Period poverty exposes vulnerable girls to HIV
Menstrual Health Day is celebrated globally on May 28 to fight period poverty and end stigma surrounding menstrual health issues.
By Stephen Chadenga
May. 30, 2025
Japanese farm minister resigns following gaffe over rice
Eto has been in hot water since media reports exposed comments he made at a weekend political fundraising party that he had "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from supporters.
By Reuters
May. 21, 2025
Zimbabwe eyes US$16m from carbon credits after new law
Using the current global average price of US$6, 53 per carbon credit from German online statistics platform, Statista, the remaining carbon credits translate to US$55,46 million.
By Blessed Ndlovu
May. 18, 2025
Guardians of green dollar — Zim’s great leap into carbon credit trading
The Office of the President and Cabinet has a monitoring unit to ensure the funds are used correctly.
By Blessed Ndlovu
May. 16, 2025
Govt owes Zisco pensioners US$38m
ZiscoSteel had deducted pension contributions in US dollars (from 2009 to 2016), but failed to remit to First Mutual Life (FML).
By Harriet Chikandiwa
May. 15, 2025
Back to school amid Zim education crisis
The revelation that Zimbabwe loses approximately US$3 billion annually to corruption casts a particularly damning light on this educational crisis.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
May. 12, 2025
Editorial Comment: Health crisis: Don’t bury heads in the sand
Machakaire had taken to X after visiting a relative at a public hospital where he said he had been left him “deeply concerned by the conditions I witnessed.”
By The Standard
May. 11, 2025
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48 000 children drop out of school
One of the major reasons why the learners are dropping out is poverty and girls getting impregnated, Parliament heard last week.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
May. 11, 2025
Deputy minister’s Parliament gaffe exposes deeper systemic issues
Kwidini’s comments stand in stark contrast to well-documented challenges in Zimbabwe’s healthcare system.
By Forward Nyanyiwa
May. 11, 2025
