Medicine theft crackdown: Zimbabwe’s deputy health minister Sleiman Kwidini says public hospitals are losing millions as staff allegedly steal drugs and resell them to private pharmacies, with a new tracking system from NatPharm to facilities now in place to expose offenders and trigger prosecutions. Drought child protection: China is funding a two-year programme in Zimbabwe’s drought-affected districts to protect over 210,000 vulnerable people, focusing on nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, child protection and civil registration. Bulawayo medical tourism push: Bulawayo is positioning itself as a medical tourism hub, highlighted by the renaming of Cimas Bulawayo Medical Centre to the Sipho Zwana Medical Centre, with plans to attract investment in specialised, affordable care. Gwanda ICU solar upgrade: POTRAZ handed Gwanda Provincial Hospital a solar power system to run its ICU, aiming to cut the need to transfer critical patients to Bulawayo. Kariba ferry disaster toll rises: Search teams recovered more bodies on Lake Kariba, pushing the death toll to 97 with more victims identified as relatives await closure. Correctional services cooperation: South Africa and Zimbabwe agreed a framework to transfer offenders between countries, aiming to reduce overcrowding and costs. Women in mining: ZASWMA calls for women and small-scale miners to be central in SADC critical minerals value chains, shifting focus from extraction to value creation. Mother-friendly fitness: A story on making gyms more mother-friendly highlights childcare-friendly exercise spaces that help women keep up with health routines.