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How Luxury Cars Escorted Wicknell Chivayo to His Final Resting Place
 He was a big man in stature, but he was even bigger on the road. Wicknell Chivayo loved fine machines, and in death, as in life, it was the roaring engines and glistening chrome of luxury cars that s...
ANC Slumps as Opposition Vote Fragments
South Africa’s November 4 local government elections are entering a new phase of political fragmentation, with the African National Congress recording a sharp decline in support while its challengers...
Geo Pomona Signs 5-Year MoU with Skills Ministry as Zimbabwe Targets Nationwide Waste Management Overhaul
 Geo Pomona Waste Management has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Skills Audit and Development to support the recruitment, monitoring, and evaluation of gradua...
92 local authorities to replicate Geo Pomona waste-management model
Zimbabwe’s 92 local authorities are set to replicate the waste-management and waste-to-energy model being implemented at Geo Pomona Waste Management, as Government moves to overhaul solid waste manage...
Govt Seeks Approval for US$9.6bn Unauthorised Spending
  The government is seeking parliamentary approval to condone more than US$9.6 billion in unauthorised expenditure incurred by the Ministry of Finance between 2015 and 2018, according to the Financial...
Fuel Prices: Diesel Now US$2.04, Blend US$2.05 per Litre
 Diesel is now capped at US$2.04 per litre, while petrol blend (E20) costs US$2.05 per litre, according to the latest fuel prices announced by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority.In a notice date...
Tagwirei Appointed Minister as Ncube Returns to Finance
 President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion, while Professor Mthuli Ncube has been reassigned as Minister o...
ZiG1.77bn climate budget puts 2027 spending under youth scrutiny
 Zimbabwe’s 2026 Budget set aside ZiG1.773 billion for cross-sector climate interventions, but young people are now calling for closer scrutiny of how such allocations translate into projects and serv...
Govt Targets 450 New Schools Per Year
Government is targeting the construction of at least 1,350 schools from November 2026, backed by more than US$600 million, in a major infrastructure program intended to eliminate Zimbabwe's school inf...
Violent Hailstorm Devastates Masvingo; Emergency Halls Opened for Displaced Residents
  A severe hailstorm accompanied by intense downpours swept through Masvingo on Monday evening, leaving behind widespread destruction, structural damage, and flash flooding across several residential...