“They told us to leave” — South Africa anti-migrant campaign drives thousands home
By Marshall Bwanya BEITBRIDGE — More than 115,000 Zimbabweans have returned home from South Africa as an anti-migrant campaign triggered fear among foreign nationals, leaving many without jobs, medication and belongings. As of July 28, 2026, government had repatriated 36,940 Zimbabweans from South Africa, while 79,730 others had returned independently. Another 870 self-repatriations were recorded through […]
Geo Pomona, Harare City step up war on illegal public toilets
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Geo Pomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd and the City of Harare have rolled out weekly deep-cleaning and disinfection of illegal public toilet hotspots in the central business district, marking a joint effort to tackle one of the capital’s most persistent public health and sanitation challenges. The joint operation, now scheduled for […]
Beyond the bin — How Dr Dilesh Nguwaya wants Harare to rethink waste
By Marshall Bwanya HARARE — Every morning, refuse trucks from Geo Pomona snake through Harare’s suburbs collecting yesterday’s leftovers. Plastic bottles, food scraps, cardboard, broken furniture and garden waste all end up in the same place. For the past two decades the City of Harare’s relationship with rubbish has been simple, collect it, dump it […]
Harare residents decry homelessness, rising CBD crime
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Harare residents are raising alarm over the growing number of homeless people sleeping on the streets of the capital’s central business district (CBD), saying the situation has fuelled rising crime and accelerated the deterioration of the capital’s urban environment. The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) warns that the trend exposes deepening failures […]
Scabies outbreak spreads in Harare’s Hopley and Stoneridge, children hardest hit
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The City of Harare has confirmed a scabies outbreak in Hopley and Stoneridge after detecting cases in mid-June, with children under the age of 12 accounting for most infections. In a public health alert issued on Wednesday, the city’s Health Department said it had activated outbreak response measures to contain the […]
Zimbabwe enacts emergency treatment law
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Government has gazetted the Medical Services Amendment Act, 2026, introducing sweeping reforms that compel private hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment to critically ill patients regardless of their ability to pay. The legislation, which amends the Medical Services Act (Chapter 15:13), gives legal effect to constitutional provisions guaranteeing access to emergency […]
Zimbabwe to mark first-ever International Paramedics Day with ambulance parade, emergency drills
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Zimbabwe will join the global community in commemorating International Paramedics Day for the first time on July 8, with an ambulance parade, live emergency response demonstrations and public first-aid training forming part of nationwide celebrations in Harare. The commemorations, being coordinated by Health and Safety Solutions (HSS), will be held at Town House […]
Passengers body slams councils over decaying bus terminals
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has accused local authorities of neglecting bus terminals and failing to modernize public transport facilities despite continuing to collect rank voucher fees from transport operators. In a statement, PAZ national co-ordinator Tafadzwa Goliati said passengers and operators across the country were enduring deteriorating conditions […]
Mnangagwa commissions refurbished Adlam House as Parirenyatwa transformation gathers pace
By Staff Reporter HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officially commissioned the refurbished Adlam House and Nurses Home at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, describing the project as a major milestone in the Second Republic’s ongoing drive to modernise Zimbabwe’s public health sector. The commissioning ceremony comes amid intensified government efforts to overhaul the country’s largest […]
Mnangagwa set to open refurbished Adlam House at Parirenyatwa
By Staff Reporter HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the refurbished Adlam House nurses’ residence at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Friday, marking a major milestone in the ongoing transformation of Zimbabwe’s largest referral hospital. The reopening of the nurses’ residence comes as government intensifies efforts to modernise public health infrastructure following […]