Alarm as Bulawayo records spike in new STI cases
In the second quarter, new STI cases declined to 1 400, with the HIV positive rate remaining at 4%, while 233 contacts were treated.
By Silas Nkala
Dec. 22, 2025
Schools seen as frontline for SRHR education
“It is very limited in terms of SRHR. For example, you cannot talk about safer sex explicitly; you end up going round and round, shying away from the subject,” he said.
By MARGARET LUBINDA
Dec. 20, 2025
Woman accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old boy pleads not guilty.
The defence said that after a few minutes in her room, the complainant allegedly made sexual advances towards Makedenge, which she rejected and reprimanded him.
By Desmond Chingarande
Dec. 17, 2025
Impregnated Grade 7 learner (14) gives birth, scores the highest Grade 7 units but no justice yet
A 14-year-old Chikomba girl, who was impregnated while doing her Grade 7 at a local school, recently gave birth to a bouncing baby girl
By Jairos Saunyama
Dec. 13, 2025
Man (45) up for sodomising inmate
Wirimai Gowero was remanded in custody by Marehwanazvo Gofa and advised to approach the High Court for bail.
By TREVOR MUTSVAIRO
Nov. 28, 2025
Education ministry petitioned to end school dropouts
Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said every single dropout was a national emergency.
By SHARON ZEBRA
Nov. 22, 2025
Sexual harassment scandal rocks Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco
A SEXUAL harassment scandal, implicating a senior manager, is threatening to engulf Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco (ZLT), amid allegations that top officials may interfere with investigations
By Nhau Mangirazi
Nov. 7, 2025
Pregnant and postpartum women must be recognised as climate-vulnerable, public hearing told
He said it was essential for the Bill to explicitly include these groups under vulnerable populations, in line with Zimbabwe’s constitutional commitment to social justice.
By Moses Magadza
Oct. 30, 2025
Short film on child marriages empowers Zimbabwe’s rural schoolgirls
In a dimly lit Moffat Hall in Mutare, young rural school girls’ eyes are glued to the screen as the film At The End of the Rainbow unfolds.
By CLAYTON MASEKESA
Oct. 25, 2025
