CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has rolled out an ambi­tious health sector reform agenda aimed at modernising legislative frame­works and expanding universal healthcare access. Speaking at a high-level Health Sector Coordination Forum in Harare yesterday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said key legislative reforms were being considered to build a more responsive and…

CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT says it is stepping up measures to deal with stray animals on major highways following a surge in road traffic accidents involving livestock. The development comes amid growing concern over livestock-related crashes on the country’s high­ways, with police recently warning motorists about the increased risks associated with night-time driving and animals crossing…

CHIEF WRITER THE Educators Union of Zimbabwe has called on the government to implement a policy framework to re-employ Zimba­bwean teachers fleeing xenophobia in South Africa. In a letter dated July 21, 2026, addressed to the permanent secretary in the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Mike Mhike, EUZ secretary-general Tapedza Zhou said teacher returnees…

CHIEF WRITER CHURCH leaders have renewed calls for an inclusive national dialogue after meeting President Emmerson Mnangag­wa at State House yesterday. The engagement brought together leaders from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and local church organisations, who reiterated the need for a church-led dialogue aimed at fostering national unity and addressing longstanding social and…

CHIEF WRITER THE systemic targeting of Zimbabwean and other African migrants by vigilante groups in neighbouring South Africa should be viewed as a passing phase, a top Zanu PF official has said. Speaking after visiting a returnees’ facility in Beitbridge at the week­end, the national political commissar of the ruling party, Munyaradzi Machacha, also alleged…

CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmer­son Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF central committee members to deliver tangible grassroots development to improve citizens’ lives. Addressing the party’s ordinary session of the central committee in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe­ans had high expectations of the ruling party and called for responsive leadership anchored on service delivery and inclusive development….

CHIEF WRITER CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Number 3 Bill (CAB3) is returning to the National Assembly for legislators to consider critical Senate revisions. The bill passed the Senate on Wednesday with a decisive two-thirds majority, with 75 senators voting in favour and just four against. The proposed Senate amendments clear up the rules on presidential suc­cession, removing…