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EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe HE Jobst Von Kirchmann with Zimbabwe award winning musician, Jah Prayzah By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s creative industry has received a welcome boost, with the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust and the European Union Delegation announcing grants totalling USD $27,929 under the CreativeACTIONs 2 programme. Revealed in Harare on Wednesday, the latest…
PLO Lumumba Is Set To Speak in Harare on June 6th, 2025 By Dickson Bandera The Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) comes alive today, Friday, June 6th, as the Zimbabwe International Youth Trade and Investment Forum (ZIYTFC) 2025 officially gets underway. Organised by My Africa Child in Youth Development Organisation (MACYDO), the forum brings together…
By Dickson Bandera President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched National Foods’ new US$13 million production facility in Harare, calling it a strategic step toward strengthening Zimbabwe’s food security, agro-industrial capacity, and economic independence. The facility includes three modern production lines: a breakfast cereals extrusion plant, a biscuit manufacturing unit, and a pasta processing line. Speaking…
Ready to Do Business with Zimbabwe By Dickson Bandera The European Union has extended an open invitation to global investors, declaring that Zimbabwe is now primed for economic takeoff. The call was made by EU Ambassador Jobst von Kirchmann, at the opening of the EU-Zimbabwe Business Forum in Harare this Tuesday. Ambassador Kirchmann hailed the…
By George Swarei Harare, 9 May 2025 – The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with Zimbabwe, marking this year’s Europe Day celebrations with a strong emphasis on trade, investment, and sustainable development. Under the banner “Global Gateway: Powered by the Private Sector,” the EU used the occasion to announce the first-ever EU–Zimbabwe…
By Dickson Bandera Harare – Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Stanley M. Muchenje as its new Managing Director, effective 1 May 2025. He comes in to replace Mr Charles Nkululeko Msipa who retired recently after 20 years of service at the beverage company. The appointment was confirmed by the company’s…
By Dickson Bandera Businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo this Monday made headlines after gifting a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 VXR and US$250,000 cash to Dr. Eunor Guti, widow of the late Archbishop Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti, the revered founder of ZAOGA Forward in Faith Ministries. The gesture, announced on what would have been Baba Guti’s 101st…
Newsreel Zimbabwe reporter speaks to South African designer, Kgomotso Lekganyane at the ZITF in Bulawayo recently. By Khadija Salimini MMR Sports, a South African sportswear brand designer, Kgomotso Lekganyane, made a remarkable debut at the 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2025. Lekganyane’s innovative and culturally infused sportswear collection captured the attention…
Wilbwert Machoba By Khadija Salimini Wilbwert Machoba, a third-year Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Zimbabwe and CEO of Chilbur Chemicals, this year showcased his Burtrol cleaning detergents at the 65th edition of Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) held in Bulawayo. Held from April 21 to 26, 2025, under the theme “Industrialisation: Crafting an…
EU-Ecobank- Platinum Sponsorhip Secured! By Dickson Bandera As Europe Day 2025 embraces the theme “Global Gateway – Powered by the Private Sector,” Ecobank has stepped forward as a Platinum Sponsor, underscoring its pivotal role in promoting sustainable growth and regional partnerships across Africa. The annual event, commemorated by the European Union and its partners worldwide,…