Bulilima marks National Tree Planting Day

Mthabisi Tshuma, Zimpapers Writer BULILIMA District recently held the belated commemorations of the National Tree Planting Day as a day to promote environmental conservation and sustainability. National Tree Planting Day…

Delay 300percent duty hike on polyester fabrics, Government urged

Edgar Vhera, Specialist Writer – Agribusiness COTTON-TO-CLOTHING value chain stakeholders have urged the Government to temporarily shelve the proposed increase in customs duty on selected polyester staple fibres with dyed…

COMMENT : Is this the end of the AIDS miracle?

Today, Zimbabweans from all walks of life gather at Mzingwane High School in Esigodini, Matabeleland South, to mark World Aids Day. But as we unite to honour the lost and…

World aids Day 2025 : There’s still time to get it right : Only months after the cuts, the effects are already visible: health workers are being let go, clinics are closing, and people are unable to access treatment.

Denise Naniche When the first International Aids Day was marked in 1988, I had just completed my first immunology course, where we were beginning to learn more about a mysterious…

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…