Zero Airtime? NetOne Lets You Call Anyway

By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare, 10 January 2026– State-owned mobile network operator NetOne has introduced a Reverse Calling service, also known as “Pay for Me”, allowing subscribers to make calls even when they have zero airtime, in a move the company says is aimed at keeping Zimbabweans connected during tough economic times. The service enables a…

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Rampant Deforestation Alarms Chiadzwa Traditional Leaders

By Fanuel Chinowaita Chiadzwa, 7 January 2026 — Alarm has been raised over escalating deforestation in Chiadzwa Ward 30, with traditional leaders warning that unchecked tree cutting for charcoal production is threatening culturally and environmentally significant areas. Headman Newman Chiadzwa, working with Marange Development Trust director Malvin Mudiwa, late last year approached the Forestry Commission…

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Maguwu Raises Alarm Over Alleged Export of Undeclared Minerals from Kamativi

By Fanuel Chinowaita Kamativi, 31 December 2025 – Human rights activist and Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) director Farai Maguwu has raised alarm over the alleged transportation of lithium and other undeclared minerals from Kamativi to China, warning that Zimbabwe is losing strategic resources through poor governance and weak oversight. In a statement accompanied…

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Rusape Council Chair Denies ZANU-PF Defection; Councillor Admits Taking Money at Meeting

By Fanuel Chinowaita RUSAPE, Manicaland – Rusape Town Council Chairperson Lovemore Chifomboti has publicly denied allegations he has joined the ruling ZANU-PF party, calling the claims “false and misleading.” The denial comes amid circulating reports and video recordings suggesting local opposition councillors have attended ZANU-PF Rusape rally, part of a broader political realignment in Zimbabwe…

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