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Rural Zimbabwe losing out as sports infrastructure gap widens, Parliament says

HARARE — Rural Zimbabwe is being left behind in sports development as decades of underinvestment have created wide disparities in access to sporting facilities, Parliament has heard. A report by…

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July 25, 2026

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Audit flags unreconciled transport spending, delayed contractor payments

  HARARE — Parliament has raised concerns over unresolved financial discrepancies in the Transport and Infrastructural Development Ministry's accounts after the Auditor-General issued a qualified audit opinion on the ministry's…

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July 25, 2026

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Government says it will not force businesses to accept ZiG

  HARARE — The Zimbabwean government says it will not force businesses to accept the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, opting instead to build confidence in the local unit through economic…

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July 25, 2026

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AI-powered GMB silos now storing 70,000 tonnes of commercial grain

HARARE — The Grain Marketing Board's artificial intelligence-powered silos are now storing more than 70,000 metric tonnes of commercial grain, reflecting growing uptake of the country's new grain storage infrastructure,…

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July 23, 2026

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Mutare Man in Court Over Alleged Fraud in Family Business Share Scheme

HARARE – A 70-year-old man from Mutare appeared in court on Friday accused of fraudulently altering company ownership documents to seize control of family-run Shingadia Furniture Mart (Pvt) Ltd. Kumar…

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July 29, 2025

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Researcher leaves Welshman Ncube scrambling after AI-generated fake citations error

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Lawyer and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change leader Welshman Ncube has issued a formal apology to the Supreme Court after filing legal papers that cited non-existent case…

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July 5, 2025

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Chivanga rattles SA before debutant’s ton turns the tide

South Africa – 418-9 in 90 overs (Lhuan-dre Pretorius 153, Corbin Bosch 100*, Dewald Brevis 51; Tanaka Chivanga 4/83, Blessing Muzarabarani 2/59, Vincent Masekesa 1/97) Zimbabwe – Day 1 –…

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June 29, 2025

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Zimbabwe Maintains High Literacy and Secondary Education Levels, New Survey Shows

Harare, Zimbabwe — Education levels in Zimbabwe remain robust, with the majority of adults achieving at least some secondary education and literacy rates near universal, according to the latest 2023-24…

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June 4, 2025

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Leopards have lost 75% of their natural habitat globally!

HARARE -- Leopards, one of Africa’s most iconic big cats, are facing a dramatic decline, having lost nearly 75% of their historical range globally and about 41% in Zimbabwe. Conservationists…

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May 3, 2025

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ZACC arrests NetOne executive for allegedly obstructing justice

HARARE — The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Plaxedes Chikutu, the company secretary of state-owned telecom operator NetOne Pvt Ltd, for allegedly obstructing justice in a criminal investigation involving…

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April 29, 2025