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

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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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20.5.2021 6:53

Solidifying the Movement for Constitutionalism in Zimbabwe

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This week, on Saturday 22 May 2021, Zimbabwe’s Constitution turns 8....
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20.5.2021 6:46

Zimbabwe: Pregnant women and girls face barriers accessing public health facilities and risk life changing injuries

Pregnant women and girls are at risk of  life changing childbirth-related injuries, including obstetric fistula, as...
19.5.2021 14:26

UN greatest threat to world peace and security as SC veto powers only used to protect tyrants, warmongers, and aggressors

It can never be debated that the world today is at its most dangerous, with a...
19.5.2021 9:09

Zimbabwe government appeals ruling that denied chief justice term extension

The Attorney General of Zimbabwe filed an appeal Monday with the nation’s Supreme Court after the High Court’s recent...
19.5.2021 9:06

Zimbabwe suspends maize imports after bumper harvest

HARARE (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe has suspended maize imports this year after the country recorded a bumper...
19.5.2021 7:58

Recipients of govt/ZANU PF handouts must still punish ruling elite during elections as they’re the authors of our suffering

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19.5.2021 7:48

SA defence soldiers confiscates illegal cigarettes

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18.5.2021 18:08

Govt sincerity in dealing with gold smugglers questioned

The government’s sincerity in dealing with gold smugglers has been questioned following the arrest early this...
18.5.2021 11:54

Zimbabwe slides in freedom of expression ranking

Although Zimbabwe has implemented a raft of new legislation that create a partially media friendly environment,...
18.5.2021 11:50

Made in Scotland: The Zimbabwe golfer shooting for the stars with Erling Haaland on board

There is a young golfer striding faraway fairways shooting pars and birdies and making his mark...
18.5.2021 7:18

Zimbabwe 2020 international religious freedom report

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18.5.2021 7:12

IMF Calls for Major Reforms to Turn Zimbabwe’s Economy Around

Zimbabwe needs a “broader reform and stabilization agenda” to sustain an almost year long effort by...
18.5.2021 7:04

#NotYetUhuru: 60-year-old Patson Manyati reflects on being gay in Zimbabwe*

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