Editorial Comment: Harare’s cruel cycle of calculated destruction
This latest campaign reveals a predatory culture within the local authority.
By The Standard
20h ago
Can agriculture feed and industrialise southern Africa?
Maize becomes animal feed, starch or cooking oil. Milk becomes cheese and powdered milk. Fruit becomes juice and concentrate.
By Daniel Makokera
20h ago
Thomas Mapfumo’s Chimurenga: A gift that turned against itself
Prominent and influential individuals have been among the recipients of these gifts.
By Nigel Nyamutumbu
20h ago
Letter to the African bishops in Zimbabwe
As for Bishop Ndanga, I still remember your comforting words on the night you left for Sierra Leone, as we prayed at Ambassador Hotel, well into the small hours of the morning.
By Kenneth Mufuka
20h ago
Lake Kariba: Why early warning can be useless
The research does not explain the cause of the ferry accident, and it would be inappropriate to suggest that it does.
By Decide Mabumbo
20h ago
Kariba tragedy: When preventable risks become a national disaster
The first question, therefore, should not simply be: How did the boat sink? The bigger question is: Why were so many people exposed to such a level of risk in the first place?
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
20h ago
Protect the energy gains, engineer Zim’s future
Energy policy must therefore operate with a long horizon.
By Edzai Kachirekwa
20h ago
Why vernacular is Zim's most undervalued SMEs’ brand asset
English still carries genuine commercial weight here, signalling formality, export-readiness, and aspiration. The mistake is treating that as the whole story. It surely is not!
By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo
20h ago
Mildred Masunda: Midwife to thousands, mentor to many
After completing her primary school education in Bulawayo, she went to Regina Mundi High School in Gwayi.
By Muchadeyi Ashton Masunda
20h ago
Two Zim markets doubled in a year. That is a reason to be careful, not excited
The VFEX prices and trades shares in United States dollars. The ZSE prices them in ZiG.
By Isaac Jonas
20h ago
When education fails to pay salaries
Multiple tiers of directors, deputy directors, and chief directors often operate at the same functional level, blurring accountability and significantly increasing personnel costs.
By Jackson Nyamupfukudza
Aug. 9, 2026
When entrepreneurship goes wrong
Every entrepreneur should remain a student of their industry. Reading books, participating in professional networks, and acquiring new skills should become routine business practices.
By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo
Aug. 9, 2026
From Munhumutapa greatness to banana republic
The Commonwealth Games, which were held recently, captured global attention as the world’s top athletes competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals.
By Doctor Stop It
Aug. 9, 2026
America’s leading Afro-educator attacked!
“No, Siree!” They said. “We are not going to be part of training Africans to be hewers of wood and carriers of water for the white man.” Reverend Dr. Robert Laws.
By Kenneth Mufuka
Aug. 9, 2026
EditorialComment: Twin crises demand urgent domestic action
These returnees, 65% of whom are women and girls, are currently braving freezing winter temperatures with little more than the clothes on their backs and the hope of safety.
By The Standard
Aug. 9, 2026
Why new municipal police and courts law must prioritise accountability
Body cameras protect citizens from abuse while simultaneously protecting officers from false accusations and drastically reduces chances of soliciting bribes.
By Claude Phuti
Aug. 9, 2026
When citizens act, climate change becomes a collective fight
Citizen activism will not solve climate change by itself. But without active citizens, even the strongest climate policies risk remaining words on paper.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Aug. 9, 2026
Not witchcraft. Not madness. It is dementia.
Fact: Dementia is caused by diseases affecting the brain. Although age is the greatest risk factor, dementia is not an inevitable part of ageing.
By Ruth Memeza
Aug. 9, 2026
Brother In House Zimbabwe gets official launch as Zim’s first home grown reality TV show
The presence of the deputy minister at the launch underscores the growing profile of the production
By Valentine Maya
Aug. 6, 2026
China’s domestic DUV lithography breakthrough: Lessons of technological self-reliance for Africa and the Global South
While most core subsystems of China’s new equipment are localised, a small share of critical components still rely on foreign suppliers.
By Saxon Zvina
Aug. 4, 2026
Huawei’s US$28 billion R&D lesson: Africa must prioritise substantive research over empty rhetoric
Amid intensifying technological rivalry, indigenous research capacity stands as the most reliable buffer against geopolitical risks.
By Saxon Zvina
Aug. 4, 2026
Conflict in Ukraine pulls the world into the abyss
So modern day European leaders are increasingly finding it difficult to drop the "toy" that Ukraine has become for them.
By Own Correspondent
Aug. 4, 2026
NATO’s quiet foray into Asean: Hard lessons for Africa and the Global South
Nato’s 2022 Strategic Concept groundlessly labelled China a “systemic challenge,” laying out an explicit pivot toward the Indo-Pacific theatre.
By Saxon Zvina
Aug. 4, 2026
Tech restrictions: A wake-up call for the Global South
New iterations of these foreign-manufactured devices will no longer receive FCC certification, effectively barring them from US retail and industrial markets.
By Saxon Zvina
Aug. 4, 2026
2030: Silly adults and silent streets
The streets were whispering, of course. They said the president was avoiding the "dust" of the nationwide protests.
By Doctor Stop It
Aug. 2, 2026
Editorial Comment: Protest is a right, not a crime
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches has already warned that these amendments have deepened polarisation and could threaten the very peace the General claims to desire.
By The Standard
Aug. 2, 2026
Africa will bear the cost of South Africa’s Afrophobia
South Africa wore the heavy moral mantle of the prophet Elijah.
By Kenneth Mufuka
Aug. 2, 2026
CAA3 now law: Zim must move forward in peace, unity and development
Harare is the capital city and the face of Zimbabwe.
By Clever Marisa
Aug. 2, 2026
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