Cricket, Zimbabwe’s ICC role: Zimbabwe Cricket chief Tavengwa Mukuhlani has been appointed ICC deputy chair, a first for a Zimbabwean, as the sport gears up for the 2027 ODI World Cup co-hosted by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Public health: A major African trial says long-acting HIV injections every eight weeks work better than daily tablets for adolescents, with stigma and pill-burden cited as key barriers. Football, local spotlight: Highlanders face CAPS United in the Chibuku Super Cup semis, while Hardrock take on FC Hunters after a dramatic quarter-final run. Sports, Zimbabwean talent: Zimbabwe’s Gems netball team impressed new Ugandan advisor Fred Mugerwa as they push for World Cup qualification in Nairobi. Politics, constitutional debate: Tendai Biti attacks Joshua Maponga’s CAB4 plan for an indigenous monarchy, warning it would undermine Zimbabwe’s republican system. Crime and safety: Police are investigating a Zimbabwean woman’s death in Pretoria and report a separate case of a Gwabalanda man accused of stealing a car at ZITF. Economy, infrastructure: Zimbabwe seeks an Afreximbank loan to revive NRZ, aiming to buy locomotives and wagons and repair ageing rail lines. Health, housing and governance: Councils are ordered to crack down on “poor buildings,” while Harare’s vendor restrictions and other local enforcement measures continue to draw attention. International sport: India’s Abhishek Sharma smashed a 30-ball T20I century as they swept Afghanistan 3-0, dominating headlines across the region.