How a bowl of porridge is transforming communities in drought-striken Zimbabwe

In the heart of drought-stricken rural Zimbabwe, crops have withered and livelihoods have vanished – but a school is emerging as a beacon of hope. At Dromoland Primary School, nestled in a region hard-hit by a five-year drought, a simple bowl of...

Illicit alcohol trade: The urgent need for stricter regulations to protect public health

As illicit alcohol continues to deprive many governments of tax revenues and poses a significant threat to businesses and consumers, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (Tracit) report has encouraged authorities to enforce strict...

African cities aren’t doing enough to adapt to climate change: lessons from Durban and Harare

When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes...

Why working with – not against – the informal economy is essential: some lessons from Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s national statistical agency, ZimStat, recently reported that 76% of the national economy is informal. This should be of no surprise to anyone, but what to do about it is the big question troubling policymakers. We know the causes:...

Early Nephropathy Screening as a Health Seeking Behavior Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Phenomenological Study in Southwestern Uganda

Introduction Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) poses a significant and escalating public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).1,2 As of 2021, approximately 589 million adults aged between 20 to 79 years were...

Love triangle turns deadly: Axe murder suspect arrested while fleeing to Zimbabwe

Love triangle turns deadly: Axe murder suspect arrested while fleeing to Zimbabwe On Wednesday morning, IOL reported that the horrific incident occurred on Monday at around 11 pm. The suspect, who is the elder brother of a 20-year-old man arrested...

ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE DEEPEN ENERGY COOPERATION DURING BILATERAL TALKS

ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE DEEPEN ENERGY COOPERATION DURING BILATERAL TALKS By Dennis Sikazwe Jr Zambia and Zimbabwe have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector following high-level talks held on 10th September 2025 in...

Wicknell Chivayo Donates 10 ICU Ambulances to Provincial Hospitals in Honour of President Mnangagwa’s Birthday

Wicknell Chivayo Donates 10 ICU Ambulances to Provincial Hospitals in Honour of President Mnangagwa’s Birthday Wicknell Chivayo has pledged to donate ten brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser ICU ambulances, each valued at US$90,000, to government general...

You can leave the ghetto, but you can't remove the ghetto inside - Same with apartheid

Apartheid is no longer a legal system, but it remains deeply embedded in the psyche of South Africans - black and white. Black South Africans loathe black foreigners with the same intensity that white South Africans once loathed black Africans....

China is not industrializing and modernizing Zimbabwe but plundering and destroying it

Tendai Ruben Mbofana The recent report by Xinhua, boldly claiming that China is supporting Zimbabwe’s “industrialisation and modernisation,” might sound reassuring to anyone unfamiliar with the lived realities of ordinary Zimbabweans. To directly...

Woman jailed for stabbing hubby's girlfriend

News / National by Simbarashe Sithole 7 hrs ago | 157 Views Jealousy has cost a Bindura woman who stabbed her husband's girlfriend with a kitchen knife in a love triangle. Zvichapera Zvarara was sentenced to two years behind bars by Bindura...

Govt moves to table National Health Insurance Bill

Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora said the need for predictable health financing was urgent after external donor support cuts. GOVERNMENT plans to fast-track the National Health Insurance Bill as part of wider reforms anchored on...

Wicknell, Zimbabweans don’t want your donations, just return all the money you took from us!

Tendai Ruben Mbofana Today, the headlines are awash with news of Wicknell Chivayo donating ambulances to every provincial hospital in Zimbabwe, commemorating President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 83rd birthday. To directly receive articles from Tendai...

This Treatable Disease Could Kill 2 Million People Over the Next 5 Years

Getty Images Stock image of a woman coughing.NEED TO KNOW Tuberculosis cases could surge in the coming years, with more than 2 million dying from the disease, a new study says The research, published in the journal Plos, modeled the outcome of the...

‘Drug abuse now a public health threat’

Drug and Substance Abuse has become a significant public health DRUG and substance abuse (DSA) has become an emergency public, development and national security challenge in Zimbabwe. This is revealed in the joint presentation by National Aids...

“America Is in the World, the World Is in America”: APA’s Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health

SECOND THOUGHTS At the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles in May 2025, I had the privilege of beginning my year as Chair of the Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health as the Assembly Representative....

This Treatable Disease Could Kill 2 Million People Over the Next 5 Years By Cara Lynn Shultz

NEED TO KNOW Tuberculosis cases could surge in the coming years, with more than 2 million dying from the disease, a new study says The research, published in the journal Plos, modeled the outcome of the funding cuts to USAID and predicted a spike...

Trump’s aid cuts leave Zimbabwe sex workers scrambling for alternatives

In a cramped room with blistered walls on the edge of Harare, three sex workers sat pressed together on a frayed mattress spread across bare concrete. This was the work station for the women, who say their trade turned perilous after US President...

Senator Rasha Kelej Received Kenya First Lady at the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to Discuss Their Joint Programs to Build Healthcare Capacity

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany,...

'We moved from UK to Zimbabwe for better work life balance - it's our home now'

A couple who moved to Zimbabwe with their children to try and find a better work life balance say they have now found their new home and are unlikely to return to the UK. Natalie Furk, 35, and her husband, James, 37, felt they were "working to...