“You might find a frauder”: Victoria Falls youth calls for programme to protect young people from online scams
Young people searching for jobs and ways to make money online are increasingly vulnerable to scams, with Victoria Falls youth Deborah calling for a dedicated programme to teach young people how to identify fraudulent opportunities. Speaking during consultations on the 2027 National Budget, Deborah said unemployment was pushing young people…
‘One in every four girls’: MP raises alarm over Zimbabwe’s adolescent pregnancy crisis
A national adolescent pregnancy rate of 23.7% among girls aged between 10 and 19 was raised in Parliament on Wednesday as Mutsa Fransisca Murombedzi warned that Zimbabwe’s young people need more than policy statements on reproductive health. Murombedzi, a Mashonaland West proportional representation MP, was contributing to debate on President…
“People are choosing Botswana”: MP says Victoria Falls-Bulawayo road crisis threatens tourism, Cricket World Cup
A debate over whether Government is really “leaving no one and no place behind” took a sharp turn in Parliament on Wednesday when an MP turned the spotlight on the deteriorating Victoria Falls–Bulawayo highway, questioning why travellers are increasingly choosing a longer route through Botswana because it takes less time.…
‘How on earth can a whole Government… only construct 50 kilometres?’: Road debate erupts in Parliament
The debate over the deteriorating Bulawayo–Victoria Falls highway took a dramatic turn in Parliament on Tuesday when Hwange Central MP Fortune Daniel Molokela-Tsiye challenged the Government’s commitment to rehabilitating the road, only to face repeated points of order and interruptions as he argued that Matabeleland North was being left behind.…
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Forensic work may delay Chivayo burial as questions emerge over helicopter crash
Forensic work to identify human remains recovered from the scene of Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Marondera could delay the burial of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke…
What happened in the final hours before Wicknell Chivayo’s death?
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo spent part of his final day making a significant donation to Highlanders Football Club,…
Four Donkeys Killed by Lions as Hwange Family Counts the Cost of Human-Wildlife Conflict
A family in BH9 under Chief Mvuthu is counting the cost of human-wildlife conflict after four donkeys were…
Mnangagwa warns of below-normal rains as Matabeleland North communities face persistent water crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned of below-normal rainfall across the SADC region in the coming season, raising fresh…
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