We express deep concern following the emergence of the 17th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its potential spread to neighbouring countries.
Ebola virus disease is a zoonotic disease, transmitted from animals to humans and then between humans. Its repeated emergence is a reminder that human health and animal health are strongly interlinked.
While the specific animal reservoir associated with this current outbreak has not yet been identified, scientific evidence from previous outbreaks points to wildlife species, particularly fruit bats and potentially other wild animals as a likely source of transmission. The origin of infection in the current outbreak remains under investigation.
Given this context, we emphasise the importance of stronger surveillance at the animal-human-environmental interface and call for a stronger rollout of the One Health approach at country, cross-border and regional level.
Read our statement: https://t.co/JlWMME1AX9
I have been arrested. My passport seized. My citizenship stripped. As I write, @HStvNews , @bbmhlanga@olgamuteiwa and @FaithZaba sit in our courts for telling the truth to power.
Some of us have already paid. Some of us are paying still. We have no intention of stopping.
These past few weeks I saw a glimpse of the Zimbabwe I have dreamed of all my life. I watched the Flag fill our timelines. I watched strangers across class and politics draft submissions to Parliament. I watched ordinary citizens take time off the daily hustle just to be counted. For a brief and beautiful moment, we remembered who we are.
Make no mistake. Ian Smith's white minority rule has been replaced by ZANU PF's repressive black minority rule. The fuel cartel. The procurement carnival around Tagwirei, Chivayo and Tungwarara. Wealth that tracks state tenders, not honest markets.
We will not be freed by another strongman. We will be freed by strong institutions and an awake citizenry.
The nation and the Constitution above party. Country before everything else.
Read the full essay 👇
https://t.co/rSjUIZmi7v
Zimbabwe Commercial Milk Output Rises 7% to 40 Million Litres in first 4 months.
Zimbabwe’s commercial milk production increased 7% to 40 million litres in the first four months of 2026, up from 38 million litres last year, as the country edges closer to milk self-sufficiency.
January output rose 9% to 10.6 million litres, February increased 8% to 9.4 million litres, March climbed 6% to 10.2 million litres, while April production grew 5% to 10.1 million litres.
Government targets commercial milk production above 200 million litres by 2030, with 2026 expected to mark national self-sufficiency after sector growth of 129% since 2017.
However, dairy imports surged 72% to US$8.7 million in the first four months of 2026, reflecting rising demand, expanding processing capacity, and higher disposable incomes.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken:
If we're competing with China one-on-one, that's a game that we may lose.
Their market's much bigger, their manufacturing is three times our manufacturing.
Purchasing power parity is greater than ours, more papers, more patents, a bigger navy — you can go down the list.
But when we're aligned with Europe, with Japan, with Korea, with India, with Australia, with Canada, we go from about 25% of world GDP to 50 or 60%. A lot harder for China to ignore.
This is an aspect of #CAB3 that I haven’t seen widely discussed but one which I think is extremely dangerous. Please give it a watch and let me know your thoughts. And don’t forget to send your submissions to Parliament this week! #NoToCAB3@daddyhope@freemanchari@TrevorNcube@LynneStactia
#FridayBraaiside: Bra @TrevorNcube, I hear you. I feel you. I agree with all the concerns you raised about CAB3, erosion yemasimba evanhu, the patronage networks, lawfare, and state capture. This is not what the liberation struggle stood for.
But I am not convinced that framing the entire organisation as "evil" will give us the change we want. Moral absolutism of “the virtuous and the evil” won’t accelerate change; it will harden the very actors we could influence, making it more difficult to engage in constructive dialogue and promote reforms within.
ZANUPF is a reality; it cannot be wished away. It is deeply entrenched, but it is not monolithic. It has hardliners, reformists, fence-sitters, and opportunists. And for many, it is more than a party; it is their identity, history, network, and sometimes survival.
When you label the whole party "evil", the critique lands as an existential attack. It feeds “us vs them” framing. Hardliners thrive on such siege narratives, handing them a rallying cry to close ranks.
Change in dominant parties rarely comes from total rejection or rebuke from outside. It oft comes from internal tensions plus sustained external pressure. We know that there are voices within ZANU PF who disagree with CAB3 and recognise that the excesses have gone too far.
Target decisions. Expose leaders. But siyai pehukama. Change will come when those inside find the space to step forward, not when they are pushed back into silence. Widen internal cracks, don't seal them.
President @edmnangagwa, you have served in government for 46 years, with two more years remaining on your current mandate. Why do you seek to extend your tenure beyond what the people gave you?
A constitutional term is not a suggestion; it is a contract with citizens. Amending it without returning to the people deepens division and erodes trust in both Parliament and government.
Do not be selfish. Help build a culture that respects term limits, where leadership is accountable, and ensures predictable transitions. Ushe madzoro.
🚨 Nobel Prize winner just invented a machine that pulls clean water out of thin air. Up to 1,000 liters per day, powered by ambient heat, and works in deserts.
Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for inventing this. It uses "reticular chemistry" to create materials that extract moisture from air even in arid conditions.
UN just said we're in "global water bankruptcy era." 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water. 3.5 billion lack sanitation. 4 billion experience severe water scarcity at least one month per year.
Yaghi grew up in a refugee camp in Jordan with no running water. So he invented a machine that makes water appear from nothing.
#BREAKING: Zimbabwe have pulled off another famous win, beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets and go to the second round as group winners.
Congratulations to #TheChevrons!