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Mnangagwa ally launches Uber like taxi service in Zimbabwe
In a bold move set to redefine urban mobility in Zimbabwe, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, the Presidential Investment Advisor to the President, has unveiled Tap and Go, a cutting-edge taxi service poised to cha...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:27hrs | 3288 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new land tenure system touted as key to wealth creation
Zimbabwe's new land tenure system is being hailed as a game-changer for economic transformation and wealth creation, with calls for citizens — especially the youth - to seize the opportunities it pr...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:03hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
China-aided agricultural demonstration village launched in Zimbabwe
A CHINA-aided agricultural demonstration village was officially launched last week in the Shamva District of Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, to enhance agricultural productivity among rural fa...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:24hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to modernise prisons
The Government of Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts to modernise the country's prison system through the construction of smart prisons and the adoption of technology-driven reforms, a senior government ...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:25hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
'We've porous borders, we need India,' Muchinguri discloses
Zimbabwe's Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has sensationally disclosed that the country's borders are too porous hence the need for collabor...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 07:06hrs | 1461 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mnangagwa shields Murwira in UZ-HIT intellectual property battle
A prolonged battle between University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) over ownership of various innovation patents has indefinitely forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa (then)...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 12:11hrs | 10875 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Stanbic Bank provides scholarships for seven AU students
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe is this year providing scholarships for seven students at Africa University, who were Last week presented by the bank with laptops and laptop bags to assist them with their studi...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 14:46hrs | 398 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF crafts social media policy
The ruling Zanu-PF party is in the process of crafting a social media policy aimed at curbing the misuse of online platforms by its members. The initiative is designed to address issues such as disres...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:59hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges incentives for local beneficiation & value addition
President Emmerson Mnangagwa reaffirmed his government's commitment to enhancing the local beneficiation and value-addition of Zimbabwe's mineral resources during the official opening of Mine Entra at...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:56hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to remove barriers to modernisation
Zimbabwe is ready to embrace modern technology to accelerate its modernisation and industrialisation agenda, and the government will remove any obstacles that hinder this objective, President Mnangagw...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:24hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for using spy camera to catch cheating wife
A Taiwan court of law sentenced a man to three months in prison for invading his adulterous wife's privacy by installing hidden cameras around their home.Chinese media recently reported the un...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1855 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hails WestProp
President Emmerson Mnangagwa praised WestProp (Private) Limited, a leading property investment and development company, for its US$280 million investment in The Hill Luxury Golf Estate, a joint ventur...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:06hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Most Popular Luxury Watch Brands in 2024
Luxury watches have long been revered as the epitome of craftsmanship, innovation, and style. For enthusiasts and collectors, they represent more than just a means to tell time - they symbolize status...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 17:00hrs | 232 | by Staff Reporter
Khupe reveals new cancer fight
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went de...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
BCC forges ahead with Khami Dam water plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to release results of a pre-feasibility study on wastewater reuse as part of efforts to address the city’s severe water crisis. The council considers recycling...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 09:25hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch rail fibre optic project
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to launch the second phase of the National Rail Fibre Optic Project today in Somabhula on the outskirts of Gweru, Midlands Province, as the country scales up the moment...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo gets new dental, X-ray equipment
MPILO Central Hospital's Dental and X-ray departments have undergone a significant transformation with the installation of new state-of-the-art equipment.The upgrade enables the hospital to ef...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's 'Kenyan-style' cancellation of legal international hunting tender denounced as communities hope uninterrupted internat
Zambia's 'Kenyan-style' moment-of-madness-cancellation of legal international hunting tender was recently denounced ruled as illegal by the country's high court, creating local hunting communities' ho...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:51hrs | 39 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe's iron and steel sector to create 40 000 jobs
The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) steelworks, valued at US$1.5 billion, situated near Mvuma in the Midlands province, is set to create nearly 40,000 new jobs, both directly and in downstream i...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:10hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
ZRP can benefit from smart videos & cameras
The ZRP has a department called the National Traffic whose sole responsibility is ensuring everyone using the road follows the rules to save lives and protect property. They are supposed to reinforce ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 21:22hrs | 2 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chamisa's pluses ahead of Aug 23 polls
By addressing concerns about a runoff scenario, Chamisa has showcased his leadership qualities and strategic foresight, reassuring voters of his commitment to decisive victory in the first round again...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 16 | by Sharon Hofisi
Foreigners fuel Zimbabwe's wildlife illicit financial flows
It was business as usual for Mgcini Ncube when he was caught by detectives while skinning an impala deep inside Victoria Falls' Zambezi National Park.Ncube (37) had set up a temporary structur...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:00hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Suicide now associated with cyber-bullying
Worldwide cyberbullying has been associated with suicide among school children in several recent cases, a phenomenon that has been newly termed cyberbullicide. With access to modern technology and the...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:23hrs | 18 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe on the brink
ZIMBABWE is on the brink of recording its largest-ever tobacco haul, as deliveries at auction floors had reached 251 million kilogrammes by last week, which is 10 million kg shy of the record realised...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
How has the entertainment sector been changing lately?
By definition, entertainment is a type of activity that has the objective of catching the audience's attention to create a sense of relaxation and delight. The entertainment sector is very much a resu...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 21:08hrs | 28 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa, Lukashenko to visit Victoria Falls today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart President Aleksandr Lukashenko are expected to visit the tourism city of Victoria Falls this morning as the two countries seek to cement relations ac...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo celebrates 79 years as a city
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) on Sunday held its annual civic service, which was punctuated by dance and song as the local authority celebrated 79 years of the declaration of Bulawayo as a city....Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Virtual courts may infringe rights'
MEMBERS of the public yesterday said the introduction of virtual courts could infringe on the rights of accused persons.This came out during a public hearing on the Judicial Laws Amendment Bil...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Africa's food security relies on climate smart agriculture
THERE has not been a more demanding time for Africa to adopt modern agriculture methods than now. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, food security in Africa is threatened at all levels and farming ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by The Exchange
Cameras can bring sanity on Zimbabwe's Road
It is a fact most Zimbabwe's lack civil sense, when it comes to road usage, on our roads we go by our self-concocted guidelines. Many make their own lanes or try to squeeze through congestion due to s...Published: 02 Jul 2022 at 22:01hrs | 11 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Oil, gas equipment lands in Zimbabwe this week
INVICTUS Energy, the Australian firm exploring oil and gas in Muzarabani and Mbire districts of Mashonaland Central, north of Zimbabwe, expects the first batch of key pieces of the exploration drillin...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to become regional vaccines manufacturing hub
ZIMBABWE could soon become a hub for manufacturing vaccines and injectable drugs for national and continental consumption as discussions open for a joint venture deal between NatPharm and a major Indo...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZimStats intensifies census awareness campaigns
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) has embarked on roadshows in Bulawayo as it intensifies information dissemination on the national census scheduled for April 21 to 30.Yesterd...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US$300m for Zisco revamp
THE Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) will receive a provisional US$300 million for immediate initial resuscitation from the new investor, Kuvimba Mining House, with additional capital of up to ...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Satellite technology helps Safeguard Bulawayo director foil SA car theft
Three suspected car thieves believed to have stolen a Mercedes Benz in South Africa were apprehended on Wednesday morning in Bulawayo thanks to satellite tracking and quick action by Safeguard Securit...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Loadshedding to go in three months'
LOADSHEDDING being experienced in the country will be a thing of the past in three months' time as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is employing a number of measures to ensure there is...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
How business phone services is advantageous in 2021
The technology that has come together with the evolution and rapid growth of the smartphone era has been rapidly shifting and advancing every day and aiding every aspect of the world. The same...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:32hrs | 20 | by Staff Writer
New Beitbridge trucks route opened
ZIMBORDERS on Friday opened the newly-built commercial trucks route at Beitbridge Border Post, signalling the completion of the first phase of the US$300 million border upgrade.The South Afric...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NRZ working to modernise operations
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman, Advocate Martin Dinha, says the company is working towards transforming its operations into a modern and world-class service that caters for both inter an...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police step up border anti-smuggling patrols
As legislators call for modern technology, including drones, at border posts to help immigration officers identify wanted criminals and prohibited immigrants trying to enter Zimbabwe, police are stepp...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's porous borders 'now a security threat'
ZIMBABWE's porous borders are posing a serious security risk as they expose the country to a litany of illegal activities, including smuggling and criminal syndicates roaming undetected, a damning rep...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Constructive criticism of leaders needs courage
The Honourable Vice President KEMBO Mohadi's Shenanigans have touched a gas cylinder there by creating a social media blast. Many people have urged party ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:58hrs | 10 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Police turn into beggars for survival
PARLIAMENT has castigated government for reducing members of the police force to "beggars", claiming that the law enforcement agents were now subsidising government in discharging their duties as thei...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
2020: A year of political drama
IN a few weeks' time, we will all be saying good bye to the year 2020, a year that was pregnant with lots of political drama that left citizens in awe.It is the year that the over confident Ne...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:16hrs | | by Khumbulani Vodloza
'Soldiers marching on empty tummies'
PARLIAMENT has exposed government for its failure to address the plight of soldiers by not providing essentials that include medical aid and allowances, as well as adequate food rations, resulting in ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells off western countries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday savaged western countries for allegedly derailing the development of the country and that of Africa at large.Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of ...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zinara plug revenue leakages
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has moved to combat corruption and plug revenue leakages by introducing a Procurement Management Unit (PMU).Zinara has regularly been in the ...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 18:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's unmonitored airstrips to be closed
Unmonitored airstrips will be closed, while a new radar control system to monitor aircraft flying in the country's airspace will soon be installed amid concerns some aeroplanes have become conduits to...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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