BY NATHAN GUMA IN the blazing sun, Charles Kateza, a farmer from Kateza Village in Rushinga District, is busy with his trowel on top of a small latrine he is building. His son stands nearby, mixing more mortar with a shovel, ready to pass it to him, while his wife fetches water from a small…
Zimbabwe’s press freedom score is dangling precariously in the difficult and problematic zone, new data from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has shown. The country has seen increased restrictions on press freedom over the past few years, which intensified during the Covid-19 era. In 2025, the country scored 52.25/100, falling below the international average of 55 points, a…
BY NATHAN GUMA MEMBERS of Parliament are demanding answers, summoning Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube over the government’s failure to fund a number of the country’s critical social safety programmes, with citizens reeling under the effects of the El Niño-induced drought. The government has had cash transfers, among them the Harmonised Cash Transfer Programme, the Cash…
