Zimbabweans should brace for higher bread and flour prices triggered by growing global demand for wheat following the closure of ports in Ukraine and disruption to supplies from Russia, the two countries which account for a third of global wheat exports. Zimbabwean farmers are only able to grow half the …

Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world today in commemorating the International Day for Women, reflecting on challenges being faced by women and progress made in the advancement of women in pursuit of gender equality. The day is being celebrated under the international theme, “Gender equality today for a sustainable …

POLITICAL parties must desist from violence but compete for power on the basis of ideas, a prominent Kenyan public intellectual and lawyer says. In an interview with The NewsHawks on the sidelines of his public lecture in Harare this week, Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba said politicians must unite to rebuild …

Matabeleland North had the worst Grade 7 pass rate in the 2021 Grade 7 results, with 51 schools failing to pass a single student, government data shows. Amazingly, the ministry of primary and secondary education says this was an improvement on the previous year when 85 schools recorded a zero …

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says Zimbabwe has coal reserves of 12 billion metric tonnes, proving that the country has huge potential for thermal-powered electricity. According to the United States real time statistics website, Worldometer, Zimbabwe’s total coal reserves ranks 38th in the world. “Proven coal resources of over …

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says the introduction of the United States dollars in 2009 led to the collapse of the industry as it meant imports grew, outweighing exports. This, he said, killed the production sector. Ncube was speaking during a youth programme in Gweru Saturday. “You cannot develop your own …

The United African National Council (UANC) leader Gwinyai Muzorewa has called for closure of the Gukurahundi chapter in order for healing, reconciliation and unity to take root in the country. Gukurahundi atrocities saw more than 20 000 civilians being killed in cold blood by the Russian-trained Fifth Brigade forces in …

Opposition led municipalities have failed to prioritise the importance of having a clean environment for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe, ZANU PF Second Secretary  Kembo Mohadi has said. Mohadi said this while addressing stakeholders at Number One Old grounds after a clean-up campaign of Hwange Colliery Company Concession …

The economic difficulties in Zimbabwe have been at their regular worst for over two decades now. The best available minds, in government and the private sector, even political opposition structures that came to the table during the Government of National Unity (GNU) have not come up with a sustainable solution. …

The Zimbabwe Republic Police and other security agents this morning raided the house of PHD Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya for alleged criminal investigations. The team raided his Mt Pleasant house in Harare as part of undisclosed criminal investigations. In an interview, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed …