THE minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Edgar Moyo, has challenged lo­cal authorities, including tradition­al leaders, to take an active role in ensuring a robust social protection ecosystem. A social protection ecosystem is a network of policies, programmes, and actors who collectively aim to reduce poverty and vulnerability by managing risks like unemployment,…

TWO hundred vulnerable Harare residents have already joined the Community Health Equity Fund, a critical new initiative by the Harare City Council (HCC) in partnership with ZB Financial Holdings and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to improve access to quality healthcare for the capital’s poor. The initiative was launched a month ago in Harare…

THE police have ar­rested another sus­pect, Webster Nhau, in the murder of prominent Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura, bring­ing the total number of people detained in connection with the August killing to seven. The businessman was brutally attacked by seven men armed with pistols, metal bars, and claw hammers at his house on Mutangadura’s Hideout Farm…

THE Women’s Coalition of Zim­babwe (WCoZ) has raised concern over the persistent barriers faced by women and girls in accessing justice, including the lack of sign language interpreters, societal stigma, and prohibitive legal fees. Speaking during a consultation meeting recently, WCoZ chairperson Muchanyara Mukamuri underscored the need for authorities to examine the entire justice system…

THE firearm used in the fatal shoot­ing of a police officer at Sanyati Police Station in the early hours of Sunday has been confirmed to be the same weapon used in the cold-blood­ed murder of Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura in August. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi in a statement said bal­listic tests on the gun,…

THE police have launched a manhunt for 36-year-old Brian Chikwenjere, who is accused of murdering his father-in-law, Aaron Kwenda, in Epworth. Chikwenjere allegedly attacked and killed Kwenda after the latter confronted him about physically abusing his wife and inquiring about her whereabouts. In a statement yesterday, Hara­re provincial police spokesperson Luckmore Chakanza confirmed the alleged…