For Zimbabwe, integrating traditional custodianship in ESG reporting can make sustainability elements more practical and more connected to local institutes.
Opinion
By Ephraim Chawoneka
May. 29, 2026
This distinction matters because a rocket launch is not one event, but a chain of events. Each section of the rocket has a different job, different risks, and different engineering challenges.
Opinion
By Naison Bangure
May. 29, 2026
For smallholder farmers already facing erratic rainfall, declining soil fertility, water scarcity, and climate shocks, these pressures can quickly become existential.
Opinion
By Himanshu Pathak
May. 29, 2026
Formalisation, where it is the objective, is most likely to succeed when it offers operators a practical path forward rather than a compliance burden.
Opinion
By Justice Chigombe
May. 29, 2026
While the country’s obtaining mining regulations are in place, there are various compliance issues in the extractive sector and this has tainted the whole economic sub-sector.
Opinion
By Harry Wilson
May. 29, 2026
That was the hidden battlefield, not the sink, not the dishes, not supper, but the meaning both had attached to the moment.
Opinion
By Jessie Mhaka
May. 29, 2026
Compensation strategy is fundamentally about making informed choices rather than treating all positions identically.
Opinion
By Memory Nguwi
May. 29, 2026
It is called timeline grief and this instalment unpacks the cause of the pain points being endured by this generation.
Opinion
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto
May. 29, 2026
Zimbabwe hosts the world’s second-largest platinum reserves after South Africa, concentrated largely along the mineral-rich Great Dyke.
Opinion
By Kudakwashe Taimo
May. 29, 2026
Mutsvangwa says the project reflects government’s thrust to expand safe and productive workspaces, stimulate formalisation, and unlock opportunities for women, youths and rural entrepreneurs.
Opinion
By Eddie Zvinonzwa
May. 29, 2026
The result is an economy where ordinary citizens and formal businesses carry unbearable costs so that a small network can continue accumulating obscene wealth.
Opinion
By Shame Makoshori
May. 29, 2026
The environment may be Vuca, but other entities are surviving. In fact, some may even be thriving.
Opinion
By Trust Chikohora
May. 22, 2026
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) quarterly reports confirm the build happened.
Opinion
By Valentine Muhamba
May. 22, 2026
Zimbabwe may be producing more ICT graduates than ever before, but many are entering a labour market that is changing rapidly and unpredictably.
Opinion
By Naison Bangure
May. 22, 2026
Critical and rare-earth minerals are a central driver of land-use change in Africa under the global regime of extractive territorialisation.
Opinion
By Phillan Zamchiya
May. 22, 2026
Kadenge-Chikwenhere’s appointment should be celebrated, not vilified. Her credentials speak for themselves. She is a chartered accountant, auditor and public
Opinion
By Faith Zaba
May. 22, 2026
Lager beer continues to dominate earnings and cash generation, while non-alcoholic beverages remain under pressure from sugar tax and intensified competition.
Opinion
By Kudakwashe Gahadzikwa
May. 22, 2026
Founded in 2016 by Ari Goldstein, Avantis manufactures laptops, tablets, desktops and television sets, while also pursuing a listing on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange.
Opinion
By Mthandazo Nyoni
May. 22, 2026
Kenya’s economy stands at approximately 88 billion dollars and ranks 66th in the world.
Opinion
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto
May. 22, 2026
The next morning they were shackled and manacled for a court appearance.
Opinion
By Muckracker
May. 22, 2026
The farm had everything required for a functional training institution: irrigation infrastructure, cattle pens, storage sheds, and productive land suitable for crop and livestock training.
Opinion
By Nhau Mangirazi
May. 22, 2026
The truth was Rudo was tired. It was not the ordinary tiredness that would disappear with a good night’s sleep. She was emotionally drained and nobody around her could see it.
Opinion
By Jessie Mhaka
May. 22, 2026
China has been pushing hard for the United States to cancel its military commitment to the island state, and Trump has been hinting that he may at least downgrade it.
Opinion
By Gwynne Dyer
May. 22, 2026
On Zimbabwean roads, where presence matters just as much as practicality, the Destinator has the kind of road stance that turns heads without trying too hard.
Opinion
By Andrew Muzamhindo
May. 22, 2026
Categories remain contested, especially coups, assassinations, resignations, foreign interventions and transitional authorities.
Opinion
By Phillan Zamchiya
May. 22, 2026
Most nations in the region and beyond helped their liberation efforts significantly and ill-treating foreign nationals should be the last thing they should do.
Opinion
By Harry Wilson
May. 22, 2026
The central question is: Are external powers simply describing Africa, or are they constructing a version of Africa that serves their own geopolitical goals?
Opinion
By Tinashe Nyamushanya
May. 17, 2026
The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz reaches further than most headlines suggest. As crude oil pushed past US$100 a barrel for the first time in four years
Opinion
By William Ruto
May. 15, 2026
While it may appear to some that a running craze has gripped the nation, for runners it is a lifestyle — one that goes far beyond the smiling faces crossing a finish line.
Opinion
By Sarah Charangwa
May. 15, 2026
THERE was a time when a certificate spoke loudly. A degree framed on the wall carried authority, respect and often a guaranteed pathway into employment.
Opinion
By Naison Bangure
May. 15, 2026
SINCE Zimbabwe’s Insolvency Act came into force in 2018, only three registered corporate rescue practitioners have successfully concluded major industrial turnarounds.
Opinion
By Valentine Muhamba
May. 15, 2026
There are really two wars in the Middle East, and only one of them is paused.
Opinion
By Gwynne Dyer
May. 15, 2026
This term, the burden is heavier. Fuel prices have surged, and transport operators have responded swiftly, hiking fares with little warning and even less sympathy.
Opinion
By Sharon Dzingai
May. 15, 2026
Something unusual has been happening on Zimbabwe’s motoring scene — something organic, loud, and impossible to ignore. From a street chant to a full-blown motoring movement, “Cruiser Mhani”
Opinion
By Andrew Muzamhindo
May. 15, 2026
THE return of 67 farms to their white owners from whom they had been taken at the height of the land reform exercise at the turn of the millenium is testament of policy inconsistency
Opinion
By Harry Peter Wilson
May. 15, 2026
The decolonial payoff is twofold. First, it centres the periphery, which has long been treated as an extraction zone for votes and resources.
Opinion
By Bekezela Gumbo
May. 15, 2026
THE arduous journey by road from Harare to Bulawayo takes a grueling six hours. While flying greatly cuts down the travel duration to just 45 minutes, it has remained prohibitively expensive,
Opinion
By Chameso Mucheka
May. 15, 2026
Zimbabwe is standing at the edge of a potentially devastating healthcare policy mistake.
Opinion
By Joseph Moyo
May. 15, 2026
President Dambudzo Mnangagwa’s appointment of Retired General Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu PF politburo on May 11, 2026 has triggered significant political debate in Zimbabwe.
Opinion
By Phillan Zamchiya
May. 15, 2026
ONE hour on foot through Kampala raised uncomfortable questions, not about Uganda, but about ourselves.
Opinion
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto
May. 15, 2026
Zimbabwe’s equity markets delivered mixed performance in April, with trading activity and market capitalisation heavily influenced by major corporate actions, particularly Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
Opinion
By Kudakwashe Taimo
May. 15, 2026
THE introduction of the Environmental Management Bill of 2026, approved by Cabinet last week, could not have come at a more critical time.
Opinion
By Eddie Zvinonzwa
May. 15, 2026
THROUGHOUT 2025, authorities choreographed a narrative of stability so aggressively that anyone questioning it risked being dismissed as an alarmist, unpatriotic or anti-progress.
Opinion
By Shame Makoshori
May. 15, 2026
The series is limited to three ODIs and will not feature any Test matches or T20s.
Opinion
By The Zimbabwe Independent
May. 14, 2026
The defendant in the theft case at the country’s central bank, 44-year-old Pets Napwaro, lives on George Drive in the Masasa area of Harare.
Opinion
By The Zimbabwe Independent
May. 14, 2026
EAT your hearts out, Pablo Escobar, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes. The richest cartel by far is still the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Opinion
By Gwynne Dyer
May. 8, 2026
IN recent weeks, Zimbabwe’s roads, particularly in urban centres such as Harare, have become sites of confrontation, chaos, and, in some cases, tragedy.
Opinion
By Tracy Mutowekuziva
May. 8, 2026
The mid-size SUV market has become one of the most competitive categories in the motoring world, and Chery’s Tiggo 7 Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) Plus Plug-in Hybrid enters the segment
Opinion
By Andrew Muzamhindo
May. 8, 2026