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Liberals slam calls to bring back the cane in schools
As calls grow from some lawmakers and parents to reintroduce corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools, child rights experts and organisations are warning that such a move would do more harm than good...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:09hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Cash dependency threatens Zimbabwe's digital economy goals
Banking experts have warned that Zimbabwe's heavy reliance on cash is undermining the country's push towards a digital economy, despite widespread mobile penetration and modern payment infrastructure....Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:41hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa among Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been recognised in the Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025, earning global acclaim for his ambitious push to democratise artificial intelligence access across...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 22:34hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Eyes Cashless Future Following Zimbabwe's Digital Economy Lead
South Africa is struggling with a surge in violent cash-in-transit (CIT) heists, prompting calls for a cashless economy, a path Zimbabwe has already embraced as a fully digital economy, according to t...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:49hrs | 135 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Norton roads reopened after 3-year rehabilitation
Two major link roads in Katanga, Norton - Shonhiwa Drive and Koshen Drive - have officially reopened to traffic following over three years of rehabilitation under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Pro...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:48hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Weighbridges key to saving Zimbabwe road infrastructure
Stakeholders have urged the Government to install weighbridges on all major highways and promote rail transport to prevent rapid deterioration of the country’s roads. The call was made during a Publ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seals nuclear energy deal
Zimbabwe's Centre for Education, Innovation, Research and Development (CEIRD) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to conduct a preliminary feasibility ...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 1761 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara calls for standalone AI ministry in Zimbabwe
One of Zimbabwe's foremost academics and artificial intelligence (AI) experts, Professor Arthur Mutambara, has called for the creation of a fully-fledged Ministry of AI, warning that relegating the te...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
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: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:36hrs | 287 | by Glanis Changachirere
Zimbabwe slashes fees to boost ease of doing business
The Government has approved sweeping reforms in the tourism sector, cutting and streamlining licences, permits, levies and fees in line with President Mnangagwa's directive to enhance the ease of doin...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:03hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to officially open Zimbabwe Agricultural Show
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Harare this Friday to officially open the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS), the country's largest annual trade exhibition....Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:03hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is losing over US$6bn to illicit financial flows
Zimbabwe is losing an estimated US$6,15 billion to illicit financial flows (IFFs) between 2020 and 2025, a drain that experts say is depriving the country of critical resources needed for development....Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:01hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Agricultural Show 2025 kicks off
Harare will tomorrow host the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, the country's flagship platform for showcasing agricultural achievements, innovation, and economic opportunities. The eve...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:20hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must stop Chinese plunder of our country and destruction of our future
When will Zimbabweans finally rise and say enough is enough?Zimbabwe is a nation blessed with breathtaking landscapes, abundant natural resources, and a rich heritage that stretches back centu...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 22:20hrs | 463 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Canadian University, Zimbabwe forge sports alliance
A new international partnership between Brock University's Sport Management (SPMA) program and the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) is set to open opportunities for athletes, researchers and sport lea...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trials Czech fuel additive
The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has begun testing a revolutionary fuel additive from the Czech Republic in a bid to cut fuel consumption and harmful emissions.The addi...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
The horrors of Gukurahundi and complicity of World Bank and IMF
To put it into perspective, Gukurahundi was characterised by inversion of human rights violations, including torture, disappearances, abductions, sexual molestation, rape, ethnic profiling and arbitra...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 13:40hrs | 341 | by Dr Gorden Moyo
Smart condom detects STIs through colour change
A revolutionary innovation in sexual health is drawing global attention: a condom that changes color when it comes into contact with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 23:25hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch national AI strategy next month
The inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit for Africa opened in Victoria Falls on Monday, with the government announcing that Zimbabwe's National AI Strategy will be officially launched in Octo...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 09:01hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
It's Poverty Professor Mapfumo and Not a Plot
At the recently held University of Zimbabwe 44th graduation ceremony, Professor Paul Mapfumo stood before graduates, dignitaries, and the President. He insisted that his "transformation agenda" would ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:17hrs | 411 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Mnangagwa commissions high-performance computing centre
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially commissioned phase two of the Zimbabwe Centre for High Performance Computing (HPC) at the University of Zimbabwe, underscoring the growing importance of com...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:36hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lithium smugglers defy export ban
Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars through the illicit export of raw lithium, despite a government ban introduced in 2022 to force miners to process the mineral locally. The ban, first imposed und...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:22hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 6,918 UZ graduates
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday capped 6 918 graduates at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), with authorities declaring that the institution's growing human capital base has positioned it as a le...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:19hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Shell companies siphon US$450m from Zimbabwe, SA
A network of 23 shell companies operating between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been implicated in laundering US$450 million through illicit financial flows (IFFs), part of an estimated US$3 billion i...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:22hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon
Every few years, whenever crime rates rise, someone will dust off a moral panic that blames the latest boogeyman for our social decay. In the 1980s, it was "Satanic" heavy metal. In the 1990s, it was ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:06hrs | 915 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
How our love for violent entertainment is breeding a violent Zimbabwe
Entertainment may seem like harmless fun, but the evidence shows it can unravel the very fabric of a society.Three recent stories from Zimbabwe have pierced my heart this past few days-tragic ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 179 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
If Lord Mayor David Coltart dies, will his remains be sent to the UK for burial?
How many millions of white people are buried in Southern Rhodesia? It is indeed attention seeking to demand the removal of Cecil John Rhodes be repatriated to the UK. Following the logic carefully, ar...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 18:56hrs | 891 | by Nomazulu Thata
Gayton McKenzie's controversy forces us to ask: Who decides who is Black?
This is a question that has long been overdue for attention.The past week has seen South Africa's Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, under intense public scrutiny over decad...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 21:05hrs | 570 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Africa's broken IP system threatens innovation, growth
Africa is losing billions of dollars each year due to weak and fragmented intellectual property (IP) protection systems, undermining innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development across the c...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:33hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe conducts digital currency survey
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has intensified its preparations to introduce a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) through a phased approach, starting with consumer perception surveys to gauge pu...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes for import substitution
Zimbabwe has planted 5,000 hectares of Irish potatoes this winter season as part of an ambitious government-led drive to cut reliance on imports and boost local food security. The target is to reach 9...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 22:39hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Potraz rolls out digital inclusion programme
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has launched a far-reaching programme aimed at addressing digital exclusion among persons with disabilities, as the country ...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:12hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches T-Cell HIV vaccine trial
Zimbabwe has taken a historic step in the global fight against HIV with the launch of a groundbreaking vaccine trial led by local and regional scientists. The Mutala Trust’s Infectious Disease Resea...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1127 | by Zimfieldguide
Gates launches plan to reduce population growth in Africa
The Gates Foundation is set to introduce a contraceptive in Kenya and other African countries, a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) capable of preventing pregnancy for up to eight years.This m...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 16:10hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
How African dictators are groomed! Akot will be one!
When I saw Emmanuel Akot from Uganda talking to President Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe, I despaired. I could not help but said to myself: this is how dictators are born and nurtured in Africa. The young inno...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 14:04hrs | 322 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bulawayo urged to shun imported 'waste' goods
A solid waste management expert has urged Bulawayo residents and businesses to avoid importing goods considered waste in other countries, warning that low-quality imports are driving illegal dumping i...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks defends killing of collared lion 'Blondie'
Zimbabwe's wildlife authority, ZimParks, has defended the killing of Blondie, a collared and much-loved lion from Hwange National Park, despite widespread condemnation from conservationists and the pu...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 13:03hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
A Zimbabwean's glimpse into China's science and technology backyard
My visit to China Agricultural University (CAU) on July 30, 2025 revealed far more than expected – it offered a compelling insight into a transformative model of agricultural development. There, I w...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 20:28hrs | 364 | by Dereck Goto
Zimbabwean women used as guinea pigs
Zimbabwe has launched the Contraceptive Acceptability Research (CARE), a pioneering study that will assess the feasibility, uptake, and acceptability of the Annovera contraceptive ring among women and...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo losing 'City of Kings' shine amid garbage pile-up
City leaders, government officials, and waste management experts have issued a stark warning about the deteriorating state of solid waste management in Bulawayo, describing it as a looming health and ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:11hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga rejoices for reporting Merry to South African authorities successfully
IntroductionVenturing into the world of trading can be both exciting and overwhelming. Whether you're drawn by the potential for financial growth or the thrill of market d...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 14:34hrs | 472 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube admits economy chaos
The government has admitted that companies in Zimbabwe often make more money operating outside the law than when complying with regulations, in a rare acknowledgement of a system that punishes honesty...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:12hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled Zambian tobacco seeds raise alarm in Zimbabwe
Tobacco industry stakeholders in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over a surge in cheap, low-quality tobacco seeds allegedly smuggled from Zambia, warning that the influx threatens to erode the country...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Lulu Brenda Harris earns her PhD
A growing number of Zimbabwean journalists are pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees at universities across the world in a bid to sharpen their critical thinking, analytical writing, and media s...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:35hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
'Doctor of Nothing: Zimbabwe's elite and the theft of knowledge'
In the hallowed halls of academia, a doctorate stands as a towering monument to intellectual endurance, sleepless nights, existential crises, and a few thousand cups of coffee brewed stronger than mos...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:30hrs | 635 | 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
Mutapa, RBZ push for economic transformation
The Mutapa Investment Fund and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have pledged to play pivotal roles in driving economic transformation and ensuring financial stability as the nation accelerates effor...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:18hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
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Cecil the Lion's legacy, a decade of debate
A decade after the killing of Cecil the lion ignited global outrage and placed Zimbabwe's trophy hunting industry under the spotlight, the country remains at the centre of a complex debate pitting int...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:30hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for bold global action to save wetlands
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged world leaders to adopt bold and collaborative measures to safeguard wetlands, warning that failure to act would mean abandoning a vital part of the planet's natu...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 09:51hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
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