Buy Zimbabwe Week Set for November 23-28 as Local Industry Seeks Stronger Consumer Support
Buy Zimbabwe Chairman Munyaradzi Hwengwere By Dickson Bandera Buy Zimbabwe Week 2026 is set to run from 23 to 28 November, with a renewed national campaign calling on consumers to choose locally manufactured products and join the fight against counterfeit goods and smuggling. The six-day initiative, running under the theme “Buy Original Zimbabwean, No Counterfeit,…
Parliament’s Climate Change Committee Impressed by Geo Pomona Waste Management Operations
By Dickson Bandera HARARE – The Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Climate Change has expressed satisfaction with progress at Geo Pomona Waste Management, following a fact-finding visit to the facility in Harare on Tuesday to assess its waste management operations and contribution to environmental sustainability. Led by Committee Chairperson Honourable Senator Priscah Mupfumira, the delegation toured…
Global HR Expert Zvada Calls for a Shift in Retirement Planning Culture
Third Eye Africa Managing Consultant Emmanuel Zvada with other officials poses with in Eswatini recently By Dickson Bandera EZULWINI, Eswatini– African organisations have been urged to rethink their approach to employee retirement, with global human resources expert and Third Eye Africa Managing Consultant Emmanuel Zvada calling for greater investment in preparing workers for life beyond…
Intersex Is Not the Same As ‘ChiNgochani’: Zimbabweans Urged to Understand the Difference
By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has called for greater public understanding of intersex persons, emphasising that being intersex is a biological reality and is not the same as being “ngochani”, a Shona term commonly associated with homosexuality. The clarification came during a community-level sensitisation dialogue on human rights and the recognition…
The Earth Is Not Our Dustbin, Neither US It The Human Being
By Tinashe Elvis Chikodzi Beneath polluted rivers and public silence lies a deeper question: what happens when a society loses its relationship with life? , CCSPChartered Customer Service Professional, VIHASA Facilitator, regenerative development practitioner, green strategist, author and consultant. A plastic bottle in a drain is visible. The exhaustion of the person walking past it…
Zimbabwe Moves Towards Full Legal Recognition of Intersex Community as Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Convenes Dialogue With Chiefs
By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe is moving towards addressing the legal recognition of intersex persons, with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) calling for stronger protection of their rights and greater community understanding of naturally occurring variations in sex characteristics. The call was made on Thursday during a community-level sensitisation dialogue on the rights and recognition…
planetGOLD Zimbabwe Unveils Five-Step Roadmap to Formalize Small-Scale Gold Mining
By George Swarei HARARE, 28 October 2026 – Zimbabwe’s efforts to bring artisanal and small-scale gold mining into the formal economy could receive a boost following the launch of a new reform guide that calls for changes to mining laws, improved access to finance and a shift towards compliance-based enforcement, while placing mercury reduction at…
Japan Funds US$98,244 School Infrastructure Project in Mbire
The grant will finance two classroom blocks, an ablution block and a teachers’ cottage at Tanaka Primary School. By Dickson Bandera Japan has committed approximately US$98,244 towards the construction of school infrastructure at Tanaka Primary School in Mbire District, Mashonaland Central Province, to improve access to education and provide a conducive learning environment for children….
Chief Nechombo Salutes First Lady for Inspiring Youths to Embrace Culture
Chief Nechombo Salutes First Lady for Inspiring Youths to Embrace Culture By Dickson Bandera Senator Chief Nechombo has commended First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa for inspiring young people to embrace Zimbabwean culture, preserve their heritage and uphold traditional values through various empowerment and social development programmes. Speaking at the official launch of a novel “Zvamuri…
planetGOLD Zimbabwe Annual Conference Targets Formalisation, Financing and Mercury-free Mining
By George Swarei The planetGOLD Zimbabwe project will convene its second annual conference on 28-29 October at Cresta Lodge in Msasa, Harare, bringing together government institutions, artisanal and small-scale gold miners, financial institutions, development partners and technical experts to advance responsible mining. The conference is expected to produce practical recommendations on formalising the artisanal and…
