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Zimbabwe Moves to Tighten Rules for Architects as Cabinet Approves Amendment Bill

By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has approved the Principles of the Architects Amendment Bill, 2025, in a move expected to strengthen oversight and weed out unregistered practitioners from the country’s architectural profession. Announcing the development after Tuesday’s Twenty-First Cabinet Meeting chaired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere said…

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BAZ Warns Internet Broadcasters Over Unethical Content

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By Dickson Bandera The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has raised alarm over what it describes as a worrying increase in the spread of harmful, unverified, and offensive content by internet-based broadcasters, warning that such conduct violates the country’s broadcasting laws and ethical standards. In a strongly worded press statement released this week, the Authority…

Former Police Band Member and Telecoms Expert Brighton Soni Dies in Tragic Road Accident

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The late Brighton Soni By Wellington Mareva A tragic road accident near Norton along the Harare–Bulawayo Road on Tuesday, 15 July, claimed the life of Brighton Soni — a respected former ZRP Police Band member and telecoms expert. The accident occurred in the evening as he was returning from official duties in Gweru, just hours…

Zimbabwe Agricultural Show Returns With New Additives

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By Julius Idrissa Manganda Zimbabwe’s flagship agricultural event returns to Harare this August, bigger in scope and ambition as it marks two major milestones — the 115th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show and the 130th anniversary of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS). Taking place from August 26th to 30th under the theme “Building Bridges: Connecting Agriculture, Industry,…

ZACC Urges Public to Cooperate at Roadblocks as Police Play Key Role in Fight Against Corruption

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Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission spokesperson Simiso Mlevu By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has expressed concern over emerging habits that threaten to weaken the fight against corruption, warning that resistance to lawful police operations at roadblocks undermines broader national efforts to curb graft. In a statement issued on 15 July 2025, ZACC spokesperson Ms…

Zimbabwe to Hold National Monitoring and Evaluation Awareness Week to Boost Accountability

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By Dickson Bandera The Government of Zimbabwe will host the inaugural National Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Awareness Week from 28 July to 1 August 2025 at Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen accountability, transparency and evidence-based decision-making in line with Vision 2030. The event, spearheaded by the Office of…

Accident at Newly Opened Trabablas Interchange Lands Transporter in Hot Soup

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By Dickson Bandera The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has confirmed an incident involving a truck owned by Tika Chem Investments (Pvt) Ltd, which damaged part of the newly commissioned Trabablas Interchange — Zimbabwe’s first of its kind. According to a statement issued on 9 July 2025, the truck was transporting granite stone on…

Zimbabwe Launches Pathways to Reintegration Foundation to Support Ex-Inmates

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By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe has approved the launch of the Pathways to Reintegration Foundation, a new initiative set to work with the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service to deliver structured rehabilitation and reintegration programmes that support inmates and ex-inmates in rebuilding their lives and re-entering society with dignity, skills, and renewed purpose. This initiative represents…

Zimbabwe Launches Ambitious National Gender Policy to Tackle Inequality

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Minister Monica Mutsvangwa By Luscious Velinya In a decisive move to bridge longstanding gender gaps, the Government of Zimbabwe has unveiled the National Gender Policy (2025) — a sweeping, multi-sectoral blueprint designed to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, the policy outlines…

Harare SPCA in Crisis: About 1,000 Dogs Received Between January and May, Shelter Overwhelmed

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By Dickson Bandera The Harare Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is grappling with an unprecedented influx of stray, surrendered, and abandoned animals, with more than 1,000 dogs taken in between January and May 2025 alone. The surge has pushed the shelter’s facilities, staff, and finances to the brink, triggering what management…