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Zimbabwe govt under fire over TBs mismanagement
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
The Zimbabwean government is facing renewed criticism over its handling of Treasury Bills (TBs), amid allegations of corruption, regulatory manipulation, and financial mismanagement that have raised alarm within the country's economic and...
Zimbabwe's agric producer prices surge 36.4%
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
Zimbabwe's agricultural producer prices spiked sharply in May 2025, with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) reporting a 36.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the Producer Price Index for Agriculture (PPIA), signalling growing...
Zimbabwe govt to clear pre-2009 pensions backlog
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
The Zimbabwean Government is finalizing amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 162 of 2023 to fast-track compensation payments to private sector pensioners who lost significant value in their savings due to the devastating hyperinflation period...
Zimbabwe anti-drug fight disjointed, MPs warn
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
Members of Parliament have raised grave concerns over Zimbabwe's disjointed and under-resourced response to the country's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, citing a lack of coordination, inadequate infrastructure, and severe staff...
Presidential vendor scheme launched in Bindura
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Presidential Investment adviser Paul Tungwarara THE Presidential Vendors' Empowerment Scheme was launched yesterday in Bindura with a pledge of interest-free seed capital aimed at uplifting informal traders and steering them towards formalisation....
Zanu-PF pushes for law criminalising govt criticism
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 1, 2025
Ruling party ZANU-PF legislators are doubling down on calls to criminalise criticism of government shortcomings, reigniting concerns over shrinking democratic space and rising authoritarianism in Zimbabwe. This comes as ZANU-PF Member of...
Dame Joanna Lumley 'shocked' by governments' failure to stop trophy hunting
Daily Express
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July 1, 2025
Dame Joanna Lumley has demanded the government act on a trophy hunting ban while she marked the 10th anniversary of Cecil the lion's death. Cecil, a male who lived in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, was killed on July 2 2015 by a trophy hunter...
With tobacco output record already set, Zimbabwe eyes 400m kg milestone
New Zimbabwe
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July 1, 2025
Tobacco Reporter Two weeks after topping 300 million kilograms of tobacco output for the first time, Zimbabwean officials say this year’s crop should top 330 million kg, and that achieving 400 million kg in the future is within reach. According to...
Ignoring government failures is patriotism – ZANU PF MPs say, push for National Ideology
New Zimbabwe
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June 30, 2025
By Darlington Gatsi RULING party ZANU PF’s legislators remain resolute in pushing for legislation that criminalises criticising the government’s shortcomings, despite pushback from the opposition. ZANU PF MP Joseph Mapiki recently tabled a motion...
EJWP backs gender policy to advance equality across Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
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July 1, 2025
By Alois Vinga THE Economic Justice for Women’s Project (EJWP) says the recently approved gender policy will go a long way in harnessing gender equality nationwide. Cabinet recently adopted a new National Gender Policy (2025), which aims to...
Harare has over 5,000 illegal billboards
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
Shocking revelations emerged this week that Harare City Council officials are allegedly complicit in the illegal erection and operation of over 5,000 billboards across the capital, costing the local authority vast amounts in lost revenue. The city...
Zimbabwe’s Health Minister Reassures Nation On ARV Availability
The Zimbabwean
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June 30, 2025
His remarks follow growing concern that low-income countries could face shortages of HIV medication, triggered by an executive order signed in January by former U.S. President Donald Trump. The order has raised alarms globally, with health...
Manicaland has thinnest women in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has revealed that Manicaland Province is among the regions with the highest prevalence of thinness among women aged between 20 and 49. The findings have raised serious public...
Failure to invest in youth sexual health could cost Zimbabwe $3.6bn
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
A new report by UNAIDS reveals that Zimbabwe stands to save billions of dollars by investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services targeted at young people. The study, titled The Cost of Inaction, estimates that the lifetime...
There’s nothing visionary about a president who only acts after public pressure
The Zimbabwean
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June 30, 2025
Tendai Ruben Mbofana I was watching a news report on the state broadcaster this evening, and by the time it ended, I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel...
Delta beer truck overturns in Zimbabwe, looters descend on scene
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
News / Local by Staff reporter 6 hrs ago | Views A Delta Beverages truck transporting opaque beer overturned early Monday morning along the notorious Christmas Pass, with scenes of chaos unfolding as passersby looted crates of beer from the crash...
Struggling OK Zimbabwe to Sell Four Stores in US$10.5 Million Debt Recovery Plan
The Zimbabwe Mail
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June 30, 2025
HARARE – OK Zimbabwe Limited, a major player in the country’s retail sector and a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed company, has announced plans to dispose of key assets—including four supermarkets—in a bid to raise US$10.5 million and escape...
Zimbabwe assures continued ARV availability
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 30, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 50 mins ago | Views The government has reassured the public that antiretroviral (ARV) medicines will remain accessible to all who need them through the end of 2025, with plans already underway to secure supplies...
Mutsvangwa Fumes Over Own Ally’s Humiliating Defeat In Zanu PF Manicaland Women’s League Election
Zim Eye
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June 30, 2025
Mutsvangwa Fumes Over Own Ally’s Humiliating Defeat In Zanu PF Manicaland Women’s League Election By A Correspondent ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa is reportedly furious after his preferred candidate, Mercy Sacco, suffered a...
Zimbabwean star player Brian Banda dies in car crash
Briefly
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June 30, 2025
Zimbabwean footballer playing for FC Platinum, Brian Banda tragically died in a car accident on the Zvishavane-Bulawayo Road The former Highlanders FC attacking midfielder and Zimbabwe international was one of three people who died at the scene of...