Key developments affecting Zimbabwe’s political, economic, and cultural landscape.
By The Wasu Post Writer HARARE, Zimbabwe — Thirty years after mobile connectivity began transforming the way Zimbabweans communicate, telecommunications operator NetOne is marking its anniversary with a new data promotion offering customers more room to learn, work and stay connected. The promotion, dubbed 30ForYou, gives customers 60GB of data for US$30, valid for 30…
By Fanuel Chinowaita KARIBA, Zimbabwe — The death toll from the Lake Kariba boat disaster has risen to 93, with 83 victims now positively identified by their next of kin, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has confirmed. National Police Spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said police and other emergency response teams were continuing search, recovery and identification…
By Fanuel Chinowaita CHIPINGE, Musikavanhu— A rural community in Zimbabwe’s Chipinge district is gaining access to medical expertise through technology after telecommunications giant NetOne launched a telemedicine service in Musikavanhu, in a move officials say could help bridge the country’s rural healthcare divide. Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Angeline Gata hailed the initiative…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE — Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle will remain incomplete as long as the country’s vast natural wealth fails to translate into decent livelihoods and economic justice for ordinary citizens, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said. In a National Heroes Day and Defence Forces Day message, ZCTU Secretary-General Tirivanhu Marimo said…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, August 10, 2026 — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned miners against destroying rivers, infrastructure and the environment, saying Zimbabwe’s drive to exploit its mineral wealth must not come at the expense of future generations. Addressing the 46th Heroes Day commemorations at the National Heroes Acre in Harare today, Mnangagwa said his…
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…
