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NGOs social entrepreneurship in the age of development aid disruption
Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Disruption of Traditional Development is and other actions are urgent as alternatives to reduce the carnage that is faced by non-state actors after the dismantlin...Published: 5 hrs ago | 79 | by Michael Ndiweni
Zimbabwean youths struggle for survival
For many young Zimbabweans, the daily grind is no longer about climbing corporate ladders or pursuing dream careers. Instead, it has become a delicate balance between hustling for meager earnings and ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa going out of his way to piss off Donald Trump
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended an invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a state visit to South Africa, with hopes that the visit will take place soon, his office confirmed ...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 16:01hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe Hydro-Power, Lake Mutirikwi ready for NDS-2
MASVINGO - The Great Zimbabwe Hydro-power plant at Lake Mutirikwi and other prominent sites are ready to continue transforming several communities within ...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 13:12hrs | 5984 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mutirikwi
Zimbabwe Defence Industries removed from EU sanctions
THE European Union Council has removed the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) from its restrictive measures imposed in 2002, but maintained its embargo on arms and equipment that could be utilised for ...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:55hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 6 month stock of ARVs
Zimbabwe has secured enough antiretroviral (ARV) drug stock to last for the next six months, with additional procurement efforts already in progress to ensure supplies are sustained until the end of t...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:30hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to maintain police roadblocks
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining police roadblocks across the country as part of efforts to preserve peace, promote road safety, and curb lawlessness.Home...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:30hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Must Seize the Opportunity to Attract Investment as South Africa Faces Agricultural and Economic Shifts
The ongoing upheaval in South Africa regarding the removal of white farmers and the broader implications for the country's investment climate present a unique opportunity for Zimbabwe. While the polit...Published: 19 Feb 2025 at 13:13hrs | 487 | by Marilyn Mutize
How Trump's Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal impacts Zimbabwe and the path forward
THE decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement this year has once again sent shockwaves across the global community.While the move w...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:16hrs | 838 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Woman jumps to death
In a heart-wrenching incident of gender-based violence, 33-year-old Siphiwe Ndlovu from Burombo Flats in Bulawayo has died after allegedly being assaulted by her husband before she jumped from a third...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:38hrs | 3610 | by Staff reporter
Tungwarara's world crumbles, war vets bribes face backlash
Controversial Presidential advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara's temptation to bribe veterans of the liberation struggle has faced criticism when he recently...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 22:11hrs | 2446 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Wife bites policeman's finger over cellphone password
Plumtree-based police officer is nursing injuries after his wife Balbina Chowe bite him over cellphone password.The matter came to ligh...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 22:02hrs | 954 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Dodgy schools sprout
The Government is currently reviewing the minimum standards for school licensing as part of efforts to address the proliferation of illegal learning institutions, a problem attributed to the shortage ...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:02hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
World Bank implores Zimbabwe to maintain tight money supply
The World Bank has urged Zimbabwe to maintain its tight monetary policy stance and resist spending pressures to control inflation and ensure lasting exchange rate stability.Inflation in Zimbab...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:00hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF returns Zimbabwe to the stone age
That Zimbabwe's health sector is broken is a public secret, but the alarming decline under Zanu-PF's 45-year rule has reached new depths of crisis.A widely circulated photo showing a patient a...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 14:57hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe responds to U.S. aid withdrawal
The government has stopped short of telling the United States of America to go hang following the termination of financial aid to African countries.Zimbabwe is among the African nations affect...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:50hrs | 3469 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's debt unsustainably high
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Zimbabwe's debt and external arrears remain unsustainably high, forcing the country to rely on its own resources to fund economic activities....Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:42hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zinara targets one million licensed vehicles by 2025
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has announced an ambitious plan to license one million vehicles by the end of 2025, aiming to boost compliance and increase funding for the country's...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:58hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
The push for Mnangagwa's term extension is a threat to national unity and development
In recent years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has repeatedly called for unity among Zimbabweans. On paper, this is a noble and constructive appeal. A united nation, working collectivel...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:09hrs | 549 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean migrant workers exploited in UK
Zimbabwean migrant workers in the United Kingdom are among the most exploited groups in the country's care industry, according to a new report by the UK trade union UNISON. The survey, titled Caring a...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:09hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Farmers in Matabeleland optimistic after rains
Farmers across Matabeleland are optimistic about a promising 2024/25 farming season following consistent rains that have rejuvenated crops, with the Government projecting a bumper harvest of 3.2 milli...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:07hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Minister awarded Best World Minister Award
Zimbabwe's Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries, and Rural Development, Dr. Anxious Masuka, has been honored with the Best Minister in the World award at the ongoing World Government Summi...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:46hrs | 1957 | by Staff reporter
Gunshot wound leads to arrest of armed robbery gang
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has apprehended six suspects linked to multiple robbery incidents and a case of unlawful entry into premises and theft. The arrests were confirmed by ZRP spokesperso...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:11hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Zesa owes US$350m for Kariba South renovations
Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings (Zesa), is grappling with a staggering US$350 million debt for renovations at the Kariba South Power Station, as its foreign currency obligations continue to hi...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 13:55hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold reserves dwarfed by regional counterparts
Zimbabwe's gold reserves stood at 85,842.38 ounces (2.67 tonnes) as of December 31, 2024, valued at $223.8 million, according to an audit by BDO. The figures, based on international market prices, ref...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 12:21hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 24 dead in Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway accident
A devastating accident on the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway near the Lutumba toll gate has left 24 people dead and 12 others critically injured. The collision involved a Beitbridge-bound Urban Connect b...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 09:34hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions must fall for Zimbabwe to thrive
Citizens Against Economic Sanctions Zimbabwe (CAESZ) has pledged to ramp up its campaign calling for the removal of economic sanctions imposed by Western countries, which it says are stifling Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:14hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
ZCC bishop flogs 2 congregants, 1 dies during 'healing' session
A 36-year-old bishop from the ZCC Damsko church in Limpopo View, Beitbridge, has been convicted of flogging and causing the death of a church congregant after claiming she and her husband were mentall...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:14hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
'Baba Jukwa' wanted over $40k extortion charges
Police are searching for public relations expert and journalist Edmund Kudzayi, who was at some point linked to the Facebook page known as Baba Jukwa, who has been implicated in an extortion case invo...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:40hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate fined US$400 for causing fatal accident
Local magistrate Tavengwa Timeon Makunde has been fined US$400 after being convicted of culpable homicide for a road accident that claimed the life of a school pupil. The incident occurred on November...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:32hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt makes electronic money usage compulsory for businesses
The Zimbabwean Cabinet has approved the compulsory use of electronic money by all businesses in a bid to formalize the country's largely informal economy and enhance fiscal revenue collection. The mov...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:40hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2024 foreign currency receipts top US$13bn
Zimbabwe's foreign currency inflows grew by 21 percent in 2024, reaching US$13.3 billion compared to US$11 billion in 2023, driven primarily by an increase in export proceeds, according to the Reserve...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Drama at business centre as sisters bash shopkeeper
A violent altercation at Maninji business centre in Mayobodo has led to the arrest of Nyarai Mpofu, aged 34, and two accomplices following an assault on Mpofu Noliwe, a 24-year-old shopkeeper at ...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:37hrs | 1391 | by Simbarashe Sithole
South Africa hikes toll fees
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has announced an increase in toll tariffs across the country's major routes, effective from 1 March 2025. The toll fees will rise by 4.84%, marking a s...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 12:27hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Haulin Quarry Mine boosts Bulawayo's construction sector with competitive prices
Bulawayo's business community has lauded Haulin Quarry Mine, located in Pumula North, for its competitive pricing in building materials, which has significantly impacted the region's construction sect...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 11:05hrs | 793 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africans kiss Pick n Pay stores goodbye
South Africa's Pick n Pay retailer is facing mounting challenges as it continues to shut down both company-owned and franchise stores across the country, with many South Africans bidding farewell to t...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 10:05hrs | 6410 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo registers 200 diarrhoea cases, one death
The City of Bulawayo reported over 200 cases of diarrhoea and one related death as of December last year, according to the latest council disease surveillance report. The city has implemented intensif...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:45hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Matopo university to enrol first students in August
The University of Matopo is poised to enrol its inaugural cohort of students in August, operating from three campuses in Matabeleland South. The institution will focus on dryland studies, climate chan...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:42hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
NetOne expands healthcare access through innovative telemedicine initiative
In a significant step toward modernizing healthcare delivery in Zimbabwe, NetOne and Zim Smart Village have launched another OneHealth Telemedicine Virtual Hospital in Chirumhanzu, marking the latest ...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 22:43hrs | 169 | by Paul Ndou
Man stabs wife with screwdriver
A 28-year-old man from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, has been fined US$120 or sentenced to two months in jail for stabbing his wife with a screwdriver during a domestic dispute.Tushonupane Mwembe wa...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 18:23hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Concerns over RBZ's reduction of forex retention for horticulture exporters
The Horticultural Development Council (HDC) has expressed concerns about the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) recent decision to lower the foreign currency retention threshold for exporters from 75% t...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 09:41hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
RBZ predicts inflation to trend down in 2025
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is optimistic about continued inflation moderation, forecasting the monthly inflation rate to average 3% or less in 2025. The central bank expects the annual inflati...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:31hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
BCC resolves to permanently close 5th Ave market
Bulawayo City Council has resolved to permanently close the 5th Avenue vegetable trading market, citing the need to enhance urban planning, improve safety, and support sustainable business growth. The...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:24hrs | 2360 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council steps up efforts to restore order in CBD
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced plans to maintain a strong security presence at key vending sites and illegal commuter pick-up points in the Central Business District (CBD) as part of it...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:23hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggles to promote ZiG
THE Zimbabwean government faces challenges in promoting the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency for financial stability, as some businesses remain reluctant to accept it, preferring the U.S. dollar, which re...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:52hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver sentenced to 4 years for fatal road accident
A truck driver who was found negligent in a road traffic accident that resulted in the deaths of six people has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Denny Taziva, 36, appeared before the Nyanga...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:51hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council cracks down on illegal street vendors
The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has expressed support for the ongoing operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) aimed at curbing the growing presence of illegal street vendors in ...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:46hrs | 2375 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praises Akinwumi Adesina
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated Dr Akinwumi Adesina for his outstanding leadership at the helm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), marking the end of his decade-long tenure as presi...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:40hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Turf wars among Bulawayo's street kids highlight struggle for survival
As the sun dips below the horizon in Bulawayo, known as the City of Kings and Queens, the city's lively streets transform into tense battlegrounds. Once places of laughter and connection, the pavement...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:38hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
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