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Rural Electrification Milestone: Zimbabwe Reaches 82% Coverage of Public Institutions

By Brenda Mazhambe Zimbabwe’s rural electrification drive has reached a defining milestone, with approximately 82 percent of public institutions—schools, clinics, business centres and other community hubs—now connected to electricity, signalling steady progress toward universal energy access. The figure, confirmed by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), reflects years of sustained infrastructure rollout and positions the country…

ZITF 2026 winners spotlight corporate dominance, sector competitiveness

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By Dickson Bandera HARARE – Major corporates, state institutions and regional players emerged as top performers at the 2026 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), underscoring the country’s evolving industrial competitiveness and growing private sector depth. The annual exhibitor competition, a key barometer of innovation and market positioning, saw telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe clinch the…

Bisenti Fashions Expands Footprint in Zimbabwe’s Fashion Sector

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Mr Claudius Bisenti By Anyway Mukumanhenga A fast-growing fashion and branding enterprise operating from Harare’s central business district is making significant inroads in Zimbabwe’s corporate apparel market while contributing to job creation. Located near the busy Coppa Cabana taxi rank in the Sunflower Building, Bisenti Fashions has emerged as a notable player in T-shirt manufacturing,…

Zimbabwean Women Entrepreneurs Engage UK Market in Strategic Trade Mission

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By Tatenda Vimbe London, United Kingdom – 10 March 2026 — Twelve Zimbabwean women entrepreneurs in the essential oils and beauty products sector are in the United Kingdom for a four-day trade mission aimed at securing export opportunities and strengthening commercial ties with British businesses. The mission, running from 9 to 12 March, is being…

PRAZ Trains Bidders on Electronic Government Procurement System

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By Dickson Bandera HARARE — The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) is currently conducting training sessions for bidders and suppliers at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the use of the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system. The training programme is aimed at capacitating bidders and suppliers on…

When Zimbabwe Arrives: Milestones, Momentum and the Making of an Upper Middle-Income Economy

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By Dickson Bandera and Bradley Mhungu Imagine a Zimbabwe where factories hum day and night, where farms export finished products instead of raw materials, where highways and railways connect production hubs to regional markets, and where Zimbabwean skills, qualifications and innovations command respect across borders. Picture cities sustained by reliable infrastructure, children learning with digital…

Mukanga Becomes First Zimbabwean to Win Prestigious U.S. Leadership Impact Award

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By Marcus Chimudzi Zimbabwean entrepreneur and climate innovation leader Freedom Mukanga has been named the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship Impact Award winner, becoming the first Zimbabwean to receive the continental honor since the program’s launch in 2014. The award, presented annually by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, recognizes one…

Ama2K 4ED Anchors Youths to Economic Development Drive Under Vision 2030

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By Dickson Bandera Zimbabweans born in the new millennium, popularly known as the Ama2K generation, have been formally positioned as a key driver of national economic development under a structured initiative dubbed Ama2K 4ED. Ama2K 4ED, which stands for Ama2K for Economic Development, draws its identity from the national economic reform agenda championed by President…