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Zimbabwe launches wildlife translocation programme to restore biodiversity at national park

Zimbabwe launches wildlife translocation programme to restore biodiversity at national park

By Mary Taruvinga ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has announced the implementation of a comprehensive wildlife transformation programme. The exercise is aimed at improving the biodiversity in one of its major game...

Church summons police, politicians over drugs menace

Church summons police, politicians over drugs menace

News / Religion by Gideon Madzikatidze in Hwedza 6 hrs ago | Views The St John Apostolic Church of the Whole World has called on politicians and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to intensity fight against drugs and substances abuse scourge amongst...

Black Caps v Zimbabwe: Kane Williamson opts out of test series, Northern Districts’ Matt Fisher wins first call-up

Black Caps v Zimbabwe: Kane Williamson opts out of test series, Northern Districts’ Matt Fisher wins first call-up

In their places, Henry Nicholls has earned a test recall and could don the whites for New Zealand for the first time since December 2023. The 33-year-old had been a reliable fulcrum of the Black Caps’ middle order but lost his place to Rachin...

WBD-owned ThreeNow picks up rights to Black Caps Zimbabwe tour

WBD-owned ThreeNow picks up rights to Black Caps Zimbabwe tour

ThreeNow, the New Zealand streaming service owned by media giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), has secured the broadcast rights to 2025 international action from the country’s Black Caps cricket national team. Starting on July 14, the Black Caps...

Swapping green soap for food: Rural Zimbabweans fight to survive in a broken system - Cathy Buckle

Swapping green soap for food: Rural Zimbabweans fight to survive in a broken system - Cathy Buckle

The government stipulates that all maize must be sold to the GMB (Grain Marketing Board), saying it’s illegal to sell maize privately and you can be fined or have your crop confiscated if you do. The government owns the GMB and this year the fixed...

Time to reform the National Heroes selection process in Zimbabwe

Time to reform the National Heroes selection process in Zimbabwe

Thank you for bestowing National Hero status on Dr. Sydney Zikuzo Gata, a well-decorated engineer and a true patriot. This honour is well deserved. I had the privilege of working closely with Dr. Gata during my time as an investment banker at...

Zimbabwe govt privatising prisons?

Zimbabwe govt privatising prisons?

Zimbabwe is embarking on a fresh push to reform its prison rehabilitation system, aiming to better prepare inmates for reintegration into society. This initiative, announced recently by Cabinet, includes the creation of a government-funded private...

Zambia's cyber laws: concerning or necessary?

Zambia's cyber laws: concerning or necessary?

It has been almost three months since Zambia's president, Hakainde Hichilema, signed the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Acts of 2025 into law. His supporters hailed the laws, calling them progressive, and said they would help fight digital crimes...

Zimbabwe considering a Congestion Tax?

Zimbabwe considering a Congestion Tax?

Harare is facing escalating challenges due to increasing motorisation, which has led to a congested and often polluted central business district (CBD). This congestion is affecting timely access to work, social services, and daily activities,...

Zimbabwe’s metal hunters fighting climate change

Zimbabwe’s metal hunters fighting climate change

“Any gold in there today?” Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand, rummaging through one of the many illegal dumpsites that scar Zimbabwe’s capital. Mabhiza joined in. For the next several hours, he scoured the...

ZRP warns against bogus anti-corruption organisations

ZRP warns against bogus anti-corruption organisations

News / National by Staff reporter 6 hrs ago | Views The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning against individuals and groups claiming to represent anti-corruption bodies, amid growing concerns over unauthorized visits and...

Mahere wins US$100,000 in damages against 'Baba Jukwa' by default

Mahere wins US$100,000 in damages against 'Baba Jukwa' by default

Former opposition legislator and lawyer Advocate Fadzayi Mahere has been awarded US$100,000 in damages after the High Court ruled in her favour in a defamation lawsuit against journalist Edmund Kudzayi, who was sensationally accused of being Baba...

President of Rugby Africa Herbert Mensah arrives in Uganda ahead of the RAC2025

President of Rugby Africa Herbert Mensah arrives in Uganda ahead of the RAC2025

President of Rugby Africa, Herbert Mensah, has officially arrived in Uganda ahead of the Rugby Africa Cup 2025 (RAC2025)—the continent’s premier rugby competition and direct pathway to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Set to kick off on...

General Synod courts presidential candidates

General Synod courts presidential candidates

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) General Synod has courted presidential candidates in the September 16 General Election to national prayers on July 12 in Mzuzu. To be held at St Andrew’s CCAP in Mzuzu, the prayers will attract the...

Zimbabwe highway robbers jailed 144 years

Zimbabwe highway robbers jailed 144 years

Two violent highway robbers who terrorised travellers along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road have been handed a combined 144-year prison sentence following their conviction on three counts of armed robbery. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed...

How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War

How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War

Embeth Davidtz, Lexi Venter and Rob Van Vuuren in Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight. Photo by Coco Van Oppens. Courtsey of Sony Pictures Classics. By PJ Grisar July 7, 2025 Embeth Davidtz remembers the violence — and the fear. When she was 8, she...

UK: We are changing the narrative – says Madzingo as Reading honours Zim-born mayor

UK: We are changing the narrative – says Madzingo as Reading honours Zim-born mayor

By Gilbert Nyambabvu The recent election of Zimbabwe-born researcher, Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles, as mayor in the south-east of English city of Reading is emblematic of the shifting narrative about Africans in the diaspora as they become high achievers...

Zimbabwe activists under scrutiny over Mnangagwa wife's UK visit?

Zimbabwe activists under scrutiny over Mnangagwa wife's UK visit?

There are unconfirmed reports that the Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its surveillance and crackdown on diaspora-based citizens accused of engaging in activities perceived to undermine the country's sovereignty and international image. This...

Zimbabwe Journalist Freed on Bail After Satirical Article

Zimbabwe Journalist Freed on Bail After Satirical Article

Zimbabwean journalist Faith Zaba was granted bail on Friday, several days after her arrest over a satirical piece critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The 55-year-old editor of the Zimbabwe Independent was released on a $200 bail and ordered...

Zimbabwe’s ZiG posts biggest gain yet on soaring gold reserves

Zimbabwe’s ZiG posts biggest gain yet on soaring gold reserves

Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency, the ZiG, recorded its biggest single-day gain against the U.S. dollar this year, buoyed by a sharp increase in gold production and stronger foreign currency reserves. The ZiG appreciated by 0.2% on Friday, trading...

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