LOCAL NEWS

Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe has been ranked among the top 10 African countries with the highest coal reserves in 2025, according to a recent report by Business Insider Africa. The listing has been welcomed by local economists who say the recognition highlights the country’s untapped potential in the energy and mining sectors.

Staff Reporter

A major milestone in Zimbabwe’s food security agenda is taking shape in Kwekwe, where the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s depot expansion project is now in its final stages. As part of the Second Republic’s broader vision to ensure national food sufficiency, the nearly-completed project marks a significant stride in enhancing the country’s grain storage and processing infrastructure.

Staff Reporter

A major milestone in Zimbabwe’s food security agenda is taking shape in Kwekwe, where the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s depot expansion project is now in its final stages. As part of the Second Republic’s broader vision to ensure national food sufficiency, the nearly-completed project marks a significant stride in enhancing the country’s grain storage and processing infrastructure.

Staff Reporter

Gutu Central Constituency is set to host a vital medical outreach program on May 3 and 4, aimed at expanding access to essential healthcare services for rural communities. The initiative, supported by the Ministry of Health and Child Care and coordinated by the local leadership, will provide free medical services to residents in wards 22 and 8.

Staff Reporter

The Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has intensified its efforts to tackle the growing threat of Fusarium Wilt and Root Rot (FWRR), a destructive fungal disease that continues to affect tobacco farmers across Zimbabwe.

Staff Reporter

President Mnangagwa is scheduled to meet a high-level delegation from Alrosa, the Russian state-owned diamond mining giant, at State House today at 10:30 AM, in a significant engagement aimed at deepening Zimbabwe’s strategic partnerships in the mining sector.

Staff Reporter

The 2025 edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is well underway, with organisers and stakeholders implementing strategies that firmly place innovation and youth empowerment at the heart of this year’s showcase.

Staff Reporter

The European Union (EU) has returned to the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo for the third year running, this time with an even bigger footprint, a sharper focus on private sector partnerships, and a bold message: “SILANI, TINEMI, EU WITH YOU.”

Hurbert Masango

A growing chorus of Zimbabweans is calling on authorities to clamp down on individuals using social media platforms to spread panic and despondency across the nation, following yet another failed attempt to instigate an economically disruptive shutdown.

Staff Reporter

Passenger transport associations have assured the public that all transport services will operate normally today, dismissing calls for a national shutdown.