BY NATHAN GUMA UNITED States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, says that her country is committed to engagement that supports economic opportunity, transparency, and respect for fundamental freedoms, as part of the newly launched Freedom 250 programme. Speaking during the launch of the Freedom 250 initiative, Ambassador Tremont described the programme as more…
BY NATHAN GUMA ZIMBABWE remains trapped in deep-rooted corruption, scoring just 22 out of 100 on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), according to Transparency International’s latest report. Transparency International’s CPI ranks 180 countries by perceived public sector corruption, using a scale from 0, which is considered highly corrupt, to 100, which is very clean. The new…
ZIMBABWE’S progress towards legal equality for women has slowed to a standstill, despite major reforms that transformed women’s economic rights in the decades following independence, World Bank data shows. According to data by the Women, Business and the Law Index, Zimbabwe’s score climbing from 36 in 1970 to 52 in the early 1980s, reflecting sweeping…
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 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…
MILITARY officers in Guinea-Bissau have seized control of the country and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, suspending the electoral process after a day of gunfire in the capital, Bissau. This comes at a time when there is a growing number of countries experiencing military takeovers in the West African region. According to media reports, gunfire…
Data from October, as reported by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), has shown a sharp fluctuation in human rights violations, with Harare and Matebeleland North Provinces recording the highest increases. The data consolidated from the country’s 10 provinces showed that there were 116 human rights violations across the country in October 2025, with notable shifts…
CANADA has widened its high-risk travel advisories to 17 African countries, warning of growing threats tied to conflict, terrorism, political instability and weak state systems. The alerts were issued by Global Affairs Canada between 13 and 15 November, forming part of a broader global shift toward tighter border and mobility controls. In all, Canada updated…
ZIMBABWE has recorded one of the steepest declines in the global 2025 Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index, falling 21 places to 160th out of 164 countries, indicating how the country’s policies and actions to reduce inequality have worsened relative to other countries between 2022 and 2024. The CRI, compiled by Development Finance International and Oxfam,…
BY NATHAN GUMA THE African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) says artificial intelligence (AI) could play a defining role in transforming how African governments manage public resources, enhance accountability and strengthen forecasting capacity within public finance systems. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch second cohort of the Leadership Excellence in Africa’s Public Sector (LEAPS) Programme…
