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Zimbabwe reaffirms raw mineral export ban

Government has reaffirmed and expanded its ban on the export of raw minerals, clarifying that the suspension applies to all unprocessed minerals and not only lithium concentrates. Authorities also confirmed that the restriction, which came…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 249 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe targets ban on multi-mineral ores

Zimbabwe has suspended the export of raw minerals and lithium concentrates in a decisive move aimed at curbing the smuggling and misdeclaration of valuable mine

Published: 01 Mar 2026 at 11:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Tendai Biti vows to defy police ban

Citizens Coalition for Change (CDF) leader Tendai Biti has vowed to defy a police ban on his party's planned event, accusing ZANU-PF of hypocrisy over consultations on the contentious Constitutional Amendment Bill.Addressing supporters, Bi…

Published: 28 Feb 2026 at 06:17hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter

Trucks blocked as Zimbabwe enforces raw mineral export ban

Government has begun strictly enforcing its suspension on the export of raw lithium and other unprocessed precious minerals, halting hundreds of haulage trucks at Forbes Border Post in a move aimed at promoting local beneficiation.The dire…

Published: 27 Feb 2026 at 20:46hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to ban firewood

Zimbabwe will prohibit the use of firewood for curing tobacco by 2029, in a major policy shift aimed at reducing deforestation and promoting sustainable production of the country's leading export crop. The announcement was made at the inau…

Published: 27 Feb 2026 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's ban causes lithium prices jump

China's lithium price surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended all raw mineral exports, stoking fears of supply disruptions at a time when rising energy storage demand has already been fuelling a market rally, Reuters reported.The most …

Published: 26 Feb 2026 at 07:32hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt bans lithium exports

The government of Zimbabwe has announced an immediate suspension on the export of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates, a measure aimed at strengthening accountability and ensuring greater value retention within the country. The direc…

Published: 25 Feb 2026 at 11:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police ban use of phones, headphones for pedestrians

Residents in Bulawayo have expressed mixed reactions to the police's proposed ban on the use of headphones and phones while crossing roads, with some saying the measure is unrealistic and trivial, while others see it as a necessary step to…

Published: 01 Feb 2026 at 17:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ngezi Platinum hit with transfer ban

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club Ngezi Platinum has been slapped with a transfer ban following its failure to pay former coach Bongani Mafu the US$196,000 awarded in damages for unlawful dismissal.Mafu, who was dismissed in 2022 alongsi…

Published: 18 Dec 2025 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

WhatsApp ban risk

Meta Platforms risks a temporary European Union ban on the rollout of new policies over how its AI features in WhatsApp, after being hit by the latest probe into Big Tech's alleged dominance on the continent.Teresa Ribera, the EU's antitru…

Published: 05 Dec 2025 at 12:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's maize import ban not good for SA farmers

South Africa's maize industry is export-oriented. Over the past five years, the country has exported roughly three million tonnes of maize each year. One of its largest markets is Zimbabwe, typically accounting for about 18% of annual expo…

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 09:53hrs | | by Wandile Sihlobo

UK to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Under-16s

The British Government has unveiled plans to introduce a law banning the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 16, tightening rules around high-caffe

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

How Zimbabwe police protect illegal mining

Zimbabwe's environmental laws are among the strictest on the continent when it comes to preventing illegal mining, yet along the banks of the Mutare River, thes

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Garwe tells councils to enforce vending ban

Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has urged councils across Mashonaland West province to ban illegal street vendors, with a particular focus on traders sel

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:02hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter

Bata stadium 'banned'

Happiness has been cut short for football fans in the city of Gweru after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) decided to ban Bata stadium with only one match played

Published: 12 May 2023 at 20:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe yet to ban single use plastics

ZIMBABWE is yet to ban single use plastic bags despite that they are a major environmental threat, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) said yesterday.Ema

Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Why the suspension of elections is unconstitutional, illegal

This is an opinion concerning the illegality of a government decree suspending by-elections on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Covid-19 RegulationsOn September 30, 2020, the government issued Statutory Instrument (SI) 225A of 2020 ent…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:05hrs | | by Election Resource Centre

Black Friday and the new Chiwenga law

THREE very interesting but equally disturbing, sinister and disruptive developments took place last Friday.The Supreme Court granted the MDC-T party an extension to hold its long-overdue congress to November 30. The party had applied for t…

Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:04hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni

Headmaster's isiNdebele ban unfortunate

Editor,When 2017 ended little did Nhwali primary school pupils know they were kissing goodbye to their favourite language isiNdebele.Letters were dispatched to parents to choose which language they wanted their children to do. Predominantl…

Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 11:38hrs | | by Nkunziyembongolo Dube, Nhwali, Gwanda South

Better alternatives to Zimbabwe import ban exist

In June 2016 the Zimbabwean government instituted the infamous Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 banning the importation of basic commodities such as bottled water, sugar, soap, cooking oil, cellphone handsets, electronics, vehicle spares, c…

Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 09:52hrs | | by Lovemore Fuyane

New imports rules: panacea to employment creation

The move taken by government through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in introducing some new imports rules meant to ban importation of some basic commodities thereby promoting the local industry should be embraced by all patriotic Zi…

Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 13:07hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani

ZRP bans ex-Jap pirate taxis

ORLANDO Pirates FC, a dominant South African football franchise, is diversely nicknamed, "Buccaneers" and "Sea Robbers", among other names. The legendary (and somewhat detestable) human skull-and-crossbones insignia is the basis of the clu…

Published: 06 Dec 2013 at 03:21hrs | | by Edgar Maguranyanga Traffic Friday

Ban Dhikondo Gukurahundi song

Reports that a former Air Force of Zimbabwe propaganda band composer seeks to remix and release the Gukurahundi song Amai vaDhikondo at a time when the nation is trying to heal the wounds of past atrocities is so outrageous it has to be st…

Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 18:46hrs | | by Thamsanqa Zhou

Rethink Used Car Import Ban

THE proposed ban of left-hand drive cars leaves me wondering if the Ministry of Transport is really in touch with what is on the ground.Let's start with the basics.Zimbabwe has been under crippling sanctions from the West for the past 11 y…

Published: 03 Jun 2011 at 13:27hrs | | by Peter Chikonamombe

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