The bastardised parliament has long lost its integrity as it is stuffed by unelected charlatans disguised as members of the opposition.
Standard People
By Doctor Stop It
Jun. 7, 2026
Every successful system depends on connectivity, cooperation, synchronisation and the efficient exchange of resources.
Standard People
By Edzai Kachirekwa
Jun. 7, 2026
Today, a local grocery shop can advertise daily specials on WhatsApp Business and Facebook, take customer orders online, and accept digital payments instantly.
Parliament belongs to the people of Zimbabwe, not to any single party or faction.
Standard People
By The Standard
Jun. 7, 2026
The participants unanimously agreed that the environment has changed.
Standard People
By Tapiwa Chatikobo and Keen Marozva and Felix Murimbarimba and Ian Scoones
Jun. 7, 2026
The ANC (a power-sharing party in South Africa) “is made up of crooks” (an exaggeration), argued Democratic Alliance (DA) chairperson, Helen Zille.
Standard People
By Kenneth Mufuka
Jun. 7, 2026
If the dominant culture encourages learning, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship, the nation benefits.
Standard People
By Justice Chengeta Jnr
Jun. 7, 2026
Parliament does not belong to political parties. It belongs to the people of Zimbabwe.
Standard People
By Jameson Timba
Jun. 7, 2026
Use the diaspora and family network thoughtfully. Many Zimbabwean families already have relatives abroad with established brokerage accounts.
Standard People
By Isaac Jonas
Jun. 7, 2026
Poor farming practices, deforestation and overgrazing have contributed to soil erosion across many parts of the country.
Standard People
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Jun. 7, 2026
Elections in 2018 and 2023 offered the possibility of a reset, but instead they saw disputed polls return Zanu PF to power with a large majority.
Standard People
By International Crisis Group
Jun. 7, 2026
The future of Zimbabwe depends not only on reducing crime, but on addressing the conditions that allow crime to thrive.
Standard People
By Mitchel Zvingowaniseyi
May. 31, 2026
Surely, it is very unfair that clubs continue to suffer and losing thousands of dollars over the behaviour of fans whom they have no control over.
Standard People
By Michael Kariati
May. 31, 2026
Zimbabwe's DSWT revenue could just be a different mechanism to achieve the same globally recognised objective.
Standard People
By Nqaba Matshazi
May. 31, 2026
From the Mazowe and Save to the Sanyati and Umzingwane rivers, these waterways have been systematically choked by years of legal and illegal alluvial mining.
Standard People
By The Standard
May. 31, 2026
At a poetry event I didn't want to go to. Little did time know. Alchemy is the art of carving gold from pure air, is it not? Nerfetiri: the sequel to Inkless Quills.
Standard People
By Nathaniel Mpofu
May. 31, 2026
Last month, Mwenje Mathole cancelled his show scheduled for the Hard Rock Cafe in Sandton, Johannesburg due to rising xenophobic tensions.
Standard People
By Fred Zindi
May. 31, 2026
Yes, textspeak may be useful in our hurried world in texts but it is not helpful in our formal world of communication.
Standard People
By Tim Middleton
May. 31, 2026
By valuing assets at one token per kilogramme, the model democratises access for Zimbabweans previously sidelined by high entry costs.
Standard People
By In Conversation With Trevor
May. 31, 2026
Neo-liberalism is the idea that there is no economic purpose which cannot be fulfilled better if performed by the private sector. In polite language, Zvigananda call this private-state partnerships.
Standard People
By Kenneth Mufuka
May. 31, 2026
Crops that once thrived now struggle, fertilizer effectiveness is inconsistent, and rainfall patterns interact differently with various soil types.
Standard People
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
May. 31, 2026
Good customer experience does not require foreign currency or a loan. Here is what works on the ground in Zimbabwe today:
While Western Europe, North America, and East Asia followed this sequence rigidly, many African nations today are experiencing premature deindustrialisation.
Standard People
By Esther Mapungwana
May. 31, 2026
Her passing has revealed that not everyone mourned her loss and also exposed astounding levels of double standards.
Standard People
By Doctor Stop It
May. 31, 2026
We cannot control being selected for a school, provincial or national team; however, we can control how we play and trust that that will be sufficient for being selected.
Standard People
By Tim Middleton
May. 31, 2026
The blockade is set to remain in place until a formal agreement is reached, and Iran has so far refused to dismantle its enriched uranium stockpile. Resolution remains uncertain.
Standard People
By Isaac Jonas
May. 31, 2026
I waited until the beer arrived. “Do you know what a ‘calling’ means?” I asked him, noting his conflicted expression.
Standard People
By Onie Ndoro
May. 31, 2026
That is how you protect consumers. That is how you advance Universal Health Coverage. That is how you strengthen — rather than fracture — a fragile system.
Standard People
By Staff Reporter
May. 28, 2026
Panyatsime hosted learners from schools including B and P College and Best Learners Infant School in Seke under Manyame Rural District Council.
Standard People
By Gilbert Munetsi
May. 26, 2026
They defend not Raúl Castro the man, but the principle that sovereignty cannot be litigated out of existence.
Standard People
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
Technology transfer must be commercial, voluntary, and mutually beneficial.
Standard People
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
Since the Cold War, America’s go-to tools have been military action, sanctions, and regime change. Too often, where the US intervenes, chaos follows.
Standard People
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
From an African perspective, it is neither reasonable to blindly glorify China’s development model nor follow Western biased opinions to reject China arbitrarily.
Standard People
By Tinashe Nyamushanya
May. 25, 2026
Sovereignty norms as the core institutional benchmark
Standard People
By Tinashe Nyamushanya
May. 25, 2026
Going forward, Africa and the Global South will stand as owners of our own fate. We will build an international order that is fair, inclusive and respectful.
Standard People
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
By 2025, China-Africa trade reached $348.1 billion, with China remaining Africa’s largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years.
Standard People
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
China’s rebirth — from a semi-colonial, impoverished, and humiliated nation to a thriving global powerhouse — rests on four enduring, interconnected pillars.
Standard People
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
"I participated in community meetings, campaigns and voter mobilisation programmes because I wanted to see positive change in the country," Ndlovu said.
Standard People
By Staff Reporter
May. 25, 2026
In Zimbabwe, this global transition is often met with a mix of academic enthusiasm and policy experimentation, as seen through legislative adjustments like Statutory Instrument 35 of 2025,
Standard People
By Tendai Munhundarima
May. 24, 2026
It is widely considered that the most iconic face to launch a famous perfume was Marilyn Monroe for Chanel No 5 when in 1952 she said that she wore "a few drops of Chanel No 5
Standard People
By Tim Middleton
May. 24, 2026
Southern Africa is once again confronting a devastating humanitarian crisis, but this emergency should not be viewed merely as another seasonal drought or temporary food shortage.
Standard People
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
May. 24, 2026
Long before Africa’s liberation movements were written into history books, they were spoken into existence through stories, songs, poetry, oral traditions, and collective memory.
Standard People
By Fungayi Antony Sox
May. 24, 2026
Zimbabwean‑born author and former sub editor of The Standard, Chipo Masara, has written a compelling cultural book titled The Hidden Source of American Culture: Inside the Cycle of Black Erasure.
Standard People
By Chipo Masara
May. 24, 2026
Much of the public debate surrounding CAB3 has been clouded by misinformation, emotional reactions and attempts to portray the proposed reforms as unprecedented or undemocratic.
Standard People
By Clever Marisa
May. 24, 2026
The two books under review deconstruct the view that over time ideologies like living species suffer extinction. Using African nationalism as a case in point for this assertion,
Standard People
By Lungani Zwangobani
May. 24, 2026
The hullabaloo accompanying the retirement of erstwhile Chief Justice of Zimbabwe, Luke Malaba, has come and gone.
Standard People
By Beatrice Mtetwa
May. 24, 2026
Pan-Africanism has historically functioned as both a political philosophy and a cultural movement dedicated to the liberation, unity, dignity,
Standard People
By Ray M Langa
May. 24, 2026
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi’s recent confirmation that there will be no secret ballot for the vote on Constitutional Amendment No. 3 is a calculated blow to the independence of the legislature.
Standard People
By The Standard
May. 24, 2026
The story of anti-immigration in South Africa is best illustrated by the life our coloured brother one Gayton Mackenzie.
Standard People
By Kenneth Mufuka
May. 24, 2026
Wicknell tells us he has no regrets because his mother-in-law needs to know her place.
Standard People
By Doctor Stop It
May. 24, 2026