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Source: Govt pothole hotline appeal faces test of credibility – CITEZW The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development’s latest appeal to citizens to report potholes and urgent road defects through dedicated provincial hotlines, is facing a test of credibility, as questions mount over whether reporting alone can meaningfully resolve a road crisis rooted in years of […]
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Source: Calls grow to ring-fence Zimbabwe’s sugar tax revenue – CITEZW Local health experts say Zimbabwe must strengthen and properly govern health taxes if it is to protect its fragile health system, following new recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to significantly raise taxes on sugary drinks and other health-harming products. Zimbabwe’s health sector […]
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Source: Pests, leaching threaten crops -Newsday Zimbabwe A POSSIBLE upsurge in pest infestation particularly in the southern parts of Zimbabwe is threatening an expected bumper harvest that was inspired by favourable rains during the 2025-26 agricultural season. According to reports, farmers across Zimbabwe have exceeded the maize planting target for the summer agricultural season, reaching […]
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Source: UN Women urges councils to set up safe markets -Newsday Zimbabwe UNITED Nations assistant secretary-general and UN Women deputy executive director Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda has challenged Zimbabwean local authorities to take the lead in establishing and scaling up safe, dignified markets for women traders, saying the idea is achievable if backed by political will. Gumbonzvanda […]
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Source: Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 17th January 2026 Once again Vigil activists met outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London to continue our protest against the human rights abuse and lack of democracy in Zimbabwe perpetrated by ZANU PF, the ruling regime. https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/55046964807/sizes/m/ Thanks to those who came today: Tadiwa Chinyanganya, Blessing Harry, Jonathan Kariwo, Philip Maponga, Patricia […]
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Source: The off-peak data bundle heist: an unashamed daylight robbery by mobile networks When innovation is just thievery in disguise, the problem is clear. Tendai Ruben Mbofana   Some corporate practices are so cleverly packaged that they initially appear to benefit consumers, until one stops to ask who really gains. To directly receive articles from […]
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Source: When nearly every road is crumbling, what is the logic of a hotline? Some things are so absurd that one is tempted to dismiss them as a joke. Tendai Ruben Mbofana This morning, I came across a public notice issued by the Government of Zimbabwe inviting citizens to report urgent road defects through newly […]
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