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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERTHE Constitutional Court has quashed a High Court judgment declaring parts of Zimbabwe’s Termination of Pregnancy Act unconstitutional, ordering a fresh hearing after finding the original case was improperly argued without the respondents’ participation.The respondents in the matter were the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, Parliament of Zimbabwe, and Attorney-General Virginia Mabhiza.Last…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERTHE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has released 7 132 graduates into the workforce, with women making up 53 percent of the graduating class.The cohort includes professionals in medicine, engineering, science, technology, law, accounting, disaster management, and other specialised fields, with 1 140 graduates trained in critical skills areas.Speaking at the university’s 45th graduation…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government deeply regrets the Lake Kariba ferry disaster that took dozens of innocent lives earlier this week. Speaking yesterday at a memorial service at Nyamhunga Stadium for the 46 victims whose bodies have so far been retrieved from the lake, a distraught Local Government minister Daniel Garwe also confirmed that…

CHIEF WRITER CURRENT data indicates that the severe influenza strain that has spread nationwide is infecting an esti­mated 12 000 individuals every week. At the same time, health officials have confirmed that the circulating pathogen is not Covid. This comes as the government has reported that the bug has killed four people since the start…

CHIEF WRITER SWITZERLAND’S newly-accredited ambassador has pledged to court more investors from her country to help deepen economic relations between the two nations. Speaking to the media after presenting her credentials to President Emmerson Mnan­gagwa at State House in Harare yesterday, Switzerland ambassador Christine Schraner Burgener said more Swiss enterprises should consider opportunities in Zimbabwe….

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER SOCIALITE Kelsea Tafire­nyika’s bid for bail was yesterday thrown out after the court ruled that she posed a danger to society and was a flight risk. Tafirenyika is jointly charged with her uncle, Isaac Jassub, on allegations of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs, and faces an additional charge of contravening…

HARARE City Council says residents across the capital must brace for an extensive water outage starting today to Sunday evening. The temporary shutdown would allow engineers to carry out critical maintenance and repair operations at two primary treatment and distribution hubs. In a statement yesterday, acting town clerk, Advocate Warren Sean Chiwawa, said the operational…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR HARROWING memories are all that remain for the shattered survivors who managed to pull themselves from Tuesday afternoon’s ferry catastrophe on Lake Kariba.The tragedy unfolded after a wave smashed into the overloaded and allegedly not seaworthy vessel, flipping it instantly and trapping dozens in a horrific, watery grave.The grim death toll of…