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Robert Zvidza A devastating fire recently broke out at the Mukuvisi Woodlands, reducing the offices of the Action Institute for Environment, Health and Development Communication (AIEHDC) to ashes. The blaze destroyed property valued at over USD 200,000, leaving the organization and its partners counting significant losses. Formerly known as Action Magazine, the Action Institute for…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa with the new Child President, Lionel Mazarire at the 33rd Session of the Junior Parliament. Pic Credit: ZBC By Dickson Bandera President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for the Junior Parliament of Zimbabwe to evolve beyond a symbolic platform and become a real engine for shaping national policy, leadership, and innovation. Speaking at…
Dogs becoming problematic in Harare By Dickson Bandera In early June 2025, tragedy struck a quiet neighborhood in Harare’s Bluffhill suburb. Samuel Machara, a 39-year-old passerby, was mauled to death by a cross-breed pitbull that had escaped its yard. The dog, reportedly a known danger to the community, was one of several owned by Mike…
Walter Mzembi as he arrived at the Harare Magistrates Court By Dickson Bandera Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Walter Mzembi, who was arrested on Friday for defaulting court appearances, will spend the weekend in remand prison following his appearance before the Harare Magistrates Court on Saturday. Dr. Mzembi, who recently returned to Zimbabwe after a…
Chancellor of State Universities President Mnangagwa By Exson Tivafire A fundraising dinner was held Friday evening at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare in support of the upcoming 12th edition of the Chancellor of Zimbabwe State Universities Staff Games, set to take place at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) from July 6 to 13, 2025….
By Dickson Bandera The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and Zimbabwe’s Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at preserving the shared liberation heritage between Cuba and Africa. The development follows a high-level meeting held on 9 June 2025 at ICAP headquarters in Havana. The Zimbabwean delegation was…
By Staff Reporter The Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) and the National Council of National Heritage of the Republic of Cuba on 10 June 2025 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the transfer of Military equipment used in the momentous Battle of Cuito Cuanavale to the Museum of African Liberation in Harare. The MoU was…
By Dickson Bandera The well-being of veterans of the liberation struggle is a vital pillar of Zimbabwe’s national identity and development. To reaffirming the Second Republic’s unwavering commitment to honouring and empowering the country’s liberation war veterans, president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa this Friday officially launched the Presidential War Veterans Empowerment Scheme at the Harare City…
By Dickson Bandera A high-level Zimbabwean delegation has departed for Havana, Cuba, to sign a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the transfer of historic military equipment used in the famed Battle of Cuito Cuanavale to Zimbabwe’s Museum of African Liberation. The delegation is led by Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi, Chief Executive Officer of…
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…