September 12, 2026
When Belief Meets Health- Why HIV Testing Still Falters in Sub- Saharan Africa & Rural Zimbabwe
Health, National, Opinion

When Belief Meets Health- Why HIV Testing Still Falters in Sub- Saharan Africa & Rural Zimbabwe

January 10, 2026 0

By Dr Lloyd Gideon Makonese As Zimbabwe continues to register progress in its national HIV response, including improved access to antiretroviral therapy and reduced HIV-related mortality, doctoral research suggests that late testing in rural communities remains a critical and unresolved challenge. While policy frameworks emphasise service expansion and coverage targets,…

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Lawlessness and Lawless Policing
Opinion

Lawlessness and Lawless Policing

January 8, 2026 0

By Reason Wafawarova I am increasingly disturbed by ordinary Zimbabweans openly urging the police to use torture to extract confessions from the Guruve murder suspect. Some are even suggesting that the “best place” for the man is Braeside CID. I have no idea why Braeside, of all places, has become…

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Message to the People of Zimbabwe – On Opposition Disunity
Opinion

Message to the People of Zimbabwe – On Opposition Disunity

December 21, 2025 0

Fellow Zimbabweans, The Nkulumane by-election has once again exposed a painful truth we must confront honestly. While ZANU-PF remains a single, well-oiled machinery, the opposition has arrived divided—ten candidates fighting each other instead of confronting the real source of our national suffering. This is not political diversity; it is political…

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Opinion: Zanu PF’s Tafadzwa Mugwadi Blasts Political Foes
Opinion

Opinion: Zanu PF’s Tafadzwa Mugwadi Blasts Political Foes

December 14, 2025 0

BY TAFADZWA MUGWADI Just to remind some arrogant fool: Fighting me through proxies or hired political urchins is a no-brainer. This unprovoked and misguided tomfoolery—chasing the political microphone, organising clandestine kangaroo gatherings in blatant defiance of party directives to spew hate, polarise, sow divisions and grandstand as if you are…

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Beyond Blame: Why Zimbabwe Needs Collective Innovation to Advance a Biopsychosocial Health System
Opinion

Beyond Blame: Why Zimbabwe Needs Collective Innovation to Advance a Biopsychosocial Health System

December 14, 2025 0

By Lloyd Gideon Makonese, a public health practitioner, health systems researcher and educationalist with a professional interest in community-centred health innovation For too long, national conversations on health in Zimbabwe have revolved around blame. When services fall short, attention quickly turns to the government or the Ministry of Health and…

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