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HEALTH authorities say Matabeleland South Province has recorded a significant decline in institutional maternal mortality due to strengthened healthcare systems and improved access to maternal services. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the provincial medical director for Matabeleland South, Andrew Muza, confirmed they are working hard to ensure universal health coverage.  “The province’s institutional maternal…

JUSTICE Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday said the nation will be kept abreast of any constitutional changes needed to fulfil Zanu PF’s resolution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term to 2030. This followed the online circulation of a document titled Breaking Barriers Initiative: Putting Zimbabwe First, which proposes significant changes to the country’s current political system…

By Rutendo Ngara THE High Court on Tuesday sentenced a Harare woman to 27 years in jail for killing her husband, Kurai Coaches proprietor MaCloud Zvavovavaviri Mapanga, in 2018. Bridget Makaza was convicted of killing Mapanga in the early hours of May 14, 2018, as he slept in their Belvedere home. Evidence presented showed she…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER ONLINE Doctors Africa has launched a comprehensive telehealth and emergency response platform aimed at transforming healthcare delivery across the continent, beginning with Zimbabwe. Speaking at the launch in Harare yesterday, the company’s chief executive officer Nyashadzashe Chikwanya said the platform was designed to provide accessible, affordable, and efficient healthcare regardless of…

BULAWAYO continues to record the highest crime rate in the country, with its rate more than double the national average, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. According to its second quarter 2025 crime statistics report, Zimstat said vulnerability to crime differed across provinces. “In Bulawayo, Harare, Masvingo and Matabeleland South Provinces crime rates…

PARLIAMENT has started nationwide consultations to gather citizens’ input on the proposed Climate Change Management Bill. This follows the Cabinet’s recent approval of the Bill’s principles, which are designed to mainstream climate change across all sectors of the economy. In a recent notice, Parliament stated that two teams would conduct the public consultations up to…

THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has commenced a countrywide data collection exercise for the 2025 Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Round 7 (MICS7) to assess the welfare of children and women, looking at key areas including access to nutrition, water, healthcare, and education. This comes after 15 155 children across the country were treated…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBU THE Ministry of Youth yesterday said young people in the country possess immense talent and potential, but need coordinated support and guidance to turn their ideas into meaningful contributions to national development. Speaking at the inaugural National Youth Empowerment Symposium in Harare, Youth deputy minister Kudakwashe Mupamhanga said the government remained committed to…

Takudzwa Dhambu POLICE are looking for more than 3 000 motorists for violating traffic lights in Bulawayo following the implementation of the electronic traffic management system in the second capital. This comes as the continuous crackdown is powered by the new multi-million-dollar technology partnership aimed squarely at curbing the country’s rising tide of road accidents…