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Zimbabwe's diamond wealth enriches elites
For decades, diamonds have been celebrated as symbols of wealth and transformation — precious stones capable of reshaping entire nations. But in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich fields, the reality for local...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:42hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
1 in 5 Zimbabwean infants receive exclusive breastfeeding
As the world observes World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to 7, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) has raised alarm over the country's sharply declining exclusive breastfeeding rates, warning of a loo...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:11hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to immunise 34,000 children every year
Zimbabwe is falling behind in its efforts to fully immunise every child, with approximately 34,000 children going without basic vaccinations each year, exposing them to life-threatening diseases. This...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Tensions escalate as Zimbabwean villagers resist land takeover
Tensions are mounting in the Malipati area of Chiredzi as a land dispute involving local villagers, their headman, and outside investors threatens to destabilise the community. Several villagers have ...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:10hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents petition council over debt blitz
Gweru residents have petitioned the local authority to postpone a planned revenue collection blitz - which includes water disconnections and possible property attachments - fro...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:22hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Giant lithium miner displaces villagers in Zimbabwe
A tense standoff is unfolding in Bikita, where eight families settled on George Nollen Farm under Chief Marozva in the year 2000, as part of Zimbabwe's land reform programme, are now facing eviction. ...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:44hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Why community engagement and dialogue are key for Zimbabwe's development
Communities are the backbone of any country.I was recently privileged to moderate the Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue on Bridging Community Solutions and National Policy - organized by the Institu...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:45hrs | 157 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Family arrested for alleged double murder in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested Rameck Chidinhika (53) and his three daughters - Constancia Chidinhika (28), Vimbai Chidinhika (19), and a 15-year-old juvenile - following the alleged murde...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:38hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diarrhoea cases surge 700%
The City of Bulawayo has experienced a concerning spike in diarrhoea cases, with approximately 555 reported as of August 2024. This marks a staggering 693% increase from the 370 cases recorded in July...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:58hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Active Youth Zimbabwe set to build drug rehabilitation center
ACTIVE YOUTH ZIMBABWE is planning to build a drug rehabilitation center which will be located at Pumula South, Bulawayo.In an interview, Active Youth Zimbabwe Editorial Director, Romeo M...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 14:59hrs | 26 | by Stephen Jakes
Cholera is wreaking havoc in Harare's poor suburbs
TWO men struggle to push a rusty wheelchair over quarry stones into one of the tents at a clinic in Kuwadzana phase 4, one of Harare's densely populated suburbs.In the wheelchair is an elderly...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Pumula Arts Awards nominees unveiled
It is awards season and excitement among artistes is at a fever pitch as they wait with bated breath to see who will triumph. With nominees being unveiled for the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards, another aw...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
South Africa making efforts to tackle xenophobia
SOUTH Africa has adopted multi-pronged approaches to tackle the scourge of xenophobia through community dialogues and soccer matches between foreigners and locals, among other interventions, a governm...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Why Tsholotsho has highest HIV burden
GROWING up in a poverty-stricken family, and being discriminated against by her own father drove Thabiso Ndlovu straight into the hands of men.The 21-year-old from Maphane Village in Tsholotsh...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Calls for localised civil servants deployment grow louder
VILLAGERS in Nkayi district, Matebeleland North province, are lobbying for the deployment of qualified locals in key civil service professions like teaching, nursing and the police saying it would go ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops unleashed to bash Matobo villagers
ANTI-RIOT police bashed community members in Domboshava Village, Matobo as punishment for ganging up to evict miners, civil society group, Heal Zimbabwe Trust has reported.The details were rev...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:48hrs | 1 | by Sytaff reporter
Gwanda mayor praises Mnangagwa govt
GWANDA mayor, Councillor Knowledge Ndlovu, has hailed the new administration for observing people's rights saying this was critical to developing the country.Clr Ndlovu said this yesterday dur...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa can't bury past
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for calling on Zimbabweans to "bury" the past with critics saying the country cannot move forward without first addressing injustices such as Gukurahun...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rural man challenged to take on care work in Zimbabwe
The latest Household Care Survey done by Oxfam in Bubi, Caledonia, Gutu Masvingo and Seke Districts show that though men do take part in some aspects of care work such as fetching water, cooking and t...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
CCDZ conducts community dialogue in Chinhoyi
The Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe(CCDZ) recently conducted Community Dialogue meetings in Chinhoyi, Karoi and Hurungwe on service delivery by government institutions.In a commun...Published: 24 May 2017 at 08:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Count Down To International Women's Day Commemorations...
As the world prepares to commemorate the International Women's Day on the 8th of March 2017 under the theme #BeBoldForChange, Heal Zimbabwe said it has brought inroads in empowering women that it work...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF officials accused of frustrating donors
NON-ZANU-PF members in Zaka district, Masvingo province, have accused top ruling party officials in the area of meddling in community development programmes, thereby stalling construction of a loc...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youth kick out Political Violence in Gokwe South through sports
Kugara Hunzwana Peace club established by a community that works with Heal Zimbabwe in Gokwe South Ward 12, has utilized sports for peace tournaments to propagate message of peace and build social coh...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 05:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tsholotsho community peace clubs strive to end water conflicts through Amalima
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has reported that the Tsholotsho community is working hard to resolve the water conflict problems bedeviling the area."Water remains a precious resource that is vital to pe...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
We are not aware of the Constitutional Provisions of our Mandate: Traditional leaders
Heal Zimbabwe has said traditional leaders act as custodians and stewards of their communities and ensure that there is peaceful resolution to disputes that take place in communities but are ignorant ...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Citizen journalism gives rural communities a voice
IN recent years, the role of information in tackling poverty has been a major component of African governments' social policies, Zimbabwe included. Poor information dissemination has left most rural c...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 05:58hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Heal Zimbabwe statement on International Day of Democracy
Heal Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Day of Democracy which is commemorated every year on the 15th of September.The United Nations (UN) theme for this year'...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
CSO conduct 18 dialogues to prevent violence in society
Church and Civil Society Forum (CCSF) and its partners have conducted 18 dialogues across the county in an initiative to strengthen local mechanisms for violence prevention at the community level....Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
ROOTS launch 'Not Ripe for Marriage Campaign'
Real Opportunities for Transformation Support (ROOTS), a youth driven organisation advocating for economic justice for young people will be launching a campaign to end early, forced child marriages in...Published: 21 Jul 2014 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pupils are having sex in empty classrooms says junior senator
Masvingo - Pupils are having sex in empty classrooms, in the school grounds or sneak out of boarding to meet at night clubs and for schools to continue to deny them access to condoms is to refuse to a...Published: 24 Aug 2012 at 14:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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