STIs on the rise in Shamva district

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in Shamva district largely due to apathy, unprotected sex and multiple partners.

Residents reject city budget

Masvingo residents have rejected the city council’s proposed 70 percent increase on the 2019 budget, dismissing the upward adjustment as unjustified.

Incentives excite tour operators

THE restoration of fiscal incentives for the tourism industry in the 2019 national budget has excited tour operators who say the move will stimulate the growth of their business.

A new look at gender violence narrative

A Great Zimbabwe University academic and researcher in feminism and literature has published her own book of critical observations of a shift from the narrative of victimhood to the narrative of resistance as depicted in the new fiction by Zimbabwean women writers.

Marondera moves to end water woes

Marondera Municipality will soon pump the bulk of its water from the Wenimbi Dam as it moves to improve water supplies and quality to the town, an official has said.

‘Fiscal transparency, accountability key for Vision 2030’

Government is working on improving fiscal transparency and accountability which it has identified as key pillars for economic growth and realisation of Vision 2030, a senior Government official has said. 

JUST IN: Government moves to contain Cholera

Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter THE Government has set up district, provincial and national rapid response teams to combat the spread of Cholera from Mount Darwin in Mashonaland Central where three people…

Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and CAR leaders to meet over Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced his intention to hold a one-day meeting with the Heads of State and Government of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and the Central African Republic.

Buhari to visit troops fighting Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to visit troops on the frontlines of the Boko Haram conflict on Wednesday and is to dispatch his defence minister to Chad following a jump in attacks.

Ebola: 19 die in eastern DRC in five days

The deadly Ebola outbreak which has ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly four months has claimed another 19 lives in just five days, the health ministry has said.

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