China’s domestic DUV lithography breakthrough: Lessons of technological self-reliance for Africa and the Global South
While most core subsystems of China’s new equipment are localised, a small share of critical components still rely on foreign suppliers.
By Saxon Zvina
5h ago
NATO’s quiet foray into Asean: Hard lessons for Africa and the Global South
Nato’s 2022 Strategic Concept groundlessly labelled China a “systemic challenge,” laying out an explicit pivot toward the Indo-Pacific theatre.
By Saxon Zvina
6h ago
Tech restrictions: A wake-up call for the Global South
New iterations of these foreign-manufactured devices will no longer receive FCC certification, effectively barring them from US retail and industrial markets.
By Saxon Zvina
6h ago
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
Aug. 2, 2026
2030: Silly adults and silent streets
The streets were whispering, of course. They said the president was avoiding the "dust" of the nationwide protests.
By Doctor Stop It
Aug. 2, 2026
The human cost of Zimbabwe’s debt crisis
Throughout the conference, participants emphasised that sovereign debt cannot be treated as merely a macroeconomic or financial issue.
By Zimcodd
Aug. 2, 2026
Mission 300 needs unity, not division
Electricity does not recognise tribal boundaries.
By Edzai Kachirekwa
Aug. 2, 2026
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
Aug. 2, 2026
Africa will bear the cost of South Africa’s Afrophobia
South Africa wore the heavy moral mantle of the prophet Elijah.
By Kenneth Mufuka
Aug. 2, 2026
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
Aug. 2, 2026
From village cooperatives to digital marketplaces
Our challenge is ensuring that agriculture becomes part of the digital economy they already inhabit.
By Darlington Mafa
Aug. 2, 2026
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
Aug. 2, 2026
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
Aug. 2, 2026
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
Aug. 2, 2026
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
Aug. 1, 2026
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
Aug. 1, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Buried in paperwork: How DNA delays are denying the dead dignity and closure
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Aug. 2, 2026
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Ncube’s budget squeezes under-pressure firms
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By Tatira Zwinoira and Blessed Ndlovu
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