40 Startups Selected for 2025 Value Creation Challenge

By Dickson Bandera Harare — Forty promising startups have been shortlisted for the 2025 edition of the Value Creation Challenge (VCC), a flagship entrepreneurship programme designed to empower Zimbabwe’s next generation of innovators. The announcement, made this week by Eight2Five Innovation Hub — the initiative’s lead convener — signals a major step forward for local…

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Harare SPCA Urges Cat Owners to Sterilize Pets as Overpopulation Crisis Worsens

By Dickson Bandera The Harare SPCA has renewed its call for cat owners to sterilize their pets to curb uncontrolled breeding, which often leaves owners overwhelmed and resorting to dumping unwanted litters or surrendering them to already overburdened shelters. Sterilization—commonly known as spaying (for females) or neutering (for males)—is a safe surgical procedure that prevents…

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