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Zimbabwean women are bearing the brunt of climate change: ZGC

Zimbabwean women are bearing the brunt of climate change: ZG Vongai Masuka The Zimbabwe Gender Commission has revealed that women are bearing the brunt of climate change in the country following the devastating effects of the El Nino-induced drought, which hit...

Police conducts crackdown on mushikashikas, touts

Vongai Masuka The Zimbabwe Republic Police is conducting a crackdown on illegal transport operators (Mushikashika) and touts across the country, a development that has seen 828 motorists and 217 touts being arrested yesterday in Harare. In a statement, ZRP said the...

Food Poisoning Hits Matoranhembe Primary School, 8 Students Hospitalized

Vongai Masuka Eight students have been hospitalised at Matoranhembe Primary School in Murombedzi after consuming a meal of rice and soup from a lunch box which was brought by a fellow student at the school. According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the incident...

Zim drought to usher in the return of Yellow maize

Tafadzwa Nyikadzino The ongoing drought which has placed about 7.7 million Zimbabweans in need of food aid will see the return of yellow maize in the country, as private players are sourcing it from countries like Brazil where it is abundant. Yellow maize, known...