Govt backs Bill to grant municipal police arrest, prosecution powers
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Cabinet has approved a Bill that seeks to empower municipal police to arrest, investigate and prosecute people accused of violating local authority by-laws, in a proposed overhaul of municipal law enforcement. The Municipal Police and Courts Bill, 2026 will now undergo the parliamentary process, where it will be tabled before lawmakers for […]
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 public schools face existential crisis as learners depart and teachers demoralised, ARTUZ warns
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Zimbabwe’s fragile public education system is teetering on the brink of collapse, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has warned in a forceful statement released this week as the 2026 school year approaches. Unveiling findings from its internal National Employment Council (NEC), meeting held ahead of schools opening, ARTUZ […]
ARTUZ says Govt policies deepened education and labour ‘crisis’ in 2025
By Staff Reporter Harare — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), in its latest report, documented that Zimbabwe’s education sector faced deepening strain in 2025. In the report titled “A Year of Unbroken Resistance: ARTUZ Political Report 2025 “the union accused the government of pursuing economic and legislative policies that it says have impoverished […]