A new chapter and shift in tone mark Kirsty’s IOC debut

THE year 2025 marked a turning point for the International Olympic Committee as Kirsty Coventry, a seven-time Olympic swimming medallist from Zimbabwe, was elected the movement’s 10th president.

Africa’s quiet economic revolution

Farai Ian Muvuti Herald Correspondent When African leaders gathered in Kigali in March 2018 to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area, few could have predicted how quietly revolutionary the…

Can Villa crash the Arsenal-City party?

ASTON Villa are heading into the Christmas period like a runaway sleigh with 10 successive victories in all competitions and with the English Premier League football’s top spot in their…

Infantino gets his way, but nations fret over AFCON switch

IT was a decision that took many by surprise, although not those who have been watching closely since February 2020.

Thousands brave rains for last-minute Christmas shopping

Remember Deketeke and Raymond Jaravaza Zimbabwe joins large parts of the world today in celebrating Christmas Day, which promises to be a memorable one on the evidence of last-minute shopping…

Communities feel impact of devolution funds

Peter Tanyanyiwa Herald Correspondent In recent years, Zimbabwe has experienced significant transformation in its governance and infrastructure landscape, particularly, under the leadership of President Mnangagwa.

Traffic clears at Beitbridge border

Thupeyo Muleya A severe traffic backlog that clogged the South African side of the Beitbridge Border Post for five days has been cleared following the implementation of new measures by…

Blueberries anchor Zim horticulture resurgence

Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer – Agribusiness BLUEBERRY, a globally acclaimed superfood, has anchored the resurgence of Zimbabwe’s horticulture sector whose exports surged 74 percent from US$101 million in 2016 to…

Nkulumane shift: Why the ‘opposition fortress’ crumbled

Gibson Mhaka Zimpapers Politics Hub ZANU PF candidate Cde Freedom Murechu’s victory in the Nkulumane parliamentary by-election on December 20, 2025, is far more than a localised electoral win, but…

Ugamula abantwana amakhanda, azibophele

Ethel Ncube KUSIGA esihlasimulisa umzimba, kulendoda yesiqintini seMahlikihliki, eNkayi ngaphansi kwenduna uTshugulu ebulele abantwabayo ababili ngokubahlahlela amakhanda, yasihudula izidumbu izama ukuyazitshisa andubana izibophele. Insindabaphenduli le yenzakale ngeviki ephelileyo. UZenzo Ncube…