Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe to push for biodiversity funding, community rights at COP17 summit

ZIMBABWE will next week participate in the 17th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP17), scheduled to take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from October 19 to 30, 2026. The country says it...

Cabinet approves US$650 million Kariba floating solar project as Gwanda plant remains stalled

CABINET has approved the implementation of a US$650 million floating solar power project on Lake Kariba, despite lingering...

IMF approves Zimbabwe’s second review, projects 5% economic growth in 2026

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted progress in Zimbabwe’s economic stabilisation efforts following the approval of the...

Health ministry bids ZWG89.27 billion for 2027 financial year, expects only 33% from Treasury

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has bid ZWG89.27 billion for 2027, but Treasury has indicated...

Mnangagwa presides over graduation of 2,729 ZOU students

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday conferred degrees on 2,729 graduates at the Zimbabwe Open University's (ZOU) 24th graduation...

Mnangagwa ‘numbed’ by Chivayo death, says businessman had ‘grand plans’ for Zimbabwe

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the death of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy, two pilots and a security aide in a helicopter crash...

MPs push for law to recognise unpaid care work, women-focused budget

MEMBERS of Parliament say they will push for legislation to recognise and regulate unpaid care work, while urging government to ensure the 2027 national...

Woman dies during throat surgery by unlicensed practitioner at Chitungwiza house

A 51-YEAR-OLD woman died during an alleged surgical procedure to remove a growth from her throat at a house in Chitungwiza, leading to the...

Another fire destroys Harare’s Glenview Area 8 furniture complex

A MAJOR fire outbreak ripped through Harare's Glenview Area 8 furniture complex in the early hours of Saturday morning, destroying almost half of the...

Parliament exposes monopoly, rot in sugar industry value chain

ZIMBABWE's sugar industry is choking under a milling monopoly, with farmers accruing huge costs while a single company controls both mills, a damning Parliamentary...

Lowest-paid employee in retail sector to earn US$330 per month

The lowest-paid employee in the retail and wholesale subsectors will now earn US$331,00 in monthly salary following yet another successful  Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)...