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How Zimbabweans have been conditioned to celebrate regression as progress
Life in Zimbabwe is never easy; each day brings circumstances so far from normal that they are often hard to comprehend.As I sit in my house in Redcliff, I hear the unmistakable sound of a mun...Published: 14 hrs ago | 311 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's forex receipts jump 23%
Zimbabwe recorded a 23,1 percent surge in foreign currency receipts during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, signalling growing confidence in the country's formal channels ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:33hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Mbare residents face eviction
Harare City Council (HCC) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to tenants living in Mbare flats to settle outstanding rental arrears or face eviction, despite the residents enduring squalid and deteriorating...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:39hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Harare partners Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health and Child Care and the City of Harare's Health Department have partnered to integrate mental health screening and counselling into primary health care services, a move aimed at ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:02hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
2030: Zimbabwe will be using domestic currency
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced plans for a structured transition from the current multicurrency system to a domestic monetary framework, aimed at ensuring business continuity and eco...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:35hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Madagascar shows how a mature leadership handles a SADC Chairmanship
There is never a shortage of the village clown, always ready to bring embarrassment and shame to the community.As Madagascar prepares to host the 45th Southern African Development Community (S...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 18:30hrs | 487 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa promises better salaries for the military
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is expediting the construction of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Referral Hospital at Manyame Air Force Base, upgrading military health facilities, ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 15:54hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity to build modern Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on all Zimbabweans to unite in building a modern and industrialised nation. Speaking at the National Heroes Acre during the 45th Heroes Day celebrations, the Pr...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 09:23hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police tighten impounded vehicle release rules
Police say vehicles impounded for traffic offenses will now only be released to their registered owners as per official vehicle registry records, in a move aimed at improving road safety and accountab...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:25hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Mafume wants human capital director for Harare
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has urged council to prioritise the appointment of a substantive human capital director, saying the position is critical to improving the city's administrative efficiency....Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Chahwanda Stadium to redefine Zimbabwe's football infrastructure
Rising on the outskirts of the small mining town of Kwekwe, the under-construction Chahwanda Stadium is poised to become Zimbabwe's most ambitious football facility yet - an architectural first that c...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:26hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Costs push out horticulture farmers in Zimbabwe
The Horticulture Development Council (HDC) has expressed deep concern over escalating production costs in Zimbabwe's horticulture sector, warning that the trend is driving some farmers to consider rel...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 12:06hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
0 pass rate teachers to be fired
A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited co...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Honey processing project rakes in US$20 000
A rural beekeeping initiative in Buhera is making waves in Zimbabwe’s agro-processing sector, with the Chapanduka Honey Processing Association generating over US$20,000 in revenue over the past year...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:59hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 143 touts in sweeping crackdown
Police in Harare have arrested 143 touts this week in a major operation aimed at curbing harassment of passengers and restoring order in the city’s chaotic public transport system.The crackd...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Govt to dismantle powerful vending cartels in Bulawayo CBD
The government has vowed to dismantle powerful cartels extorting vendors in Bulawayo’s Central Business District, where illegal syndicates are reportedly collecting as much as US$30,000 per day from...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet launches inaugural Bulawayo-Victoria Falls flight
Fastjet Zimbabwe has successfully launched its inaugural direct flight between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls, further strengthening the country's domestic air network and linking the industrial hub to o...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:10hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Vic-Falls Road rehab to take 10 months
The rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is gaining significant momentum, with five contractors now actively working on different segments of the critical trade and tourism corridor. The...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 20:15hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe races to implement IMF-backed reforms
Zimbabwe is racing to implement wide-ranging fiscal and monetary reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the country seeks to exit its long-standing debt crisis, rebuild trust wi...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:16hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Harare Mayor announces smart water meter rollout
Mayor Jacob Mafume has confirmed that Harare's smart water meter project is underway, with installation expected to be completed by the end of the year despite strong opposition from resident groups....Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt claims major milestones in housing
The Second Republic says it has surpassed its housing delivery targets under the National Development Strategy One (NDS1), claiming to have built almost one million housing units since 2021.Un...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:20hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sees sharp rise in credit registry inquiries
Zimbabwe recorded a marked increase in credit registry inquiries between September 2024 and March 2025, with the most dramatic spike occurring in February this year, according to the Mid-Term Budget R...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets guidelines for August school learning
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has announced official guidelines for the upcoming vacation school programme, which will run from August 8 to August 21, 2025. The initiative is aimed a...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:32hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's manufacturing growth target missed
The Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) 1, aimed at growing the manufacturing sector by at least 2% annually, has failed to meet its target due to ongoing macroeconomic instability...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Pursuing Excellence: The Key to Success
Excellence is about being the best at something, and it's not just a goal, but a mindset. Many people believe that excellence comes at a cost, but the truth is, it pays dividends in the long run. Exce...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:46hrs | 97 | by Tatenda Hwari
AG's office pushing 14 Bills through Parliament
Attorney General Virginia Mabhiza has praised the significant strides made by her office in advancing Zimbabwe's justice sector, emphasizing a marked turnaround in the efficiency and activity of Parli...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:16hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo leads Zimbabwe in business formalisation
Bulawayo has emerged as Zimbabwe's top-performing province in terms of formal business establishments, according to new data from the 2023 Economic Census conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:56hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Whirlwind disrupts Binga housing project event
A whirlwind swept through a high-profile government event in Binga district last Thursday, causing a temporary disruption to the official commissioning of the Nsungwale Disaster Recovery Housing Proje...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Harare Council crackdown leaves hundreds stranded
In a sweeping move aimed at restoring order in the central business district, the City of Harare has shut down hundreds of shops, launching an operation dubbed "Operation Restore Order." The crackdown...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:51hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Funding delays teacher recruitment in Zimbabwe
The government's ambitious plan to recruit 8,000 new teachers to address Zimbabwe's critical teacher-to-student ratio has hit a major snag, with delays in the disbursement of funds from the Treasury s...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:14hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women used as guinea pigs
Zimbabwe has launched the Contraceptive Acceptability Research (CARE), a pioneering study that will assess the feasibility, uptake, and acceptability of the Annovera contraceptive ring among women and...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo losing 'City of Kings' shine amid garbage pile-up
City leaders, government officials, and waste management experts have issued a stark warning about the deteriorating state of solid waste management in Bulawayo, describing it as a looming health and ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:11hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
1 in 5 Zimbabwean infants receive exclusive breastfeeding
As the world observes World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to 7, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) has raised alarm over the country's sharply declining exclusive breastfeeding rates, warning of a loo...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:11hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Govt to widen Seke Road, introduce dedicated bus lanes
The Government is moving to widen Seke Road and construct dedicated bus lanes in response to a surge in deadly accidents along the busy highway linking Harare and Chitungwiza.The announcement ...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 15:47hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe miners weather power crisis
Zimbabwe's mining industry says it has largely been shielded from the worst of the country's electricity shortages thanks to a targeted power rationing strategy that prioritises the sector. But operat...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:33hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube declares surplus despite only 35% of budget spent
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday declared a budget surplus of ZWG3.3 billion for the first half of 2025, despite revealing that just 35.5% of the approved National Bu...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 15:46hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe smashes tobacco records again
Zimbabwe has reached a historic milestone in its agricultural sector, recording an all-time high tobacco output of 350 million kilogrammes for the 2025 marketing season. This unprecedented achievement...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:08hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders monthly funding to revive Gwayi-Shangani dam project
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has instructed the Finance Ministry to ensure a monthly disbursement of USD 5 million toward the completion of the long-delayed Gwayi-Shangani Dam, government spokesperson...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 19:12hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Cash flow constraints hamper devolution funding
Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has attributed the government's failure to meet the constitutionally mandated five percent allocation of national revenue towards devolution to cash flow constr...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:29hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils low-cost fuel retail outlets for rural areas
In a major step towards improving fuel accessibility in underserved communities, the Zimbabwean government has announced plans to roll out containerised, portable, and low-cost fuel retail outlets in ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:58hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec Amendment Bill falls short, says teacher union
The Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Unions (FOZEU) has criticised the newly gazetted Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Amendment Bill, saying it fails to adequately address the stru...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council rot exposed
The Auditor-General has raised red flags over Harare City Council's financial records for the year 2021, citing major inconsistencies and missing documentation that hindered a proper audit of the city...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:35hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes digital
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced that all Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Certificates of Origin will now be issued online, marking a major advancement in Zi...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:24hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Harare gets another interchange
The construction of the Mabvuku Traffic Interchange along the busy Harare-Mutare Road is now underway, with bush clearing and the creation of detour roads in full progress as the Government pushes ahe...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:40hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube promises major cuts within 2 weeks
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has pledged sweeping policy reforms within the next two weeks aimed at boosting the viability of small-scale businesses across Zimbabwe...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 20:59hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to roll out policy to curb urban land chaos
The Government is preparing to launch a far-reaching Urban State Land Management Policy aimed at stamping out rampant land corruption, controlling illegal settlements, and ensuring orderly, sustainabl...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:20hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
South Africa introduces new immigration stamps at all border posts
The Border Management Authority (BMA), in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has announced the implementation of new ...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:35hrs | 2453 | by Staff reporter
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Cecil the Lion's legacy, a decade of debate
A decade after the killing of Cecil the lion ignited global outrage and placed Zimbabwe's trophy hunting industry under the spotlight, the country remains at the centre of a complex debate pitting int...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:30hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dairy sector grows, but
Zimbabwe's dairy industry has recorded encouraging growth, with raw milk production rising by 15% over the past year. However, escalating feed costs - which account for 80% of production expenses — ...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
ZESA appoints interim leaders
ZESA Holdings has announced key interim leadership changes in the wake of the sudden passing of its executive chairman, Dr. Sydney Gata.In an internal circular seen by this publication, the st...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 20:27hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporte
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