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Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has opened a branch in Masvingo as the financial services institution spreads its wings throughout the country. The opening of the Masvingo Branch comes hard on the heels of the Chiredzi branch opened in September bringing the total branch network to 17 in

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Air Zimbabwe Ties Revival on Integrity Drive

December 8, 2025

author: Elia Ntali

By Elishamai A. Ziumbwa Air Zimbabwe has placed integrity and strong governance at the heart of its turnaround plan as pressure mounts on state-owned enterprises to improve accountability. The airline’s board members and senior executives signed corporate and individual integrity pledges at the company's annual general meeting. Officials

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Fintech Breaks New Grounds in Digital Employment

December 8, 2025

author: Staff Reporter

The recent launch of Toda Freelancers, a cutting-edge digital application designed to connect job seekers and employers across Zimbabwe and South Africa marks a significant milestone in bolstering digital employment and driving economic growth. In a region where unemployment rates have posed persistent challenges and Toda

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VID Given More Teeth as Gvt Moves to Protect Rebuilt Roads

December 6, 2025

author: Elia Ntali

The government has issued a strong warning to truck drivers who continue to overload their vehicles saying the practice is undermining multi-million-dollar road rehabilitation efforts across the country. Transport and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary, Engineer Joy Makumbe said the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) has now been

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Sweden to Shut Harare Embassy

December 5, 2025

author: Elia Ntali

Sweden has announced it will phase out its bilateral development cooperation with Zimbabwe and close its embassy in Harare by 31 August 2026 marking the end of more than two decades of direct development assistance. In a statement, the Embassy of Sweden in Harare said the

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Gwanda Begins Hlalani Kuhle Regularisation

December 5, 2025

author: Staff Reporter

OVER 600 residential stands in Gwanda, under the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle Housing Scheme, are being serviced and regularised. Under the initiative, contracted to Zimbuild, critical works including sewer infrastructure, water reticulation and road construction are being implemented. Gwanda mayor Thulani Moyo has described the project as a turning

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Madzibaba Ishmael Sentencing Postponed

December 5, 2025

author: Elia Ntali

By Judith Nyuke The pre-sentencing hearing for Madzibaba Ismael Chokurongera which was scheduled to be heard at the Harare Magistrates Court has been postponed to December 18. This follows after Harare Regional magistrate Estere Chivasa convicted Madzibaba Ishmael of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old child. The postponement was

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Residents’ Association backs Govt, Helcraw Initiatives on Prepaid Water Meters

December 5, 2025

author: Staff Reporter

Efforts to restore Harare's Sunshine City status should be anchored on water provision among other service delivery issue in the capital, the Zimbabwe Nationa Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust (ZNOART) has said. In an interview, the National Chairperson of ZNOART, Shalvar Chikomba beamoned the failure

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E-Tag System Open to All Says ZINARA Chair

December 4, 2025

author: Elia Ntali

0-0x0-0-0# Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) board chairman Dr George Manyaya has clarified on misconceptions surrounding the country’s new e-tag tolling system insisting it is open to all motorists and not reserved for government officials. Speaking during a media tour of the Ntabazinduna Tollgate the first in