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Hwange's new CBD takes shape
The Hwange Local Board (HLB) has officially launched a long-anticipated greenfield development project that will see the creation of a brand-new central business district (CBD), in a major step toward...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:43hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's poor women bear more children than the rich
A landmark report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has shed light on disparities in fertility rates among Zimbabwean women, revealing that poorer women tend to have significantly...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
MoU to regulate small artisanal miners
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has urged all artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) to promptly engage registered mine surveyors to avoid operational disruptions following a new government direc...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:23hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces fertility decline
Zimbabwe is witnessing a steady decline in fertility rates as more citizens struggle to achieve their reproductive goals, a trend that mirrors global patterns highlighted in the 2024 State of the Worl...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:09hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Gauteng-Limpopo bullet train takes another giant step
The planned "bullet train" between Gauteng and Limpopo has taken another step towards its eventual completion.The project, which was first announced in 2023 and is titled the Limpopo-Gauteng S...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:08hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Govt finalises mining cadastre rollout
The Zimbabwean government is set to modernise the country's mining sector through the final rollout of a digital mining cadastre system aimed at improving transparency, accuracy, and efficiency in min...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
MP embroiled in Chitungwiza land dispute
A resident of Manyame Park, Loverjoy Chogugudza, has lodged a formal complaint with the Municipality of Chitungwiza accusing St Mary's Member of Parliament Brighton Mazhindu of corruption, abuse of of...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat boss anti-graft trial opens
The high-profile anti-corruption case involving Naomi Wekwete, chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) board, finally opened in Harare yesterday. Wekwete pleaded not guilty to...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:03hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean consumers failing to secure loans from banks
Zimbabwean consumers are facing increasing difficulties in accessing loans from traditional banking institutions due to low wages and the escalating cost of living, according to the IH Zimbabwe Consum...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:10hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells members that donated vehicles must be registered
Tensions are rising within Zanu-PF after the party's top leadership issued a directive requiring all assets-including motor vehicles-donated in the party's name to individuals or organisations to be h...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:48hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
'Unregistered pharmacies serious health threat'
A growing number of pharmacies in Bulawayo and the Matabeleland North and South provinces are reportedly operating without licenses from the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), raising ala...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Earth tremor shakes Bikita South
An early morning earth tremor jolted several wards in Bikita South on Sunday, sparking fear among residents and renewing concerns over the region's seismic vulnerability.The tremor, which stru...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:03hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Fishers want ZimParks to extend fishing depth reprieve
Kapenta fishing operators on Lake Kariba have called on the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to extend the reprieve allowing them to fish at a reduced minimum depth of 17 me...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Manicaland has thinnest women in Zimbabwe
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has revealed that Manicaland Province is among the regions with the highest prevalence of thinness among women aged between 20 and ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investment fuels Matabeleland gold rush
A surge in foreign investment and exploration activity in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region is being hailed by mining analysts as a strong vote of confidence in the country's mining sector. This renewed ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:02hrs | 2694 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's falling birth rate a burden
Two seemingly ordinary moments tell a deeper story of Zimbabwe's shifting reproductive landscape. In Harare, a woman welcomes her second child five years after her first - exactly as planned. In rural...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Divorce among Zimbabwean women up by nearly 100,000 in 10 years
Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in the number of divorced or separated women over the past decade, according to the newly released 2025 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). The...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:05hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council launches crackdown to clean CBD
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on a city-wide crackdown targeting illegal street vending, with intensified day and night raids now actively underway in the Central Business District (CBD). T...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:09hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's health system profits from the dead
Blessing Mucharambei's uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. "[He] started bleeding from the nose," she says, "and died on the spot."As far as his family knew, he had no he...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:03hrs | 352 | by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe
Mobile phones, beds, and hoes top Zimbabwe household ownership
Mobile phones, beds, and agricultural tools such as axes and hoes are the most commonly owned household items in Zimbabwe, according to the latest Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) for 202...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:16hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Mizeki pilgrimage brings brisk business to Marondera
The annual Bernard Mizeki pilgrimage concluded yesterday, with thousands of pilgrims returning to their homes amid vibrant celebrations and a noticeable economic boost for local businesses in th...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:13hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mandatory radio licence risks fuelling Zimbabwe corruption
The recently enacted Broadcasting Services Amendment Act No. 2 of 2025, which makes it mandatory for all motorists to pay for a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence before renewing ve...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over multi-million-dollar land transfer deal to Chiyangwa
A controversial land compensation deal between the Government of Zimbabwe and businessman-cum-politician Philip Chiyangwa has sparked public outrage and renewed scrutiny over how state land is being a...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 20:34hrs | 3044 | by Staff reporter
70% of Zimbabwean women lose virginity before age 20
A recent national survey has brought to light significant trends in the sexual behavior of Zimbabwean women, showing that nearly 70 percent lose their virginity before reaching the age of 20. These fi...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women make gains in property ownership
Women in Zimbabwe are making significant strides in securing access to economic resources such as land, property, and digital financial services, according to findings from the 2023–2024 Zimbabwe De...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:30hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
27% of Zimbabwean children suffer stunted growth
At least 27% of children under the age of five in Zimbabwe suffer from stunting, a form of impaired growth caused by chronic malnutrition, poverty, and repeated infections, according to the Zimbabwe D...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:05hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's women in serious bedroom drought crisis
A startling revelation from the latest 2023–24 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has lifted the lid on a silent but significant crisis affecting Zimbabwean marriages: a growing number of...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:30hrs | 2705 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's medical aid coverage crashes to just 4%
Zimbabwe's healthcare system faces a deepening crisis as health insurance coverage has plummeted to an all-time low, with just 4% of the population currently enrolled in any form of medical aid. The s...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops women's alcohol consumption in Zimbabwe?
Women in Bulawayo are consuming more alcohol than women in any other province in Zimbabwe, according to findings from the newly released 2023–2024 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS)....Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins paying long-delayed Civil Registry allowances
The government has finally started disbursing long-overdue allowances to civil servants who participated in the Civil Registry Department's voter registration mop-up exercise ahead of the 2023 general...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic named best banking brand in Zimbabwe
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has been named the Best Banking Brand in Zimbabwe by the internationally acclaimed Global Brands Magazine, further cementing its reputation as a leader in the financial services ...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:35hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops Zimbabwe education rankings
Bulawayo has emerged as the most educated province in Zimbabwe, according to findings from the 2023–2024 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), which also underscores a significant gap in ed...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Half of Zimbabwean men unmarried
Nearly half of Zimbabwean men aged between 15 and 49 years have never been married, according to the latest data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). This statistic was revea...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:20hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council is dead, needs complete overhaul
Former chairperson of Harare City Council's audit committee, Councillor Blessing Duma, has delivered a scathing indictment of the local authority, declaring that "the council is dead" and requires not...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:03hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe finalising first-ever economic census
Zimbabwe is in the final stages of completing its first-ever economic census, which will for the first time incorporate detailed data on the informal sector, Deputy Minister of Finance, Economic Devel...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:04hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Cereal imports ban looms in Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has recommended a ban on cereal imports in a move aimed at boosting the local grain market and strengthening Zimbabwe's food ...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:18hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe title deeds within Constitutional framework'
The issuance of title deeds to A1 and A2 farmers, a policy introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year, is being carried out in full compliance with Zimbabwe's Constitution, Minister of Lands...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:12hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mzinyathini gardens housing project halted
Hundreds of home-seekers involved in the multi-million-dollar Mzinyathini Gardens housing project are facing uncertainty after the Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) ordered an immediate halt to all ...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:33hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Commission to probe sexual violations at universities, tertiary colleges
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has announced the launch of a nationwide investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and abuse within tertiary institutions, following years of growing con...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:10hrs | 186 | 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 | 805 | by Staff reporter
ZITF 2025 generates US$10 million worth of deals
The 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) concluded on a high note yesterday, generating business deals worth up to US$10 million and securing significant trade agreements, rein...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:32hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
The Smart Investor's Guide to Thriving After a Crash
Warren Buffett's advice that "fear when everyone is greedy and greed when everyone is fearful" remains particularly relevant for investors in today's unpredictable market, especially after a crash. Th...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 12:21hrs | 156 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube unveils industrial development facilities
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube, has outlined a comprehensive strategy aimed at supporting the growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The initiative, wh...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:17hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
SMEs drive Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector
Zimbabwe's manufacturing industry is largely being sustained by small to medium enterprises (SMEs), with fresh calls emerging for a strategic revival of the sector amid concerns over fluctuating perfo...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:13hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Business ignores Geza noise
Businesses across Zimbabwe remained open yesterday, disregarding calls by controversial war veteran and former Zanu-PF Central Committee member, Blessed Geza, to begin an indefinite nationwide shutdow...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:35hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo ranks second in GDP contribution
Bulawayo Metropolitan Province has cemented its position as Zimbabwe's second-largest contributor to the national gross domestic product (GDP), following closely behind Harare. This development was re...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:37hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's steel revolution begins
Zimbabwe has taken a major step toward economic transformation and self-sufficiency with the launch of full-scale finished steel production at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) plant in Manhiz...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:29hrs | 7225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe manufacturing sector faces challenges
Industry and Commerce Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu has called for urgent action to address the challenges stifling the competitiveness of Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector, after new findings revealed tha...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:23hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steel production cuts import reliance
A monumental step forward for Zimbabwe's import substitution strategy has been achieved with the commencement of extensive finished steel production at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) plant ...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
South Africa shows off new border patrol drone tech
Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has unveiled the Border Management Authority's (BMA) new drones and body cameras that will be piloted over the Easter weekend to enhance border security....Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:30hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
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