President Mnangagwa signed a law on April 11 that changed how private groups operate in Zimbabwe. The European Union, the United States, and the United Nations quickly criticized it. They said it hurts aid groups and limits freedoms. These complaints miss something important - Zimbabwe made these changes to fight money crimes and terrorism, just like many other countries did.
Zimbabwe needed these rules because of warnings from the Financial Action Task Force. This group fights money laundering worldwide. Countries must follow their advice or risk losing access to global banking. The new rules require groups to check their donors, register properly, and accept more oversight. Mozambique faced similar problems when terrorists used gaps...
Zimbabwe marked 45 years free from colonial rule last week. The country thrives today, especially in farming, where local people replaced white landowners. Since 1980, Zimbabwean agriculture has changed completely as black farmers have gained the power to produce more food. This represents a huge shift from colonial times, when few had chances to farm. Black citizens once faced barriers to land, tools, and training.
President Mnangagwa stated firmly that land reform cannot be reversed, showing government support for local farmers fixing past wrongs. This helped push farm output past the $8 billion target toward $13.75 billion for 2025. Zimbabwe ranks among Africa's top eight wheat producers under the current leadership. The nation...
Farm marketing has changed a lot over the years. Farmers once received payment checks through the mail at schools or stores after delivering crops. Parents told children to stay for Friday assemblies when the mail came out. They cashed these checks at shops, banks, or supply stores weeks after bringing cotton or grain to depots.
The marketing season excited farm families who could handle money problems. Cotton farmers waited for what seemed like bonus money from the Cotton Marketing Board. This money actually came from grade differences figured out after final testing. The first payments treated all cotton as grade D regardless of quality. Final grading gave farmers the right price for their crops minus what they had already received...
The government has worked hard to help farmers grow more winter wheat. Farmers grew almost 564,000 tonnes last year, much more than the 467,000 tonnes from the year before. The harvest marked the highest amount of wheat since people started growing it commercially in 1966. Zimbabwe has fed itself with wheat for three years straight.
Officials want to keep this momentum going with the next planting season. Leonard Munamati from the agriculture ministry discussed this at a conference in Bulawayo. He said the record harvest proves Zimbabwe can produce enough food. The ministry wants to grow more potatoes, barley, and other winter crops this season.
Potatoes have become very important for food security because they offer good nutrition at...
Anti-corruption agents arrested Chegutu town clerk Jacob Chikuruwo today. He faces charges about how he handled land meant for a new shopping mall. The property sits just outside the main business area. Officers from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission took him into custody this morning. The case involves questions about proper procedures for allocating commercial property.
A Nigerian man aged 52 appeared in Bulawayo court because officials say he lied about his marriage. Police charged Kelechi Godwin with four fraud counts after he allegedly created fake spousal papers to live in Zimbabwe. Court records show he sent letters between 2009 and 2014 pretending they came from his wife, Patience Godwin. Authorities discovered Patience had left Zimbabwe back in 2008. Godwin even brought a different woman to an immigration meeting, whom he claimed was his wife.
These tricks fooled immigration workers into giving him several permits to stay in the country. The judge released him on bail on April 15 after he paid $400. He must stay at his listed home address and cannot talk to any witnesses in his case. The court...
A judge sent prison escapee Luke Zinyengere away for 22 years after he broke out of custody using weapons and stole a car at Harare Magistrates Court. Magistrate Letwin Rwodzi said his crimes deserved the maximum penalty even though he was a first-time offender. She called his escape a "movie-style" breakout that scared court workers and visitors. She stressed that running from legal custody is serious business.
The court sentenced Zinyengere to 10 years for escaping and 12 years for robbery, with sentences running back-to-back. Rwodzi said his actions showed he didn't want help to change his ways, making a tough sentence necessary to warn others. Zinyengere tried to defend himself by claiming he escaped to check on business matters in...
The court told Curechem Overseas to pay back $552,281 to Fidelity Gold Refinery after a fight about gold chemicals. Fidelity had given Curechem over $1.5 million for supplies but received only $954,243 worth of items. High Court Justice Gladys Mhuri backed the decision made earlier by arbitrator Taona Nyamakura. She said courts usually respect these rulings unless they break public policy rules. Curechem failed to prove that the decision went against public policy.
The judge approved registering the May 28 ruling that orders Curechem to pay the money. Court papers show the companies signed a mining supply deal on January 5, 2020. Fidelity paid Curechem ahead of time to supply chemicals for small gold miners. Between January and May...
South Africa scrapped plans to raise its value-added tax from 15 percent to 16 percent, which would have started on May 1. The finance ministry changed course after major political parties fought against the tax hike proposed in the 2025 national budget. Both the African National Congress and Democratic Alliance opposed the measure, creating tension in their coalition government. The DA went as far as filing a court case and voted against the budget framework because they felt trust was breaking down among coalition partners.
Officials at the finance ministry said they made this decision after talking with various political parties and looking at what parliament suggested. The country will miss out on about 75 billion rand ($4.02...
