Key developments affecting Zimbabwe’s political, economic, and cultural landscape.
By Fanuel Chinowaita ZIMBABWEAN climate activist and innovator Frank Nyasha Mpahlo has revealed plans to use his US$4 million Climate Breakthrough Award to build a continent-wide platform connecting African energy innovators and scaling locally designed clean energy solutions. In an interview with The Wasu Post, Mpahlo said the Energy+ Innovators Platform would bring together innovators…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HAKWATA, CHIPINGE — The road to Hakwata tells you almost everything about the village. About 240 kilometres from Mutare, deep in Zimbabwe’s remote eastern reaches, the journey ends among mud houses, dusty paths and hills stretching towards the Mozambique border. For years, Hakwata’s isolation meant more than distance. Water was far away….
By Fanuel Chinowaita ZIMBABWEAN climate governance advocate Nyasha Frank Mpahlo has landed a major global climate award worth US$4 million, with the funding set to support efforts to connect African innovators and scale up locally developed energy solutions. Mpahlo, the executive director of Green Governance Zimbabwe (GGZ), was named one of four 2026 Climate Breakthrough…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, September 4, 2026 — Telecommunications giant NetOne has stepped up its environmental campaign, deploying teams across four cities as it joined the countrywide National Clean-Up Day and backed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s drive for a cleaner Zimbabwe. The campaign, held on Friday, saw NetOne teams participate in clean-up activities in Harare, Masvingo,…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE — A Harare woman has been arrested for allegedly running an illegal operation in which sugar was repackaged into bags bearing counterfeit Tongaat Hulett labels and sold as genuine products, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has confirmed. Spiwe Mutandwa was arrested on Saturday evening following a raid at a house in…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE — Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Manicaland Province has ended a near-decade wait for medals at the Commissioner-General of Police’s Sports Gala after recording an improved performance at the 2026 national competitions. Although Harare Province emerged as the overall winner in the teams category, Manicaland produced one of the notable performances of…
By Fanuel Chinowaita BULAWAYO, 23 August 2026 — Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu, Ward 28 Councillor Ntandoyenkodi Ndlovu and former Ward 22 Councillor Rodney Jele over allegations of extortion linked to a 50-year lease agreement for a hotel development. In a statement, ZACC said the three allegedly demanded US$52,000…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, Zimbabwe — A Christian organization with a track record of community interventions across Zimbabwe is seeking US$150,000 to establish a youth rehabilitation, skills development and women’s economic empowerment centre in Mutare. PEDAH International Ministries, which was registered in 2018, says it wants to use the proposed Transforming Lives Centre to expand…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, August 18, 2026 — Former Manicaland Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Nokuthula Matsikenyere has been appointed to the Senate as one of 10 nominees selected by President Emmerson Mnangagwa under Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 (CAA3). The appointment, announced in Parliament today by Speaker of the National Assembly…
