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Matebeleland MPs applaud rural industrialisation drive
Legislators from the Matebeleland region have expressed strong support for the government's emphasis on rural industrialisation, a key theme at this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). Ho...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:56hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
We As Zimbabweans Are The Only Ones Who Must Rescue Our Health System
45 years on, the time for silence has passed. Every Zimbabwean, whether at home or in the diaspora, knows the painful truth, our health sector is crumbling. Hospitals without medicines, clinics withou...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:24hrs | 171 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe's rot of corruption began at the top - that's where it must end
No one can deny that Zimbabwe has become synonymous with corruption.This morning, I woke up to deeply disturbing news reports that shook me to the core - not because they were shoc...Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 966 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Njani Moyo only accorded liberation hero status
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred Liberation Hero Status on the late veteran of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, Elias Sikholiwe Njani Moyo, who passed away on April 26 at the age of 100....Published: 01 May 2025 at 16:56hrs | 2678 | by Staff reporter
South Africa risks another 2021-style uprising
Former South African State Security Agency (SSA) director-general Thulani Dlomo has sounded the alarm over the country's deepening socio-economic crisis, warning that the mix of soaring unemployment, ...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:10hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners tighten grip on Zimbabwe's retail sector
Foreign nationals are increasingly dominating Zimbabwe's retail sector, raising concerns over the flouting of laws that reserve the industry for indigenous Zimbabweans.Despite legal provisions...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Trade Fair brings brisk business for vendors, kombis
For small entrepreneurs like Mr Felix Ndlovu and Mr Lovemore Mutatu, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is not just an annual event, but a golden opportunity that redefines their year's earn...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:29hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tour ZITF stands in Bulawayo
Cheers, ululations, and an air of celebration echoed through the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) yesterday as Mozambican President Daniel Chapo joined President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a high-...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:30hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
China reaffirms commitment to Zimbabwe's industrialisation agenda
Chinese ambassador Zhou Ding has reiterated his country's strong commitment to supporting Zimbabwe's industrialisation and sustainable development agenda, as economic ties between the two nations cont...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:27hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Young miners secure 300ha of land for chrome washing
The Young Miners Foundation (YMF) has secured 300 hectares of chrome-rich land in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central province, as part of a structured, youth-led chrome processing initiative aimed at transfo...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:34hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo defies stay-away calls
Bulawayo residents demonstrated clear defiance against the so-called stay-away called by discredited former Zanu-PF Central Committee member, Blessed Geza, as the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZI...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:33hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ignore stayaway call
Zimbabweans across the country yesterday overwhelmingly rejected calls for a nationwide stayaway, choosing instead to go about their daily routines as usual. Shops, Government offices, vegetable marke...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:29hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
US signals stronger economic engagement with Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe marked its 45th Independence anniversary last Friday with celebrations led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Gokwe Nembudziya, the United States extended a hand of goodwill and signaled a...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:02hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Harare Institute of Technology prepares students for Africa's AI revolution
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) is playing a leading role in preparing Zimbabwe's youth for the rapidly evolving Fourth Industrial Revolution by embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:25hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
ZITF 2025 fully booked as international participation increases
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2025 has reached full capacity for its traditional exhibition space, with additional space being created to accommodate a growing number of exhibitors, ZIT...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:54hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
The reality of '9 wasted years' - A decade WMC failed to capture Zuma
For too long, South Africans have been bombarded with a dishonest narrative coined by the very architects of our economic servitude, that the period of President Jacob Zuma's administration represents...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | 747 | by Mzwanele Manyi
How to start a small tutoring business in Zimbabwe
STARTING a tutoring business in Zimbabwe might sound like an easy hustle - print a flyer, post an advert on WhatsApp and you are in business. However, digging into the numbers and realities, it become...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:45hrs | 175 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Bulawayo's alarming drug abuse
A landmark study by leading psychiatrist Dr Loveness Ndebele of Ingutsheni Central Hospital has exposed an escalating drug and substance abuse crisis in Bulawayo and surrounding provinces, revealing s...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:40hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Nust embarks on high impact projects
The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has announced plans to launch three major high-impact projects as part of its strategy to achieve self-sustainability, fully utilize human reso...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:39hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens Mbare market
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched Phase 1 of the Mbare Musika Traders Market, a state-of-the-art facility aimed at providing a modern and conducive environment for Small to Medium E...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:54hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Empowering African women to thrive in a digital economy
Growing up with her hardworking mom in tough circumstances in Nigeria, Dominion Paul was determined to forge her path to success in a world that didn't always make space for her. When she discovered t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:43hrs | 98 | by Tamaryn Brown
Mnangagwa, Chivhayo, Tagwirei and the wantons of social media
Awareness, understanding, and consideration for the complexities of business, personal effort, and the broader energetic principles at play in society. Here's a refined argument that acknowledges the ...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 15:26hrs | 1005 | by Collins Chapasuka
New Smart Market brings convenience to Mbare Musika traders
Harare's iconic Mbare Musika has undergone a major transformation with the opening of a state-of-the-art Smart Market, a modern trading facility designed to improve hygiene, security, and convenience ...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 12:17hrs | 568 | by Ndou Paul
Is Mnangagwa's tariff capitulation a dangerous gamble to appease Trump at Zimbabwe's economic expense?
Has Zimbabwe's backbone finally cracked? President Emmerson Mnangagwa's latest decision to suspend all tariffs on United States goods, announced in response to new U.S. tariffs on Zimbabwean e...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1043 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa rallies Africa to align education with industry needs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on African governments, private sector players, academic institutions, and the diaspora to scale up investment in research and development (R&D) as a key dr...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:30hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
ANC Youth League pays courtesy call on Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa has reaffirmed Zimbabwe's commitment to empowering young people to lead, protect and develop the nation, as preparations gear up for the upcoming International Youth Summit on Land...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:22hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Geza revolution - A catalyst for change
According to available reliable information about the protests that occurred on 31 March 2025, in Harare commerce was very unusual in the Central Business Centre and other parts of the country....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:47hrs | 359 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa to lead 3rd Africa Education Summit in Victoria Falls
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the 3rd Africa Education Summit 2025 in Victoria Falls on Friday, reinforcing Zimbabwe’s commitment to transformative education and regional co...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:34hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies campaign in Glen View
Zanu-PF has ramped up its campaign efforts in Glen View South as the party prepares for a decisive by-election on April 12. With all structures mobilized, teams have been deployed for roadshows and do...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:13hrs | 178 | by Staff reported
Mutsvangwa leads Zimbabwean entrepreneurs on weeklong China tour
The Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Monica Mutsvangwa, is leading a high-profile delegation of Zimbabwean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on a weekl...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:48hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei co-option will enrich ruling party, says Mutsvangwa
The proposed co-option of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the Zanu-PF Central Committee is set to strengthen the party's business interests, ensuring closer alignment with the economic sector, a ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:46hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe need an urgent reset of parenthood and economic models
We are failing at the family level. When I was growing up, my mom always told me that if I ate vegetables, got good grades, stayed out of trouble, eat what we grew and be obedient to her, even...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 17:09hrs | 231 | by Brian Sedze
Tagwirei co-opted into Zanu-PF Central Committee
The Zanu-PF Harare Province executive has officially co-opted prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the ruling party's Central Committee, citing his strategic business acumen and long-standin...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:40hrs | 1950 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru: Born on a Chimanimani mountain, and now a billion-dollar fintech business
Mukuru was first envisioned by two Zimbabwean entrepreneurs while mountain climbing in Chimanimani in Eastern Zimbabwe. The company later began operations in a bedroom in Cambridge, England in 2004, b...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 11:55hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
Dakamela Achievers Awards
The Chief Dakamela Achievers Awards/ Imiklomelo Kadakamela are a significant initiative in reviving and promoting Mthwakazi economy, culture and traditions.Eco...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 21:09hrs | 643 | by Sam Velaphi Mabhena
HAYTA pledges assistance to some Kuwadzana-Dzivaresekwa accident victims
Harare Youth Transporters Association (Hayta) Chairperson, Mr Edmore Gwengwe has pledged two coffins and some few groceries to cover funeral requirements from amongst Kuwadzana-Dzivaresekwa junction v...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 11:30hrs | 448 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
What happens to Sam Nujoma's mantle? Who inherits it?
There are speculations in parts of the world, particularly in modern Western nations, individuals of remarkable are cloned. Human cloning refers to creating a genetically identical copy of a person, t...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 601 | by Hosea Shishiveni
Zapu bemoans Zimbabwe's ailing health sector
The recent death of uGogo Rose Nyathi, "a Bulawayo celebrity, human rights activist, and informal comedian", who was laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery highlighted some of the anomalies in our heal...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 13:06hrs | 416 | by Dr Themba Bulle, ZAPU Deputy Secretary for Health and Welfare
Directors of unregistered voluntary organisation face fresh charges
JZ Moyo High embraces transformative education to stay competitiveJZ Moyo High School has embarked on a strategic transformation, adopting an innovative and relevant education system to strengthen...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Mahiya tells war veterans to defend Zanu-PF values
Veterans of the liberation struggle must take the lead in promoting and upholding the values of Zanu-PF, with individuals who violate these principles facing expulsion, Secretary for War Veterans in t...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:41hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially re-open Mbare Market
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially re-open Mbare Market in two weeks, following extensive reconstruction after a devastating fire last November. The re-opening ceremony will also mark t...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:06hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
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: 23 Feb 2025 at 17:44hrs | 341 | by Michael Ndiweni
Mnangagwa launches Zimbabwe digital skills training programme
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday launched the Zimbabwe Digital Skills Development Programme, an initiative aimed at equipping 1.5 million young Zimbabweans with essential digital skills to thriv...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:50hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to equip 1.5 million youths with digital skills
ZIMBABWE will train 1.5 million young people as software engineers, developers, and programmers under the Zimbabwe Digital Skills Development Program launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.S...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:24hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vendors required to use POS machines
The Government has introduced a directive requiring all vendors to use Point of Sale (POS) machines and open bank accounts as part of their registration process. This initiative, implemented in collab...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:30hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over BCC leases
Decades-old family businesses at Iminyela Shopping Centre in Bulawayo face an uncertain future as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to lease the premises to new tenants, raising fears among the cu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
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-government...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:48hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
ILO supports Bulawayo entrepreneurs
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with Dial Honour Consultancy, is set to assist start-up entrepreneurs in Bulawayo with a training workshop aimed at improving financial ma...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:46hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
What's so special about two more years, Mr. Mnangagwa?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's maneuvers to amend Zimbabwe's constitution and extend his stay in office beyond the constitutionally mandated two five-year terms have left many Zimbabweans perplexed. ...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 21:44hrs | 1406 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimborders hikes vehicle toll fees at Beitbridge
Zimborders Consortium, the entity managing the Beitbridge Border Post, has announced that it will be increasing access toll fees for commercial vehicles starting February 1, 2025. The fee hikes will a...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:56hrs | 2130 | by Staff reporter
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