Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Successor of Peter by the 133 Cardinal electors on Thursday, May 8 .
“I announce to you a great joy;we have a Pope: The Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord, Lord Robert Francis Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Prevost who has taken the name Leo XIV”, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti announced.
Pope Leo XIV succeeds Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 following a stroke and heart failure.
HARARE, November 11, 2026 — Zimbabwe is expanding agricultural mechanisation beyond individual equipment ownership, introducing a shared-service and village enterprise model aimed at addressing the high cost of machinery acquisition among smallholder farmers and widening productive capacity in rural communities. The shift, announced by His Excellency Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President and First Secretary of […]
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By Aldridge Dzvene Zimbabwe’s ambition to establish a 600,000-metric-tonne Strategic Grain Reserve by October 2027 is emerging as one of the country’s most consequential food-security undertakings, as Government prepares for a potentially difficult agricultural season under the threat of a strong El Niño phenomenon. The latest update presented to Cabinet by the Minister of Agriculture, […]
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By Aldridge Dzvene Zimbabwe’s approval of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy II for the 2026-2030 period introduces a renewed institutional framework in the country’s efforts to combat corruption. However, its real significance will depend on whether the strategy can transform the systems that allow corruption to persist. Presented to Cabinet by the Minister of Finance, Economic […]
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