PARLIAMENT has implored the government to strengthen and expand access to sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, testing and HIV treatment services in tertiary institutions across the country.This comes as reports indicate that there is an increase in STIs and HIV among students amid concerns over rising vulnerability and gaps in campus-based healthcare support.Raising a motion…

SENATORS have expressed concern over the persistent underfunding of rural development and infrastructure projects, warning that the shortfalls are undermining efforts to improve access to clean and safe water for communities across the country.In a report by the Thematic Committee on Sustainable Development Goals on Access to safe and clean drinking water in rural areas,…

A 29-YEAR-OLD Harare man will spend three decades in prison after he was convicted of vandalising electricity infrastructure and stealing underground copper cables.Criminal Investigation Department spokesperson Rachel Muteweri confirmed the development in a statement yesterday, saying John Sande was convicted after being caught digging up power cables in Msasa earlier this month.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police…

A 38-YEAR-OLD Umguza man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of repeatedly raping two minor girls aged 10 and 12.Bukhosi Hleza was convicted by the Tredgold Regional Magistrates Court on multiple counts of rape committed between February and October 2025.“In one incident, the offender forced one child to leave while…

THREE Chipinge men have been sentenced to prison for stealing and attempting to dispose of a motor vehicle as scrap metal.Frank Tinotenda Bheri, 18, Robert Pfaera, 18, and Munashe Chikonde, 21, were convicted by the Chipinge Magistrates Court for the theft of an Isuzu KB 280 double cab.“On 5 December 2025, Bheri led Pfaera and…