Zimbabwe Archives | 263Chat, Convening dialogue in Zimbabwe

author: Lovejoy Mutongwiza

As cyberbullying, online harassment, and misogynistic abuse intensify, YWPF amplifies the voices of survivors and insists on safe, inclusive digital spaces.

Youth Group Sounds Alarm on Rising Digital Violence Against Girls

author: Elia Ntali

The Platform for Youth and Community Development (PYCD) a prominent grassroots organisation in Chipinge has urged communities, government institutions and technology companies to take stronger action against the growing threat of digital violence targeting women and girls. The organisation made the call as the country joins

Chipinge Breaks Education Barrier as UCCZ Launches First-Ever University

The United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe (UCCZ) has begun building Chipinge’s first university, marking a major milestone for a district that has gone nearly half a century without a higher-education institution. Gazaland University, currently under construction on a 120-hectare site in St Kelvin is expected

Churches Call for Rapid Rollout of GBV Courts

By Elishamai A. Ziumbwa The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged authorities to fast-track the establishment of specialised courts to handle gender-based violence (GBV) cases warning that abuse remains a deepening national crisis. In a statement marking the start of the 2025 16 Days of Activism

Holiday Inn Staff Acquitted in US$587k Fraud Scandal

By Judith Nyuke Two accounts executives at Holiday Inn Hotel Mutare have been acquitted of defrauding their employer of nearly US$600,000 after the State acknowledged that the losses at the Africa Sun-run hotel were due to a flawed banking system. Munetsi Makoni, an accounts supervisor and Takura

Entertainment

Jah Prayzah to Close Down Global Tour with Homecoming Show

Jah Prayzah By Elishamai A Ziumbwa Musician Jah Prayzah is set to conclude his widely acclaimed Ndini Mukudzei World Tour with a high-energy homecoming concert at the Harare International Convention Centre (HICC) on 29 November 2025. The finale, organised by Gateway Stream Media in partnership with JP Entertainment

Sunningdale Queens Celebrate Breakthrough Season After Narrowly Missing Top-Flight Promotion

author: Elia Ntali

Sunningdale Queens Netball Team are celebrating one of their most successful seasons to date after finishing second in the 24-team Harare Metropolitan Province Division 1 League—falling just short of promotion to the National League by a single position. The team’s remarkable campaign also saw head coach

ZimRights Raises Alarm on Rising Digital Abuse

By Shalom Shawurwa ZimRights has urged Zimbabweans to confront what it describes as an escalating crisis of online abuse targeting women and girls warning that digital spaces have become a new frontier for gender-based violence. In a statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of

Poor Coordination Threatens Zimbabwe’s Gender Equality Efforts: Mutsvangwa