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How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 6 hrs ago | 173 | by Zimfieldguide
Mafume supports ban on pre-owned clothes
While the government faces criticism over its ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothing in urban areas, Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has publicly backed the move, warning that the capital c...Published: 19 hrs ago | 145 | by Staff reporter
Kemi Badenoch is bad enough: Thanks to Socialist East Germany: GDR!
I was about 22 years old when I landed in East Germany on scholarship to study metallurgy. To put everything into context, I was facilitated with a Zapu PF scholarship to study in East Germany, a soci...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:10hrs | 330 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa ally disburses nearly US$200K to Zanu-PF affiliates
Special Advisor to the President, Dr Paul Tungwarara, has disbursed nearly US$200,000 from the Presidential Revolving Fund to eight Zanu-PF-affiliated groups in Masvingo Province, urging beneficiaries...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:33hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Harare Council closes 40 CBD buildings
The City of Harare has shut down 40 buildings in the Central Business District (CBD) for being constructed without approved building plans, as part of a broader compliance operation targeting building...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:08hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's brief gold coin revival ends with little impact
Zimbabwe's central bank has ended its short-lived reintroduction of gold coins, citing high demand and rising international prices, but economists say the effort had little macroeconomic effect and of...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:07hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors split over Egodini mall project
City councillors remain deeply divided on how to handle the stalled Egodini Mall redevelopment, as frustrations mount among residents over continued delays and traffic congestion attributed to the fai...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:00hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents outraged over ban on pre-used clothes sales
Residents of Harare have voiced strong opposition to the government's abrupt ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothes in the capital, describing the move as an "autocratic onslaught" tha...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 156 | 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 | 378 | by Staff reporter
Govt faces backlash over night vending, pre-used clothes ban
Government is headed for a showdown with informal traders and vendors after announcing a ban on night vending and the sale of second-hand clothes in Harare's central business district.Local Go...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:58hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Garwe's ban 'null and void', says Mahere
Opposition activist, lawyer and law lecturer Fadzayi Mahere has challenged the legality of Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe's recent directive banning the night importation and sale of second-ha...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:34hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor to face trial over fraud
A Zanu PF councillor in Bulawayo is set to stand trial later this month over allegations that he defrauded 14 informal traders of more than US$2,000 by falsely promising them vending bays in the city ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans pre-used clothing sales in CBDs
Government has ordered all urban councils to immediately ban night vending and the sale of second-hand clothing in Central Business Districts (CBDs) as part of a renewed push to restore order in city ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 17:04hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Vaccine hesitancy a threat to Zimbabwe's immunisation drive
Vaccine hesitancy, once largely associated with impoverished communities and apostolic sects, is now increasingly taking root among Zimbabwe's wealthy urban elite, sparking concern among health expert...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 12:51hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Mbare is NOW the Heart Beat of Zimbabwe's Economy
In a country beset by economic challenges and political uncertainties, it is often in the most unexpected corners that we find resilience, innovation and growth. Mbare, a densely populated township in...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:42hrs | 443 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Gold Backed Currency vs Dollarisation: Lessons from Zimbabwe's New ZiG
Since April 2024, Zimbabwe has started a new monetary policy by introducing a gold-backed currency known as the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), to get rid of its reliance on the U.S. dollar. In t...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:27hrs | 444 | 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 | 102 | 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 | 87 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean birth control pills smuggled into South Africa
A growing syndicate involving hospital staff, informal cross-border transporters, and backyard traders is siphoning government-issued birth control pills from Zimbabwe's public health facilities and s...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:15hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe slides into a spaza nation
Zimbabwe's commercial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation - and not for the better. Across major cities, once-thriving formal businesses have either shuttered or drastically downsized, t...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF space barons take over parking bays in Bulawayo CBD
Bulawayo's central business district has become the latest battleground in a simmering turf war over vending space, with ZANU PF-linked "space barons" accused of illegally converting municipal parking...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 21:02hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Massive fire guts Glen View 8 furniture complex in Harare
A destructive fire broke out at the Glen View 8 Furniture Complex on Sunday morning, 27 July 2025, triggering a large-scale emergency response from the City of Harare's fire brigade and volunteers fro...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 20:55hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to immunise 34,000 children every year
Zimbabwe is falling behind in its efforts to fully immunise every child, with approximately 34,000 children going without basic vaccinations each year, exposing them to life-threatening diseases. This...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Former beerhall converted into illegal settlement
A former beer garden in Burombo suburb has been illegally transformed into a residential and industrial site, sparking alarm among local leaders and residents who warn of an impending public health cr...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 17:56hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF-affiliated informal traders receives relief funds
Informal traders aligned with Zanu PF’s affiliate group Vendors for ED have begun receiving financial support through the Presidential Revolving Fund, disbursed via the Empowerment Bank.The ...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 12:57hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat confirms dominance of Zimbabwe's huge informal sector
The Zimbabwean economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal micro-businesses, according to a preliminary report of the 2023 Economic Census released yesterday by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Ag...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:32hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Meikles's debt to suppliers raises fresh concerns
Meikles Limited's trade payables more than doubled to ZiG925,78 million in its financial year ended February 28, 2025, sparking fears of deepening debt pressures within Zimbabwe's formal retail sector...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:34hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Rev. Dongo, so you'll gladly accept cash from the Devil just to avoid looking for money?
As the saying goes, the love of money is the root of all evil - and it seems some so-called "churches" are finding that temptation far too irresistible.It is astonishing - and frankly heartbre...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1017 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
RBZ exposes massive money laundering
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unearthed large-scale illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the country's real estate and motor vehicle dealership sectors, revealing industrial-scale money launderi...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 14:40hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
Vendors bemoan exorbitant licensing fees at new Mbare Musika market
The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) has urged authorities to slash vending licensing fees at the newly-constructed Mbare Musika Market, warning that current costs are...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:34hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Zimra cracks down on fake tech flooding Zimbabwe's streets
Harare - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched a sweeping crackdown on counterfeit electronics flooding the country's markets, targeting fake mobile phones, laptops, and accessories that...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:59hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Haulage trucks damage Matebeleland roads
MATEBELELAND South Senator Solani Moyo has expressed concern over the damage caused by haulage trucks to road infrastructure in Matebeleland and other areas across the country.Moyo made the re...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:51hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza continues to battle with sewer challenges
Perennial sewer problems remain one of the most pressing challenges facing Chitungwiza Municipality, although the local authority has recorded some improvements in certain areas, ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:45hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash launches 'EcoCash Plus' wallet
EcoCash, Zimbabwe's leading mobile money platform, has unveiled EcoCash Plus - a specialised digital wallet designed to meet the unique needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), vendors, and servi...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 18:06hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
CZR calls for crackdown on rampant sale of counterfeit electronics
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has raised alarm over the growing sale of counterfeit and fraudulently marketed electronic goods across the country, calling for an urgent multi-agency la...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women's bank opens 11 000 accounts in 2024
The Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) opened 11,120 new savings accounts in 2024 as part of the Government's ongoing push to promote financial inclusion and empower marginalized groups - particu...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:52hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe
On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Po...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 2129 | by Staff reporter
Foreign vendors turn Bulawayo pavements into open-air toilets, bedrooms
The heart of Bulawayo's Central Business District is fast degenerating into a public health crisis as illegal vendors - many of them from outside the city - have turned pavements into makeshift homes,...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:06hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Councillor fumes over toilets
Ward 25 Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo has taken a swipe at the Bulawayo City Council's Department of Works for stalling the construction of public toilets at Tashas Business Centre in Emganwini, despite f...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:05hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
New mall opens in Bulawayo CBD
A vibrant new business mall has opened in the heart of Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD), aiming to ignite entrepreneurship, celebrate African culture, and stimulate local economic growth....Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 16:56hrs | 1666 | by Staff reporter
Crossborder4ED condemns smuggling
The Crossborder4ED Association has condemned the smuggling of goods into Zimbabwe but voiced concern over what it described as excessive and repetitive roadblock searches faced by cross-border traders...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:35hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall project tarnishes BCC
As delays and controversy continue to dog the long-awaited Egodini Mall and Transport Hub redevelopment project, calls for greater accountability in local governance have reached fever pitch. The stal...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:22hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's RBZ scraps heavy-handed forex controls
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has officially abandoned its stringent enforcement of exchange rate controls, marking a significant policy shift aimed at fostering market stability, restoring busin...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:32hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Presidential scheme disburses US$200 000 for vendors
Thousands of informal traders across Zimbabwe have received a major financial boost following the launch of the Presidential Vendors Empowerment Scheme, which has availed US$200,000 in seed capital to...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe-Gokwe road upgrade complete
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has successfully completed a 40-kilometre asphalt overlay on the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road, a major development hailed by residents and commuters for ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Revolving fund for Gutu Central vendors launched
A new revolving fund aimed at empowering informal traders and transforming livelihoods was officially launched on Monday in Gutu Central Constituency, offering hope to many small business owners strug...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor bemoans state of council buildings
Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of council buildings, urging acting town clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo to take swift action to addr...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:21hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Govt, Crossborders 4ED move to ease Beitbridge border fees
Crossborders for Economic Development (Crossborders 4ED) and the Government have reached a preliminary agreement to review border user fees for cross-border transporters using the newly upgraded Beitb...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Consumer watchdog wants tough stance against substandard products
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has urged the government to strengthen enforcement of the Consignment-Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme to shield consumers from substandard, co...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:26hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Harare faces alarming surge in STI cases
Harare, June 24, 2025 - Harare is facing a troubling rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with over 25,000 new cases recorded in 2024, according to recent figures released by the National A...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:43hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
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