India rejects US crude for Nigerian oil

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India’s state-owned refining powerhouse, in the past few weeks modified its crude oil procurement strategy, avoiding barrels from the United States in favour of West African…

The West has just been given a rude awakening

Tarik Cyril Amar Oswald Spengler, eccentric German arch-conservative, brilliant author of “The Decline of the West,” and proud pessimist extraordinaire (“optimism is cowardice”), could also be rather woke: You will…

Tesla offers unprecedented package to Musk

Tesla proposed a new compensation agreement for chief executive officer Elon Musk potentially valued at about US$1 trillion, a massive package without precedent in corporate America. The long-awaited proposal, designed…

Chimurenga music in safe hands

Trust Khosa-Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub THE recent United Kingdom Thomas Mapfumo final show has shown one thing: if perfection were a class, Kurai Makore would easily pass with flying…

Job cuts at Lesotho mines expose fragility

Mass layoffs sweeping through Lesotho’s diamond sector have laid bare the country’s economic vulnerability as global trade tensions, particularly the escalating rift with the United States, intensify pressure on exports…

First Capital Bank posts impressive half-year profits

Zimpapers Business Hub First Capital Bank has demonstrated resilience and agility in the face of a subdued global economy, posting strong financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2025,…

NRZ leisure train completes inaugural journey to Mutare

Trust Freddy The much-anticipated National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)’s leisure train successfully completed its inaugural journey today, pulling into Mutare’s rail station at 1710hrs. The train’s arrival marked the culmination…

Chill & Gin returns in style: Bulawayo’s trendsetters converge at Kings Kraal

Langelihle Dube, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub Bulawayo’s creative heartbeat grew louder this Sunday as the highly-anticipated Chill & Gin experience made its grand return to Kings Kraal, blending music,…

Chill & Gin returns in style: Bulawayo’s trendsetters converge at Kings Kraal

Langelihle Dube, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub Bulawayo’s creative heartbeat grew louder this Sunday as the highly-anticipated Chill & Gin experience made its grand return to Kings Kraal, blending music,…