POLITICS

Mnangagwa launches empowerment fund for Zanu-PF wings

In a bid to strengthen ruling party structures and promote grassroots empowerment, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday launched a US$200,000 revolving empowerment fund for Zanu-PF wings in Zone 1, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Silo Complex in Mutare and launched the Agriculture, Food Systems and Rural Tran...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

New hydro power station due for launch in Masvingo

The Great Zimbabwe Hydro Power Plant in Masvingo Province is set for official commissioning in the coming days, marking a major milestone in Zimbabwe's push to expand clean energy generation and accel...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZETDC MD fired after SONA power outage

The Managing Director of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), Abel Gurupira, has been dismissed with immediate effect following a dramatic power failure that plunged...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zera, ZETDC iron out proposed private sector power retail deal

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) and the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) are working on modalities to operationalise the government's plan to open up ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 October 2025

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's meeting with editors was a calculated power play

In February this year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa held a private meeting at State House in Harare with a select group of media editors - a gathering that, on the surface, appeared to be an informal...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe to add 20MW of hydropower on Mutirikwi river

The Government of Zimbabwe plans to develop two additional mini-hydroelectric power stations downstream of Lake Mutirikwi, which will generate a combined 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity, further boo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 October 2025

OPINION

The power struggle that could break Zanu-PF

WHEN ZANU PF's National People's Conference convenes in Mutare this October, the usual rhetoric of unity, loyalty, and economic recovery will fill the air. Delegates will arrive from all ten pro...

By Gabriel Manyati | Published: 12 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Odzani Falls Power Station 90% complete

As Zimbabwe continues to grapple with crippling power shortages and prolonged load-shedding, local and international investors are being urged to capitalise on the vast potential of mini-hydropower p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Lack of empowerment fuels drug abuse

Bulawayo councillors have blamed the alarming rise in drug and substance abuse among youths on the city's failure to effectively implement empowerment programmes and create sustainable economic oppor...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

NetOne CEO' arrest sparks claims of political power struggle

NetOne Chief Executive Officer Raphael Mushanawani's arrest on allegations of US$1.2 million fraud has triggered claims of an internal power struggle, with his lawyers insisting the charges are fabri...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Court limits NECs' powers in labour disputes

The Supreme Court has clarified that National Employment Councils (NECs) no longer have authority to handle certain labour disputes following the enactment of the Labour Amendment Act No. 11 of 2023....

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Hippo Valley gets priority power supply

Hippo Valley Estates Limited, one of Zimbabwe's major sugar producers, is among a select group of companies receiving priority electricity supply from Zesa Holdings for assisting the utility in servi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Solar-powered tricycles revolutionise rural transport

In the rural heartlands of Wedza district, 150 kilometres from Harare, the hum of solar-powered tricycles is reshaping everyday life. For women like 31-year-old Anna Bhobho, the vehicles - known as Ha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe power generation rises 18.2%

Zimbabwe recorded robust growth in electricity generation during the second quarter of 2025, with figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) showing both quarter-on-quarter and yea...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 September 2025

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's 'tyrannical' powers challenged

A Harare-based lawyer has petitioned the Attorney-General to reconsider constitutional provisions governing presidential tribunals tasked with investigating judges, describing the current process as ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 September 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Hwange Power Station's older units to undergo major rehab

Hwange Thermal Power Station is set for a significant upgrade, with Cabinet approving the contracting of Jindal (Private) Limited to rehabilitate six older units commissioned in the 1980s. The project...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Afreximbank powers Zesa with US$210m facility

Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings, has secured a US$210 million financing facility from Afreximbank, aimed at strengthening the country's electricity infrastructure and importing additional powe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2025

POLITICS

Chiwenga highlights purpose over power

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has emphasised that true leadership is defined by purpose, not power, as he addressed members of the ruling ZANU PF at the launch of the Women's Empowerment Fund at...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2025

POLITICS

Chiwenga urges empowerment of millennials

Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has emphasised the Government's responsibility to design investment programmes that empower millennials while creating an environment where their talents can ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's GMB rolls out AI-powered silos

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has begun a nationwide rollout of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered smart silos, with 14 state-of-the-art facilities set to transform Zimbabwe's grain handling and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Hwange power station hits record output

Zimbabwe's flagship Hwange Power Station expansion has achieved its highest electricity output since coming online last year, producing 498 million kilowatt hours (kWh) in August, project contractor P...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 September 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Lake Gwayi-Shangani to power Binga irrigations

Government has commenced work on two new irrigation schemes in Binga District near Lake Gwayi-Shangani, with master plans and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments underway for 200 hectares of l...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe internet suppliers take dispute to Court

Powertel Communications has successfully secured a court order to appoint an arbitrator in its ongoing dispute with Dandemutande Investments, following the termination of an Internet supply agreement ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZETDC announces unplanned power outage

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has reported an unplanned power outage affecting large parts of the eastern region and sections of Harare, citing a technical fau...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 August 2025
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