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…

From dusty streets of Magwegwe to corridors of international diplomacy

 Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected]  IF someone had told Joe Tapera Mhishi that one day he would be rubbing shoulders with top diplomats from around the world in the corridors of international…

Disco roars back to life: Steel giant resumes operations, scoops top awards

Patrick Chitumba, Zimpapers Writer DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Disco) has fully resumed operations at its massive US$1,5 billion Manhize Steel Plant in Mvuma after completing a scheduled shutdown for…

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…

Government reserves multi-million-dollar projects for locals

Rutendo Nyeve, Victoria Falls Writer THE Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reserving more multi-million-dollar projects exclusively for domestic contractors, as it expressed satisfaction with the work being carried out…

Vocational training empowers single mothers to rebuild lives

 Tanaka Nkala SINGLE mothers who once believed their futures were bleak are now transforming their lives and lifting their families out of poverty, thanks to vocational skills training centres across…

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…