Day: October 9, 2026
ZIMBABWE’S GEO POMONA SIGNS BOTSWANA WASTE MANAGEMENT DEAL AS REGIONAL GREEN ECONOMY OPENS UP
GABORONE, October 8, 2026 — Zimbabwean waste management company Geo Pomona Waste Management has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Botswana to explore integrated waste management projects, opening a new avenue for cross-border environmental cooperation and the potential expansion of Zimbabwean expertise into regional markets. The agreement was witnessed by Botswana President […]
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PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA RECONFIGURES ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, APPOINTS DR TAGWIREI TO DRIVE INVESTMENT
HARARE, October 9, 2026 — President Mnangagwa has reconfigured Zimbabwe’s economic management structure, appointing businessman and Senator Dr Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion while reassigning Professor Mthuli Ncube to the Ministry of Finance, in a move that places renewed focus on investment mobilisation, fiscal management and the coordination of economic […]
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CHIVAYO’S FINAL JOURNEY SPOTLIGHTS A BUSINESS LEGACY THAT CROSSED BORDERS
HARARE, October 9, 2026 — The burial of businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, has brought into focus the national, regional and commercial footprint of an entrepreneur whose activities spanned infrastructure, philanthropy, sport and high-profile relationships across Africa and beyond. The funeral at Sahwira Glen Forest Memorial Park on Thursday drew Government officials, […]
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SKILLS TRAINING OPENS NEW ECONOMIC PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG ZIMBABWEANS IN SOUTH-EAST LOWVELD
Practical skills training is opening new pathways into employment and entrepreneurship for young people in Zimbabwe’s South-East Lowveld, with 240 youths already benefiting from vocational and enterprise development programmes under the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund Phase II (ZRBF II). The programme, managed and coordinated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with guidance from the […]
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EU, IFAD LAUNCH €14 MILLION PROGRAMME TO TRANSFORM CLIMATE-RESILIENT HORTICULTURE
HARARE, October 8, 2026 — The European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched a €14 million regional programme to strengthen climate-resilient horticulture, improve smallholder farmers’ productivity and expand access to profitable markets in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. The Agroecological Transitions for Horticulture in Arid Zones (ATHAZ) programme will target […]
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