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DAKARAI MASHAVA ZIMBABWE is set to introduce routine mental health screening across all primary healthcare centres, as pressure mounts on the government to declare psychological illness a national crisis.This initiative is being driven under a World Health Organisation (WHO) programme which includes eight other countries.Local WHO representative for mental health, Debra Machando, told the on-going…

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE United Nations has implored immediate investment in girls’ rights to end child marriage in Zimbabwe, where one in three girls marries before 18.This call was made as Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of the Girl today.UN resident coordinator Rosemary Kalapurakal said child marriage and teenage…

BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI GOVERNMENT is conducting feasibility studies into wind power to expand national electricity generation and resolve ongoing power supply deficits.This comes as the government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving universal access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy by 2030.Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, the deputy minister of Energy, Yeukai Simbanegavi, said…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA BUSINESS experts say they are positioning themselves as a link between local businesses and international investors as they seek to harness private-sector networks to drive Bulawayo’s re-industrialisation.Speaking during a courtesy call to the Office of the Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister, Judith Ncube, last week, Bulawayo Business Forum (BBF) chairman Heresy Herry…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THERE is deep concern among both authorities and ordinary Zimbabweans over a fresh wave of xenophobic violence in neighbouring South Africa, which has left African immigrants under attack.This follows volatile protests in Johannesburg and Durban earlier this week, where running battles between police and rioters culminated in the torching of dozens of…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER POLICE have launched a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed his wife, a Midlands State University student, at her place of residence in Gweru, Midlands province.The development comes as the Zimbabwe Gender Commission has launched a 90-day campaign to combat a surge in domestic violence and intimate partner killings…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITERTHE United Nations (UN) has called on Zimbabwe to protect the cultural rights of intersex people and other marginalised groups, warning that discrimination and the suppression of identities undermine societal participation.Addressing reporters in Harare at the end of her official visit, UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights Alexandra Xanthaki urged authorities to take…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITERGOVERNMENT has stepped up efforts to address water shortages in urban and rural areas through a nationwide rehabilitation programme targeting ageing infrastructure, water leakages, and unreliable supplies.Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, said the programme, which began in Harare, would be extended to other urban…