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President Mnangagwa Pledges to Drive Value Addition, Regional Industrialisation as Zimbabwe Assumes COMESA Chairmanship

President Mnangagwa together with other heads of State poses for a commemorative photo at the COMESA Heads of State Summit in Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe By Dickson Bandera President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to prioritise value addition, industrialisation, agricultural modernisation and regional trade facilitation during Zimbabwe’s tenure as chair of the Common Market for Eastern and…

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Zimbabwe South Korea To Deepen Cooperation In Basic Education

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By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe and the Republic of Korea are set to strengthen cooperation in basic education following Cabinet approval of a memorandum of understanding providing for the exchange of knowledge, information and experience between the two countries. The agreement is intended to improve the quality, relevance and effectiveness of basic education in Zimbabwe by…

Spirit tells Chiredzi Prophet To Abandon Chivhayo Funeral Plans And Travel To Masvingo Just Before Hailstorm

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Prophet Anointed Talent By Dickson Bandera Chiredzi-based preacher Prophet Anointed Talent, popularly known as Chifinhu, reportedly abandoned plans to attend businessman Sir Wicknell Chivhayo’s funeral in Harare after what he described as a spiritual prompting to return to Masvingo, where a devastating hailstorm later left a trail of destruction. The leader of Anointed Talent Ministries…

Africa Skills Week Opens with Focus on Skills, Industrialisation

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By Dickson Bandera Africa Skills Week 2026 kicked off in Harare this Monday, bringing together African governments, education and training institutions, industry representatives, young people and development partners to discuss how skills development can accelerate industrialisation, employment creation and economic growth across the continent. The five-day conference, running from October 12 to 16, is being…

Munhumutapa Half Marathon Sets Pace for President Mnangagwa’s 84th Birthday Celebrations

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By Brenda Mazhambe The Munhumutapa Half Marathon held at Mvurwi High School on Saturday has set the pace for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 84th birthday celebrations, bringing together nearly 1,000 athletes for a day of sport, health and community mobilisation ahead of the main celebrations on Tuesday, September 15. The marathon attracted about 980 participants against…

Zimbabwe Targets More Women Mediators Ahead of UN Security Council Tenure

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HARARE — Zimbabwe is moving to expand the number of women trained as mediators and negotiators as the country prepares to use its United Nations Security Council role to push women’s participation higher on the global peace and security agenda. The initiative emerged as Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Monica Mutsvangwa…

Kariba Ferry Disaster: RIDA Boss in Custody as Accountability Probe Widens

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Divers during the rescue mission in Kariba By Dickson Bandera The first major arrest over Zimbabwe’s deadliest maritime disaster has opened a new chapter in the investigation into the sinking of the Mbuya Nehanda, with a senior RIDA official now in custody as authorities probe how a ferry carrying far more people than its approved…

ZACC Takes Anti-Corruption Campaign to Zimbabwe Agricultural Show In Harare

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Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Stand at the ZAS 2026 By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is using the 116th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show to raise public awareness on the dangers of corruption and promote greater accountability across the agricultural sector. The Commission is encouraging members of the public attending the show to…

42 501 Returnees Screened as Zimbabwe Moves to Head Off HIV Treatment Crisis

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By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe has moved to avert a potential HIV treatment crisis among thousands of citizens returning from South Africa, with more than 42 500 returnees screened at Beitbridge as authorities seek to ensure that people living with HIV do not fall off treatment. The Ministry of Health and Child Care said it had…

Sir Wicknell Chivayo Seeks Approval to Donate 10 Bulletproof Fortuners to CID Homicide

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By Dickson Bandera HARARE — Businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo says he wants to donate 10 brand-new bulletproof Toyota Fortuner vehicles and US$250,000 worth of specialised tactical and protective equipment to CID Homicide in recognition of the department’s role in bringing to justice a gang that terrorised his in-laws in a high-profile armed robbery last year….