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Zimbabwe pledges to deepen cultural exchanges with China: official
HARARE, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe is committed to deepening cultural exchanges and collaboration with China to promote the arts industry, Napoleon Nyanhi, chief executive officer of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ), said on Tuesday....

Women's Rugby World Rankings Ahead Of The 2025 Women's World Cup
The Women's Rugby World Cup is finally here and the 16 international teams set to take the field are gearing up for the first round of group stages. The USA Women's Eagles will kickoff the World Cup against the No. 1 world-ranked England Rugby on...

Church announces dedication, open house dates for Zimbabwe’s first Latter-day Saint temple
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Mapping Her Way: African Women Reclaim their Landscape
August 19, 2025 Hour: 3:02 pm Across the sweeping landscapes of Africa—from the Sahara’s golden dunes to the lush canopies of the Congo Basin—maps have long served as instruments of power, identity, and survival. Yet for African women, whose roles...

Zanu PF Hardliner Claims Zimbabweans Want Mnangagwa Statue In Cities
Zanu PF Hardliner Claims Zimbabweans Want Mnangagwa Statue In Cities By A Correspondent Popular Zanu PF online activist C.H. Mukungunugwa has claimed that Zimbabweans are calling on the government to erect a statue of President Emmerson Mnangagwa...

Farm of Death? Activist Betty Makoni Speaks Out After Murder of Business Tycoon “Mutangazi”
Farm of Death? Activist Betty Makoni Speaks Out After Murder of Business Tycoon “Mutangazi” Ruwa, Zimbabwe – 18 August 2025 By A Correspondent | ZimEye | Ruwa is reeling after the midnight slaying of flamboyant businessman Joseph “Mutangazi”...

Zimbabwe school fights for survival as Chinese cement factory rises next door
CHEGUTU – A top private school in Zimbabwe, Bryden Country School, has raised alarm over the construction of a lime and cement factory less than 500 metres from its premises in Chegutu, saying the development poses serious health and safety risks...

China, Zimbabwe back youth-led rural growth
73 Advertisements By Beaven Dhliwayo Group Features Editor China’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding urged African nations to pursue homegrown models of rural development, warning that modernisation should not be mistaken for Westernisation, as he...

Zimbabwe to launch AI policy to accelerate adoption
Information Communication Technology minister Tendai Mavetera Zimbabwe is set to launch a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy, which will help in creating a safe environment for the use and promotion of AI, Information Communication...

Video of General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi discussing immigration sparks debate
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi sparked a debate with recent comments about immigration Mkhwanazi discussed the patterns of immigration between South Africa and countries like Eswatini and Botswana Netizens debated...

Digital shift boosts Zimbabwe's tax collections
Zimbabwe's domestic resource mobilisation drive has received a significant boost following the launch of a fully digital tax collection system, a move set to improve efficiency, reduce costs, save time, and close revenue leakages. The reform,...

Primate Ayodele prophesies danger for Chad, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, other presidents
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued warnings to the presidents of several African nations, including Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Guinea, and Mali over their policies. In a...

US releases a scathing assessment of Zimbabwe
The United States Department of State has issued a scathing assessment of Zimbabwe's human rights situation, citing persistent abuses and the government's failure to hold perpetrators accountable. The report, covering the year 2024, underscores...

Namibian Motocross team delivers in Zimbabwe
Hilma Nalupe Namibia’s motocross team delivered an impressive showing at the 2025 Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN), which wrapped up on Sunday at the Donnybrook Park Raceway in Harare, Zimbabwe. The three-day championship, held from August 15...

Be immersed in creativity from cultures around the world in Nottingham
A popular Nottingham art and music festival for children will be celebrating cultures around the world this autumn. The event, called Young Hustlers, takes place on Sunday October 19, and encourages young people and families to immerse themselves...

The asylum seeker from Zimbabwe starring in Hundred and on England’s radar
Tawanda Muyeye left the country of his birth aged 17 with his mother and younger brother, seeking asylum in the UK after political unrest and economic turmoil made life in Zimbabwe increasingly precarious. Seven years on, he is dreaming of playing...

Jinyun's green transformation through the lens of a Zimbabwean scholar
As a scholar from Zimbabwe, a country on its own path to sustainable development, my first encounter with China's "Two Mountains Theory" was one of profound curiosity. That moment came during the 2023 China-Zimbabwe Jinyun Transcultural Dialogue...

Village Rhapsody: Why 2023 polls are important for gender equality
Despite a number of international, regional, and national laws that grant women the right to equal political participation and representation as citizens, gender disparities still exist in the access to political leadership positions across local...

International Jazz Collective launches cross-cultural residency in Zimbabwe and Zambia
International Jazz Collective launches cross-cultural residency in Zimbabwe and Zambia HARARE, Aug.19,2025 (NewsDay Live)- A groundbreaking cultural initiative, "Frank Salis Experience - The Zambezi Sessions," is set to bring together five...

News in depth: Zimbabweans choke under weight of worsening service delivery failures
This fast became a thing of the past with various excuses for faults, power shortages that forced load shedding which saw some neighbourhoods going for 18 hours without electricity. BY TAURAI MANGUDHLA POTHOLES, uncollected refuse, power cuts and...