Africa's overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.

Zimbabwe produced a batting masterclass at Harare Sports Club, posting a mammoth 259/5 in 20 overs after being put in to bat against Botswana. Veteran Brendan Taylor rolled back the years with a ...

After the UT administration demolished Shahpur Colony in Sector 38 (West) on Tuesday, the city can now be called a slum-free city, as it was the last remaining slum in the region. After the UT ...

The young people who toppled the government are now confronting questions about what’s next, and who will deliver on their ...

Our virtual Vigil activist today was Melody Mkwenje who was expressing her dissatisfaction with ZANU PF, Zimbabwe’s ruling regime. Photos: https://www.flickr.com ...

SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda concluded a successful bilateral week-long visit to Japan within the auspices of Parliamentary diplomacy. Mudenda's visit included a fecund meeting with Fukushiro ...

Zimbabwe is Africa's biggest producer of tobacco but some farmers believe the country's long-term future could lie in a very different crop - blueberries. Thanks to a breakthrough in trade talks with ...

Is he a slumdog millionaire? An Australian influencer has been accused of engaging in “poverty tourism” after filming himself “surviving” in an Indian slum, as seen in a viral Instagram video. “I ...

Spread across four acres of government land, valued at ₹250 crore, Shahpur Colony has around 300 shanties with nearly 1,000 residents. Public notices have already been pasted outside the colony, ...

Local leaders in Kampala's slums have raised concerns over the rising cases of teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS infections, and crime, attributing the crisis to a lack of skills and access to information ...

ZIMBABWE has been selected as one of only ten countries globally to roll out lenacapavir, a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug that could transform the fight against the epidemic. The announcement was ...

A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban ...