Key developments affecting Zimbabwe’s political, economic, and cultural landscape.
By Fanuel Chinowaita CHIADZWA, ZIMBABWE , 15 May 2025– What was once a beacon of Zimbabwe’s economic promise has become a symbol of environmental destruction and social decay. The diamond mining boom in Chiadzwa, which began in 2006, enriched Chinese nationals, politically connected elites, and private syndicates but left the local community impoverished, displaced, and…
Fanuel Chinowaita Harare – May 15, 2025 – The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has officially commuted the death sentences of Tafadzwa Shamba and Tapiwa Makore (Senior) to life imprisonment following their conviction for the brutal murder of seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore (Junior) in 2023. The decision, announced on May 12, comes nearly two years after the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare – Security guards employed by Imalock Security Company, a firm based in Penhalonga, have accused management of failing to pay salaries for four months and physically assaulting workers who demand their dues. Some workers also allege shocking acts of humiliation by supervisors. Several employees, speaking to The Wasu Post on condition…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Zimbabwe – May 3, 2025* – The vibrant streets of Harare became a scene of unity and determination early Friday as hundreds of workers from NetOne and Harare City teamed up with brooms in hand, responding to President Mnangagwa’s call for a cleaner nation. The initiative was part of the National Cleanup…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, Zimbabwe – May 3, 2025 – The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has issued a scathing indictment of the government’s failure to protect media freedoms, marking a concerning regression in press freedom on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. In a forceful statement, ZUJ Secretary General Perfect Hlongwane accused the…
By Heather Buzuzi *HARARE, May 2, 2025 – Zimbabwe’s labor movement marked Workers’ Day with fierce condemnation of the government’s austerity measures, rising unemployment, and systemic corruption, as unions and young teachers vowed to resist economic policies they say are crushing the working class. In a scathing address, Robson Chere, the Secretary General of the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, May 1, 2025 – Workers across Zimbabwe gathered under the banner of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) to mark Workers’ Day, with a strong call to end corruption, exploitation, and social injustice. The commemorations, held at Moffat Hall in Mutare, featured solidarity messages from labour unions, civil society organizations,…
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*The Wasu Post* *Zimbabwe, 29 April 2025* – The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Plaxedes Chikutu, the Company Secretary of state-owned telecommunications firm NetOne Pvt Ltd, for allegedly obstructing the course of justice in a criminal investigation involving two of the company’s employees. Chikutu is accused of improperly handling the suspension and subsequent reinstatement…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Zimbabwe , 18 April 2025 – This Independence Day, NetOne reaffirms its commitment to connecting Zimbabweans and powering a future built on unity, innovation, and shared pride. It began with a dream — a dream of a free Zimbabwe.Forty-five years ago, that dream became reality. And ever since, Zimbabwe has stood tall,…
