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Business News | Industry-government Collaboration Key to Solving Rare Minerals Dependencies: CII President
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
By Shailesh Yadav New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Collaboration between industry and government which proved successful in semiconductors, will be the key to addressing rare minerals dependencies according to president of the Confederation of...
Zimbabwe’s media under siege: editor Faith Zaba released on bail after arrest for satire
The Zimbabwean
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July 6, 2025
Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba, who had been arrested and detained in the country’s capital on 1 July on allegations of undermining the authority of, or insulting the president, was granted bail on Friday, 4 July, after having been...
Zimbabwe abolishes decades-old dual exchange rate controls
The Zimbabwean
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July 6, 2025
Zimbabwe abolishes decades-old dual exchange rate controls© IntelliNews The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced the decision through a statutory instrument, marking the end of controls imposed over the past two decades to force the use of local...
Zambia's cyber laws: concerning or necessary?
Deutsche Welle
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July 7, 2025
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...
Mai TT slapped with US$100,000 lawsuit
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 7, 2025
Controversial Zimbabwean comedienne Felistas Murata, popularly known as Mai TT, is facing a US$100,000 defamation lawsuit from Harare businesswoman Shingai Ziwange-Jere, the wife of Murehwa West legislator and CAPS United Football Club owner,...
How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War
Forward
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July 7, 2025
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...
Harare Institute's Bulawayo campus opens 2025 intake
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
The Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has announced the opening of applications for its August 2025 intake at its Bulawayo campus, with classes set to begin on August 4. The expansion to Bulawayo marks a significant milestone for the...
How Tagwirei's ascent threatens - and could reward - investors
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 8, 2025
Zimbabwe's political landscape has erupted into a new era of factionalism, with sanctioned tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei's meteoric rise within the ruling ZANU-PF party becoming a flashpoint. As the 2028 presidential elections loom, his alignment...
General Synod courts presidential candidates
The Nation Malawi
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July 7, 2025
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 govt to settle parastatal debt
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion says it is intensifying efforts to settle mounting debts owed to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including telecoms giant TelOne and power utility Zesa, as part of a broader...
Zimbabwe, Neighbours Face HIV/AIDS Crisis as US Freezes Key Funding
NGO Africa Watch
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July 6, 2025
Zimbabwe and its southern African neighbours are bracing for a severe HIV/AIDS funding shock after the United States abruptly froze its foreign aid programme, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The halt to US...
Zimbabwe media | Editor granted bail after days in jail
eNCA
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HARARE - Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba is free after days in jail. Her crime? Allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a satirical column, that branded him "the head of a mafia state". READ: Zim editor granted bail after days...
A failed leader can’t stop looting because he needs to buy loyalty
The Zimbabwean
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July 8, 2025
Tendai Ruben Mbofana Why is it that some leaders are so shamelessly corrupt, to the extent that they simply cannot stop looting national resources? To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel on:...
Zimbabwean consumer sector poised for improvement amid rising costs, tax pressures
IOL
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Tawanda Karombo|Published 18 minutes ago 3min Tawanda Karombo An uplift in volumes has been projected for Zimbabwean consumer companies despite rising cost structures, a volatile policy and monetary environment as well as higher taxation, say...
Zimbabwe US$4 million heist suspects arrested in South Africa
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of two key suspects in connection with the high-profile US$4 million Ecobank robbery that shocked the nation in October 2024. Abraham Temenfi Vumbunu and Elijah Temayi Vumbunu were...
UK: We are changing the narrative – says Madzingo as Reading honours Zim-born mayor
New Zimbabwe
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July 7, 2025
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 doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
Nelson Chamisa is back. After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged, promising a new political vehicle and a "cleaner, fit-for-purpose" strategy. His return has sparked...
Harare woman forges academic certificate to study in Ukraine
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
A 29-year-old woman from Harare has been spared jail after she was convicted of forging an academic certificate in a bid to pursue university studies in Ukraine. Cindy Mutswatiwa was sentenced to 24 months in prison for forgery and fraud, but the...
Zimbabwe govt slams shoddy workmanship
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
The government has strongly condemned the poor construction standards at Bhale Rural Health Centre in Hwange District, warning the contractor to urgently rectify the substandard work or risk having the facility rebuilt from scratch. The project,...
Parking at construction sites: A costly mistake for Harare drivers
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Parking at construction sites can lead to accidents, damage to vehicles and even injury or loss of life. CONSTRUCTION sites have become a familiar sight in and around Harare's central business district (CBD). However, many drivers are unaware that...