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Televised DNA testing must be banned in Zimbabwe
DNA testing and its use in private family matters of biological relationships must be regulated by law.It should be restricted to resolve family issues privately in line with other regulations...Published: 20 hrs ago | 186 | by Glanis Changachirere
Govt to absorb 22,000 Community Health Workers into civil service
Zimbabwe will integrate 22,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the civil service by the end of the year as part of efforts to strengthen primary health care amid dwindling donor support, Health a...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:54hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold exports soar
Zimbabwe's gold exports surged to US$1,385 billion in the first seven months of 2025, a 60,5 percent increase from the US$863,1 million recorded during the same period last year, according to the late...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:53hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records rise in father-daughter abuse
Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), with fathers emerging as the primary perpetrators, authorities have warned.Speaking at the Women's Coalition o...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records historic milk production milestone
Zimbabwe's dairy industry achieved a historic milestone in July, producing a record 10 million litres of milk—the highest monthly output in recent years.Figures released at the ongoing Zimba...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:56hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu's revival mission lifts Dynamos
Many believed Kelvin Kaindu had lost his mind when he took up the unenviable task of rescuing Dynamos from relegation. But the Zambian coach, recently shown the door at Highlanders, is beginning to wo...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:06hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Harare suburban office rentals surge
Rental rates for office space in Harare's suburbs have jumped by 20% over the past year, as corporates accelerate their decade-long migration from the city's central business district (CBD), a new rep...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 18:04hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls airport shatters passenger records
Victoria Falls International Airport (VFIA) is experiencing an unprecedented boom, smashing pre-pandemic records and cementing its status as a leading regional aviation hub, thanks to a surge in Meeti...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Starlink users in Zimbabwe pay USD$5 regulatory fee
The launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe was initially met with excitement, promising high-speed, reliable, and affordable internet in a country long plagued by erratic connectivity and steep costs. However...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 12:43hrs | 4129 | by Staff reporter
Headmasters join teachers in salary protest in ZImbabwe
In a rare show of unity, school heads have resolved to join teachers in demanding better pay, warning that they will not report for duty when schools reopen for the third term on September 9, 2025, un...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:09hrs | 303 | by Staff rporter
Zimbabwe labs struggle with a surge in mineral samples
Zimbabwean laboratories are struggling to cope with a surge in mineral samples submitted by mines ramping up exploration activity in response to record gold prices, a mine executive said on Wednesday....Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:48hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
2030: Zimbabwe will be using domestic currency
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced plans for a structured transition from the current multicurrency system to a domestic monetary framework, aimed at ensuring business continuity and eco...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:35hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks show strong capital buffers
Most Zimbabwean banking institutions have exceeded minimum regulatory capital requirements, signalling stability, resilience, and soundness in the country's financial system, the latest Reserve Bank o...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:08hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hits US$44,9bn in digital transactions
Zimbabwe's financial sector has marked a major milestone in its digital transformation, processing a record 381 million electronic transactions worth ZiG1,2 trillion (US$44,9 billion) in the first hal...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
To be President is the highest job most Africans dream of
The best job an African dream of is to become a President: not medicine, not teaching, not becoming a university professor, not engineering or physicists, Chemists, social scientists or whatever. What...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 15:50hrs | 244 | by Nomazulu Thata
Retailer fined for selling fong kong maize meal
A local business, Natbase Investments (Private) Limited, has been fined US$300 after it was caught selling counterfeit maize meal falsely labelled under a prominent Zimbabwean brand.The compan...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's manufacturing growth target missed
The Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) 1, aimed at growing the manufacturing sector by at least 2% annually, has failed to meet its target due to ongoing macroeconomic instability...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe flight traffic falls 42%
Zimbabwe recorded a sharp 42% decline in flight traffic in the first quarter of 2025, with the number of flights falling to 11 376 from 19 588 in the previous quarter, according to the latest data...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
When a government feels compelled to use the media to showcase its successes, there's really no success to speak about
A person's actions often reveal more than their words ever could.Recently, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Jenfan Muswere, invited a group of journalists from...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:39hrs | 391 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Used tyres are a deadly gamble Zimbabwe cannot afford
In Zimbabwe - and much of Africa - the used car market continues to dominate over brand-new vehicle sales, driven largely by affordability. While this reality is understandable, it should never be mir...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:16hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo leads Zimbabwe in business formalisation
Bulawayo has emerged as Zimbabwe's top-performing province in terms of formal business establishments, according to new data from the 2023 Economic Census conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:56hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Bindura neglects billing 1,598 households
Bindura Town Council has come under fire following revelations that it neglected to bill 1,598 households in the Garikai area for water services, resulting in a significant loss of revenue. The disclo...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:12hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rebasing pushes GDP to US$45,7bn
The government's recent rebasing of Zimbabwe's economy has lifted its gross domestic product (GDP) valuation to US$45,7 billion and gross national income (GNI) per capita above US$3 000 - even as ...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:27hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Municipality in payroll dilemma
Gwanda Municipality is facing serious questions over its financial management after the Auditor-General's 2024 report revealed significant discrepancies in payroll processing and financial reporting....Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Biti demands judicial inquiry into Trabablas Interchange project
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has called for a forensic audit and the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry into the staggering US$114 million cost of the newly commissioned Trababla...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 18:18hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
What we experience in Zimbabwe is no longer load shedding - It's an energy crisis
Downplaying the gravity of a crisis may offer short-term comfort, but in the long run, it only deepens the problem.In Zimbabwe today, the term "load shedding" has become a household phrase - r...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 489 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tagwirei must be stopped, says Biti
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has launched a scathing attack on controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, accusing him of plundering Zimbabwe's economy and warning that his presidential amb...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:47hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Delta Corporation faces labour challenges in South Africa
Zimbabwean beverage giant, Delta Corporation, is experiencing contrasting fortunes in its regional markets after it battled labour disruptions in South Africa and recorded brisk business for its lager...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:54hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's July inflation shows mixed trends
The latest inflation figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) for July 2025 show a modest rise in prices for goods and services measured in both the United States Dollar (...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:58hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Govt swindled out of thousands for Gokwe Uhuru gig?
The government is reportedly losing thousands of dollars due to inflated accommodation bills and fraudulent tender awards involving unregistered suppliers colluding with some officials, according to s...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:20hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
ZIDA records surge in investment licences
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has reported a record-breaking increase in new investment licences in 2024, reflecting what officials describe as growing investor confidence in t...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 09:42hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
IMF sees signs of recovery in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is showing early signs of economic recovery and macroeconomic stabilization, buoyed by recent policy reforms and improved fiscal management, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 16:53hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 jab linked to major eye damage
Scientists have discovered that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may increase the risk of eye damage, leading to vision loss.The new study specifically examined how the vaccine affected patients' cor...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:36hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces surge in street children
The city of Bulawayo is facing a troubling shift in its social landscape, as an increasing number of children living and working on the streets now originate from the city itself - a stark contrast to...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Money laundering costs Zimbabwe US$6,5bn
Zimbabwe has lost an estimated US$6.15 billion to money laundering-related crimes over the past five years, with car dealerships, gold smuggling, and entrenched corruption networks topping the list of...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 08:49hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Meikles's debt to suppliers raises fresh concerns
Meikles Limited's trade payables more than doubled to ZiG925,78 million in its financial year ended February 28, 2025, sparking fears of deepening debt pressures within Zimbabwe's formal retail sector...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:34hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
What does Mnangagwa call a 'brutal colonial regime' when the ZANU-PF government is even more brutal?
It's often easy for the pot to accuse the kettle of being black. I am always left bewildered whenever I hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa express outrage at what he calls ‘the brutal co...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 405 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Experts predict prospects of another good rainy season
Zimbabwe could be set for another season of above-average rainfall later this year, with weather experts forecasting a possible return of La Nina conditions. If confirmed, this would mark the second c...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:17hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
High pregnancy rates among HIV+ teens in Zimbabwe
A groundbreaking study conducted in Zimbabwe and Zambia has revealed alarmingly high pregnancy rates among adolescents born with HIV, highlighting urgent gaps in healthcare systems and social support ...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:57hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa, Jindal Steel seal US$455m deal
The Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has finalized a $455 million concession agreement with Indian conglomerate Jindal Steel and Power Company for the rehabilitation of Units 1 to 6 at Hwange Therma...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must boycott vehicle licence renewals
Zimbabweans are no strangers to economic hardship, but the recent enforcement of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 marks a new low in government overreach - and it d...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:02hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's shisha tobacco sales top 400,000kg
At least 401,705 kilogrammes of shisha tobacco, valued at approximately US$13 million, have been sold since the opening of the marketing season, signalling rising global demand for the specialised tob...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
'Surge in forex inflows a boon for ZiG stability'
Zimbabwe's foreign currency receipts surged by 22 percent to US$6 billion in the first five months of 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), a development anal...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:52hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's poor women bear more children than the rich
A landmark report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has shed light on disparities in fertility rates among Zimbabwean women, revealing that poorer women tend to have significantly...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces fertility decline
Zimbabwe is witnessing a steady decline in fertility rates as more citizens struggle to achieve their reproductive goals, a trend that mirrors global patterns highlighted in the 2024 State of the Worl...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:09hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
State diamond firm lays off hundreds to avoid collapse
Zimbabwe's state-controlled diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has launched a major retrenchment exercise in a desperate bid to stave off collapse, following a brutal cra...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:08hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves surge
Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves have maintained strong momentum, with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) reporting that, by the end of June 2025, the reserve holdings were more than three times h...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Govt tasks ARDA to deliver 850 000t grain annually
The Government of Zimbabwe has officially restructured the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), assigning it a pivotal role as the country's main food security agency. ARDA is now mand...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:04hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
UZ suspends 6 students over Ordinance 30
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has suspended six student activists for staging a campus demonstration in support of striking lecturers, further escalating tensions between university authorities and ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:59hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Cape Town discharges +40 megalitres of sewage into the Atlantic Ocean daily
Urban water bodies worldwide - including rivers, lakes, and oceans - are under significant threat from pollution. Large volumes of sewage discharged into the environment cause severe damage, while new...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:41hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
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