High Court strikes down key parts of Zimbabwe’s abortion law
“It is clear that women with mental health challenges are treated differently when it comes to the permissible health-related grounds for termination.”
By Staff Reporter
5h ago
Victoria Falls border post to open 24 hours.
The government has extended operating hours at the Victoria Falls Border Post to run 24 hours a day, according to an Extraordinary Government Gazette published on Thursday.
By kukurigo
Nov. 14, 2025
Lawyer contests inheritance law over ‘erasure’ of women’s rights
PROMINENT labour lawyer Caleb Mucheche has launched a constitutional challenge against a decades-old inheritance law that he says “illegally erases” women’s property rights
By Freeman Makopa
Nov. 14, 2025
Save Bulawayo’s iconic library
The Bulawayo Public Library also still offers a safe space for school children to prepare for their examinations and internet access to those cannot afford it in their homes.
By Southern Eye
Nov. 13, 2025
Integrating wisdom: A path forward for traditional and modern oral hygiene in Zimbabwe
Many cultures, including African, used a natural cleaning stick from trees called miswak for toothbrushing, which is still being used by a minority of the population.
By Patience Matambo
Nov. 7, 2025
Vulnerable communities left behind in global climate financing: Report
LESS than 3% of global climate finance is reaching just transition efforts, raising fears that the shift to greener economies is unfolding in ways that deepen inequality.
By Sharon Zebra
Nov. 6, 2025
Medical professionals to be honoured at inaugural Health Excellence Awards
“Many practitioners across various sectors of the medical fraternity work tirelessly, often without acknowledgment — this is our way of saying, ‘we see you and we appreciate you’.”
By Staff Reporter
Nov. 1, 2025
Chinese nationals in soup over illegal mining, brick moulding
Three Chinese nationals and their two Zimbabwean counterparts have been arrested for carrying illegal mining activities.
By Staff Reporter
Nov. 1, 2025
Uzumba villagers, Chinese firm clash over granite mining plans
They cite environmental concerns and accuse the company of forging regulatory approvals, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal.
By Tinashe Kairiza
Oct. 31, 2025
