Mining boom warning: Zim power demand set to soar by 40pc by 2030
Patrick Chitumba,Zimpapers Reporter ZIMBABWE’S mining industry is expected to experience rapid energy consumption growth between 2026 and 2030, which would likely push electricity demand up by 40 percent and petroleum…
The war on climate: Parliament’s role in addressing the crisis
Sam Matema, Correspondent As the Conference of the Contracting Parties (CoP30) under the banner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which ran from November 10 to…
54-year-old jailed for raping stepdaughter (15)
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] A 54-year-old Gwanda man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter. The accused person from Mapate Village, who cannot be named…
Treasury sets unapproved contracting limit at US$2m
Nelson Gahadza, Zimpapers Business Hub The Government has directed that no ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) shall contract beyond US$2 million without the Treasury’s written consent to entrench fiscal discipline…
Zimbabwe farmers turn to iron-rich beans
Johnson Siamachira Historically, agriculture has been the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, dominated by large-scale commercial farming while smallholder farmers operated on the margins. In the 1980s and 1990s, cotton was…
Free eye clinic brings hope to youth with albinism
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] YOUNG people with albinism and the elderly from Gwanda South Constituency have received free medical care through a mobile eye clinic programme that brought specialist services closer…
National hero Mutumwa Mwazha laid to rest
Mashonaland East Bureau National hero Archbishop Enerst Paul Mamvura Mwazha, founder of the African Apostolic Church, was buried yesterday at Chirasauta Mountain, Chikomba District, where speakers saluted him for his…
Man sentenced to three years for sex with minor
Dalyn Chigwizura, Court Reporter A 32-year-old Bulawayo man has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexually violating a 13-year-old girl. Patrick Chihambakwe of Mbundane suburb pleaded not guilty…
Zimbabwe poised for stellar two-year growth cycle
Zimpapers Business Hub ECONOMIC analysts believe Zimbabwe is poised for its strongest consecutive two-year growth cycle in recent years, as it looks to begin the next five-year economic development plan,…
Alarm over surge in online violence against women
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Zimpapers Writer THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission has expressed deep concern regarding the escalating prevalence of online violence targeting women and girls across the nation. This worrying trend affects…











