwa, yesterday told High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda that the government had…
INDEPENDENT policy research organisation, SIVIO Institute, has partnered with 15 civil society organisations to launch the ‘We Are One Fund’, a fundraising…
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa, Turkish ambassador to Zimbabwe, Berna Kasnaklı Versteden, and Egypt’s envoy, Maha Serag Eldin Kamel, will be among the high-profile guests gracing the Professional Women, Women Executives, and Business Women’s Forum (Proweb) awards in Harare tonight. Proweb President Tendayi Hlupo-Mamvura confirmed that the awards, scheduled for tonight at a local hotel…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on the government to urgently prioritise the establishment of specialised Gender-Based Violence (GBV) courts, arguing that survivors continue to face major obstacles in accessing justice. While the government has implemented laws like the Domestic Violence Act, challenges remain, including underreporting, weak enforcement, and systemic inequalities that exacerbate…
WE WELCOME the government’s recent promise to tackle the rising tide of online gender-based violence (GBV), specifically including cyberbullying and image abuse. This commitment, articulated by Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa during the launch of the United Nations Women’s 16 Days of Activism against GBV earlier this week, acknowledges a growing and destructive societal problem….
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER DYNAMOS fan favourite Denver Mukamba has gone missing ahead of the Harare giants’ crucial defence of the Chibuku Super Cup against Triangle United at Gibbo Stadium tomorrow. The Glamour Boys coach Kelvin Kaindu yesterday confirmed that Mukamba will not take part in tomorrow’s final as he did not show up…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS SOUTH African Amapiano artiste Nkosazana Daughter will mark her return to Zimbabwe this Sunday at Hwange Colliery Stadium in Hwange where she is will spice up the Kamandama Memorial Marathon After Party. On stage, the Sofa Silahlane hit-maker will be supported by sungura kingpin Alick Macheso, Jah…
