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Zimbabwe earned 381 million dollars from tobacco sales to other countries. Farmers shipped 62.3 million kilograms of processed tobacco leaves across the world. The Far East bought most tobacco at 34.8 million kilograms for 269.6 million dollars. Asian buyers paid the highest prices at 7.75...

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe finished upgrading its network system during the second half of the year ending February 2025. The company built 77 new base stations and improved 546 radio access sites across the country. Workers also upgraded 365 microwave links and added 60 new 5G sites nationwide...

Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu welcomes the break from league soccer action. The team needs time to fix problems after losing three games recently. Players can rest tired bodies and heal minor injuries during the pause. Kaindu wants his squad ready for tough matches ahead. The break helps...

Cabinet approved the Road Accident Fund Bill to help people hurt during car crashes. The new law will pay for hospital care and funerals when accidents happen. Car insurance companies will provide money for the fund. Government wants fewer people to die from traffic accidents before 2030. The...

Zimbabwe plans to help local drug companies make more medicines. The government wants to cut costs and reduce buying expensive drugs from other countries. Officials announced new money programs to support factories that make pills and treatments. They will remove taxes on medicine products and...

The new Trabablas Traffic Interchange transforms how people travel through Harare. Families visit the site daily to take pictures and walk across the bridges. Old chaos from fruit sellers and taxi drivers has disappeared from the busy intersection. Police officers help drivers read road signs at...

President Mnangagwa opened the new Trabablas Interchange last Friday. The project cost 88 million dollars and took several years to complete. Local engineers designed and built the massive road junction. The interchange sits where three major roads meet south of Harare. Fifteen bridges make up...

Bulawayo leads Zimbabwe with the best education rates. A major health survey from 2023 to 2024 shows almost everyone there can read and write. The city has 99 percent literacy for women and men. Rural areas lag behind cities across the country. Only 68 percent of rural women and 70 percent of...

HELIDRIVE National Air Rescue Service helps sick people across Zimbabwe. The program saves lives through a partnership between Zimbabwe and Russia. Since last year, helicopters have carried 485 patients to hospitals. Many came from remote areas where roads are bad and hospitals are far away...

Empty Vessel raised 11 million dollars for their first game called DEFECT. The studio was started by people who worked at id Software and other major game companies. These developers helped make famous games like Doom, The Last of Us, Call of Duty, Borderlands, and Uncharted. The new money came...

Resolution Games will launch Demeo x DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Battlemarked later this year. The digital fantasy tabletop game comes to PC, PlayStation 5, and VR platforms like SteamVR, Meta Horizon, and PSVR2. The new title takes place within the Forgotten Realms setting. The company previously...

The Popular Democratic Movement plans to cut 16 jobs because money problems hurt the party after losing big in 2024 elections. Party leader Manuel Ngaringombe told workers that wages eat up 60 percent of all money coming into the party. The party lost 11 seats and kept only five seats in...

The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party kicked out Floyd Shivambu from his job as secretary general. Party leaders said he broke party rules when he traveled to Malawi without permission. He went there to visit Shepherd Bushiri at his church. The party held a meeting on Tuesday in Durban to announce this...

Keetmanshoop's electricity company wants 148.2 million dollars for next year. The budget represents a 17 percent jump from the current spending plan. Lee Mwemba leads the electricity unit and explained the money breakdown to community leaders. Most funds will pay NamPower and other national...

Namibia University of Science and Technology joined a major partnership to help southern African schools work together better. Vice-chancellor Erold Naomab leads the Association of African Universities Southern Africa Regional Office Board. He signed the deal with Southern African Regional...

Outjo leader Jaco Labuschagne denies claims that the Sophia Shaningwa Fire Station lacks power. The acting chief executive says people spread false information about emergency services. He told reporters the station works fine with prepaid electricity meters installed months ago. Labuschagne...

Toxic workplaces hide behind strong productivity numbers but damage worker mental health. Psychologist Ceaseria Mutau warns that bad communication and harsh leadership create harmful environments. Companies that care more about output than people develop serious problems. Workers face anxiety...

Two top leaders left Build A Rocket Boy just days before their first game launches. The studio was created by Leslie Benzies who helped make Grand Theft Auto games at Rockstar. Chief financial officer Paul Bland updated his LinkedIn page to show he finished working there during June 2025. Chief...

Taiwan chip maker TSMC says it will remain the top company during the artificial intelligence boom. CEO C.C. Wei told shareholders that customers will keep buying from his company no matter which tech giants win the AI battle. The firm makes processors for major companies like NVIDIA and...

Zimbabwe's central bank says it has kept prices steady through careful money management. Governor John Mushayavanhu told reporters that current high inflation numbers look worse than reality. The Zimbabwe Gold currency started during April 2024 and lacks enough history for accurate yearly...