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NewsDay

AMH is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence. We have four newspapers: The Zimbabwe Independent, a business weekly published every Friday, The Standard, a weekly published every Sunday, and Southern and NewsDay, our daily newspapers. Each has an online edition.

Zim cannot afford to ignore the silent dementia crisis

The warnings raised in Parliament that increasing numbers of elderly people are going missing from their homes should serve as a wake-up call.
By Newsday Jul 25, 2026
Bosso owes Benjani an apology
Bosso owes Benjani an apology
Imagine what he could achieve with timely salary payments, proper recruitment support and an administration pulling in the same direction.
By Newsday Jul 22, 2026
No one rules forever
While the courts will determine the Act's legality, legitimacy is a broader political and moral question that ultimately belongs to Zimbabweans.
By Newsday Jul 21, 2026
Fund hospitals or keep burying mothers
Every number represents a mother who never returned home, a baby whose life ended before it began, a family left shattered and a community robbed of its future.
By Newsday Jul 20, 2026
Returning patients cannot fall through the cracks
The Health and Child Care ministry’s decision to deploy health workers at ports of entry and screen more than 100 000 returnees is commendable.
By Newsday Jul 17, 2026
Families on the streets a national indictment
Entire families now sleep on pavements, under bridges, at bus termini and in abandoned buildings.
By Newsday Jul 17, 2026
Power without reform a dangerous proposition
The Zimbabwe Republic Police cannot be expected to enforce every municipal by-law while simultaneously dealing with serious criminal offences.
By Newsday Jul 16, 2026
Why Scottland FC’s SA trip could be the bridge we need
The football histories of Zimbabwe and South Africa are not merely connected — they are deeply intertwined.
By Newsday Jul 15, 2026
Time to stop the inside job heists at HCC
Mayor Jacob Mafume’s admission that thieves appear to know precisely when council offices are holding cash is perhaps the most alarming aspect of this scandal.
By Newsday Jul 14, 2026
A six-year freeze that Zim cannot repeat
But the migration should not be mistaken for the end of the story.
By Newsday Jul 14, 2026
A tired base, too many promises
The complaint itself isn't new. Its tone is.
By Newsday Jul 6, 2026
Xenophobia exodus demands more than sympathy
The warning was neither sudden nor hidden.
By Newsday Jul 3, 2026
Debt denial bankrupting Zimbabwe’s future
The real question is whether borrowed money is used productively and whether governments honour their obligations.
By Newsday Jul 2, 2026
Parliament turned into execution chamber of 2013 Constitution
Having sailed through the National Assembly, it proceeded to the Senate, where it was passed with minor amendments.
By Newsday Jul 1, 2026
The emperor is naked
When leaders publicly pledge fidelity to the Constitution, citizens naturally expect every subsequent action to reinforce and not complicate that commitment.
By Newsday Jun 30, 2026
A vote of confidence in Zimbabwe’s IPP future
It is a vote of confidence in Zimbabwe’s evolving electricity market and a potential turning point for private investment in power generation.
By Newsday Jun 29, 2026
CAB 3: A hurried constitutional gamble Zim cannot afford
They are the supreme law of the land, carefully crafted to protect citizens from the excesses of those who wield political power.
By Newsday Jun 27, 2026
Selective outrage and the hypocrisy in Zanu PF
The youth league members were angered by the move.
By Newsday Jun 26, 2026
Politicians feeding fat while citizens starve
CAB 3 was formally tabled in the Senate this week after sailing through in the National Assembly with the assistance of 34 legislators aligned to Tshabangu.
By Newsday Jun 25, 2026
Springboks ‘A’ defeat must fuel fire for a new Zim rugby era
To achieve this, the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) must aggressively engage the corporate sector to build a sustainable domestic ecosystem.
By Newsday Jun 24, 2026
A brazen assault on constitutionalism
Neither man spoke out by accident. Both recognise the danger that many Zimbabweans already see.
By Newsday Jun 23, 2026
No victory lap for ZTA
It lays bare years of institutional decay across Zimbabwe’s public sector, where statutory obligations were too often treated as optional extras rather than legal requirements.
By Newsday Jun 22, 2026
Politics of the tummy breeding sellouts
This meant that every Member of Parliament’s choice was visible to colleagues, party leaders and political opponents alike.
By Newsday Jun 20, 2026
CAB 3: Zanu PF’s real target remains unchanged
Zanu PF is trying to set a narrative that it is willing to come to the table, listen to concerns and make concessions in the national interest.
By Newsday Jun 19, 2026
Musona's form is an urgent wake-up call for Zim football
Musona, who celebrates his 36th birthday this Sunday, is one of the hottest properties in the local top flight.
By Newsday Jun 17, 2026
Car import boom exposes formalisation failure
A healthy economy channels savings through banks, where capital can be mobilised for productive investment.
By Newsday Jun 16, 2026
CAB 3 and the tyranny of the majority
But parliamentary power comes with a duty to exercise restraint. Legislators are custodians of the Constitution, not merely agents of party directives.
By Newsday Jun 15, 2026
A golden opportunity for corruption?
Zimbabwe may be creating a system that could become one of the biggest transfers of alluvial gold into private hands under the banner of environmental rehabilitation.
By Newsday Jun 13, 2026