Search / Children
Failure to invest in youth sexual health could cost Zimbabwe $3.6bn
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 Th...Published: 7 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Overcrowding in schools worries Parliament
A joint parliamentary committee has raised serious concerns over widespread overcrowding in Zimbabwe's primary and secondary schools, warning that deteriorating conditions are threatening the quality ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 123 | by Staff reporter
Bail revoked for headmaster in Cambridge exam scandal
Cynthia Gambiza, the proprietor of Destiny Achievers College, was last week remanded in custody after the State successfully applied for the revocation of her bail in a case where she is facing seven ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 126 | by Staff reporter
St Francis High School bursar nabbed
Police in Guruve have arrested St Francis High School bursar Ruvimbo Muza (42), Rutendo Vere (32), the school accountant and Lovemore Madochi (51), SDC treasurer.The trio was arrested on Thurs...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:18hrs | 607 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
4 year mystery: Family discovers missing cop's grave through spirit revelation
A decades-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Bulawayo-based police officer may finally be drawing to a close, after his family was reportedly led to a shallow grave by a spirit-possessed g...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF arsonists pose as firefighters
On June 11, 2025, my friend sent me a message I'll never forget: his wife had delivered a stillborn baby. The young couple was shattered. He said delays at the Harare hospital had cost them their chil...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:07hrs | 149 | by Reward Magadhi
Medical waste scandal at Bulawayo's dumpsite
A grave public health threat is festering at Bulawayo's Richmond landfill, commonly known as Ngozi Mine, where hazardous medical waste has been discovered dumped in the open - sparking fears of diseas...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:13hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's falling birth rate a burden
Two seemingly ordinary moments tell a deeper story of Zimbabwe's shifting reproductive landscape. In Harare, a woman welcomes her second child five years after her first - exactly as planned. In rural...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Mass exodus of teachers hits Zimbabwe's education sector
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing a worsening crisis as thousands of government-employed teachers continue to resign each year due to poor salaries, lack of job satisfaction, and growing politicis...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:03hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Parents call on police to act over fake Cambridge exams
Parents of 16 students from Destiny Achievers College in Harare are demanding urgent police action after discovering they were victims of a fake Cambridge O-Level examination scam allegedly orchestrat...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 16:09hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Masowe's Big 5 leader dies
The Johanne Masowe Echishanu apostolic sect is mourning the loss of one of its most respected elders, Madzibaba Mathias Nyakudya, who passed away in the early hours of Friday at his home in Domboshava...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:52hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Harare man in trouble over US$11,000 visa scam
A 36-year-old Harare man, Crispen Zhou, appeared in court this week facing two counts of fraud and charges related to the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act after allegedly duping two victims ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi sparks transformation at Mtetengwe primary school
The rural village of Mtetengwe, located 20 kilometers west of Beitbridge, experienced an extraordinary day of celebration and transformation recently, following a wave of attention sparked by a Januar...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Residents panic after lion sighting near town
Residents of Chegutu town in Mashonaland West province are gripped by fear following the sighting of a stray lion roaming in nearby bushes, causing widespread panic in the community.The big ca...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:38hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nationals in Middle East safe
The Government of Zimbabwe has assured the public that Zimbabwean nationals who reached out to the country's diplomatic missions amid escalating tensions in the Middle East are safe and accounted for....Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:36hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged not to use torture investigative method
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed grave concern over ongoing allegations of torture by law enforcement agencies and private individuals, calling for the adoption of professiona...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:34hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Ministry clarifies extra lessons not illegal
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has clarified that extra lessons are not illegal under current policy, but warned that they become a disciplinary offence when teachers charge learners ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:30hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Wife alleges hubby used her salary to spoil second wife with a car
A dispute between a Harare woman and her polygamist husband has spilled into the civil courts, with the wife accusing him of using part of her salary to lavish his second wife, including buying her a ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:30hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
'Where must my family do business - Zimbabwe?'
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has firmly denied any political interference in the awarding of South Africa's lucrative national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings, whose shareholders include Bell...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Villager dies after losing 37 cattle to January disease
A villager from Senkwasi in Zhombe, Midlands Province, has tragically died from high blood pressure after losing 37 head of cattle to January disease, a tick-borne infection that continues to wreak ha...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema goes to SA court in a bid to have Lungu's corpse
The Zambian government has filed an urgent case in a South African court seeking to stop the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, state media reports.This is the latest twist in a row betwe...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:46hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart: handsome Matabele warrior with brains
I must confess, I feel jealous whenever I see the Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart in his Matabele traditional regalia. The man looks more handsome especially when he is wearing his head gear (umqhele...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:12hrs | 788 | by Israel Dube
Grade 5 learner allegedly abused by Guardians taken to Zimbabwe
A Grade 5 learner from Skeen Primary School, who is allegedly a victim of abuse by her guardians, has been secretly taken to Zimbabwe, causing a significant delay in the investigation as critical evid...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
South Africans, Zimbabweans pray together after xenophobic attacks
Last month's killing of a South African man in Valencia, Addo, ignited devastating xenophobic revenge attacks that left at least four immigrants dead, dozens injured, and hundreds of families displace...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
ZRP investigates viral Mutare sex party invite
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an investigation into a viral social media post advertising a suspected "vuzu" or sex party allegedly scheduled to take place at a private venue in Muta...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
When Mnangagwa buries his colleagues, does he ever reflect on the legacy he will leave behind?
Life offers us countless moments for introspection - but it is up to us to seize them.This evening, I watched a news bulletin covering the burial of the late Luke Mushore - another in a long l...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:29hrs | 657 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare faces alarming surge in STI cases
Harare, June 24, 2025 - Harare is facing a troubling rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with over 25,000 new cases recorded in 2024, according to recent figures released by the National A...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:43hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Initiative to revolutionise ECD assessment
A pioneering initiative designed to transform the assessment of Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners is gaining momentum across Zimbabwe's education sector. The Smart Tablet Early Learning Tool ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:06hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
The death of an African President: Advocate Edgar Lungu!
The philosophy of Ubuntu will not allow me to talk about former President Edgar Lungu using outdoor language. Africa is rid of a ruler that destroyed the image of the African continent; we are yet to ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:48hrs | 468 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tagwirei rekindles 2030 agenda
The full-time political entry of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into Zanu-PF has reignited the contentious 2030 agenda within the ruling party, a campaign linked to a faction supporting President Emm...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Father accidentally runs over 2-year-old daughter
A tragic accident has plunged a Kensington family into mourning after a 55-year-old father accidentally ran over and killed his 2-year-old daughter while reversing his car out of the yard.The ...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 19:11hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Sibanda calls for ban on road coal transport to revive NRZ
Outspoken Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Jabulani Sibanda has called for a ban on the transportation of coal by road, urging the government to enact laws that protect the ailing National Rail...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:34hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Man kills father, police launch manhunt for fugitive suspect
A 30-year-old man is the prime suspect in the brutal killing of his 64-year-old biological father, Boniface Manyonga, whose lifeless body was discovered along the Harare-Chirundu highway near Chinyere...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:50hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
When a Child President wears the 'Mnangagwa scarf', we must all be concerned
Train up a child in the way you want them to grow, they say - but when this guidance is rooted in manipulation and politics, it risks ruining their lives before they've even begun.There was so...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:33hrs | 549 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthwakazi rejects the genocide interviews: No justice under the perpetrator's gavel
The government of Zimbabwe has announced its so-called Gukurahundi Public Hearings, set to begin soon under the stewardship of none other than Chief Fortune Charumbira, a well-known ZANU-PF loyalist a...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 271 | by Fikile ka Malikongwa
Vumbachikwe Mine moves to evict workers still occupying company houses after 2022 closure
GWANDA, Matabeleland South - Management at the struggling Vumbachikwe Mine has filed court summons seeking the eviction of two workers from company-owned houses, despite hundreds of others still occup...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:25hrs | 274 | by Stephen Jakes
Farmhouse turned into clinic
In a significant move aimed at improving rural healthcare delivery, the government has officially approved the conversion of a former luxury farmhouse at Hilton Farm in Murehwa South into a fully func...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:46hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic church minor dies after pregnancy, parents attempt to conceal truth
A disturbing new case of child marriage has rocked Zimbabwe, as members of the Johanne Marange apostolic sect are accused of trying to conceal the death of a suspected 13-year-old bride who reportedly...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:44hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Junior Parliament set to open tomorrow
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its dedication to involving children in decisions that affect their lives as preparations intensify for the official opening of the 33rd Junior Parliament at M...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:17hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's arrogance is an insult to millions of suffering Zimbabweans
There's a saying: "A soft answer turneth away wrath" - but what happens when arrogance and contempt are the response to a nation's cry for accountability?There is something profoundly disturbi...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:25hrs | 676 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Stallion Cruise' s Alice Pote dies at 33
Zvishavane has been plunged into mourning following the untimely death of prominent business executive and entrepreneur, Alice Pote, who passed away on Monday at the age of 33.Pote, who served...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:18hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
Man survives vicious lion attack near Victoria Falls
A 29-year-old man from the Woodlands Resettlement Area near Victoria Falls is lucky to be alive after surviving a savage lion attack over the weekend, in an incident that has reignited community fears...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:51hrs | 1338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers sick and tired of earning peanuts
Dozens of teachers under the banner of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) staged a demonstration on Monday in Manicaland province, protesting against poor salaries and deteriorat...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:08hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Lionel Mazarire elected 33rd Child president of Zimbabwe
Chinhoyi Technical High School's Lower Six pupil, Lionel Mazarire, has been elected as Zimbabwe's 33rd Child President, pledging to champion the rights of children nationwide and ensure child-fo...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:31hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Harare councillors divided over retirement age
Harare City Council (HCC) is currently split over a government directive to extend the retirement age for workers to 70, with some councillors arguing that the policy amounts to abuse of elderly emplo...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:28hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Mum hangs self after killing 2 kids
A wave of shock and horror has swept through Besa Village after a young mother and her two young children were found dead in a suspected double child murder followed by suicide, in a chilling incident...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:18hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Wife accused of using urine in husband's food
A Harare couple's marriage is teetering on the edge of collapse amid bizarre and disturbing allegations. Artwell Matemera has accused his wife, Winny Johannes, of mixing his food with urine and secret...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:17hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe grapples with alarming rise in drug abuse among schoolchildren
Recent incidents of drug abuse among Zimbabwean schoolchildren have sparked widespread concern, revealing a deepening crisis that threatens the social fabric of the nation. A viral video showing a sch...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:16hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is now a den of thieves
An 81-year-old former Zanu-PF Ward secretary from Mushagashe near Masvingo has publicly denounced the ruling party as a "den of thieves" and urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down to save Zim...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:06hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Ugly fight over war vets windfall
A US$650,000 government empowerment fund intended for children of Zimbabwe's liberation war veterans has ignited a fierce dispute between rival associations claiming to represent this constituency....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:51hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
