Early tobacco price signals and the need for strategic industry alignment
Tapiwa Masedza The opening days of Zimbabwe’s 2026 tobacco marketing season have sent a worrying signal across the sector. Prices across several grades have declined sharply, losing as much as…
Sabalenka and Rybakina meet again
ARYNA SABALENKA and Elena Rybakina will meet in a final for the third time in just over four months at Indian Wells today. World number one Sabalenka eased past Czech…
Building a world where every child thrives
Disability Issues Dr Christine Peta Parenting is often described as one of life’s most demanding yet rewarding journeys. FOR families raising children with disabilities, that journey is marked by unique…
How the US miscalculated Tehran’s political resilience
Farhad Ibragimov FOR almost two weeks now, the United States and Israel have been waging war on Iran. What Washington initially presented as a military campaign that would swiftly alter…
The red flags in bilateral health deals with the US
THE United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries. By the end of February 2026, deals worth US$19,8 billion had been signed in new health funding. Of this…
Values must anchor learning
Gabriel Manyeruke Education in Zimbabwe — and indeed across the world — cannot be reduced to the pursuit of academic grades alone. Parents send their children to school with the…
How closure of Strait of Hormuz could create a fertiliser shock
Professor Nima Shokri and Dr Salome Shokri-Kuehni Tehran is moving to restrict — or effectively close — the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, as part of the latest escalation in…
Safeguarding in the workplace: A human resources perspective
Employee Relations Dr Request Machimbira SAFEGUARDING in the workplace is the bedrock upon which a culture of care, respect and empathy is built. It consists of the policies, procedures and…
Helcraw drives smart innovations to fix Harare’s water challenges
Correspondent PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnerships are increasingly emerging as a powerful solution to Zimbabwe’s infrastructure challenges, particularly in the water sector. In Harare, collaboration between the city council and Helcraw Water is…








