Zimbabwe activists under scrutiny over Mnangagwa wife's UK visit?

There are unconfirmed reports that the Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its surveillance and crackdown on diaspora-based citizens accused of engaging in activities perceived to undermine the country's sovereignty and international image. This...

Pomona City in Harare: “home, workstation, entertainment and shopping hub”

HARARE – WestProp’s apartments offering at Pomona City in Harare North is not just a place to live in – it is a home, workstation, entertainment and shopping hub where the new urbanite thrives. The Pomona City landscape will soon be decorated with...

Zimbabwean National Fined, to Be Deported for Obtaining Malawian Passport Using False Information

Published on July 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM by Edgar Naitha 121 words • approx. 1 min read The Blantyre Central Magistrate Court has fined a 22-year-old Zimbabwean national, Daryl Berry Edwards, for making a false declaration to fraudulently obtain a...

'Tagwirei lacks Zanu-PF grassroots support,' says activist

Political activist and editor of 'Footprints in the Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala' Rejoice Ngwenya has dismissed the possibility of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei succeeding President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing the tycoon's alleged...

Scottland FC dominate mid-season transfer race

The mid-season transfer window has burst into life with big-spending Premier Soccer League debutants Scottland FC leading the race for marquee signings, headlined by the capture of former Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United striker, Terrence...

In the ‘promised land,’ Eastern Iowa immigrants celebrate the Fourth of July

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The U.S. is the “promised land” for Ruby Caceres and her family who fled from Colombia to seek a better future for themselves and their children....

Five Years Later, No Zimbabwean Permanently Employed at Chinese-Controlled Kamativi Mine

Despite operating in Zimbabwe for more than five years and officially commissioning the first phase of its lithium processing facility in June 2024, Kamativi Mining Company (KMC)—a Chinese-controlled joint venture—still does not employ a single...

Diaspora activists under scrutiny for blocking First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa’s UK visit and ‘tarnishing Zimbabwe’s image’

By Staff Reporter THE Government of Zimbabwe has intensified its scrutiny on individuals in the diaspora alleged to be disseminating information and engaging in activities aimed at destabilising the country’s image abroad. This development comes...

Zimbabwean men avoid getting married… amid mounting economic hardships, cultural shifts

Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time (World)

Photo: The Canadian Press A man rearranges scrap metal at a collection site in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli) “Any gold in there today?” Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand,...

Social Voices trains African journalists on gender equity reporting

Social Voices has trained over 130 journalists, writers and media professionals from across Africa on reporting gender issues through a solutions-driven lens. The three-day virtual training, in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network,...

Zimbabwean fined, set for deportation over fraudulent Malawi passport, ID possession

A 22-year-old Zimbabwean national, Daryl Berry Edwards, has been fined and ordered for immediate deportation by the Blantyre Central Magistrate Court after pleading guilty to charges of obtaining Malawian identity documents through false...

'Zimbabwe losing billions in tax revenue to informal sector'

Zimbabwe is losing between US$7.5 billion and US$8 billion in potential tax revenue every year due to the dominance of its informal sector, according to new estimates by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The bank is now urging the government to...

Zimbabweans struggle to rebuild shattered lives abroad

For many young Zimbabweans, the idea of migrating to foreign lands has long represented hope - a chance to escape crippling unemployment and poverty in pursuit of prosperity. But for a growing number, the lived reality abroad is far from the...

Rwandans in Zimbabwe celebrate Kwibohora 31

In Zimbabwe, metal scrap collecting is reducing environmental pollution

There's money to be made in the trash. Ezekiel Mabhiza digs through one of the many dumpsites that scar Zimbabwe's capital. Sifting through the filth, discarded diapers and broken appliances, he's looking for scrap metal. It might not seem like a...

A week of arts in Harare

Attendees follow proceedings during the documentary screening. Last week, Harare witnessed an extraordinary convergence of cultural events, beginning in the morning of June 27 with veteran bureaucrat and scholar Matenda Rukobo launching his...

S. Africans urged against registering children of illegal immigrants

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Njabulo Nzuza has called on South Africans not to assist illegal immigrants to register their children in the country. He was speaking in Moletjie outside Polokwane in Limpopo where he led the late registration of...

From theory to praxis: Building regenerative business education

small and medium enterprises A year ago, the call to transform business education seemed aspirational — a bold response to converging global crises. Today, it is becoming an imperative. In June 2025, the Club of Rome’s follow-up convening in New...

Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters fight climate change a piece at a time

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