Linda Masarira Urges Government to Introduce Vending Curfews, Not Blanket Ban

Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) President Linda Masarira By Dickson Bandera Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) leader Linda Tsungirirai Masarira has strongly condemned the government’s recent decision to ban street vending, night vending, and the sale of second-hand clothing, describing it as an attack on Zimbabwe’s urban poor. In a hard-hitting statement issued…

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Stakeholders Convene to Shape Zimbabwe’s Second Industrial Policy

By Khadija R. Salimini Industry and commerce players convened in Bulawayo yesterday for a high-level consultative workshop aimed at shaping the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy II (ZNIDP 2), a strategic blueprint set to guide the country’s industrialisation agenda from 2026 to 2030. The meeting, which brought together representatives from Matabeleland South and Bulawayo, was…

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Tourism Must Benefit All Zimbabweans, Including the Marginalised: President

President Mnangagwa is flanked by Vice President Kembo Mohadi (left) and Tourism Minister Barbara Rwodzi (right) during the launch of the Zimbabwe Tourism and Hospitality Industry Policy at State House yesterday. By Dickson Bandera President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that the economic benefits of Zimbabwe’s growing tourism and hospitality industry must cascade to all citizens—especially…

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