Key developments affecting Zimbabwe’s political, economic, and cultural landscape.
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, Sept 5, 2025 — Parliament was sharply divided this week after Hon. Ropafadzo Makumire moved a motion urging Government to declare Zimbabwe’s ailing public health system a national state of emergency. Makumire said the constitutional right to health was being undermined by countrywide shortages of medicines, equipment and staff, and pressed…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Buhera, Murambinda, August 4, 2025 – Telecommunications giant NetOne, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), on Saturday held a highly successful #MunhuWesekuNetOne roadshow at Murambinda Growth Point in Buhera, bringing essential mobile services closer to rural communities. The event, which attracted hundreds of residents, saw the NetOne team engaging directly…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 1 August 2025 – The Chiadzwa Community Share Ownership Trust (CCSOT) has demanded the immediate reversal of the recent retrenchment of local workers by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), describing the move as unilateral, anti-community, and lacking proper consultation with key stakeholders. In a letter dated July 24 and addressed…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Victoria Falls, July 31, 2025 – A strong call for global action on fossil fuel phase-out and wetland protection was made by Tinashe Muzama, Programs Officer at Manica Youth Assembly, during a youth-led panel discussion at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare – July 22, 2025 — The Chief Investment Officer of the Mutapa Investment Fund, Mr. Simba Chinyemba, has been appointed Chairperson of the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe (IoDZ), marking a significant moment for corporate governance in the country. The announcement was met with congratulatory messages from various sectors, including a public…
By Heather Buzuzi Mutare – July 17, 2025 – EmpowerBank has called on young people in Manicaland to organise themselves into formal groups and take advantage of government-backed financial support aimed at boosting youth-led agriculture and entrepreneurship. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement meeting facilitated by the Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA) under the Urban Future Project…
By Heather Buzuzi MUTARE, 16 July 2025 – A tributary that winds from the mountains behind Queens Hall, past the Coca-Cola plant, and into the Sakubva River near Devonshire, is rapidly deteriorating its banks gutted by illegal gold panners who operate under the cover of darkness. Once a vital water source and natural habitat, the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare, Zimbabwe – July 10, 2025 — The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has condemned what it calls a “deliberate and systematic effort to criminalize dissent” following the suspension and expulsion of student activists at several public universities, amid an ongoing lecturers’ strike at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). In a statement…
By Heather Buzuzi The Wasu Post | July 9, 2025 Mutare – Parents of children living with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are being encouraged to include their home helpers in coaching programs aimed at improving care and support for affected children. This initiative, which promotes specialized training for domestic workers, is being…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, Marange, Chiyadzwa – 8 July 2025 – The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is facing fierce backlash from workers, trade unions, and community leaders following its decision to retrench nearly 300 employees a number that could rise to 600 amid worsening financial troubles. The move has reignited long-standing anger in the…
