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Retired lieutenant General Engelbert Rugeje has today donated goods worth US$50,000 to Silveira Mission Hospital in Bikita District.

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Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) founder and veteran human rights activist Linda Tsitsi Masarira has died. She was 43.

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Visibility was low due to heavy dust after the Chibi turn-off tollgate along the Masvingo–Beitbridge Road as vehicles stir up dust in the area. These pictures were taken at 1355 hours, May 24, 2026.

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Junior Private Limited Director Noah Marima says servicing of the Munhumutapa Clipsham Remainder residential stands is expected to be completed by August 2026.
The project comprises 844 low-density and 865 medium-density residential stands.
Marima said Junior Construction is ahead of schedule after commencing work in November 2025 and is set to complete its portion of the project in less than a year. Marima was speaking during a tour of the project by Minister of Local Government and Public Works Daniel Garwe in Masvingo.

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President @edmnangagwa has appointed Zimbabwe's Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza and her deputy Mr Justice Paddington Garwe.

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Minister of Local Government and Public Works Daniel Garwe has today, (May 13, 2026) officially opened the 6th SADC Ministers’ Meeting on Disaster Risk Management at Great Zimbabwe Hotel. He stressed that climate change remains a key driver of disaster risk in Southern Africa, with rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and an increasing frequency of extreme weather. Garwe urged SADC ministers to strengthen early warning systems, invest in climate-resilient infrastructure, and promote climate-smart agriculture.

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Zimbabwe hosts the 6th SADC Ministers’ Meeting on Disaster Risk Management in Masvingo this week.
Regional leaders & experts are meeting at Great Zimbabwe Hotel from 11-14 May to review progress, strengthen cooperation, and boost disaster preparedness across Southern Africa.
Key focus: operationalizing the SADC Humanitarian & Emergency Operations Centre.
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Two decades using council water secretly without paying? What punishment fits this?

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Former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi is out on US$1 000 bail pending judgment in a case where he allegedly defrauded the Government of US$2 million during his tenure as Tourism Minister. Thecase is still ongoing.

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World Press Freedom Day: Free media key to peace, development
As Zimbabwe marks World Press Freedom Day, MISA Zimbabwe says press freedom remains critical to promoting accountability, preventing conflict, and driving socio-economic growth.
Calls include protecting journalists, ending arbitrary arrests, and reforming restrictive laws.

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This is political as usual- Mwonzora reacts to MDC-T party members' bail denial
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora says the courts are delivering political judgments as usual when it comes to MDC-T after seven party members were denied bail on charges of inciting public violence.

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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona has apologized to the community in Masvingo for the delay in completion of Mucheke Chevron Bridge. Mhona was speaking during the official opening of the Bridge today (April 30, 2026).

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Parliament has expressed concern over reports that antiretroviral (ARV) medicines valued at US$3 million expired while in storage at NatPharm warehouses.

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care, through its Acting Chairperson Decent Bajila, said the incident highlights serious flaws in stock management and distribution systems. The committee has called for urgent accountability and reforms to prevent similar losses in the future.

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