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3 men in court over ZITF pavilion theft
Three men accused of breaking into the Mozambique Pavilion during the 65th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo have appeared in court facing theft charges.Denford Tsama (26), ...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:16hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pavilion captivates global audience at Expo 2025 Osaka
Zimbabwe's participation at Expo 2025 Osaka is drawing global attention, with its vibrant and innovative pavilion standing out in the Commons B zone, a shared space that features 26 countries from Afr...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:05hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised for maize production milestone
Zimbabwe is poised to record its fourth-highest maize harvest in history, with production projected at 2.29 million tonnes for the 2024/25 agricultural season. This major milestone was announced by In...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:13hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tour ZITF stands in Bulawayo
Cheers, ululations, and an air of celebration echoed through the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) yesterday as Mozambican President Daniel Chapo joined President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a high-...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:30hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo defies stay-away calls
Bulawayo residents demonstrated clear defiance against the so-called stay-away called by discredited former Zanu-PF Central Committee member, Blessed Geza, as the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZI...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:33hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Sneaker Expo: A celebration of authentic fashion and street culture
The Bulawayo Sneaker Expo, taking place today at the ZITF Pavilion, is set to be more than just an exhibition of footwear. Organisers have highlighted that the event serves as a platform for a wider c...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:58hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi in globetrotting in Venice
Vice President Kembo Mohadi is set to attend the 60th Venice Biennale today, an event known as "the Olympics of the art world." This year's biennale, themed "Stranieri ovunque" (Italian for "Foreigner...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:57hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rapped over wife's 'unnecessary' airport lounge
The recently commissioned State Pavilion at Robert Mugabe Airport, funded by a US$153 million loan from China, has faced intense criticism. Despite the pavilion's lavish design, including a l...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:53hrs | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Sadc summit preparations complete
Preparations for the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit, including infrastructure projects like road rehabilitation and the upgrading of accommodation and conferencing facilities, are comp...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:03hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls cricket stadium project kicks off
Construction has begun on the Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls, a key project for Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) in partnership with the government and the International Cricke...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:09hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Harare roads rehabilitation 90% complete
The rehabilitation of Harare roads needed in preparation for the hosting of the 44th SADC Summit next month is 90 percent complete and on schedule.Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga presen...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:39hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
New fire station at Mugabe Airport completed
The Zimbabwe government has completed the construction of a new fire station at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to enhance safety for both travellers and aircraft. Airport infrastr...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
12 Sadc villas almost complete
Preparations for the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit in August are nearing completion. Twelve single-storey villas for high-level delegates are almost finished, with materials for the r...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:24hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe airport readies for Sadc summit
Preparations at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for the upcoming SADC Heads of State Summit are nearing completion with the development of a dedicated VVIP pavilion. This pavilion is desig...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Community service for killing boyfriend
The High Court has sentenced a Kariba woman to 620 hours of community service after she fatally stabbed her jealous boyfriend with a broken beer bottle on the neck in front of police officers at the N...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Another empty promise on road rehabilitation from Zimbabwe govt
MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Tr...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells off the West over political interference ahead of polls
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned the West to stop meddling in Zimbabwe's political affairs ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections.Addressing Zanu-PF supporters after commissioning ...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:07hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions the new Mugabe Airport terminal
President Mnangagwa has commissioned the new-look US$153 million Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, as the Second Republic continues to deliver key projects in line with the country's vision...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
BCC to open revenue hall at ZITF
THE Bulawayo City Council has announced plans to open a new banking hall at its offices at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre as a way of decongesting the revenue hall in the city centre....Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 16:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crush USA
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday praised the Zimbabwe Cricket national team for their excellent performance after a record breaking 304 runs win against the United States of America (USA) at Harare Sport...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport terminal set to open
The US$153 million expansion of Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is now complete and is expected to be commissioned on July 13 as the Second Republic continues delivering key projects in li...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Large turnout at Econet's eye-catching ZITF stand
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's stand at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is attracting a large number of visitors because of its eye-catching, digital displays and on account of the cu...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport expansion 85% complete
THE US$153 million expansion and upgrading of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare is now 85 percent complete, as Zimbabwe's "Open Skies Policy" also continues to attr...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
They want Chibaya in jail says Mahere
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere reckons the State is itching to lock up party organising secretary Amos Chibaya following his Saturday arrest alongside 25 ot...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 14:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
$3 billion for RG Mugabe Airport upgrade, amid faulty radar system
THE upgrading of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has been allocated ZW$3.1 billion by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as fears mount that the port of entry has become a major c...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 17:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe family snubs Mnangagwa
Late former President Robert Mugabe's artefacts are not part of the fascinating array of Zimbabwe liberation heroes' war relics currently on display at the much-hyped Museum of African Liberation in H...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's draft electric vehicles policy ready
Zimbabwe is almost ready to adopt the electric vehicles (EVs) technology, with the draft Electric Mobility Policy Framework and Roadmap now in place but being refined.This was said by Ms Munas...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seals 500MW power deal
The new 500 megawatt solar power station being built by Skypower Global in Zimbabwe moved closer to fruition yesterday as more detail was added to the investment deal on the sidelines of the UN Climat...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for Mine Entra
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo last night ahead of today's official opening of the 25th edition of the Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) at the ZITF exhibition centre.The...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport works Phase II commence
The US$153 million expansion of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is at an advanced stage, with the construction almost complete and just awaiting final touch ups being condu...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
UAE prince sets up Zimbabwe's FlyStream Airlines
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) prince, who arrived in Zimbabwe last month scouting for investment opportunities has established a new airline, Standardbusiness was told Friday.Prince Sultan Khal...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Billionaire targets Zimbabwe aviation, real estate business
Prince Sultan Khalil Ibrahim Albalishi, the billionaire founder and chief executive officer of Dubai-based Rind Properties, disclosed Thursday that he was targeting deals in Zimbabwe's real estate and...Published: 22 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
OPC ZITF stand has public in awe
AN imposing artistic image depicting President Mnangagwa carrying a masonry trowel laden with mortar and building blocks in the background, admirably stood above the Office of the President and Cabine...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZITF public day brings Bulawayo to a stand still
BULAWAYO virtually came to a standstill yesterday as thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre to witness the official opening of the 62nd editio...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Packed programme as ZITF roars to life
THE 62nd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins tomorrow with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta now unable to come for the official opening as earlier scheduled following the dea...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Government that sees need to megaphone all its plans and interactions seldom delivers
Some of us have been there - where we reached rock bottom, due to our own faults, wrong decisions, and misjudgments in life.Our lives had become unmanageable and an embarrassment - such that, ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 15:30hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is a corruption intolerant country
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday took his 'Zimbabwe is Open For Business' mantra to Dubai where he told delegates the country has a zero tolerance to corruption.He was speaking at this y...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MPs fume over Dubai Expo poor show
MEMBERS of Parliament are keen on interrogating Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka and some members of the official government delegation over the Dubai Expo trip that saw parastatal bosses flocking ...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Munatsi
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has described as shocking and disheartening, the death of senior banker Mr Douglas Munatsi in an inferno at his luxury apartment in the early hours of Monday....Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Safari hunting companies urged to consider human rights-focused rural development
The days of hunting season-focused employment of a handful of locals and hand-outs of a few chunks of protein-boosting game meat are over. This development approach is unfair to the Afri...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 10:39hrs | 14 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe scores big at SA trade fair
Zimbabwe scored a huge success at the just ended Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF) held in Durban, South Africa as the country was able to showcase its endowments to regional markets and beyond.T...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe angles for US$2,5t African market
Zimbabwe representatives from both the private and public sector took full advantage of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) that ended here today to showcase what the country has to offer, as the Afri...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:15hrs | 29 | by Staff Reporter
Covid-19 protocols remain in force
Cabinet received an update on the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by chairman of the Ministers' National Committee, Vice President and M...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo makes retirement U-turn
Uncertainty continues to cloud Chimurenga musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo's retirement arrangement following his affirmation of two shows slated for South Africa early next month and possibly, one i...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to attend Dubai business forum
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is expected in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, where he is leading a high-level Government delegation to the Global Business Forum Africa slated for Wednes...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
ZITF reduced to Zanu-PF affair
AS if to confirm that this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) was a Zanu-PF affair, the ruling party walked away with two best exhibitors' awards. Zimbabwe's ruling party, which first sho...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Man arrested after apparently shouting at Mnangagwa during ZITF walk
A man was tackled and led away by state security agents on Thursday after shouting "huya pano iwewe" in the direction of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa, accompanied by his deputy Const...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 18:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
4 robbers admit to crime spree
FOUR suspected armed robbers, who yesterday admitted to killing one person and attempting to murder three others in and around Harare are expected back in court tomorrow. Brothers, William (39...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions won't stop Zimbabwe growth, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe was geared to prosper with or without support from the West that imposed sanctions on the country, adding that China remains there to assist....Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to tour Mugabe airport expansion project
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to tour the ongoing expansion of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport today as part of the Second Republic infrastructure development programme and in line w...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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