AFD report warns against one‑size‑fits‑all approaches to ending female genital mutilation

Laurent Allais, Correspondent SOME initiatives are effective in combating female genital mutilation, while others prove less effective or difficult to implement universally. But how can female genital mutilation (FGM) be…

Where silence once lived, progress now shouts: Maphisa’s grand reawakening

Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] FOR years, Maphisa lived in a kind of gentle stillness, a rural service centre in Matobo District where time seemed to breathe slower and the days drifted…

Botswana defends elephant hunts amid alarm

Usaid Siddiqui CONSERVATIONISTS have raised alarm about the Botswana government’s decision to increase its annual trophy-hunting quota for elephants, reigniting a debate over how the country should manage the world’s…

Gwanda pushes disability inclusion with new Government training

Sukulwenkosi Dube- Matutu, [email protected] EDUCATING stakeholders on disability issues has been identified as a key strategy for promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities, one of the major targets under…

Cementing ties on his birthday Mayihlome turns 72 by donating 400 bags of cement

Nothando Zondo, [email protected] IN the true spirit of building one’s country brick by brick, Umzingwane Member of Parliament Cde Levi Mayihlome chose to mark his 72nd birthday not with fanfare…

‘Future of healthcare is local’ President urges African nations to build self-funded systems

Vusumuzi Dube,  [email protected] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called for a shift toward home-grown public health solutions to safeguard African lives, centring the continent’s self-reliance as a pillar of Zimbabwe’s healthcare reform.…

President urges African nations to build self-funded systems . . . .donates US$1m as Ingutsheni fundraiser surpasses US$2m

Vusumuzi Dube, [email protected] PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA yesterday led a high-profile fundraising drive that secured over US$2 million for the rehabilitation of Ingutsheni Central Hospital. He personally anchored the initiative at the…

President urges African nations to build self-funded systems . . . .donates US$1m as Ingutsheni fundraiser surpasses US$2m

Vusumuzi DubeM,[email protected] PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA yesterday led a high-profile fundraising drive that secured over US$2 million for the rehabilitation of Ingutsheni Central Hospital. He personally anchored the initiative at the Zimbabwe…

Midnight murder: Lupane man sentenced to 19 years for stabbing wife

Fairness Moyana A 34-year-old Lupane man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for brutally stabbing his estranged wife to death in a midnight attack that has shocked the…

Bill 3 debate derailed by misinformation and deliberate distortions

THERE has been a deliberate and worrying attempt to misinform the public about the nature, purpose, and legality of Bill 3. What should have been a straightforward constitutional and governance…