The woman rebuilding Kwekwe United
Simba Chiminya-Zimpapers Sports Hub WHEN Bridget Mudhosi first took her seat at the head of the boardroom table as president of Kwekwe United, there was nothing ceremonial about it. No…
We are back to Stone Age politics
Communion with Bishop Lazarus IN the past seven days, the skies in the Middle East have been turned into a dual carriageway that is trafficking fire and brimstone — an…
Zimbabwe’s trade deficit in massive decline
Trade Focus-Allan Majuru ZIMBABWE’S export drive has started the year on a firm footing, with the country recording a trade surplus in January as exports outpaced imports, highlighting the impact…
Weekly News Round-Up
Monday Hundreds of civil servants are settling into new homes at Emthunzini and Rangemore on the outskirts of Bulawayo as the flagship housing project, which is part of the Accelerated…
Sakubva’s wannabe criminal trades 10 years of his life for 4m copper cable
You Can’t Make This Up! IN the grand annals of Zimbabwean get-rich-quick schemes, this week’s entry from Mutare will go down in history. Not for its daring, nor its scale,…
Beyond cotton and gold . . . How Sanyati is betting on football to change how it is seen
Tendai Chara-Zimpapers Sports Hub ON most mornings in Sanyati, the air carries the steady hum of irrigation pumps and the metallic grind of stamp mills crushing ore. Tractors drag lines…
Govt cracks whip on idle merchants to improve tobacco prices
THE Government, through the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), has directed licensed tobacco merchants who are yet to participate in the 2026 marketing season to start buying within two…
Taxing Africa’s informal economies: Technology’s promise and pitfalls
Abel Gwaindepi Changes in the world of development finance, especially the sharp drop in foreign aid and fewer cheap loans for low-income countries, have pushed taxation back into the spotlight.…
Tobacco on the scales: Will the price match the sweat?
Theseus Shambare-Features Writer THE auction floors lie quiet, but anticipation hangs heavy in the air as thousands of farmers arrive with months of toil bundled in bales to mark the…
THE ERA OF RELYING ON ONE TOBACCO TYPE IS OVER: INSIDE ZIMBABWE’S AGRICULTURAL PIVOT
Theseus Shambare Features Writer AT dawn, in the tobacco-growing belts of Mashonaland West province, the curing barns glow like lanterns against the fading night — symbols of an industry that…











