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Teen jailed for raping 11-year-old cousin at knifepoint

AN 18-year-old Bulawayo man has been sentenced to five years in prison for raping his 11-year-old cousin at knifepoint.The teenager, who lives in Suburbs, cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim. He was convicted of one count…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:12hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter

Maphisa calls for Uhuru day celebrations to deliver development

Residents of Maphisa have called on the government to ensure that the hosting of the 2026 Independence Day celebrations at the growth point leads to meaningful and lasting development rather than serving as a symbolic gesture.The 46th anni…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:10hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man who controlled the development of Microsoft Windows

Zimbabwean-born Paul Maritz discovered his passion for computers at a South African university and became one of Microsoft's core executives, directing much of the early development of Windows.Born in 1955 in Zimbabwe, then part of the Fed…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:04hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter

Some Zimbabweans oppose development

There is a growing and deeply troubling trend among certain segments of our societyâ€”an unsettling comfort with the status quo of decay and underdevelopment. It is as if, for some, the sight of crumbling infrastructure, pothole-ridden roa…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:26hrs | 518 | by Kudzai Mutisi

Nkulumane MP mobilising resources for community development

Nkulumane Member of Parliament Desire Moyo has announced plans to mobilise resources to address social and economic challenges facing his constituency. He said they are engaging donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and corporate …

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:48hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter

SADC advances plans to operationalise regional development fund

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is making significant strides towards operationalising its Regional Development Fund (RDF), a financing mechanism aimed at fostering sustained economic growth and development across the reg…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:11hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter

Musekiwa, Maposa named in Zimbabwe T20 squad

Zimbabwe unveils young squad for T20 World Cup Regional QualifiersZimbabwe has announced an exciting 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifiers, set to take place in Kenya this month. The lineup features the uncapped…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:06hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

Unethical practices stall Zimbabwe's development

Experts have identified unethical practices and insufficient corporate governance structures as significant contributors to Zimbabwe's underdevelopment. This observation was made during the inaugural Environment, Social, and Governance (ES…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:06hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter

47 farms earmarked for new city

FORTY-SEVEN farms in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces have been earmarked for the development of the new capital city in Mt Hampden, where work on core infrastructure, which includes roads, water, electricity and telecomm…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga preaches unity

ZIMBABWEANS, in all their diverse political persuasions, should now bury their differences and unite under a constitutional order brought about by the country's maturing democracy and focus on developing the economy, Vice President and Min…

Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo engineer develops app to make public transport safer and more efficient

MR Hope Ndhlovu, the Bulawayo-born software engineer, who won the 2019 World Bank Youth Summit Award, has embarked on a new venture to revolutionise commuting in Zimbabwe through a taxi application. The groundbreaking application, which is…

Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Development does not mean being like Europe

One reader recently wrote asking whether what we are advocating for as development in Africa is a replica of the Western model of economic development. The reader argued that if that is what we envisage Africa to achieve, then it would req…

Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 5 | by Tapiwa Gomo

Mnangagwa regime's concept of 'development' is to impoverish citizens then come in as 'saviors'!

Picture these scenes in Zimbabwe. A group of urban dwellers gather in the scorching sun, awaiting President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's much anticipated arrival, in order to officially handover a borehole and clinic to the community.The …

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:29hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Politicians must not politicise development

CHIREDZI residents have urged elected officials and politicians to end polarisation and collectively focus on serving the community in a transparent and non-partisan manner.Speaking during a community engagement meeting facilitated by the …

Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:26hrs | 5 | by Alexio Rashirai

Stakeholders must foster peace to ensure development

AFTER we celebrated the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2021, running under the  theme Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) implores all stakeholders to eng…

Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:31hrs | 11 | by Zesn

Government takes development to ward level

While major national projects like construction of a modern road network in major cities, construction of Parliament building, various infrastructure development projects are being rolled out by the 2nd Republic, government has not forgott…

Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:02hrs | 10 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya

British spaceports under development

Two new British spaceports could be the catalyst to making Britain Europe's newest space superpower. If they can overcome planning challenges, the value to the UK's economy could be hard to measure.With a world-class record in contribution…

Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 20:37hrs | 187 | by Staff writer

BaTonga communities sue for lack of development

HAVING been displaced during the construction of the Kariba Dam and now living at the peripheries of Zimbabwe's largest hydro-electric power project, Kariba, it is only logical that the Batonga people of Mola in Siakobvu and Nyaminyami dis…

Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Let's embrace peace for economic development

Economic development is a process in which a nation is improving its economic, political and social sectors for the well-being of its people whilst peace can be defined as freedom from any form of disturbance. Hence, peace is synonymous wi…

Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 17:41hrs | 13 | by Chido Chikuni

Talking Nkayi Development: 'No cry babies on their mothers' backs!'

The inspirational and progressive people of Nkayi have risen to the occasion in their endeavour to see their native area of habitation, 'Nkayisburg', effortlessly and unencumberedly adopt the bottom-up approach to development as opposed to…

Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 9 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube

Muzamhindo presents an Alternative, Clear and sound Development plan which will take Zimbabwe forward

Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:A policy is a declaration of an intention of an organisation or institution. These are rules and regulations which will set terms of references for an organisation. Zimbabwe is deluded from self-immo…

Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 3 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo

'Devolution key to economic development'

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said his Government is prioritising devolution and decentralisation in running of national affairs as a strategy to revitalise the economy and to improve the people's standards of life.Addressing mourners at t…

Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

The concept of an election

An election is a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office. Election is not a one day process rather but it is a process, and the process is gradual. People make political decisions based on several pushed and …

Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 16:50hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo

ZANU PF Extraordinary Congress

ZANU PF heads to a much anticipated extraordinary congress, many expect fireworks, yet the people expect good news that will change their lives and the economy.Unity, peace and development are the key pillars on which ZANU PF was built and…

Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 07:46hrs | 3161 | by Fidelis Fengu

Its development in retrogression Mr President

The President of Zimbabwe made stunning remarks that Zimbabwe is the second most developed country in Africa. Ours is development in retrogression Mr President. We as a people have every reason to be gravely disturbed by the dismaying utte…

Published: 08 May 2017 at 14:01hrs | 1 | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira

The state of the dream: A perspective from Guruve

Human development across the span of time has been congruent with the growth of society, nations, civilizations, even nations. Societies stem from individuals, their families and subfamilies to communities and ascend to nations at exponent…

Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 11:42hrs | 1 | by Kudakwashe Chakabva

#ThisCity gains momentum

Unravelling the marriage of convenience between "shut-up and shutdown" in #ThisCity!For too long the politically motivated "shut-up" and economically charged "shutdown" have co-operated in such an evil marriage within #ThisCity to deliver …

Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 12:00hrs | | by Mthokozisi Ndiweni

Land audits a piece meal to agricultural development!

The much hyped farm land audit which is expected to identity and flash-out multiple farm owners should go an extra mile in ensuring that sustainable agricultural production is realised. Agriculture is a key factor in our economy as it has …

Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 15:38hrs | | by Sparkleford Masiyambiri

Tsholotsho makes giant strides in education

Continued from last week (Click here for the first part)At independence Tsholotsho was a poor African reserve, a piece of land whose main characteristic was unbelievable poverty of the citizens, its citizens relying on hand-pump boreholes …

Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 10:07hrs | 220 | by Cain Mathema

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