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Zimbabwe's Chamber of Commerce calls for 'Marshal Plan'

Zimbabwe's retail and wholesale industry has lost an estimated US$3 billion in value, according to a report released this week by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), with business leaders warning that the country has reached …

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:49hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's debt plan faces test

Zimbabwe's arrears clearance and debt resolution plan will come under renewed scrutiny as Mauritanian banker Sidi Ould Tah assumes office today as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).Tah secured the presidency …

Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 05:53hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter

Fresh displacement looms under Tugwi-Mukosi development plan

A new wave of forced displacements is set to strike Chivi and Masvingo Rural districts, with over 17,000 people-estimated to be from 3,652 households-expected to be relocated under the Government's Tugwi-Mukosi Dam Development Masterplan.T…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:24hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter

Residents slam prepaid water meters plan

Harare residents have strongly opposed the government's plan to roll out prepaid water meters in the capital, saying the move will do little to resolve the city's deepening water crisis and instead risks becoming another profit-driven sche…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter

Tensions erupts over Harare Master Plan

Tensions erupted during a City of Harare Works and Town Planning Committee meeting today, as councillors fiercely resisted attempts by city management and consultants to push through a massive 900-page draft master plan without adequate sc…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:09hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter

ZimParks reviews elephant plan

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has commenced a comprehensive review of its Elephant Management Plan (2021â€“2025), prompted by growing frustration among local communities over the lack of tangible benefits …

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Explosive corruption report handed to Mnangagwa

A political firestorm is erupting at Town House following the submission of a damning report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which exposes endemic corruption, systemic mismanagement, and the virtual collapse of governance at Harare City C…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:29hrs | 2566 | by Staff reporter

Harare finalises Master Plan

Harare City Council is on the brink of finalising a comprehensive new master plan, a pivotal development set to reshape the capital's urban landscape and bring order to decades of fragmented growth. The document is expected to receive full…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:27hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter

Old Gwanda Road Redevelopment sparks household relocation plan

The redevelopment of the Old Gwanda Road into a tolled highway has led to the planned relocation of several households, according to a report released by Zwane Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd.The project, under the leadership of Engineer Bekithemba …

Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 17:45hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Zupco workers plan court action over outstanding pay

Former workers of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) have raised serious concerns over the company's failure to pay outstanding salaries, some of which date back to July last year. The disgruntled employees claim that despite wo…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:10hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter

BCC in ambitious 2034 housing plan

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed an ambitious plan to construct 500,000 housing units by 2034 as part of a broader 15-year master plan aimed at addressing the city's severe housing backlog.The initiative comes in response to th…

Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:26hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City grapples with surge in stray cattle

The City of Bulawayo is contending with an influx of stray cattle that have been invading both western and eastern suburbs in search of green pastures. With the ongoing drought affecting much of Zimbabwe, these animals have increasingly ro…

Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter

BCC scrap support for NRZ public transport interchange plan

The Bulawayo City Council has rescinded its support for a planned public transport interchange on National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) land, which was intended to alleviate congestion in the central business district (CBD) by providing spac…

Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:05hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter

Zesa unveils strategy to end load-shedding

ZESA Holdings has announced a transformative strategy to eliminate load-shedding by next year and achieve universal electricity access across Zimbabwe by 2030. The plan, detailed by ZESA executive chairman Dr. Sydney Gata in an interview w…

Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter

'ZiG defence plan doomed'

The introduction of Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), has faced a series of severe setbacks, pushing the economy deeper into turmoil, according to a new report by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI). The Rese…

Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:35hrs | 2670 | by Staff reporter

Zimplats shields US$1,8 billion expansion plan

PLATINUM giant Zimplats says the current cost-cutting initiatives aim to lessen the effect of budget cuts on its growth strategy, which includes a US$1,8 billion expansion programme.The company on Tuesday initiated a voluntary layoff exerc…

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's plan to stay in power past 2028

President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to extend his second and final term by at least two years until 2030 after abandoning plans to abolish term limits through a constitutional amendment which would require a public referendum, ZimLive can r…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:25hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans

In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in town of Letterkenny, in Donegal county.But…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Botswana backlash to Zimbabwe border plan

A proposal by Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi to allow citizens to cross borders using national identity cards instead of passports has drawn heavy criticism in Botswana.Speaking at a …

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 08:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Plans to develop Zimbabwe's biggest mine near Bulawayo

Caledonia Mining is exploring options to raise US$250m to develop its Bilboes project into what could be Zimbabwe's biggest gold mine.The company, which also owns the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe, could raise the money via a combination o…

Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa has a solid plan

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has revitalized the dwindling hopes of millions of Zimbabweans who had lost faith in the prospect of a change in government following the contested 2023 president…

Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says he's grateful for debt, arrears plan

Zimbabwe is grateful to development partners and creditors for embracing the resolution process of arrears clearance and debt, and hopes that if debts are rescheduled or written off, the economy will grow exponentially.Already, Zimbabwe's …

Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt rejects ZESA tariff plan

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has shot down a proposal by ZESA Holdings for businesses to wholly pay electricity tariff in United States dollar following the government's policy to align tariff payment with the foreign retention thres…

Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

TelOne lays out fresh fibre plan

STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne is seeking funding to deploy fibre network to over 100 000 homes in the next five years under the National Broadband Phase II project, as it moves to counter network vandalism.This was revealed by TelO…

Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mukanya drafts 'retirement' plan

CHIMURENGA musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo says he is setting up an arts and culture centre in Domboshava on the outskirts of Harare as part of his departure from the mainstream music industry, which he has served for many decades.Last y…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube hits brick wall on debt clearance plan

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is struggling to nail down the debt clearance roadmap which has been on the table since 2015 to clear urgent US$2,3 billion in arrears before securing game changing new funding, the Zimbabwe Independent can re…

Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube has a good plan

Political legitimacy, economic bailout and the draconian Public Order and Security Act (Posa) and Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa) laws are some of the topics Zimbabwe's new Finance and Economic Development minis…

Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's 'new' political project

The irony of Zimbabwean politics, today, is the variable that must change for matters to move forward is the one which new President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not prepared to change.What needs to change is the pursuit of power by all and any m…

Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:07hrs | 1 | by Vivid Gwede

Brands and stores affected by Edcon's new recovery plan

Edcon Holdings' latest recovery plan includes closing chains including Red Square cosmetics and La Senza lingerie and attempting to lure their customers to its flagship Edgars clothing stores.The move is the brainchild of new CEO Grant Pat…

Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 12:41hrs | | by Bloomberg

Ekusileni Hospital in govt 100-day plan

GOVERNEMNT is working on four hospital projects as part of President Mnangagwa's 100 Day Plan.According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, efforts are underway to construct Lupane Provincial Hospital and complete works at Harare Cen…

Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

The Zimbabwe Industrial Revolution plan

This is an preliminary Architecture of the massive industrial Transformation of Zimbabwe to be led by the Church Leadership The Zimbabwe Industrial Revolution plan : for the Church created by Hannington Mubaiwa by Business Daily Zimbabwe o…

Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 06:07hrs | | by Hannington Mubaiwa

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ZANU-PF official jailed for stealing

Maswerasei blasts Chamisa

Hwange Power Station's older units to undergo major rehab

Principal arrested for indecent assault of students

Zimra employees accused of US$6.3 million fraud

Ruwa aims for town status

Zanu-PF youths die en route to Mnangagwa's birthday bash

Zimbabwe clinches historic T20I series win

Harare suburb battles severe sewage crisis

Chirumanzu chieftainship dispute intensifies

Churches pray for Mnangagwa's continued rule

Church commits to partnering govt in anti-drugs, substances abuse

Ex-Bosso CEO found guilty of US$2,000 fraud

RemitHope seeks to raise US$100 000 for 10 grassroots organisations in Africa

US lawmaker pushes Zimbabwe to repay white farmers

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Security guard goes on goat stealing spree

Man finally in court 8 years after sister's murder

Unlicenced joyride 'car thief' beg court

Women's Bank partners Govt

Inferno destroys 30 vehicles at Mutare's Brooms garage

Potraz relocates over 40 base stations

Ruwa robbery suspects arrested after lavish spending spree

Kalangas rejects claims of subservience to Ndebele Kingdom

Organicare convicted for selling unregistered medicine

Ramaphosa posts explicit videos on X

'Harare-Mutare-Vic Falls flight route permanent,' AirZim announces

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The Zimbabwe Government is Not Learning from Past Mistakes

War vets sharpen knives against Mnangagwa

Germany's Dislike of Ms. Anna Lena Baerbock Makes Her Vulnerable at the UN

Injiva gunned down

Chivayo blows US$3m on luxury cars for Zanu-PF chiefs

UK family finds 'better standard of living' in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean nurse tells shocking ordeal in UK Memoir

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