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Zimbabwe Moves to Tighten Rules for Architects as Cabinet Approves Amendment Bill

By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has approved the Principles of the Architects Amendment Bill, 2025, in a move expected to strengthen oversight and weed out unregistered practitioners from the country’s architectural profession. Announcing the development after Tuesday’s Twenty-First Cabinet Meeting chaired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere said…

SADC Secretariat Team Conducts Final Preparatory Mission in Madagascar Ahead of Summit

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By Dickson Bandera A high-level delegation from the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is currently in Madagascar to wrap up final preparations for the upcoming SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for August 2025. The team is led by the Deputy Executive Secretary for Corporate Affairs, Dr Judith Kateera. The…

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BAZ Warns Internet Broadcasters Over Unethical Content

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By Dickson Bandera The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has raised alarm over what it describes as a worrying increase in the spread of harmful, unverified, and offensive content by internet-based broadcasters, warning that such conduct violates the country’s broadcasting laws and ethical standards. In a strongly worded press statement released this week, the Authority…

Excel Academy Lifts Harare Junior League U17 Championship

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By Julius Idrissa Manganda Excel Academy were crowned champions of the Harare Provincial Junior League U17 Tournament yesterday after cruising to victory with a commanding 3–1 win over Chitungwiza in the final. The one-day tournament, which concluded in style, attracted 20 junior clubs from across the province. Teams were grouped into four pools, with the…

Zimbabwe Sables Qualify for 2027 Rugby World Cup After 34-Year Wait

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African Champions By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s senior men’s rugby team, the Sables, have qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1991 after edging Namibia 30–28 in a dramatic Rugby Africa Cup final at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Kampala on Saturday. The victory ends a 34-year absence from the global stage and…

Mablanyo Calls Top-Flight League Clubs To Invest In Scouting if Zimbabwe Is to Be More Competitive

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Veteran Coach and Junior Football specialist, Lloyd Mablanyo Chigowe addressing junior players at Zimbabwe Grounds on Saturday 19 July 2025 By Julius Idrissa Manganda The Chairman of the Harare Provincial Junior League, Lloyd “Mablanyo” Chigowe, has urged Zimbabwe’s top-flight league clubs to actively invest in scouting for young players in different academies if the nation’s…

Former Police Band Member and Telecoms Expert Brighton Soni Dies in Tragic Road Accident

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The late Brighton Soni By Wellington Mareva A tragic road accident near Norton along the Harare–Bulawayo Road on Tuesday, 15 July, claimed the life of Brighton Soni — a respected former ZRP Police Band member and telecoms expert. The accident occurred in the evening as he was returning from official duties in Gweru, just hours…

Zimbabwe Agricultural Show Returns With New Additives

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By Julius Idrissa Manganda Zimbabwe’s flagship agricultural event returns to Harare this August, bigger in scope and ambition as it marks two major milestones — the 115th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show and the 130th anniversary of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS). Taking place from August 26th to 30th under the theme “Building Bridges: Connecting Agriculture, Industry,…

Journalists in Southern Africa Attend Training Programme on Palestine Crisis

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By Dickson Bandera A training programme aimed at equipping journalists in Southern Africa with a deeper understanding of the Palestine issue is currently underway under the title An Introductory Course to the Palestinian Issue for Journalists in Southern Africa — Israeli Colonialism and the Palestinian Struggle: Past, Present, and Future. The training is organised by…

ZACC Urges Public to Cooperate at Roadblocks as Police Play Key Role in Fight Against Corruption

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Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission spokesperson Simiso Mlevu By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has expressed concern over emerging habits that threaten to weaken the fight against corruption, warning that resistance to lawful police operations at roadblocks undermines broader national efforts to curb graft. In a statement issued on 15 July 2025, ZACC spokesperson Ms…