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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 | | 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 | 73 | 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 | | 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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IMF projects Zimbabwe as best-performing economy in 2025

Mnangagwa's 6% growth boast rings hollow

Zimbabwe begins repatriation of 36 nationals killed in SA bus crash

Police warn motorists over tampering with number plates

Study finds 21% of medical professionals admit to infidelity

2 haulage trucks fall into river

2 killed, 19 injured in Gweru–Zvishavane road crash

Jonathan Moyo faces backlash

Chiwenga has lost a battle not the war

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Zanu-PF sits on US$10m war chest

Zimbabwe, Zambia seek innovative solutions to harness Zambezi

Woman ordered to pay ex-husband US$600k divorce settlement

Chinese firm rushes to extract over 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium ahead of ban

Rushwaya warns of revolt over Chinese abuses in mining sector

Govt calls for innovative ways to harness Zambezi water

Security firm pressures school over debt

Teachers slam Zanu-PF ideology plan

US$10 million gold scandal rocks Kwekwe mine

Mining depleting health in Zimbabwe's rural communities

FBC wins US$1m arbitration dispute

Kavango uncovers lucrative gold deposit in Bulawayo

Ex-combatants remanded over Geza protest

7 prosecutors face trial on corruption charges

Radio coverage in Zimbabwe rises

Vumbunu sisters in court for yet another armed robbery

Gweru tightens screws on unregistered architects

Zimbabwe musicians raise red flags over Zimura

Chamisa wins US$21k lawsuit against council police

Charamba fires back at Mliswa

Cabinet shake-up looms?

Chiwenga has lost a battle not the war

Zimbabwe govt bans foreign trips

Mliswa accuses Charamba of betrayal and sabotage

Chinese firm rushes to extract over 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium ahead of ban

Mangwana: ED has modernised and industrialised Zimbabwe

Woman ordered to pay ex-husband US$600k divorce settlement

Zanu-PF sits on US$10m war chest

Rushwaya warns of revolt over Chinese abuses in mining sector

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