Mining is a sector dependent on precise economic calculations and long-term strategic planning.
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By Tapiwa Morgan Makoni
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While these practices have sustained livelihoods, they have also constrained productivity and resilience in an increasingly complex global food system.
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By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Apr. 19, 2026
We have traded one set of chains for a designer scarf, and the result is a second repubric that specialises in a dispensation of poverty, darkness, and utter confusion.
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By Doctor Stop It
Apr. 19, 2026
With 2025 wrapped up, the music industry enters 2026 in a more mature and measured phase. Growth has not disappeared, but it has slowed and become more uneven.
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By Fred Zindi
Apr. 19, 2026
A muffled sound came from the bushes behind me. There was a struggle. I stepped back carefully. The sounds grew clearer.
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By Onie Ndoro
Apr. 19, 2026
Cross-border trading remains a critical source of employment and economic survival for thousands of Zimbabweans, particularly women.
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By Samuel Wadzai
Apr. 19, 2026
The commemoration of this year’s Independence anniversary marks a turning point in the revolutionary continuity of the Zimbabwean national question.
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By Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Apr. 19, 2026
Cultural expression flourished during this period as Zimbabweans began to celebrate their traditions openly and proudly
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By Raymond Millagre Langa
Apr. 19, 2026
This approach demonstrates a leadership style that is not only strategic but also people-centred — one that recognises the importance of inclusivity, equity, and national cohesion.
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By Clever Marisa
Apr. 19, 2026
After hearing my intention, the bishop said quietly (though the breathing was louder than his words). “Kenny, did you hear what I said?”
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By Kenneth Mufuka
Apr. 19, 2026
Murape, a digital media practitioner and founder of Malante Multimedia Development Africa Trust (MMDA), believes AI offers a level playing field for innovation
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By Alfred Tembo
Apr. 19, 2026
China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for over 15 years, and trade between the two continues to grow rapidly.
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By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa
Apr. 18, 2026
The US unilaterally announced the command with little consultation with the African Union (AU), undermining the continent’s emerging homegrown security architecture.
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By Mbali Nkomane
Apr. 17, 2026
The United States provided only limited financial and logistical support to frontline European states such as Italy, Greece, and Germany.
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By Killian Marisa
Apr. 17, 2026
She had managed to build a thriving business supplying personal protective equipment to the diamond mines under an agreement brokered by the government for local suppliers.
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By Farai Mabeza
Apr. 16, 2026
History repeatedly confirms Kissinger’s warning: America’s alliances and security promises lack long-term reliability, rooted in the unchanging logic of self-interest.
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By Donald Jairos
Apr. 15, 2026
Contrary to White House claims of a trade “golden age,” official figures from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and national customs agencies paint a different picture.
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By Saxon Zvina
Apr. 15, 2026
Majome’s reassignment to the PSC serves as a warning to all statutory bodies: silence is the price of job security.
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By The Standard
Apr. 12, 2026
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has released the new notes of the funny money know as Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) amid pomp and fanfare.
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By Doctor Stop It
Apr. 12, 2026
SMEs need to integrate their distribution channels using affordable ERP (enterprise resource planning) tools, such as fintech apps that synchronise inventory across platforms.
For Zimbabwe, where many farmers operate on limited resources, this model is not only sustainable but also economically sensible.
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By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Apr. 12, 2026
Consequently, over 90 % of Harare’s workforce now earns a living in the informal sector, isolated from the networks, mentorship, and financing that could catalyse growth elsewhere.
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By Lovemore Nyawo
Apr. 12, 2026
Every system generates data over time. In engineering, this includes performance logs, failure reports, load patterns, maintenance records, and efficiency metrics.
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By Edzai Kachirekwa
Apr. 12, 2026
There are duty-free import privileges, housing allowances, fuel, telephone bills, staff costs and salaries trending towards a target of US$2 000 per month.
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By Moses Shoko
Apr. 12, 2026
Zimbabwe's democracy as a whole is at the crossroads. A vibrant, diverse and inclusive media serves as the bedrock of entrenching democracy and constitutionalism.
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By Nigel Nyamutumbu
Apr. 12, 2026
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, who advises the UN secretary-general said he could not believe his ears.
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By Kenneth Mufuka
Apr. 12, 2026
Recent cases have highlighted the fragility of childhood.
BeiDou-3 provides military-grade positioning accuracy down to 0.1 meters, comparable to advanced GPS Block IIF satellites.
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By Saxon Zvina
Apr. 10, 2026
In this reform trajectory, some notable developments have been realised.
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By Nigel Nyamutumbu
Apr. 10, 2026
The NED did not support democracy; it manufactured pretexts for intervention.
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By Saxon Zvina
Apr. 10, 2026
At the end of the day, development is not about completing projects. It’s about improving lives in ways that last.
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By Mitchel Zvingowaniseyi
Apr. 5, 2026
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, a man known more for his optimistic digital pronouncements than for tangible economic stability, took to social media at 9:14 PM to announce a reprieve.
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By The Standard
Apr. 5, 2026
Children are at school to learn to learn. They are not there to learn how to pass exams or to gain places at university.
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By Tim Middleton
Apr. 5, 2026
We need to stop playing games and start doing sport correctly, educationally, principally. We can do that in two ways: by instilling standards of coaching and by coaching important standards.
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By Tim Middleton
Apr. 5, 2026
Aligning leadership cycles with economic cycles ensures that long-term investments in critical sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, mining, and industry are not prematurely interrupted.
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By Clever Marisa
Apr. 5, 2026
They are emotional beings who experience fear, uncertainty, resistance, and hope. For SMEs to truly revive and thrive, managing change must start with understanding these human dynamics.
Surely, how could a coach with serious football ambitions call the likes of Marvelous Nakamba, McCaulley Bonne, and Godknows Murwira, who have not featured for their clubs for some time.
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By Michael Kariati
Apr. 5, 2026
Lovemore Madhuku was beaten so badly he ended up in the hospital, and the police—with a straight face—said they weren't involved.
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By Doctor Stop It
Apr. 5, 2026
Constitutions became the guiding manuals on how post-monarchical democracies were to function.
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By Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Apr. 5, 2026
During my short stint at Radio 3, in the late 1980s I developed close friendships with the late Peter Johns, the late,Josh Makawa, Mike Mhundwa, and John Matinde.
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By Fred Zindi
Apr. 5, 2026
Accept that you cannot know what happens next. Build a portfolio that can survive the downside and participate in the upside across multiple scenarios.
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By Isaac Jonas
Apr. 5, 2026
The problem, therefore, is to reconcile perception-based indicators with concrete, verifiable progress in order to inform a credible and effective anti-corruption policy agenda.
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By Kindness Paradza
Apr. 5, 2026
“We are complicit in this also. If at the end of this war, Trump and his officers were brought to the ICC, they would be hanged for war crimes.”
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By Kenneth Mufuka
Apr. 5, 2026
Behind us, the river flowed on, closing over everything, as if nothing had ever happened.
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By Onie Ndoro
Apr. 5, 2026
Democracy thrives on the free exchange of ideas, including dissent. When citizens are intimidated or silenced, the process ceases to be democratic and becomes performative.
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By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Apr. 5, 2026
Moving from a traumatic birth ordeal to the integration of unresolved childhood abuse, Terry explored how "the greater the pain, the greater the expansion."
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By In Conversation With Trevor
Apr. 5, 2026
The world is not moving on from the dollar tomorrow. But it is building alternatives today. And when the next crisis hits, those alternatives will be ready.
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By Saxon Zvina
Apr. 4, 2026
For Zimbabwean businesses that want sustainable growth, SEO is one of the most powerful marketing tools available today.
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By Denver Kunaka
Apr. 4, 2026
For any constitutional amendment to hold legitimacy, the process must be more than a mere box-ticking exercise; it must be a genuine reflection of the people's will.
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By The Standard
Mar. 29, 2026
In a move typical of this "coup cabal," the government has responded with a "strategically bankrupt ploy" to appear as a "listening government".
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By Doctor Stop It
Mar. 29, 2026