Tinotenda Hove - The Emmerson Mnangagwa administration is facing mounting criticism after claiming major progress in revamping Zimbabwe’s healthcare system—despite widespread reports of hospital decay, drug shortages, and staff walkouts across the country. At the centre of the government’s recent media blitz is a new 52-room diagnostic laboratory at United…
Tinotenda Hove - Vice Chairperson of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe, Dr. Zindoga Tizirai Bungu, has found himself in legal trouble after being accused of misappropriating council funds to pay for another official’s legal fees. Bungu appeared before regional magistrate Mr. Donald Ndirowei facing charges of criminal…
Tinotenda Hove - A tragic road traffic accident claimed two lives and left 13 others injured early Monday morning along Lomagundi Road, between Harare Drive and the Westgate roundabout. The collision occurred around 4:30 AM when a Toyota Dyna truck loaded with agricultural produce rammed into the rear of a…
Tinotenda Hove - A serious traffic jam has brought Bulawayo Road to a standstill after a vehicle reportedly plunged off the Kuwadzana Extension bridge on Sunday afternoon. The incident has caused a complete halt in traffic flow, with commuters reporting delays of over two hours as vehicles remain backed up…
Tinotenda Hove - Another trip, another wasted opportunity… President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to Zimbabwe after attending the Liberation Movements Summit held in South Africa. On Sunday he was received at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport by Vice Presidents General (Retired) Dr Constantino Chiwenga and Colonel Kembo Mohadi, Defence Minister…
Tinotenda Hove - The Government of Zimbabwe has officially declared that it will not provide medical assistance to its citizens living in the diaspora, including the thousands based in neighbouring South Africa, citing strained financial resources. Speaking in Parliament last week, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi made…
MISA submissions to ACHPR Public Consultation on Freedom of Expression and Artificial Intelligence On 23 July 2025, MISA electronically submitted its insights to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Public Consultation on Freedom of Expression and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In its submissions, MISA emphasised the need for…
Tinotenda Hove - The FC Platinum team bus was involved in a road traffic accident on Saturday evening, just 33 kilometres from Triangle, shortly after the team’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash against Green Fuel. According to reports, the accident occurred when a vehicle attempted to overtake another but…
Tinotenda Hove - A Harare man, Munyaradzi Luke Chirombe (36), has been convicted of culpable homicide by the Hwange Magistrates' Court after causing a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian along the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls Road. The incident took place on January 13, 2025, at the 281-kilometre…
Timnotenda Hove - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has departed Harare for South Africa to attend the Former Liberation Movements (FLM) Summit, a gathering of leaders from political parties that played key roles in the liberation struggles across southern Africa. The summit, which is being hosted by South Africa’s ruling African National…
