Silent Storm, a new Zimbabwean film by writer-director Martin Matamba, explores HIV stigma, family secrets, trauma and survival through the story of a young woman whose life changes after discovering a truth hidden from her since childhood.

Women in Mashonaland West face growing HIV risks as poverty, low female condom use and limited healthcare access undermine prevention efforts. Communities are calling for clinics and stronger empowerment programmes.

Zimbabwe’s Parliament has raised serious concern after antiretroviral (ARV) medicines worth an estimated US$3 million expired while in storage at NatPharm warehouses, exposing weaknesses in the country’s pharmaceutical supply chain.