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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...

ZRP, FIU to continue enforcing compliance to the official exchange rate

Tafadzwa Nyikadzino Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has revealed that the country's law enforcement agencies will continue to arrest individuals and companies that trade the Zimbabwe Gold currency above the official exchange rate to ensure compliancy to the...

Drought puts 7.7 million Zimbabweans in need of food assistance

Tafadzwa Nyikadzino The El Nino-induced drought which hit the country during the 2023/24 farming season has put 7.7 million people in need of food assistance between May 2024 and March 2025 according to the government of Zimbabwe. Addressing journalists yesterday...