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Lithium rush a crossroads for Zimbabwe's future
Africa, which holds significant estimated shares of the world's total reserves of bauxite (24%), cobalt (49.4%), copper (7%), graphite (21%), lithium (6%), manganese (43%), nickel (4.2%) and rare eart...Published: 14 mins ago | 6 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
ZACC exposes 15 bogus anti-corruption organisations
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed the existence of 15 fraudulent organisations posing as anti-corruption bodies, warning the public against falling victim to deception and im...Published: 2 hrs ago | 48 | by Staff reporter
It will take more than Mnangagwa's gold vault tour to restore public trust in the ZiG
There's a saying: trust is built over time - but can be destroyed in an instant, and once broken, confidence is not only shattered, but painfully difficult to rebuild.President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 16 hrs ago | 289 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Even the government's own excuses prove it's to blame for drug shortages in hospitals
When incompetence runs deep, even your excuses end up exposing you. The recent state-sanctioned explanation in The Sunday Mail on why public hospitals in Zimbabwe are running out of basic...Published: 23 hrs ago | 125 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
3 Zimbabweans arrested for investment fraud in India
Kolkata Police arrested three Zimbabwean nationals - Tinashe Gadzikwa Praise (22), Malvern Matungamire (25), and Nyamhunga Lenon Kudakwashe (23) - from separate apartments in Mohali's Kharar area, Pun...Published: 24 hrs ago | 228 | by Staff reporter
The death of an African President: Advocate Edgar Lungu!
The philosophy of Ubuntu will not allow me to talk about former President Edgar Lungu using outdoor language. Africa is rid of a ruler that destroyed the image of the African continent; we are yet to ...Published: 24 hrs ago | 350 | by Nomazulu Thata
Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
India targets massive Zim traditional knowledge, healthcare transfers
HARARE - As part of strengthening its bilateral co-operation with Zimbabwe, India is targeting to invest in traditional knowledge and preventive health care expertise (and skills) transfer thereby rea...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 12:32hrs | 551 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Masvingo loses Tagwirei to Harare
Zanu-PF's Masvingo Province has lost its bid to co-opt prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the party's Central Committee, despite being the first to recommend his inclusion. The slot was ul...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
South African donates food to 250 families in Mbembesi
On Tuesday, 250 families in Mbembesi received much-needed food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, led by its president, Zolani Mkiva, a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Lea...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:18hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
China philosophy against imposing values
China seeks mutual learning and exchange among civilizations rather than cultural dominance, a Chinese history professor has emphasized during a lecture to Zimbabwean senior journalists. Xie Jun, from...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:14hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba black market fish trade fuels illicit financial flow
A booming black market fish trade along Lake Kariba, driven by the illegal use of cheap twine nets, is undermining Zimbabwe's formal fishing economy and fuelling millions of dollars in illicit financi...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mobile network operators hit by currency woes
Zimbabwe's mobile network operators (MNOs) are reeling from a sharp decline in profitability, with spiralling costs and exchange rate volatility emerging as key culprits, according to a new industry r...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scores badly on questionable global rights index
Zimbabwe continues to slide deeper into repression and deprivation, with a damning new report by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) revealing widespread violations of civil, political, and...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
British objections stall Zimbabwe's bid to rejoin the club of colonies
Zimbabwe's bid to rejoin the Commonwealth has hit a stumbling block, with British objections delaying the southern African nation's re-admission, Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira revealed in Parl...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Bard Santner sponsors Zimbabwean special Olympians
Leading financial advisory firm Bard Santner has extended its corporate social responsibility (CSR) footprint by sponsoring three Zimbabwean golfers with intellectual disabilities who are competing in...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam deal will leave ratepayers drowning in bills
A $126 million plan to construct the Glass Block Dam in the Umzingwane catchment area could finally provide relief for Bulawayo's persistent water shortages. However, the project's private financing m...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Manicaland ready for Hlanganani
Manicaland Province has declared its full readiness to host the prestigious Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo for the first time outside Bulawayo, with extensive upgrades to key infrastructure, t...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:35hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets new tobacco production record
Zimbabwean tobacco farmers have shattered previous production records, harvesting a staggering 306.2 million kilograms of the golden leaf this season - a new all-time high for the country. The achieve...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:46hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo City, Ministry of Health in standoff over donated vehicle
A standoff has erupted between Masvingo City Council and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) over a vehicle donated by the Global Fund, amid allegations that the vehicle, intended to support...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:43hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Prospectors slam Zimbabwe 'secretive' Mines and Minerals Bill
Zimbabwe's long-anticipated Mines and Minerals Bill is under fresh scrutiny, with industry stakeholders warning that the proposed legislation remains opaque, exclusionary, and dangerously susceptible ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Job losses plague Zimbabwe's retail, mining sectors
Zimbabwe is facing a deepening employment crisis, with thousands of workers losing their jobs across the retail and mining sectors, as worsening power shortages, policy inconsistencies, and a sluggish...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:31hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Mushayavanhu under fire for outdated monetary assumptions
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu is facing mounting criticism over his persistent claim that the ZiG, Zimbabwe's embattled local currency, can only be strong if it is backed b...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 16:32hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe drives research for HIV cure
The University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Research Centre (UZ-CTRC) is intensifying its efforts to find a cure for HIV, as Zimbabwe works towards its ambitious goal of eliminating HIV as a public hea...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 07:38hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe completes Commonwealth re-admission steps
Zimbabwe has successfully completed all the procedural steps required for re-admission into the Commonwealth and is now awaiting further direction from the organisation's secretariat, a senior governm...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:14hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sugar giant gets rescue deal
A consortium of Zimbabwean and Pakistani investors has officially taken over Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, offering renewed optimism for one of Zimbabwe's most strategic agro-industrial players. The acquis...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:03hrs | 168 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
IMF says Zimbabwe's economy has made significant progress
The International Monetary Fund said Zimbabwe's economic progress represents a "regime change," but declined to say if or when the Washington-based lender would grant it a staff-monitored program....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 17:06hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes major step in disease outbreak detection
Zimbabwe has taken a decisive step towards enhancing its ability to detect and respond to public health threats with the launch of its National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines on Thursday. T...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:53hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold reserves rise to 3.4 metric tonnes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today inspected the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) vaults, where he was briefed on the status of the country's national gold reserves, which now stand at an impressive 3.4...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:47hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa inspects Zimbabwe's gold reserves
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday morning conducted a high-profile inspection of Zimbabwe's gold reserves held in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) vaults, following his directive for the coun...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:38hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru named among top cross-border payment providers
Mukuru, a leading next-generation financial services platform, has once again secured its position among the world's most influential cross-border payment providers, earning a spot on the 2025 F...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:25hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Private sector, experts hail Zimra's TaRMS tax regime
Private sector players and financial experts have praised Zimbabwe's Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) for significantly improving taxpayer accessibility and compliance, particularly among sma...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:16hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rebuilds correspondent banking ties
The Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has confirmed that some regional and niche international financial institutions have begun cautiously re-engaging with Zimbabwean banks, following the lifting...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:10hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean communities raise alarm over lithium mining impacts
As global demand for lithium surges to power electric vehicles and household solar batteries, the scramble for Zimbabwe's rich lithium deposits is exposing deep-rooted tensions between economic intere...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:09hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe removed from global hunger hotspot list
Zimbabwe has been removed from the global list of hunger hotspots, a major development signalling early signs of recovery from the catastrophic El Nino-induced drought that gripped the region over the...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:01hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire accuses Mnangagwa of 'monetising problems'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's surprise visits to Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe Hospitals, as well as the NatPharm warehouse on Monday, June 16, have sparked a storm of controversy, with former Nation...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:30hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cronies get lucrative tenders
On 5 May 2025, Youth Minister Tinoda Machakaire posted a seemingly heartfelt message on social media expressing deep concern over the dire state of Zimbabwe's public health institutions. Visiting a ho...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:42hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Veteran journalist earns PhD
Limukani Ncube, former editor of Sunday News and one of Zimbabwe's most senior journalists with 27 years of experience, yesterday graduated with a PhD from the University of South Africa (Unisa) under...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:39hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa berates Chivayo's cancer machines tender
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticised the government's decision to award a lucrative tender for cancer treatment machines to Wicknell Chivayo, a known ZANU PF member and busin...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:34hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife engages Asian investor in Dubai
First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is currently in the United Arab Emirates for the 7th Edition of the Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI) Summit, has kickstarted a series of high-leve...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Secondary Revenues from Sporting Events in Africa
Sporting events across Africa do more than fill stadiums. They create additional economic activity that touches tourism, retail, digital services, and hospitality. This type of income, called secondar...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 23:22hrs | 90 | by Staff Reporter
Nick Mangwana defends $439 million no-tender deal for cancer equipment
The Zimbabwean government has come under intense public scrutiny following confirmation that it awarded a US$439 million cancer treatment equipment contract to a South African company without going th...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:48hrs | 1282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's health system profits from the dead
Blessing Mucharambei's uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. "[He] started bleeding from the nose," she says, "and died on the spot."As far as his family knew, he had no he...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:03hrs | 347 | by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe
Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 queens receive prizes
The newly crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 winners were officially honoured with their prizes on Saturday, marking a key milestone in their journey toward representing Zimbabwe on the global stage ...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:35hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Concerns over high cost of blood in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces a critical health challenge as the high cost of blood continues to contribute to poverty-related deaths and acts as a significant barrier preventing many ordinary citizens from accessin...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
ZIDA launches grievance response mechanism
In a landmark move aimed at enhancing Zimbabwe's investment climate, the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has launched the Investor Grievance Response Mechanism (IGRM) - a formal syst...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:24hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Parliamentarian demands share of wildlife cake for locals
Lawmaker Fanuel Cumanzala has called for urgent reforms in Zimbabwe's wildlife governance systems to place local communities, such as those in his constituency, at the heart of conservation effo...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Poised to Introduce VAR Technology in PSL
In a landmark development set to transform Zimbabwean football, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is moving swiftly to introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology to the Premier Soccer L...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:52hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt squeezes miners for more forex
Zimbabwe's mining industry is facing increased strain as government departments intensify demands for miners to pay taxes and fees in foreign currency-on top of the mandatory 30% surrender of ex...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:48hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's RTG reports sharp rebound in foreign tourist arrivals
Zimbabwe's largest hotel operator, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), has reported a strong rebound in foreign guest arrivals, signaling a wider recovery in the region's hospitality sector as international ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:42hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
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