Global press freedom has reached a decadal low, with the Freedom of Expression Index falling from 0.68 in 2012 to 0.61 in 2024, marking a 10% decline over 12 years, according to UNESCO data. The drop highlights the slow erosion of independent reporting, amid a rise in media self-censorship. Independent media remains a vital part…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) are viewed by citizens as the public service institutions most affected by bribery, according to data from the National Bribe Payers Index (NBPI). Produced by Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), the NBPI assesses bribery patterns across the public sector. Its latest findings show that bribery remains…
THE Government of Zimbabwe has merged the Harmonised Social Cash Transfers (HSCT) and the Monthly Maintenance Allowances programmes to form the Zimbabwe Social Cash Transfers Programme, amid calls for transparency on recipients of the aid. The Government has run several cash transfer initiatives, among them the Harmonised Social Cash Transfer Programme, the Cash for Cereal…
BY NATHAN GUMA recently in Ntabazinduna Zimbabwe’s tollgates are rapidly evolving into data hubs, with automation, Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, and vehicle-classification systems now reshaping tolling operations, strengthening revenue controls, and improving efficiency amid soaring traffic volumes. This comes at a time when the country is experiencing increased traffic at its various tolling points. This…
