Standard People

Editorial Comment: Protest is a right, not a crime

The Zimbabwe Council of Churches has already warned that these amendments have deepened polarisation and could threaten the very peace the General claims to desire.

By The Standard 3h ago

Editorial Comment: Protest is a right, not a crime

2030: Silly adults and silent streets

By Doctor Stop It 3h ago

The human cost of Zimbabwe’s debt crisis

By Zimcodd 3h ago

Mission 300 needs unity, not division

Electricity does not recognise tribal boundaries.

By Edzai Kachirekwa 3h ago

Brand architecture and the Zimbabwean SME competitiveness

A large company can afford to run several distinct brands in parallel, each with its own advertising budget, because scale absorbs the cost of repetition.

By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo 3h ago

Africa will bear the cost of South Africa’s Afrophobia

South Africa wore the heavy moral mantle of the prophet Elijah.

By Kenneth Mufuka 3h ago

Africa will bear the cost of South Africa’s Afrophobia

Mining greed destroys Zimbabwe's vital rivers

The declaration of a state of disaster is a damning indictment of Zimbabwe’s failure to regulate mining activities.

By CNRG 3h ago

Mining greed destroys Zimbabwe's vital rivers

From village cooperatives to digital marketplaces

Our challenge is ensuring that agriculture becomes part of the digital economy they already inhabit.

By Darlington Mafa 3h ago

From village cooperatives to digital marketplaces

Will Zimbabwe’s David finally confront Goliath?

For many Zimbabweans, the David and Goliath narrative has become a powerful metaphor for their own political journey since attaining independence from British rule in 1980.

By Khanyisani Silwane Ncube 3h ago

Will Zimbabwe’s David finally confront Goliath?

CAA3 now law: Zim must move forward in peace, unity and development

Harare is the capital city and the face of Zimbabwe.

By Clever Marisa 3h ago

CAA3 now law: Zim must move forward in peace, unity and development

Zimbabwe's land barons must face justice, not just warnings

Local Government and Public Works minister Daniel Garwe's declaration that "the era of lawlessness is over" sends a strong message.

By Gary Gerald Mtombeni 3h ago

Zimbabwe's land barons must face justice, not just warnings

Double standards in US: AI allegations and Africa’s path to digital strategic autonomy

The controversy surrounding Moonshot AI’s open-source Kimi K3 model released in July 2026 marks merely the latest episode of Washington’s sustained tech suppression against China.

By Saxon Zvina 21h ago

Double standards in US: AI allegations and Africa’s path to digital strategic autonomy

Blinken’s admission and the waning unipolar order: A view from the Global South

Blinken openly highlighted China’s triple manufacturing output, massive domestic consumer base, and expanding edge in technological innovation and patents,

By Saxon Zvina 21h ago

Blinken’s admission and the waning unipolar order: A view from the Global South

When advice becomes an affront: Have we forgotten that children belong to all of us?

People sometimes ask why I always write about children.

By Simbarashe Crispen Kanyimo Aug. 1, 2026

When advice becomes an affront: Have we forgotten that children belong to all of us?

Tesla’s numbers are better than they look — and pricier than they feel

Tesla is a better business than it was a year ago: cleaner profits, fat cash reserves, a promising software habit forming. If that were the whole story, a value investor would be interested.

By Isaac Jonas Jul. 26, 2026

Tesla’s numbers are better than they look — and pricier than they feel

We ask the questions

Let us consider therefore for a few moments two classic comedy programmes from yesteryear and the educational lesson we may glean from them.

By Tim Middleton Jul. 26, 2026

EditorialComment: Fearful leaders silence the people’s voice

If this amendment truly enjoyed the support of the majority of Zimbabweans, there would be no reason for the state to tremble at the prospect of peaceful demonstrations.

By The Standard Jul. 26, 2026

EditorialComment: Fearful leaders silence the people’s voice

Beyond entrepreneurial planning for SMEs success

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence has transformed business operations, but it has not diminished the importance of people.

By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo Jul. 26, 2026

Beyond entrepreneurial planning for SMEs success

Afrophobia, Why silence is the Zimbabwean government’s most expensive policy

Until the Zimbabwean government takes active, tangible steps to protect its citizens abroad, the cycle of violence and separation will continue.

By Lovemore Nyawo Jul. 26, 2026

Afrophobia, Why silence is the Zimbabwean government’s most expensive policy

Gold smugglers free, peaceful protesters jailed

This is the kind of leadership you celebrated during that coup in 2017, which resulted in the disgraceful removal of the telescopically foresighted and wisdom-imbued Gushungo.

By Doctor Stop It Jul. 26, 2026

Gold smugglers free, peaceful protesters jailed

It is not over until the fat lady sings: Why Zimbabweans should not lose hope

Indeed, the judgment itself acknowledged that the constitutional issues may properly be determined once the legislative process has run its course.

By Jameson Timba Jul. 26, 2026

It is not over until the fat lady sings: Why Zimbabweans should not lose hope

The new pandemic no one talks about: Betting is destroying a generation

The Regulating Gaming and Balancing the Interests of All report notes that these technologies have made gambling addiction easier to hide and significantly harder to treat.

By Gary Gerald Mtombeni Jul. 26, 2026

The new pandemic no one talks about: Betting is destroying a generation

The fly in the ointment is Nelson Chamisa!

To be brief, apart from the mass dismissals of government employees, the neo-liberal proposals by the World Bank was aimed at destroying local industries-in favor of free trade.

By Kenneth Mufuka Jul. 26, 2026

The fly in the ointment is Nelson Chamisa!

Why social stability is Africa’s greatest investment risk

Protecting businesses from xenophobic violence is not simply a matter of human rights but is a foundational requirement for securing

By Belinda Chiroodza Jul. 24, 2026

Why social stability is Africa’s greatest investment risk

A decade after the South China Sea arbitration: Guarding the Global South against weaponised rules – An African perspective

Fundamentally, UNCLOS was never drafted to adjudicate questions of territorial ownership; it only governs secondary maritime entitlements and oceanic usage rights

By Saxon Zvina Jul. 20, 2026

A decade after the South China Sea arbitration: Guarding the Global South against weaponised rules – An African perspective

The Taiwan question, national reunification, and the Global South: Why Africa’s strategic interests demand upholding the One-China principle

From an analytical lens rooted in African and Global South perspectives, the implications of this statement stretch well beyond East Asia.

By Saxon Zvina Jul. 20, 2026

The Taiwan question, national reunification, and the Global South: Why Africa’s strategic interests demand upholding the One-China principle

Editorial Comment: The iron fist replaces the rule of law in Zim

These men were vocal critics of the recent constitutional changes, and their bloodied faces are the state's reply to their advocacy.

By The Standard Jul. 19, 2026

Editorial Comment: The iron fist replaces the rule of law in Zim

Luxury cars prioritised over dying hospitals

One question to the scarfed one on the economy by one editor raised eyebrows, as he preceded the question by describing the state of the economy as "unprecedented stability."

By Doctor Stop It Jul. 19, 2026