Current Affairs Desk

Zimbabwe watches health, food security and constitutional politics converge.

A malaria surge, grain-import levy proposals and a tense constitutional amendment debate are shaping the national agenda this week.

Developing: Public health teams track malaria after heavy rains. Government weighs grain import levies to fund irrigation. Parliamentary hearings keep constitutional reform in focus.

Today's Briefing

Six stories to follow

Health worker preparing supplies
Health

Malaria spike raises pressure on clinics after wet season

Aid cuts, climate pressures and heavy 2025-2026 rains have put malaria control back at the centre of the public-health conversation.

Source: Al Jazeera
Economy

Grain import levy plan targets irrigation funding

Proposed levies on maize, wheat and oilseed imports are being framed as a food security measure ahead of possible El Nino risks.

Source: allAfrica
Politics

Constitution debate keeps public hearings under scrutiny

Proposed amendments on presidential selection and term lengths continue to test public trust, civil society mobilisation and parliamentary process.

Source: AP
Economy

IMF programme puts fiscal discipline in the spotlight

A staff-level agreement has sharpened attention on monetary policy, arrears control and transparency across state-linked enterprises.

Source: IMF
Climate

SADC disaster talks underline regional climate risk

Ministers meeting in Zimbabwe have focused on recovery, resilience and the mounting cost of climate-linked disasters across Southern Africa.

Source: SABC News
Economy

Fuel demand data points to busier productive sectors

Rising diesel consumption is being read as a signal of stronger activity in agriculture, mining, logistics and construction.

Source: Business Daily Zimbabwe

Regional Lens

Coverage map

Harare

Parliament, courts, finance ministry, civil society and diplomatic briefings.

Bulawayo

Industry, water security, urban services and Matabeleland civic affairs.

Manicaland

Climate shocks, border trade, farming conditions and public health response.

Midlands

Mining, power supply, transport links and local government delivery.