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In Pictures: Vendors Track Mafume on WhatsApp
Harare’s battle over street vending has escalated into a cat-and-mouse confrontation, with vendors responding to Mayor Jacob Mafume’s deployment of 300 council police officers by mobilising their own...
Geo Pomona Emerges as Regional Model as Botswana Moves In
Zimbabwe’s emerging waste-management model is gaining traction beyond its borders, with Botswana moving towards a formal partnership with Geo Pomona Waste Management as the country looks to transform...
Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Stealing Neighbour’s Ox
 A 24-year-old man was sentenced to an effective nine years in prison this week after the Chivhu Magistrates’ Court convicted him of stock theft for stealing a US$900 ox from grazing lands while its o...
Zim targets culinary heritage to drive tourism, economic empowerment
 BY MUNYARADZI BLESSING DOMA in MasvingoGovernment says Zimbabwe’s ambition must be to transform its rich culinary heritage into a distinctive, authentic and competitive tourism product while creating...
Sanganai puts Triangle Country Club on tourism radar
Triangle Country Club Hospitality Manager, Qhubekani Tshuma BY MUNYARADZI BLESSING DOMAin TRIANGLEThe Sanganai/Hlanganani Dzimbahwe Tourism Expo 2026 has given Triangle Country Club an opportunity to...
‘Govt Is Shifting Education Costs Onto Parents, Teachers’
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has accused the Government of abdicating its responsibility to fund public education, warning that low teacher salaries, examination fees, unde...
Africa’s US$206.6bn Trade Boom Hits Finance Roadblock
Africa’s intra-African trade grew by 5.4% to US$206.6 billion in 2024, signalling rising commercial activity across the continent, but the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the bigger chal...
Chirundu Review Exposes Trade Bottlenecks
Zimbabwe and Zambia have begun reviewing the bilateral agreement governing the Chirundu One-Stop Border Post, but the exercise comes amid evidence that the facility has struggled to maintain the effic...
Man Jailed 15 Years for Aggravated Indecent Assault of Toddler
  A 34-year-old Zimbiru Village man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated indecent assault involving a two-year-old girl.The accused appeared before the Chinamho...
Chinese Finance Director in Court Over Alleged 720-Tonne Lithium Smuggling
 A 30-year-old Chinese finance director has appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing charges of attempted smuggling and contravening the Customs and Excise Act after allegedly orchestrating th...