Women in Mutare District push a big empowerment wave, stacking hands-on projects and driver training to widen community skills.
Mutare empowerment surge
Zanu PF Manicaland Women’s League drives community uplift.
Dorothy Mabika and Loraine Mukodza lead multiple projects.
Mix covers farming, beauty, and mechanical skills.
The programme keeps doors open to anyone.
Driving training highlights
Driving lessons kick off with a strong turnout.
Launch on January 16, 2026, sparks heavy interest.
Fifty learners already grabbed their permits.
Men join without barriers.
Voices backing the push
Mabika frames efforts as ongoing empowerment work.
Egness Chigwada welcomes all district residents.
She aligns goals with Emmerson Mnangagwa’s agenda...
Central bank slows mono-currency talk, ties any switch to stability, reserves, and forex system readiness.
Central bank stance
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe signals no rush toward single-currency path.
Innocent Matshe ties any shift to a firm economic groundwork.
He says markets guide timing, and businesses should not panic.
Premature switch gets framed as harmful.
Requirements for any switch
Durable price, calm and steady growth set the base.
Hard-currency buffers target three to six months of import cover.
The current buffer sits near one and a half months.
Gains were reached within two years.
Forex system priorities
Authorities want a smoother forex market structure.
The goal aims to cut market splits and widen access.
System design...
Beitbridge traders get a tax crash course as VISET and Zimra push compliance and feedback around fresh domestic and border levies.
Tax lessons land in Beitbridge
VISET teams with Zimra for community tax teach-ins.
Sessions break down new home and border levies.
Focus stays on how the rules hit daily trade.
Compliance gets framed as self-protection.
Who they are trying to reach
Street sellers receive straight talk on taxes.
Border-hopping traders hear rule breakdowns.
Resident group reps join the sessions.
Beitbridge locals get priority attention.
Community voices pulled in
Youth groups share reactions on levy changes.
Women participants raise practical concerns.
Disabled participants flag access issues.
Organizers collect feedback...
Craig hypes Mnangagwa farm agenda, ties irrigation and cash to grain goals, and hints voters should stick with him.
Arda leadership backs Mnangagwa plan
Irvine Craig rallies public behind Mnangagwa farm blueprint.
He frames Mnangagwa as driving national food stability.
He praises gains across agricultural viability.
He nudges voters toward Mnangagwa.
Irrigation target and funding
Anxious Masuka relays Mnangagwa's order for 25,000 irrigable hectares by 2030.
Arda receives a US$19 million revolving fund.
Funding supports irrigation expansion efforts.
Event in Bulilima District
Craig speaks during a demo day at Huwana Village.
Agritex and Agriseeds run the showcase.
Bulilima District hosts the gathering.
Matabeleland South Province...
Zimbabwe growers risk losing cannabis (mbanje) permits as MCAZ warns renewals die if papers expire, and fees hit hard.
License renewals face a hard cutoff
MCAZ flags growers to refresh permits before expiry.
Papers from 2021 hit their five-year window this year.
Expired permits get zero renewal consideration.
IDs 001 slash 2021 through 010 slash 2021 fall under this alert.
Fees and payments
Yearly license charge runs US$20,000.
Yearly reporting charge runs US$15,000.
Payment ties to continued authorization.
Reporting duties under SI 62 of 2018
Section 16 sets record-keeping duties for growers.
Producers send transaction logs each anniversary.
The Minister can set the filing format.
Rural fuel deserts finally get mobile pumps, and black-market sellers start sweating.
Rural fuel rollout plan
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority pushes portable fuel units nationwide.
Pilot kicked off in Gokwe Nembudziya.
Mobile sites target farms, mines, and remote towns.
Goal hits fuel access and safer trade.
How the stations work
Units sit inside standard shipping containers.
Above-ground tanks use built-in spill protection.
The whole setup rides a low-bed trailer.
Operators move sites where demand pops up.
Policy and strategy link
Plan aligns with National Development Strategy 2.
The government pushes to reach neglected areas.
Gazette notice locks project into law.
The program chases broader rural growth.
Leadership and...
Trade with China hit record billions, tobacco leads, and Chinese projects reshape Zimbabwe's industry.
Zimbabwe-China trade spike
Bilateral trade reached US$4.39 billion last year.
Annual growth hit 14.7 percent.
China bought US$2.56 billion from Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe kept a US$720 million surplus.
Tobacco drives exports
Tobacco earned US$790 million from Chinese demand.
Leaf sales formed 31 percent of Chinese purchases.
National output passed 300 million kilograms in 2025.
Contract farming backs over 140000 growers.
Macadamia and fruit pipeline
China took 5250 tonnes of macadamias worth US$11.62 million.
Orchards span over 10000 hectares in Chipinge and Chimanimani.
Avocado and blueberry protocols cleared for China.
Shipments are...
Manicaland gets factories, roads, airports, paperwork upgrades, and leaders brag about big progress.
Manicaland project surge
Manicaland sees multiple public works rising.
Leaders push roads, plants, and border upgrades.
The tour showcased sites across the province.
Emmerson Mnangagwa is credited with direction.
Resin plant near Mutare
Mutare hosts a US$15 million resin facility.
Komo United Resin Private Limited Company runs the site.
Chinese investor backs construction push.
The project promises over 2500 jobs.
Civic documents access
New registry offices cut waiting lines.
Residents grab passports and birth papers nearby.
Grain Marketing Board silos featured on tour.
Manicaland State University shows campus upgrades.
Air links...
Bulawayo roads get heavy rehab push, Siyepambili patched, leaders chase freight-gateway dreams while drivers breathe easier.
Bulawayo road rehab rollout
Work started on Siyepambili Drive, a key link from the western suburbs to the city center.
Crews filled craters along a long, busy corridor.
Matopos Road, Steelworks Road, and Chinamano Road are listed for fixes.
Tatenda Nyikayaramba says extension helps battered streets.
Program scope and goals
Emmerson Mnangagwa pushed the deadline to December 31.
Plan chases modern transport and a regional freight gateway.
Effort grew from a 2021 quick fix into a national rebuild.
Targets corridors tying Zimbabwe with Southern African Development Community neighbors.
Driver reactions
Ambrose...
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