Rising fuel prices have emerged as a critical pressure point in Zimbabwe, with health experts and social commentators warning that the ripple effects are straining the public health system while placing increasing pressure on already fragile social systems and family livelihoods. The opinion leaders caution that the growing burden on household incomes and essential services […]
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Fare hikes bite as fuel prices rise in Zimbabwe
Senators in Zimbabwe have raised concerns over steep and inconsistent increases in public transport fares following recent fuel price hikes, urging the government to strengthen regulation and enforcement to protect commuters. The concerns come after two successive fuel price increases. Diesel rose to US$2.05 per litre and petrol (E5 blend) to US$2.17, up from US$1.77 […]
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Shock fuel price increase underlines Zimbabweans’ lives under painful ZANU-PF rule
By Dr Mandlenkosi Mpofu On Wednesday evening, a friend sent me a screenshot of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) statement announcing the new fuel prices. This was the second surge of fuel prices in two weeks. The announcement jolted those Zimbabweans fortunate enough to be online into yet another frenzy of posts, outrage and […]
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Zimbabwe urged to back local miners with machinery and funding
The Zimbabwean government has been urged to equip local miners with machinery and financial support to enable broader participation in the country’s mining sector. Raising a point of national interest in the Senate on Tuesday, Irene Zindi said recent policy moves to curb the export of raw minerals should be matched with efforts to empower […]
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Beyond the bribe: The deadly cost of corruption in Zimbabwe’s maternity wards
By Nyasha Dube and Priscilla Makondo Twenty-six-year-old Agneta Ndlovu recounts the traumatic experience of delivering her first child at Mandava Clinic, recalling the ordeal as a ‘living nightmare’ after being denied care due to her inability to pay a bribe. The unemployed Ndlovu from Fourmiles on the outskirts of Zvishavane town in the Midlands Province […]
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Chinese ivory syndicates worsen Zimbabwe’s illicit financial flows
The 18-year prison sentence handed to Chinese national Cong Yangzhong in late 2025 cast fresh light and exposed the scale of illicit financial flows fueling wildlife crime in Zimbabwe. Arrested in Harare on July 16, 2025, the 47-year-old was found in possession of three rhino horns and four pieces of raw ivory with a combined […]
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Can “sin taxes” cure Zimbabwe’s ailing health system?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to significantly increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages, warning that weak tax systems are keeping health-harming products cheap while fuelling preventable diseases. In two global reports released last week, WHO said persistently low tax rates are driving rising cases of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries, with […]
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Cheap booze, heavy costs: Zimbabwe’s uphill battle with illicit alcohol
BY MOSES MUGUGUNYEKI At Mbare’s Materereni Flats in Harare, Paradzai Chindoko, a middle-aged man, swayed unsteadily before collapsing onto the ground, his laughter echoing along the busy street. In his hand, he clutches a small plastic bottle of an illicit alcohol, bought for US$0,50. For him, and many like him, this potent concoction offers a […]
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Stillborn Dreams: Why efforts to curb teenage pregnancies in Zimbabwe keep falling short— One community solution brings promise
Across Zimbabwe, early pregnancies continue to derail girls’ futures despite years of policy reform. Now, a community-driven campaign is redefining how villages protect their daughters. *Sithulisile Dube (19), from Filabusi in Matabeleland South, did not write her Ordinary Level (O’ Level) examinations three years ago. She became pregnant at the beginning of the year and […]
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New tax rates pushing Zimbabwe’s public transporters off the road
By Enos Denhere Transport operator Richard Kureva, first kombi, a battered minibus, bought 25 years ago became a family lifeline. The transport business then was simple. “When I started, operating costs were manageable and profits were predictable,” he said. Today, Kureva and other public transport operators are facing ruin. Operating in an over taxed economy, […]