Harare – A bridge featuring piling technology never before used in Zimbabwe was commissioned on Tuesday, as Transport Minister Felix Mhona announced the government is now left with an estimated 35 kilometres to complete the entire Harare–Beitbridge road. The Manyame River Bridge, located along the Harare–Masvingo–Beitbridge Road, is the first…
Harare– The CCC Parliamentary Caucus has formally rejected a public donation announced by Wicknel Chivhayo on 18 April 2026, describing the unilateral gesture as “improper and suspect” amid growing concerns over political interference ahead of crucial constitutional debates. The rejection comes just two days after Sir Wicknel took to his…
Maphisa – President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has officially commissioned a new computer laboratory and three classroom blocks at Mahetshe Primary School in Maphisa, announcing that an entire province will be connected to the internet under an ambitious digital education rollout. The President handed over to Primary and Secondary Education Minister…
Harare- Germany has congratulated Zimbabwe on its 46th Independence Day, with the European power expressing a renewed commitment to strengthening bilateral ties between Harare and Berlin. German Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christoph Retzlaff, issued the congratulatory message as Zimbabwe commemorated its liberation from British colonial rule on April 18, 1980. “Congratulations…
Harare— Newly appointed Lands Minister Vangelis Haritatos has declared that land — the central pillar of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle — must now serve as the primary vehicle for achieving national food sovereignty, warning that farmers carry the weight of a nation’s reliance. In a public statement issued on Zimbabwe’s 46th…
Harare– Industry and Commerce Minister Ngobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu has appointed eight new members to the board of the Zimbabwe Development Corporation (ZDC), effective immediately, according to a government notice published on April 17, 2026. The appointments, made in terms of section 4(1) of the Zimbabwe Development Corporation Act [Chapter 24:15],…
Harare– In an unconventional start to a certificate handover ceremony, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Hon. Tatenda Mavetera, opened not with congratulations but with a pointed question to graduates: “Who do you believe you are?” The question, posed on 13 April 2026 at the Ministry’s…
Harare— For years, smallholder farmer Rudo Mbeki would wake before dawn, walk 15 kilometres to the nearest town, and wait hours in line just to deposit her maize earnings. More often than not, she returned home with cash still stuffed in a plastic bag—risking theft, loss, or rot from the…
Shurugwi — An opposition councillor in Shurugwi has publicly declared his support for the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), citing advantages including reduced vote rigging, timely results, and the need for term extensions to complete development projects. O'brien Samuel Mavhenyengwa Ward 4 Councillor O’Brien Mavhenyengwa, an opposition representative,…
Binga- Member of Parliament for Binga South, Fanuel Cumanzala, has called on the Ministry of Health to take urgent action to address longstanding disparities in healthcare infrastructure and training opportunities in the district. The appeal follows a recent response from the Ministry that did not include plans for a School…
