Contractors building the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway promised to wrap the project by next year, with Transport Ministry permanent secretary Joy Makumbe leading a media tour showing off how local firms like Fossil Construction, Masimba Construction, and Syvern Engineering are handling all eight sections of the 440-kilometer route. The government is betting hard on homegrown talent instead of bringing in foreign expertise, and Makumbe stressed that quality road construction takes time, even though everyone wants instant results.
Matabeleland North Minister of State Richard Moyo pushed contractors to stay on top of pothole repairs while the work continues, since maintenance matters just as much as initial delivery. The road was a...
Bulawayo musicians are beefing with club owners again over the same garbage treatment that made Lovemore Majaivana ghost the city back in 2001. Fab G and Noluntu J went off after getting treated like bottom-tier talent at a Nexus gig headlined by South African artist Mawhoo, claiming they got disrespected despite having signed contracts. Nexus boss Qhubani Moyo clapped back, saying some local acts can barely fill a living room and shouldn't expect red-carpet service.
The beef highlights a wider trust gap between performers who feel underpaid and venue operators who think the talent isn't worth premium treatment. Jeys Marabini pointed out that promoters act like they're doing favors instead of running mutually beneficial partnerships...
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa gave out brand-new Ford Rangers to some of Zimbabwe's biggest sports names at State House, with Herentals Queens captain Tabeth Mutinhiri getting hers after leading her squad to a fourth straight women's league title. Mutinhiri got super emotional because she nearly had her career ended by a gnarly ankle injury last year, but came back strong. Dynamos captain Emmanuel Jalai scored a truck after his third Chibuku Super Cup win, and cricket captain Sikandar Raza got one lined up for getting the Chevrons into the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Scottland's Walter Musona already got his wheels last week for taking his rookie club to a podium finish. Herentals Queens president Innocent Benza made it clear the...
A guesthouse at the Nkomo family homestead in Matabeleland South wrapped up construction, and the five-room facility will house workers building a vocational training center that could serve 3,000 students when finished. The Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Foundation prioritized the guesthouse to speed things up since construction teams need somewhere to crash while they work on the bigger projects. Minister Albert Nguluvhe stopped by to check progress and held a ceremony kicking off a piped-water scheme for the area.
The vocational center is meant to keep young people from bouncing to neighboring countries for work and training. Father Innocent Makawule Ndlovu from St Joseph's Mission said the developments honor the elder Nkomo's colonial-era...
Zimbabwe's banking sector got a tax break that lets it write off interest paid on deposits, and the Bankers Association is pumped about it. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said the policy fixes a weird mismatch where banks got taxed on money they paid out to savers, and CBZ Holdings CEO Lawrence Nyazema thinks it'll push banks to offer better rates while boosting their margins. The change kicks in next year with anti-abuse guardrails like transfer-pricing rules and thin-capitalization tests.
Local banks stand to gain the most since they hold way more fixed-term deposits than international competitors, according to economist Enoch Rukarwa. Investment banker Chikomborero Gwata called it long overdue and said freeing up that capital means...
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa told Agritex officers to stop playing favorites with seed handouts under the Pfumvudza scheme, saying every farmer needs equal access regardless of political leanings. He called out reports that some extension workers were blocking people from getting their allotments and told the Agriculture Ministry to fix it immediately. The government is pushing climate-smart farming hard, with over 14 million plots already prepped by smallholder farmers who grow most of the country's food.
The distribution plan matches crops to regions based on rainfall patterns, putting maize in wetter zones and drought-resistant sorghum and millet in drier areas. Mnangagwa linked agricultural success to hitting Vision 2030...
Zimbabwe rolled out a USSD app for COMESA yellow card verification, letting border agents check motor insurance instantly on basic phones instead of dealing with paperwork. Foreign Affairs Minister Professor Amon Murwira said the country processed over 308,000 yellow cards that brought in $17.2 million in premiums, and the digital system should cut down on fraud while speeding up crossings.
Police Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba noted that manual checks caused delays and opened the door for scammers, but the new platform only lets legit cards through. The Insurance and Pensions Commission backed the move as a win for transparency and consumer protection, while National Bureau of Zimbabwe CEO James Mharadze confirmed that...
Zimbabwe's Broadcasting Authority greenlighted six community radio stations: Chivi, Chomazumba in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe, Dande FM in Dande, Jakata FM in Gutu, Ndera FM in Marondera, and Nhimbe FM in Makoni. Acting CEO Engineer Mathias Chakanyuka said the licenses are about getting communities on air to preserve their cultures and boost local storytelling.
These hyperlocal stations are meant to serve areas that usually get ignored, especially rural spots where regular broadcasting doesn't reach. They're less about playing music and more about getting people talking, organizing, and pushing development forward. The authority wants a broadcasting scene that actually reflects what everyday Zimbabweans care about instead of just pumping...
Doctors at Chitungwiza Central Hospital in Zimbabwe pulled off their first-ever brain tumor removal through a patient's nose, and the whole thing was done by chief neurosurgeon Dr. Brighton Valentine Nyamapfene using fancy German-made Karl Storz endoscopic gear. The procedure meant zero skull cutting, zero visible scars, and way less trauma for the patient. A whole squad helped out, from ENT docs Dr. Naboth Matinhira and Dr. Augustine Madimutsa to anesthesia leads Dr. Tafara Zhou and Dr. Jonah Kasule, plus the theater crew under scrub nurse Sister Milliet Wagoneka.
Hospital brass are hyped because this shows their tech investments are paying off under the National Development Strategy 2. The team will even flex their skills at the...
