POLITICS

Sweden to end bilateral aid to Zimbabwe

Sweden has announced that it will terminate its Bilateral Development Cooperation Strategy with Zimbabwe by 31 August 2026, marking the end of decades of direct development assistance between the two ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 December 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

99% of Zesa customers on pre-paid meters

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has reached a major milestone in its efforts to modernise billing and improve revenue collection, with 99% of customers now on pre-paid meters and 65% upgr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare prepaid water meter roll-out begins

The City of Harare, through its implementing partner Halcraw Electrical, has begun the installation of prepaid water meters, marking a major step toward improving revenue collection and promoting effi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa prepaid system down

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced that its prepaid electricity vending system is temporarily down due to ongoing system upgrades.In a public notice ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

106 km of water pipes to be laid in Harare

The City of Harare has commenced the first phase of its water pipe replacement programme, which will see 106 kilometres of old pipelines replaced within the next year as part of efforts to improve wa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Experimental HIV/ Aids jab hits Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has been chosen among 10 countries worldwide to introduce lenacapavir, an experimental HIV prevention drug that provides protection with just two injections per year. The development is being...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

+US$200 million paid in health care claims

The Association of Health Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has called on medical aid societies to move beyond merely treating illnesses, emphasizing the need to proactively promote wellness among members.S...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZESA to replace old prepaid electricity meters

ZESA has announced plans to phase out old prepaid electricity meters across the country as part of its initiative to improve efficiency and provide consumers with more accurate information on their e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Kwekwe yet to receive ambulance paid for in 2022

Kwekwe City Council has still not taken delivery of an ambulance worth US$63,891, despite paying for it in full on August 17, 2022, according to the latest audit report by Acting Auditor-General Rhea...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2025

POLITICS

Harare paid millions on roads that don't exist

Harare faces fresh scrutiny after reports revealed that millions of US dollars were paid for the rehabilitation of 43 roads that were never constructed. A 2019 internal audit confirmed that, despite f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

POLITICS

Retired cop criticises Mnangagwa's govt

A RETIRED Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer has openly criticized the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa over its recent donation of welfare goods to Mozambique, arguing that the country'...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

PSMAS ranked Zimbabwe's worst medical aid provider

The Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has been ranked the worst-performing medical aid provider in Zimbabwe in a new nationwide survey of doctors conducted by the Zimbabwe Medical Associatio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

US$0.597 billion paid by Zimbabwe Treasury unaccounted for

The latest report from Zimbabwe's Auditor General has exposed serious violations of public finance management laws, revealing that more than US$597 million in Treasury payments remain unaccounted for ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

POLITICS

Food aid in Zimbabwe needed until December

The demand for food assistance in Zimbabwe is expected to rise steadily until at least December, with households in the country's typical deficit-producing areas projected to exhaust their own-produce...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Fake Red Cross first aid certificates flood black market

Criminal syndicates are allegedly selling fake Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) first aid certificates in a countrywide scam that the humanitarian organisation has described as both dangerous and ill...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Residents slam prepaid water meters plan

Harare residents have strongly opposed the government's plan to roll out prepaid water meters in the capital, saying the move will do little to resolve the city's deepening water crisis and instead ri...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

8 millions of Zimbabweans still need of food aid

A staggering eight million Zimbabweans remain in urgent need of food assistance following severe crop failures caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon and an extended drought that disrupted food pro...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

EMF targets expanding medical aid coverage

EMF Medical Aid Society has launched an ambitious strategy to extend medical aid coverage to Zimbabwe's informal sector, low-income earners, and rural communities, aiming to improve health insurance u...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare mulls 24-hour paid parking in CBD

Motorists in Harare could soon be required to pay for parking 24 hours a day, as city authorities explore the possibility of extending the enforcement of parking fees beyond the current 8am to 4pm win...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Armed robbers raid Old Nic Mine, get away with US$500,000

Three suspected armed robbers carried out a daring heist at the Old Nic Mine in Killarney, Bulawayo, on Wednesday, making off with over US$500,000 in cash.The robbery took place shortly before 1PM whe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZETDC presses on with prepaid street lighting

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has vowed to press ahead with its installation of smart prepaid meters for public lighting, despite complaints from local authori...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Sakupwanya's company controversially paid US$4.2m for fuel

Zimbabweans reacted with anger and disbelief after it emerged that the Ministry of Finance authorised a US$4.2 million payment to Betterbrands Petroleum, a company owned by Zanu PF legislator Scott...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe excluded from €500 million EU aid package

Zimbabwe has been excluded from a new €500 million aid package from the European Union (EU) to Africa, following the recent enactment of the controversial Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendm...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

China-aided agricultural demonstration village launched in Zimbabwe

A CHINA-aided agricultural demonstration village was officially launched last week in the Shamva District of Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, to enhance agricultural productivity among rural fa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

China donates US$16 million in food aid to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe received US$16 million in emergency food assistance from China in 2023 to cushion vulnerable communities from the impact of the El Niño-induced drought, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding revealed...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2025
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