Editorial Comment: Digital tax levels playing field against Big Tech dominance

IN a bold move to safeguard Zimbabwe’s economic sovereignty, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has introduced a progressive digital services withholding tax that represents a…

HARARE’S ROADS: MOTORISTS PAY FOR REPAIRS AS COUNCIL PAYS LIP SERVICE

Every day in Harare, motorists are forced to slow down, swerve or stop.

‘My song is bigger’ — the chaos of choosing year-end hit

AS the year draws to a close, debate among music lovers often centres on which track deserves the coveted title “Song of the Year”.

View from Grand Beijing Hotel: Lessons on environmental stewardship

Wesley Zvomuya DURING a visit to China in 2024, I felt compelled to take a picture from several storeys up in the Grand Beijing Hotel. Below, lush greenery melded beautifully…

AI in the courtroom: The dangers of using ChatGTP in legal practice in South Africa

Jacques Matthee and Grey Stopforth A South African court case made headlines for all the wrong reasons in January 2025. The legal team in Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative…

KAIA’S CENTURY OF FIGHT AND FIRE

Eddie Chikamhi-Zimpapers Sports Hub ROY KAIA still remembers the weight of that first bat in his hands. He was a six-year-old boy at Chengu Primary School in Highfield, trying to…

I got introduced to the struggle through a nasty experience

Chronicles from the 2nd Chimurenga CDE SAMUEL MAKUREYA, whose nom de guerre was Knox Zvichapera, was introduced to the liberation struggle through a nasty experience, one that he struggles to…

Mother gruesomely murders three-year-old son

A shocking incident unfolded in Hobhouse suburb in Mutare on a Thursday morning when a woman allegedly attacked and killed her three-year-old son with a knife.

Weekly news round-up

Monday Zimbabwe is edging closer to introducing Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), set for rollout next year. Healthcare workers are already undergoing training to support its smooth…

Budget that treats football like the flagship sport it is

Inside ZIFA-Nqobile Magwizi EVERY football fan in Zimbabwe knows this truth instinctively: Football is not just a sport. It is culture, community and identity woven into our national fabric. It…