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Zimbabwe govt warns Chinese firms over illicit deals
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has issued a sharp and public rebuke to Chinese businesses operating in Zimbabwe, warning them to immediately halt illicit financial activities, environme...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes major strides in reviving steel industry
Zimbabwe is steadily reclaiming its position as a regional steel industry leader after the recent shipment of nearly 100 tonnes of steel products by the newly commissioned Dinson Iron and Steel Compan...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:23hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to produce solar panels, lithium batteries
Zimbabwe is set to begin large-scale manufacturing of solar panels and lithium batteries as part of a bold new initiative to boost the country's renewable energy sector. The development follows the re...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:08hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Brendan Taylor eyes international comeback after sanction ends
Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Brendan Taylor, currently serving a three-and-a-half-year ban for breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code, has set his sights on a retu...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:13hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
SA firms envy Zimbabwe's Manhize plant impact
The neighbouring South Africa's steel industry is worrying and strategizing over the impact to their local industry brought in by Dinston Iron and Steel Company in Zimbabwe's Manhize area with experts...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:03hrs | 4976 | by Staff reporter
South African commentator downplays Zimbabwe's giant steel plant's capabilities?
'It will just add to surplus capacity in the region, and the only way to safeguard against the commodity trade is to start adding value to the steel product itself' – Charles Dednam, South African I...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 07:33hrs | 3474 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers push for localisation of tobacco beneficiation
The Tobacco Farmers Union Trust (TFUT) is calling for the localisation of tobacco beneficiation to help mitigate losses caused by adverse weather conditions and soaring production costs in Zimbabwe's ...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:09hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Willies Mchunu dumps ANC of Ramaphosa
Former KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has resigned from the African National Congress (ANC), expressing deep concerns about the party's current trajectory and its handling of key political allia...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 16:16hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
SADC countries reducing themselves to world-famous beggars
Southern African member states have been criticized for acting like "world-famous beggars" when engaging with potential investors, despite having abundant natural resources that could significantly im...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 21:21hrs | 1265 | by Staff reportetr
Bango introduces Ladies of the night party
Mvurwi-based man of the moment Blessing Bango Kamudyariwa yesterday introduced ladies night gig at his Mzansi lounge club in Mvurwi dubbed China Chemadzimai.The music promoter is adding value ...Published: 24 May 2024 at 11:54hrs | 163 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CEOs push back on salaries disclosure
THE chief executives (CEOs) of firms trading their shares on Zimbabwe's two stock exchanges have slapped down proposed regulations that would force them to disclose their earnings in line with interna...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:16hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 unstoppable'
Vice President Kembo Mohadi expressed that President Mnangagwa has achieved remarkable strides in promoting socio-economic development and has paved the way for the nation to swiftly reach its Vision ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Bikita Minerals sitting on 65 million tonnes of lithium
Zimbabwe is making significant strides towards becoming a leading global producer of lithium, and the exploration efforts at Bikita Minerals, the oldest lithium mine in the country, owned by Sinomine,...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe road construction workers stumble on 'huge' lithium deposits
Construction workers on the Harare-Beitbridge highway near Ngundu have stumbled upon significant lithium deposits, according to sources. While widening the road near a mountainous area, the workers in...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chigogwana retires
Access Finance Group, whose strategic network of operations includes Zimbabwe, has appointed Mr Salim Eceolaza as the new chief executive.Mr Eceolaza is succeeding co-founder Mr Raymond Chigog...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe may begin power exports'
AS the power crisis eased in the past month, Ministry of Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo (GM) says the country should start power exports next year. Indications of this...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:02hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
A Celebration of Life, Rest in Power Mrs Zodwa Dabengwa
When a person passes, we take stock. We look at what they achieved or lament at what they didn't achieve. We sum up the value of that persons life on the gap they leave in society. Depending on what y...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 09:14hrs | 17 | by Duke Maplanka (Zapu Europe Chairman)
'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'
LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime sees lithium as Zimbabwe's get-out-of-jail card
High demand for minerals in lithium, driven by ion batteries for electric vehicles and other green technologies, may be Zimbabwe's sanctions get-out-of-jail card — or a get-rich-quick card for Zanu-...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The next frontier for Zimbabwe's lithium
THERE has been a scramble for Zimbabwe's lithium deposits by multinationals in the past five years. Exploration projects that kicked off in 2018 are now at advanced stages of implementation, and Zimba...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 19:20hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets Chamisa's strong hold
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged his Zanu-PF party to wrest local authority and parliamentary seats from the opposition as he welcomed the late Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvan...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ready for more returnees
Zanu-PF is open to receive new members who want to join or re-join the revolutionary party as it prepares to win the harmonised elections to be held later this year by a landslide, President Mnangagwa...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reflecting on the export ban for raw lithium
Through Statutory Instrument 213 of 2022 (Referend to as Base Minerals Export Control for unbeneficiated Lithium Bearing Ores), Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium from the country. The regulati...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 09:12hrs | 4 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zanu-PF sets rules, guidelines for affiliate organisations
ORGANISATIONS affiliated to Zanu-PF must be guided by the revolutionary party's values and ethos, the party's Secretary for the Commissariat, Mike Bimha, has said.Speaking after a meeting that...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Vendors 4ED chapter launched
HUNDREDS of vendors gathered in the city centre for the official launch of the Vendors 4ED Bulawayo Chapter yesterday.During the launch, vendors accused the Bulawayo City Council of victimisin...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fortune seekers descend on Mberengwa in Zimbabwe lithium rush
THE country's policies are once again in the spotlight after more than 5 000 artisanal miners and fortune seekers, including foreigners, mainly of Chinese origin, have descended on the former Sandawan...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe honoured by Sadc
FOUNDING fathers of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) were honoured at the ongoing 42nd Summit of the regional bloc, home to 340 million people and a region that is now charting a new ...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gated communities give Bulawayo new face
FORGET about buying a housing stand, townhouses are the in-thing particularly for property developers building homes in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs.Modern classic standardised houses are being ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
CCC: A Triple Legacy for Zimbabwe
Dying for European perspectiveAMUSING if it was not tragic. The European Union, EU, has granted Ukraine candidate status. It's a remote stage along a very long continuum to eventual EU&n...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Jamwanda
Cloud seeding starts as crops suffer growing moisture stress
THE Meteorological Services Department has commenced cloud-seeding in order to encourage rainfall after crops, especially late-planted crops, are showing signs of growing moisture stress due to a prol...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami criticises new parking system
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Mr Tinashe Kambarami and sitting councillors, including the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni, have been involved in a war of words on social media over the parking manageme...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors fret over Ucaz subs
THE Urban Council Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz) has asked Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to pay $2,9 million as membership fee, but some councillors said the association was not adding value to the city...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
How has hero-worshipping and praise-singing ever helped anyone?
There is nothing more nauseating and repugnant than listening to a hero-worshipping and praise-singing sycophant.What is more irritating is that there is never a shortage of them - to be found...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 10:30hrs | 33 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Don't cause Zambian wildlife loss' British govt told
The President for Zambia National Community Resources Board Association(ZNCRBA)Mr George Tembo said that the British Government's recent announcement to ban international trophy hunting impo...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 15:15hrs | 18 | by Emmanuel Koro
How to effectively set realistic goals for 2022
With the pandemic still in full swing, 2021 has been a tough year for many. Some have struggled with slow business, loss of employment, renewed lockdowns and not being able to see family and friends. ...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 19:41hrs | 35 | by Staff Writer
Why HH has been invited to the White house by Biden
President Hakainde Hichilema has been invited for a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House while in the US attending the United Nations General Assembly. ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Mwansa P. Chalwe snr
Nkayi people urged to value add local resources to benefit from them
VILLAGERS at Nkayi have been challenged to add value to their resources so as to benefit from them rather than to allow companies from outside the district to invade and exploit the resources and leav...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 12:12hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heath Streak apologises
ZIMBABWE cricket legend, Heath Streak has apologised for his involvement with a shadowy character that resulted in the International Cricket Council slapping him with an eight-year ban from all cricke...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tertiary education should focus on quality, not quantity
THE proliferation of a gamut of universities and tertiary institutions churning out tens of thousands of graduates each year is a welcome development in the country's quest to close the skills gap and...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:23hrs | 4 | by Canisio Mudzimu
AFCON qualification conceals Loga's poor record
ZDRAVKO LOGARUSIC could have led Zimbabwe to the 2021 AFCON finals but the grim statistics, stalking his tenure, are still stirring up concerns ahead of tougher battles ahead. The Croati...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tips on how to build your house
Factors affecting cost of construction in Zimbabwe Part 1HOW much does it cost to build a house? It's a question that is never far from the mind of a construction client, a question that has p...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Qalisani Ndlovu
Liquid Telecom and Zayo partner to Expand Global Network Coverage
Johannesburg, South Africa - Leading pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom, has announced their partnership with Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., a global leader of Communications Infrastructure. The p...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 16:04hrs | 15 | by Agencies
'Rogue Khupe is adding no value to our politics' - and corrupt Chamisa is? Incurable insanity
Most of us have heard of the great Physicist Albert Einstein's famous line: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." And, here is the nub of it, all of u...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 17:29hrs | 2 | by Nomusa Garikai
Old Mutual launches road, air ambulance services
PREMIUM African financial services group Old Mutual has launched a medical rescue product, a life transforming package in partnership with ACE Air & Ambulance in Harare.As part of the Old ...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Buy local summit kicks off in Bulawayo
THE 9th Annual Buy Local Summit kicks off in Bulawayo this morning with President Mnangagwa expected to deliver the keynote address. The two-day event is being held at the Zimbabwe Internation...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa gets top post in South Africa
South African Media reported on Wednesday that Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa would be leading the operations of Multimedia giant Naspers in South Africa. The position has been newly created and sh...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 20:08hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA police probe murder of Zimbabwean journalist
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Western Cape on Friday said they were probing the murder of Zimbabwean trained journalist Mike Chimombe, who was based in Cape Town.At the time of hi...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:49hrs | 1 | by ANA
2019 Africa Day Celebrations @ Valley Crest Academy - 'What it means to be African'
The Interact Club at Valley Crest Academy (VCA) in Waterfalls-Park town in Harare hosted the 25th of May 2019 Africa Day celebrations in style. Huxton High school based in Waterfalls added the hive of...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:29hrs | 14 | by Brian Maregedze
Beer prices have reduced cases of domestic violence
'Wine that gladdens the heart of man'. Beer prices are ever climbing up far away from the hands of many would be imbibers let alone mouths of merry-makers and pub crawlers. Paying tribute to Bacchus t...Published: 05 May 2019 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
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