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Why Zimbabwe is not in First World

Forty-FIVE years since gaining Independence in 1980, Zimbabwe remains far from attaining First World status.This is not due to a lack of knowledge, exposure or vision. In fact, many of Zimbabwe's political elite are among the most well - t…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | 367 | by Jacob Mutisi

Invictus Energy to get National Project Status

The Zimbabwean government has taken a significant step toward advancing the country's first major oil and gas development after issuing an updated draft of the Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement (PPSA) and confirming its intention to g…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:46hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda city status push gains momentum

Gwanda's bid to attain city status by 2026 is gathering pace as modern buildings and infrastructure developments begin to redefine the skyline of the Matabeleland South provincial capital.Once a quiet administrative centre, Gwanda is now e…

Published: 11 May 2025 at 13:29hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter

Tsholotsho gets town board status

GOVERNMENT has granted Tsholotsho a town board status in line with the national vision of transforming the country into an upper middle-income economy by 2030.This was revealed by Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo during…

Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda based war vet Nkomo awaits hero status

THE first commander of the ZPRA women camp in Zambia, Mkushi during the armed struggle, Highten Khuluma Nkomo commonly known as Billy Mzamo who died on Wednesday at his homestead in Gwanda District suffered an asthmatic attack, his family …

Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

5 awarded hero status on the same day

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national and provincial hero status to five people who died last week.They are Godfrey Chanakira, Francis Kombono Gondo, Charles Savanhu, former Finance minister Christopher Kuruneri and Chi…

Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Demise of the status quo

AFTER the Roman senate declared Emperor Nero an enemy of the State and sentenced him to death for his abuse of power, the emperor did not wait to be humiliated in public, instead he committed suicide.What followed was a struggle for power …

Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 4 | by Sakala

Gwakuba Ndlovu family receives national hero conferment

THE family of the late nationalist and journalist, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, yesterday officially received the conferment of his posthumous national hero status.Ndlovu died of a heart ailment aged 87 at the United Bulawayo Hospitals on 16 July …

Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF to decide Rtd Brig-General Moyo hero status

THE Zanu-PF leadership will deliberate on the hero status of decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired) who died on Friday last week in Harare.He was 66.The Zanu-PF secretariat said the revolutionary party would …

Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Excitement over city status grips Victoria Falls

IT'S finally happening for Victoria Falls. The city fathers are excited that the resort town municipality is upgrading into a city. Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somvelo Dlamini said the level of excitement is high as everyone is enthuse…

Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

9 companies granted Special Economic Zone status

Nine companies have been granted Special Economic Zone status in a development that will expedite Government's drive to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. According to a Government Gazette published last Friday, the nine com…

Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

National heroine status to be tabled for Muzenda's wife

IT was a dark day for Zimbabwe yesterday as the nation lost another towering woman, Mai Maud Muzenda, the widow of Vice President Dr Simon Vengai Muzenda. She was 88. Amai Muzenda passed on at the Avenues Clinic in Harare after battling il…

Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 06:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

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