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Dr Mombeshora administering the polio vaccine By Lisca Philo The Ministry of Health and Child Care, in partnership with UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and various stakeholders, has announced the commencement of an expansive nationwide polio vaccination campaign in Zimbabwe. This ambitious campaign is designed to eradicate polio by deploying the novel OPV2 vaccine, specifically…
Vice president Dr Constantino Chiwenga By Lisca Philo Zimbabwe’s Vice President, Retired General Dr. Constantino Dominic Guvheya Chiwenga, yesterday slammed scholarships offers aimed at supporting the LGBTQ+ community, asserting Zimbabwe’s non-support for such initiatives. An organization advocating LGBTQ rights in Zimbabwe, GALZ, recently advertised scholarships intended to aid LGBTQ students pursuing tertiary education, a move…
Ms Perpetual Nyadenga By Licious Mkuni The Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) commenced its 2024 urban livelihood assessment yesterday, with expectations high for collection of reliable data that will be used to improve living standards of urban dwellers. This initiative aims to comprehensively evaluate urban livelihoods and provide insights to shape policies and interventions for…
Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon Zhemu Soda (MP) By Licious Mkuni Government has rolled out a comprehensive safety and health training programme targeting artisanal small scale miners in the country’s 8 mining provinces. The free capacitation training programme started on 5 February 2024 and will stretch until April 2024, with provinces given different…
ACCZ President Bishop Edgar Maireva By Correspondent The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe(ACCZ) has made resolutions to take actions against former members who fraudulently sold residential stands which were meant to benefit many Christians. The decision was made over the weekend in Harare during a Bishops Conference held by ACCZ Board of Trustees, Board of…
Job Sikhala By Dickson Bandera In what appears to be Zimbabwe’s most-awaited court sentence in recent years, firebrand opposition politician, Job “Wiwa” Sikala has been set free after the magistrate presiding over his case handed down a wholly suspended 2 year sentence this Tuesday afternoon. Sikala was jointly charged with another opposition politician, Godfrey Sithole…
By Edward Makuzva Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – In a momentous event today, the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) held a signing ceremony for principals in Bulawayo, accommodating those who were unable to attend the earlier ceremony in Harare. Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the newly elected NERA convener and President of FORUS party, addressed the media soon after…
Dr Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe By Lisca Philo As Zimbabwe joins the international community to celebrate the International Day of Education, UNICEF has spoken to the development of the education sector in Zimbabwe, reiterating the words of Nobuhle Nokutenda Sibanda, a 17-year-old learner from Beitbridge who said “Inclusive education is not only a…
Hector Murombedzi Story by Tarirai Madhuyu – ZBC Seasoned journalist Hector Murombedzi, who died in Harare on Monday, has been described as humble and hardworking broadcaster. Workmates, friends and relatives converged at Murombedzi’s family home in Warren Park, Harare this Tuesday to pay their last respects. Murombedzi died at Suburban hospital in Harare on Monday…
By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) 2023 November Advanced Level results are out. According to ZIMSEC, the examinations recorded a 94.6 % pass rate, compared to 88 % achieved last year, translating to a 6.6 % increase in pass rate. A total of 34 437 candidates sat for the examinations in 2023,…