ACZ board reset brings finance, security and engineering expertise
By Dickson Bandera HARARE — The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has reconstituted its board, bringing in a corporate finance specialist, a retired senior police officer and an engineer as the State-owned aviation company moves to strengthen governance and accelerate airport infrastructure development. The new board took effect on August 21 following appointments by the…
Zimbabwe Targets More Women Mediators Ahead of UN Security Council Tenure
HARARE — Zimbabwe is moving to expand the number of women trained as mediators and negotiators as the country prepares to use its United Nations Security Council role to push women’s participation higher on the global peace and security agenda. The initiative emerged as Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Monica Mutsvangwa…
Kariba Ferry Disaster: RIDA Boss in Custody as Accountability Probe Widens
Divers during the rescue mission in Kariba By Dickson Bandera The first major arrest over Zimbabwe’s deadliest maritime disaster has opened a new chapter in the investigation into the sinking of the Mbuya Nehanda, with a senior RIDA official now in custody as authorities probe how a ferry carrying far more people than its approved…
ZACC Takes Anti-Corruption Campaign to Zimbabwe Agricultural Show In Harare
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Stand at the ZAS 2026 By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is using the 116th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show to raise public awareness on the dangers of corruption and promote greater accountability across the agricultural sector. The Commission is encouraging members of the public attending the show to…
ZimParks Takes Zimbabwe’s Conservation Experience to UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) is participating in the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), where global leaders and experts are discussing solutions to land degradation, desertification and drought. ZimParks Director General Prof Edson Gandiwa and Director of Operations Mr…
42 501 Returnees Screened as Zimbabwe Moves to Head Off HIV Treatment Crisis
By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe has moved to avert a potential HIV treatment crisis among thousands of citizens returning from South Africa, with more than 42 500 returnees screened at Beitbridge as authorities seek to ensure that people living with HIV do not fall off treatment. The Ministry of Health and Child Care said it had…
Women Urged to Turn Skills Into Income at Agricultural Show
By Dickson Bandera Women, women’s groups and aspiring female entrepreneurs are being encouraged to visit the National Training Centre for Rural Women (NTCRW) stand at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare and explore practical skills that can be turned into businesses and sustainable sources of income. The call is being made under the Ministry of…
ZICC Takes Accountability and Public Confidence Message to the People At Agricultural Show
Justice Chinamhora poses for a group photo with officers from the ZICC at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show 2026 edition PicCredit: ZICC By Dickson Bandera HARARE — The Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) is taking its message of accountability, integrity and public confidence directly to the people at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show 2026 with its stand…
Zimbabwe Hosts ISA Regional Meeting as Africa Targets 200GW Solar Capacity.
By Brenda Mazhambe VICTORIA FALLS — Zimbabwe is set to host more than 45 African countries for the 8th Meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Regional Committee of the African Region, with the country using the high-level gathering to accelerate the adoption of solar energy and strengthen renewable energy capacity across the continent. The…
Sir Wicknell Chivayo Seeks Approval to Donate 10 Bulletproof Fortuners to CID Homicide
By Dickson Bandera HARARE — Businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo says he wants to donate 10 brand-new bulletproof Toyota Fortuner vehicles and US$250,000 worth of specialised tactical and protective equipment to CID Homicide in recognition of the department’s role in bringing to justice a gang that terrorised his in-laws in a high-profile armed robbery last year….
