LOCAL NEWS

Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe and China will co-host the first-ever China-Zimbabwe Tobacco Expo in September 2025, following a landmark agreement signed last week to bolster collaboration in the tobacco sector.

Staff Reporter

Kutsaga Research Station is intensifying efforts to boost Zimbabwe’s agricultural productivity by developing drought-resistant and climate-smart tobacco seed varieties, in line with the country’s Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan.

Staff Reporter

Government has launched a national road safety campaign ahead of the Easter and Independence holidays, warning reckless drivers, unlicensed transport operators, and passengers who use illegal public vehicles that enforcement will be intensified.

Staff Reporter 

Goat farmers in Matabeleland South Province are beginning to see major gains from the Esigodini Agricultural College’s livestock innovation hub, as high-quality bucks are distributed to farmer field schools to improve breeding and boost incomes.

Staff Reporter

Kutsaga Research Station is intensifying efforts to boost Zimbabwe’s agricultural productivity by developing drought-resistant and climate-smart tobacco seed varieties, in line with the country’s Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan.

Political Reporter

Journalist and Government critic, Hopewell Chin’ono, has declared that the ruling Zanu-PF party will retain power “with a huge majority” beyond the 2028 elections unless opposition parties overhaul their strategies.

Political Reporter

In a move widely seen as a desperate bid to regain fading political relevance, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader, Obert Masaraure, has announced the formation of a new political party, the Zimbabwe Communist Party (ZCP).

Staff Reporter

Government has dismissed as false and misleading claims by activist Hopewell Chin’ono and others that legislators were receiving free residential stands as bribes, clarifying that the allocations were part of a lawful, long-standing welfare scheme—with beneficiaries required to pay for the land at discounted rates.

Staff Reporter

Kutsaga, the Tobacco Research Board, is transforming lives in Epworth through employment creation and skills development, particularly targeting women.

Staff Reporter 

Harare City Council is under intense scrutiny for defying a directive from the Local Government Board to realign executive salaries and grading structures with Government-approved frameworks.