FOR far too long, Zimbabwe’s roads have morphed into deadly corridors, claimed by a culture of impunity and reckless driving.As families are gathering for the current holidays, the dark reality of our transport network looms large, a crash every 15 minutes, five lives lost every single day, and an annual economic haemorrhage of roughly US$400…
Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER A LOCAL theatre production inspired by national heroine Mbuya Nehanda is currently being staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it will run until August 16. The production, Song Unburied, is showcasing Nehanda’s story to international audiences as Zimbabwe yesterday commemorated Heroes Day. The ritual theatre production explores the life…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa ZIMBABWE Women Premier Soccer League (ZWPSL) giants Black Rhinos Queens sent a strong warning to their Munhumutapa Cup rivals after cruising into the round of 16 with a 10-0 victory over Waverly Queens at Gwanzura Stadium over the weekend.The victory underlined Chauya Chipembere’s determination to go all the way in the knockout competition,…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo AUTHORITIES are establishing a local drone training school to equip Zimbabwe’s mining sector with technical skills required for modern, technology-driven operations.In his keynote address at the 32nd graduation ceremony of the Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) in Bulawayo at the weekend, the minister of Mines and Mining Development, Polite Kambamura, said the…
HEAVY snow in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces led to many roads and border posts with neighbouring countries being closed yesterday.This came as the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe warned of reduced daytime and night temperatures, windy conditions, and a slight chance of light rain affecting the southern and eastern parts of the…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER HARARE is rolling out its Community Health Equity Fund (CHEF) to more suburbs as the city seeks to mobilise resources for struggling health facilities, expand access to affordable healthcare, and give residents a greater stake in the management of local clinics.Launched last year by the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas…
Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER URBAN Grooves fans are set to take a trip down memory lane next month when some of the genre’s biggest names reunite for the Urban Groove Festival at Jongwe Corner in Harare.The festival will bring together a star-studded line-up featuring Sniper Storm, Plaxedes Wenyika, Roki, Maskiri, Tererai, King Shaddy, Dino Mudondo,…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the prevailing unity, peace and harmony in the country, coupled with deeply entrenched values of national cohesion, created conditions that enabled the passing of Constitutional Amendment Act Number Three (CAA3).Speaking at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday during Heroes Day commemorations, Mnangagwa said the country was…
Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo NEARLY three-quarters of children in Zimbabwe continue to experience food poverty, with 25 percent facing severe food poverty, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has revealed. According to the Unicef Zimbabwe Annual Report 2025, greater efforts are urgently required to curb widespread child malnutrition across the country. “Children’s nutrition remained a…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is closely monitoring a seasonal surge in influenza cases across Zimbabwe and has urged symptomatic individuals to wear face masks in public.This comes as Zimbabwe records a sharp rise in severe flu-like illnesses.The circulating influenza-like illness typically presents with sudden high fever, chills, severe body aches, frontal headaches, extreme fatigue, dry…
