Key developments affecting Zimbabwe’s political, economic, and cultural landscape.
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, 7 August 2026 — Zimbabwean telecommunications operator NetOne has intensified its environmental campaign, carrying out a nationwide clean-up exercise across seven cities and towns as part of efforts to support the government’s environmental conservation agenda. The company said its monthly One Mega Clean-Up Campaign was conducted simultaneously in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare,…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s environmental watchdog, the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to immediately suspend mining activities at Christmas Pass in Mutare, warning that continued operations could trigger a humanitarian and environmental disaster. In a petition addressed to the President last week, CNRG urged the Head…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE – Court papers have revealed how two Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) data capturer clerks allegedly manipulated Zimbabwe’s electronic licensing system, enabling hundreds of people—including foreign nationals—to obtain driver’s licences without undergoing mandatory competency tests in a corruption scheme investigators say involved more than US$1 million. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – Chikanga Constituency legislator Lynette Karenyi has urged the Government to urgently develop a national dementia strategy, warning that the neurological condition is contributing to a growing number of elderly people going missing and facing stigma, abuse and violence. Raising a point of national interest in Parliament, Karenyi said dementia was…
By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe’s agricultural mechanisation programme is significantly increasing production across the country, with Government saying improved access to modern farming equipment has helped drive higher crop yields, expand cultivated land and strengthen national food security. The Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development says the country’s tractor fleet has more than doubled…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, July 2, 2026 – State-owned mobile network operator NetOne has called for policy and fiscal reforms to reduce the cost of deploying digital infrastructure, arguing that affordable connectivity is critical to accelerating economic growth and strengthening Zimbabwe’s competitiveness amid global economic uncertainty. Addressing delegates at the Mid-Term Economic Review and High-Level…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, June 29, 2026 – Constitutional lawyer and governance expert Arnold Tsunga has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to carefully examine the constitutionality of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB 3) before signing it into law, arguing that parliamentary approval alone may not be sufficient to satisfy Zimbabwe’s constitutional requirements. Writing in an…
By Fanuel chinowaita HARARE – Police have arrested two Chinese nationals, Gan Chen (52) and Peng Yujun (52), for operating an illicit alcohol manufacturing and distribution network in the Msasa Industrial area, seizing equipment and products valued at over US$120,000 in what authorities describe as a major crackdown on foreign nationals abusing their permits. The…
By Staff Reporter The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has announced that the third round of its nationwide polio vaccination campaign will be conducted from 7 to 10 July 2026, targeting all children under the age of five regardless of their previous vaccination status. The campaign follows the completion of the first round…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 17 June 2026 -Mutare magistrate Honest Musiiwa yesterday eased the bail conditions for prominent lawyer and opposition politician Tendai Biti and former Beitbridge mayor Morgan Ncube, who stand accused of convening an unauthorized public meeting. The two, who had been reporting twice a week to the police, will now report once…
