February 2026

THE government says it is intensifying efforts to address period poverty and improve access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) services across the country as women and girls continue to face significant menstrual health challenges.Speaking at an economic empowerment workshop yesterday, the minister of Women Affairs, Monica Mutsvangwa, said many school-going girls continued to face barriers…

RUWA Local Board has issued a 30-day ultimatum to residents, vehicle owners and guarded car park operators to remove abandoned and broken-down vehicles from public spaces, warning defaulters face removal costs and disposal penalties.In a public notice issued yesterday, the local authority said the directive targets vehicles dumped at Ruwa Polyclinic, shopping centres, termini, open…

THE country’s civil service continues to be plagued by a worryingly dysfunctional system, redundant roles, grade distortions and high vacancy rates, a Public Service Commission (PSC) job evaluation exercise has noted.“Notwithstanding the reform efforts that were conducted by the government in the past years, the public service still encounters institutional, structural and process challenges that…

EXPERTS have called for increased value addition of cassava and mangoes to improve livelihoods, particularly for women-headed households in the country’s rural areas.Speaking on the sidelines of the national dissemination workshop programme in Kadoma on Thursday, Global Agri-Business Solutions (Gabs) director of global programme, Philip Quarshie said value addition would benefit farmers, especially women, by…