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Chiwenga courts major diamond firm

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who arrived in India on Friday morning, has immediately set to work by engaging Hari Krishna Exports, one of the world's leading diamond processing firms.The company, which boasts a manufacturing capaci…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mutapa blocks ZCDC diamond sale

Zimbabwe's state-owned diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has been plunged into a deeper financial crisis after its sole shareholder, the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), vetoed the sale of a key diamond parcel t…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

State diamond firm lays off hundreds to avoid collapse

Zimbabwe's state-controlled diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has launched a major retrenchment exercise in a desperate bid to stave off collapse, following a brutal crash in global diamond prices that has sh…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:08hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter

Duo appears in court for illegal diamond deal

Two men appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Ethel Chichera on Tuesday, accused of attempting to sell diamonds without the required licence.Stanley Zhanda (55) from Norton and Wellington Mukandiwa (42) from Mutare face charges of contrav…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe strikes diamond in Europe

Zimbabwe has the potential to produce diamonds worth US$5 billion annually, leading investors who are coming into the country- with more than 500 years in the field have said.After meeting the President in Brussels yesterday, the chief exe…

Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Schools still COVID-19 hotspots

SCHOOLS have remained COVID-19 hotspots despite a downward trend in new infections recorded throughout the country in the past week, government has said.Government yesterday extended the level two lockdown by a further two weeks, but opene…

Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Cultivate succession culture in Zanu-PF

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, your gift of longevity is a demonstration of the generosity God has for you. Given that the average lifespan stands well below half your age, the Almighty smiles merrily at you. Congratula…

Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:50hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Democracy should not be this scary

THE call by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T for the postponement of the 2023 harmonised elections is not only an assault on democracy, but exposes the selfish nature of the unelected opposition party that wants to continue to reap where it …

Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Forex abusers, money laundering kingpins not deterred by arrests

Foreign currency abusers and money laundering kingpins continue to defy the law despite recent arrests, a situation that has resulted in the eroding of incomes and unnecessary suffering.The exchange rate on the black market has persistentl…

Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Depriving the poor of the right to education

Dear Editor, Thank you and your crew for your informative editions which have become the voice of the voiceless giving hope to the hopeless.What we witnessed today driving around Murowa Ward in Zvishavane is a sorrow state being worsened b…

Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 11:04hrs | 7 | by Murowa Community Zvishavane

Dear government of Zimbabwe

May you please attend to the following as a matter of urgency.1. Our roads are now a death trap please do something in conjunction with Zinara, local authorities, communities and Transport Ministry. Our roads are in a dire state. Please do…

Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 19:51hrs | 3 | by Anonymous

Let us bring back diamond sales to Zimbabwe

On 15 September 2014 the Daily News led with a story that about $45 million in diamond revenue had been seized by a South African company in Belgium after it had been granted an interim order against the Zimbabwean government over a cancel…

Published: 17 Sep 2014 at 08:13hrs | 7 | by Tawanda Museve

No longer a curse? - African leaders take action that may transform the mining

The Hollywood blockbuster movie, Blood Diamond, tells a gripping story of how diamonds fuelled Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war which erupted in 1991.  It depicts kidnappings, use of child soldiers, amputations, rape, killings and des…

Published: 17 May 2014 at 07:39hrs | 9 | by Kingsley Ighobor

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MISA Zimbabwe raises alarm over surge in AI-facilitated abuse of female journalists

Muswere Urges Citizens to Unite Against Alleged Constitutional Manipulation by ZANU-PF

'Umthondo' Cannot be illegal or indecent - but Gudo’s argument Is correct

Passenger vanishes with Taxi driver’s vehicle at lodge

Silobela Man Fatally Stabbed Over Missing Torch

CFU commends Zimbabwe's doing business reforms

ZACC has reclaimed a mere US$39m assets since 2019

Kaindu's faith and fight inspire Dynamos revival

Chanakira warns of confidence crisis

Zimbabwe agriculture sector surpasses US$10 billion

'Serial car thief' arrested in Beitbridge

Treasury releases US$101m for major dam projects

Zimbabwe's NHI Bill nears completion

Prophet Magaya's soldier-bodyguard in court

Chiwenga condemns Tanzania's post-election violence

Prophet Magaya remanded in custody

Bata workforce hits 1,326

Harare to make it expensive to bury the dead

Zimbabwe moves to make local holidays more affordable

Hlalani Kuhle beneficiaries get title deeds

ZESCO faces US$5m penalty for exceeding Kariba water allocation

Prophet Magaya and wife to appear in court

Mnangagwa leaves for Qatar

DANet Defends ZANU-PF-Aligned Philanthropists Amid Public Criticism

Plumtree man in court for assaulting brother over food dispute

Beer thief jailed for breaking into bar

Man rapes 93-year-old grandmother

Matebeleland South records drop in maternal deaths

Gorimbo's brave stand ends in painful decision loss

1 killed, 17 injured in Harare crash