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Week by week, dollar by dollar: Families share joy of new houses

For Chibanda, who once lived in one of Harare’s squatter camps, home ownership had long seemed unimaginable.

By Donald Nyandoro 8h ago

Week by week, dollar by dollar: Families share joy of new houses

Mhona opens Christon Bank–Blueridge stretch, signals further works to Mazowe road

Mhona confirmed that construction will continue further north, signalling that the upgrade is part of a long-term corridor transformation rather than isolated repairs.

By Freeman Makopa 11h ago

Mhona opens Christon Bank–Blueridge stretch, signals further works to Mazowe road

Xi’s letter to Zimbabwe’s liberation veterans and the all-weather China-Zimbabwe partnership

Zimbabwe’s independence was not benevolently granted, but fiercely won through armed resistance, mass mobilisation, and international solidarity.

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa 15h ago

Xi’s letter to Zimbabwe’s liberation veterans and the all-weather China-Zimbabwe partnership

Brilliant Muzarabani helps Zimbabwe stun Australia

Blessing Muzarabani claimed a career-best 4-17 as Zimbabwe held their nerve to stun Australia with a brilliant 23-run win in the T20 World Cup.

By Bbc Sports 16h ago

Brilliant Muzarabani helps Zimbabwe stun Australia

Empire 263 returns for 2026 Valentine’s spectacle

This year’s competition features contestants drawn from Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo, Norton, and Chinhoyi. Organisers say audiences should expect creativity, confidence, and strong stage presence.

By Tendai Sauta 17h ago

Empire 263 returns for 2026 Valentine’s spectacle

Case of disappearing generals

Nobody outside the intelligence services knows what is happening to lower-ranking generals, but at the highest level, it is almost a clean sweep.

By Gwynne Dyer 19h ago

Constitutional farce unfolds

Such structural revisions would ordinarily require broad national consensus secured through a referendum, not routine legislative manoeuvring.

By Faith Zaba 19h ago

POSB unveils mobile based saving app

POSB also said the initiative was introduced amid growing concerns over losses in informal savings groups due to theft and was developed to address such challenges.

By Lesley Kufandada 19h ago

The political logic behind Zimbabwe’s dangerous constitutional turn

I argue that this Bill marks a clear break from the promise of Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution. That settlement largely imagined a future built on limits, competition and accountability.

By Phillan Zamchiya 19h ago