CDF spending questioned as BEAM arrears mount

The continued disbursement of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations to Members of Parliament has come under scrutiny amid mounting arrears owed to schools under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), with Gokwe-Kabuyuni legislator, Spencer Tshuma, arguing that greater priority should be given to funding vulnerable learners. 

ConCourt reserves judgment in Kawa and Machingura challenge to CAB3

ConCourt reserves judgment in Kawa and Machingura challenge to CAB3

The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has reserved judgment in a challenge to Constitutional Amendment No. 3 brought by Eliphas Kawa and Hazvineyi Machingura.

Zimbabwe gazettes landmark oil and gas deal for Cabora Bassa

Zimbabwe has gazetted a Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement (PPSA) for the Cabora Bassa Project in the north of the country, setting the long-term rules that will govern how oil and gas will be explored, developed and produced.

Nurses and midwives are backbone of healthcare – Mombeshora

Nurses and midwives are backbone of healthcare – Mombeshora

Nurses and midwives are the backbone of healthcare delivery, and their training, professional development and specialisation must be invested in, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has said.

Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

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A warning to SA

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The Patriotic Military Forum

EDITOR - We announce the creation of the Patriotic Military Forum, the Voice of Soldiers. We...

Child abuse worsens

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