Month: January 2026
Government Opens 2026–2027 Presidential, National Scholarships Window
The Government has officially opened applications for the 2026/2027 Presidential and National Scholarships Programme, reinforcing its long-term investment in human capital development and skills advancement aligned with Vision 2030. In a public notice issued by the Office of the President and Cabinet, academically gifted and deserving Zimbabwean students were invited to apply for funding to […]
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UEFA Champions League play-off draw results
The Champions League play-off round draw took place on Friday, January 30, 2026, determining the matchups for the teams that finished 9th to 24th in the league phase. Here are the fixtures: Atalanta vs Borussia DortmundBayer Leverkusen vs OlympiacosJuventus vs GalatasarayAtletico Madrid vs Club BruggePSG vs MonacoNewcastle vs QarabagReal Madrid vs BenficaInter vs Bodo/Glimt The […]
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Turkiye Challenges Zimbabwe, Stakes Billions in Energy Sector
The quiet meeting in Harare between Acting President Colonel (Retired) Dr Kembo Mohadi and executives from Türkiye-based Sahinli Construction Company was more than diplomatic routine. It was a calculated signal, to markets, policymakers and competitors alike, hat Zimbabwe’s energy sector is back on the radar of serious international capital, and that patience is thinning for […]
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St Giles Positions Disability Inclusion as a National Governance Priority
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities commemoration at St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre this year unfolded not as a routine calendar event, but as a carefully positioned statement on where Zimbabwe’s inclusion agenda is headed, toward systems, partnerships and accountable leadership. Anchoring the occasion was Ms Patricia Murambinda, General Manager – Corporate Affairs, whose […]
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Tanganda Tea in capital raise to fund capital expenditure and settle debts
Tanganda Tea Company Limited is addressing its cash flow deficit of approximately US$6.36 million by raising US$8 million through a Renounceable Rights Offer. The company will issue 263,821,324 new ordinary shares at a subscription price of US$0.0303 per share, representing a 10% discount to the 30-day volume weighted average traded price. The rights offer period […]
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Chegutu Cement Project Forces Market Reset, Adds 800 000 Tonnes
Zimbabwe’s cement market is being structurally reshaped, not merely supplemented, as the US$80 million Shuntai Investments cement plant in Chegutu moves toward commissioning by mid-year, injecting more than 800 000 tonnes into annual national output and directly confronting chronic supply shortages, import dependence and price volatility. The scale and timing of the project matter. Cement […]
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NDS2 in Motion as Zimplats’ US$1.8 Billion Bet Redefines Zimbabwe’s Platinum Value Chain
By Aldridge Dzvene Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) is increasingly shifting from policy ambition to industrial execution, with Zimplats’ US$1.8 billion expansion of platinum processing capacity standing out as one of the most consequential investments in the country’s recent economic history. The expansion at the Selous Metallurgical Complex, which will triple smelting capacity to […]
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Invictus Energy Terminates Agreement with Al Mansour Holdings
Invictus Energy Ltd (ASX: IVZ) has announced the termination of its agreement with Al Mansour Holdings (AMH) to acquire a 19.9% equity stake in the company. The agreement, which was announced in August 2025, involved AMH investing A$37.8 million in Invictus and establishing a joint venture company, Al Mansour Oil & Gas (AMOG), to focus […]
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St Giles Draws the Line, Disability Inclusion Moves from Sympathy to State and Corporate Accountability
At St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was not observed as a courtesy. It was used as leverage. The gathering exposed a quiet but growing tension in Zimbabwe’s development discourse: the country speaks convincingly about inclusion, yet many systems still operate as though disability is an afterthought. St Giles […]
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Land Reform Is Settled, Weaponised, and Producing, Anyone Still Arguing Is Wasting Time
Zimbabwe’s land reform is no longer a conversation. It is no longer a “process.” It is no longer open to reinterpretation by commentators, donors, or armchair economists stuck in the year 2000. It has hardened into policy, paperwork, and production, and the State has now moved to the most confrontational phase of all: formal ownership. […]
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