Global economy endures war shock

MORE than three months into the war in the Middle East, the global economy appears to be holding up. Commodity prices, inflation and expectations for it and financial conditions have…

Informal traders push for secure trading spaces, better markets

Ivan Zhakata INFORMAL traders have called for reforms to improve infrastructure, enhance security of tenure and increase their participation in decision-making processes, as the City of Harare pledged to pursue…

IRRIGATION, POLICY AND GRIT: THE FORMULA BEHIND ZIM’S UNSTOPPABLE WHEAT SURGE . . . The numbers behind Zimbabwe’s wheat transformation

Theseus Mauruki Shambare FOUR years ago, Zimbabwe celebrated a historic breakthrough insofar as wheat production was concerned. The country had produced enough wheat to meet national demand for the first…

Harare man who promoted himself to Deputy Chief Justice gets two years behind bars

FOR reasons best known to himself, a 23-year-old Harare man apparently looked at the country’s judicial hierarchy and decided that becoming Deputy Chief Justice Paddington Garwe was a perfectly reasonable…

MESSY FAMILY FEUD ERUPTS OVER NICHOLAS ZAKARIA’S LEGACY

Trust Khosa THE late Madzibaba Nicholas Zakaria must be turning in his grave. Chaos has rocked his camp just six months after his demise. Madzibaba succumbed to diabetes-related complications on…

Move into place

Hunt For Greatness Milton Kamwendo It is the World Cup season. The big lesson of the matches we are watching is that soccer is a game of movement. You have…

Behold the next generation of Manatsa music dynasty

Prince Mushawevato Society Editor THAT children of arts legends will — or even should — inherit the creative mantle of their parents is not a foregone conclusion. In reality, those…

Coming El Niño a near-term test of our long-term food sovereignty

Tichaona Mapfoche The warning signs are once again unmistakable. CLIMATE scientists have confirmed high chances of an El Niño event, expected to emerge in mid-2026 and persist into 2027. For…

Spectators today, competitors tomorrow

Nqobile Magwizi-Inside ZIFA Every FIFA World Cup carries its own magic. It is the one stage where football becomes more than a game. It becomes a shared global language. As…