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Zimbabwe's poor women bear more children than the rich
A landmark report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has shed light on disparities in fertility rates among Zimbabwean women, revealing that poorer women tend to have significantly...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court orders eviction of Chief Zimunya, 1500 families
The Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of then Acting Chief Kibben Bvirindi, known as Chief Zimunya, along with approximately 1,500 families who have occupied Grove Farm in Mutare's peri-urban are...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise
As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
No Covid-19 variants in Zimbabwe – govt says
The Zimbabwean government has dismissed claims that any new COVID-19 variants are currently circulating in the country, despite rising concern globally over fresh outbreaks linked to emerging strains....Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Govt finalises mining cadastre rollout
The Zimbabwean government is set to modernise the country's mining sector through the final rollout of a digital mining cadastre system aimed at improving transparency, accuracy, and efficiency in min...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's AMH charged for 'insulting' Mnangagwa
A week after the arrest of Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba, the Zimbabwean government has escalated its legal crackdown on independent media by charging the newspaper's parent company, Alpha Me...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 19:15hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt raises alarm over skills gap
The Zimbabwean government has raised alarm over the widening gap between academic qualifications and practical skills in the country, warning that the mismatch is stalling economic growth and leaving ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:11hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt privatising prisons?
Zimbabwe is embarking on a fresh push to reform its prison rehabilitation system, aiming to better prepare inmates for reintegration into society. This initiative, announced recently by Cabinet, inclu...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe activists under scrutiny over Mnangagwa wife's UK visit?
There are unconfirmed reports that the Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its surveillance and crackdown on diaspora-based citizens accused of engaging in activities perceived to undermine the count...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:29hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Starafrica feels the pinch of sugar tax
Local sugar producer Starafrica Corporation says it is grappling with weak demand for industrial sugar, with the government-imposed sugar tax on beverages negatively affecting some of its key customer...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
SADC donates US$98,000 refrigerated truck to Zimbabwe
In a major boost to Zimbabwe's fisheries sector, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Thursday handed over a three-tonne refrigerated truck valued at US$98,000 to the Zimbabwe Fish Pro...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:09hrs | 4206 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner in Zimbabwe grave rights abuses storm
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has called on the Zimbabwean government to urgently intervene and halt alleged human rights abuses being committed by a Chinese-linked mining company ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:14hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi to protest at UN Office in Pretoria
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is set to stage a demonstration outside the United Nations (UN) offices in Pretoria this Friday, July 4, as the party intensifies its calls for justice over the Guku...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:15hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Edgar Lungu did not hold a Zimbabwean diplomatic passport
Zimbabwe's Permanent Secretary for Information, Nick Mangwana, has denied widespread claims that the late former Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu was in possession of a Zimbabwean diplomatic passp...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 21:45hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt under fire over TBs mismanagement
The Zimbabwean government is facing renewed criticism over its handling of Treasury Bills (TBs), amid allegations of corruption, regulatory manipulation, and financial mismanagement that have raised a...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:16hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama compares Zimbabwe to colonial Rhodesia
Former Botswana president Ian Khama launched a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF and government leadership during the launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's book, Footprints in the...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Invictus Energy to get National Project Status
The Zimbabwean government has taken a significant step toward advancing the country's first major oil and gas development after issuing an updated draft of the Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement (...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:46hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends excise duty on raw wine imports
In a move aimed at boosting the local wine industry, the Zimbabwean government has suspended excise duty on imported raw wine for approved manufacturers. The measure, announced through Statutory Instr...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:06hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Former Wenela miners call for Mnangagwa intervention
Former Zimbabwean miners who worked in South African mines under the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (Wenela) have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in efforts to secure th...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:00hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nationals in Middle East safe
The Government of Zimbabwe has assured the public that Zimbabwean nationals who reached out to the country's diplomatic missions amid escalating tensions in the Middle East are safe and accounted for....Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:36hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Another false start to the Gukurahundi genocide hearings
Pressure is mounting on the Zimbabwean government following yet another postponement of the long-awaited Gukurahundi community hearings, which failed to commence as scheduled on Thursday, June 26....Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe increases surveillance at border posts to curb drug trafficking
The Zimbabwean government has intensified efforts to curb drug trafficking by deploying drones for surveillance at border posts, a move aimed at strengthening national security and reducing the flow o...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
New powerful gukurahundi film premiers
As traditional chiefs from Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region embark on a controversial, state-sanctioned process to investigate the Gukurahundi massacres, questions persist about whether the initiative w...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:10hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
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: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 316 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
US$5m monthly for Gwayi-Shangani project
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the long-delayed Gwayi-Shangani Dam, declaring the project a national priority. Cabinet has resolved to allocate US$5 million ever...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:31hrs | 652 | 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 | 143 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers take salary dispute to ILO
Zimbabwean teachers have escalated their long-standing labour dispute with the government to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), citing deteriorating working conditions, low pay, and continue...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 19:15hrs | 3578 | by Staff reporter
Junior Parliament set to open tomorrow
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its dedication to involving children in decisions that affect their lives as preparations intensify for the official opening of the 33rd Junior Parliament at M...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:17hrs | 139 | 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 | 193 | 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 | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to compensate genocide victims
The Zimbabwean government will compensate victims of the Gukurahundi massacres, with community hearings into the 1980s atrocities set to commence on June 26, 2025, Deputy President of the National Cou...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:21hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's UK trip flops
Organisers of the First Ladies African Impact & Resilience (Flair) Summit scheduled for London next week have reportedly withdrawn the invitation extended to Zimbabwe's First Lady, Auxillia Mnanga...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:21hrs | 2168 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moving to tighten social media regulation
The Zimbabwean government has announced plans to bolster the Data Protection Act as part of efforts to curb the rapid spread of false and harmful content circulating on social media platforms and onli...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:33hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe returns 418 hectares to PPC after 12-year wait
The Zimbabwean government has returned 418 hectares of land to cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe Limited, more than a decade after seizing the property, in a move valued at a nominal R37 million (US$2,...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:24hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Time Bank proposes US$38bn debt bailout to Zimbabwe govt
Time Bank Holding Company has unveiled a bold proposal to lend the Zimbabwean government US$38 billion to clear national debt and compensate multiple groups owed by the State, with the loan secured th...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:40hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
US denies Trump aid cuts are affecting Zimbabwe's HIV treatment
The United States government has rejected allegations that its recent aid reductions are jeopardising Zimbabwe's access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and other essential humanitarian and health prog...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:39hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans ethanol-laced alcohol
The Zimbabwean government has officially outlawed the manufacture, sale, and consumption of ethanol-laced alcoholic substances commonly known as "kambwa" or "musombodhiya," as part of its ongoing effo...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:35hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drivers will need medical report to renew licences
Seventy-year-old Sekuru Moyo was unsettled when he read a newspaper report suggesting that all local drivers might soon be required to undergo mandatory retesting. For Moyo, whose daily life revolves ...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:31hrs | 16718 | by Staff reporter
MRP needs US$650k to intensify its self-determination international engagement
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is appealing for US$ 650,000 to intensify international engagements that seek to push the Zimbabwean government to the negotiating table on its efforts to achieve se...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 21:51hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt challenged over elephants culling programme
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a strong condemnation of the Zimbabwean government's plan to cull 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, labelling the move as cruel,...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:30hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deploys drones along Mozambique border
The Zimbabwean government has intensified efforts to clamp down on smuggling along the country's porous eastern border with Mozambique through the full-scale deployment of drone surveillance technolog...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:44hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe showers rare praises on America
Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira has extended rare and glowing praise to the United States of America, acknowledging its significant humanitarian and investment contributions throughou...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 14:20hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
IMF kicks off crucial talks in Zimbabwe
A high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has begun formal meetings with Zimbabwean authorities, launching a critical mission to assess the country's reform trajectory under t...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:33hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Land bonanza for Zimbabwe civil servants, war veterans
Civil servants and war veterans are set to benefit from heavily discounted land purchases under a bold new government land distribution initiative aimed at empowering citizens and recognising the cont...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 13:36hrs | 4477 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to revitalise Community Share Ownership Trusts
The Zimbabwean Government has moved to revitalise Community Share Ownership Trusts (CSOTs), a flagship programme under the country's economic empowerment policy, following Cabinet's approval of new op...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 13:29hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo calls for repeal of outdated car radio licence law
Former Information Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has called on the Zimbabwean government to scrap the car radio licence law he helped introduce in 2001, describing it as outdated in the face of rap...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
Western Saharawi struggle inspires Mthwakazi
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) says the increasing international calls for autonomy in the disputed Western Saharawi region have inspired its ongoing campaign for self-determination in Zimbabwe....Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon over for land barons
The Zimbabwean government has announced a new offensive against land and space barons who have been illegally allocating State land in urban and peri-urban areas, following the unveiling of a comprehe...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa activist fights extradition from South Africa
A South African court last week became the stage for a dramatic and tense confrontation as Zimbabwean activist Nyokayemabhunu, also known as Wellington Masiiwa, fought extradition back to Zimbabwe. Th...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:10hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Pressure Mounts on Organisers of UK Summit to Reconsider Invitation to Zimbabwe's First Lady
London, UK - Organisers of the upcoming First Ladies African Impact & Resilience (Flair) Summit are facing mounting pressure to reconsider the participation of Zimbabwe's First Lady, Auxillia Mnan...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 13:28hrs | 1140 | by Staff Reporter
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