Author: Aldridge
ECOBANK HEADQUARTERS SIGNALS SHIFT FROM ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’ TO OPEN FOR PRODUCTION
By Aldridge Dzvene HARARE – The commissioning of Ecobank Zimbabwe’s new headquarters by His Excellency Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, has offered a useful measure of how Zimbabwe’s investment proposition is evolving, with the country increasingly seeking not simply to attract financial institutions, but to position capital as an active […]
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ZIMBABWE, MOZAMBIQUE PUSH PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY TOWARDS PRACTICAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION
By Aldridge Dzvene HARARE – Zimbabwe and Mozambique are seeking to give parliamentary diplomacy a more practical role in advancing bilateral cooperation, with legislators from the two countries moving beyond protocol and parliamentary exchanges towards the sharing of legislative information, coordinated international engagement and stronger implementation of agreements between the two neighbouring states. The direction […]
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PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA LEADS BUSE GRADUATION, COMMISSIONS INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
President and Chancellor of Bindura University of Science Education, Cde Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, yesterday led the institution’s 25th graduation ceremony and commissioned a series of strategic infrastructure and industrial projects, highlighting the Second Republic’s drive to reposition tertiary institutions as engines of skills development, innovation and production. A total of 2,371 graduands were capped […]
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Raradza Legacy Exposes the Real Test of Patriotism
By Aldridge Dzvene HARARE – The burial of National Hero Cde Edward Raradza has presented Zimbabwe with a question deeper than remembrance: what happens to a nation when the generation that sacrificed for its freedom is gradually replaced by generations that did not experience the cost of obtaining it? Addressing mourners at the National Heroes’ […]
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Munhumutapa Day Recasts Zimbabwe’s Historical Identity
By Aldridge Dzvene HARARE — Zimbabwe has formally placed the legacy of the Munhumutapa within the country’s national calendar, creating a new public holiday that goes beyond the ordinary designation of a non-working day and opens a broader conversation about history, identity, heritage and the meaning of Zimbabwean statehood. In a proclamation through Statutory Instrument […]
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NYANGA MARATHON SET TO BLEND SPORT, MUSIC AND TOURISM IN EASTERN HIGHLANDS
By Aldridge Dzvene NYANGA — Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands is set for a major tourism and lifestyle boost as the inaugural Nyanga Mountain Valley Marathon and Music Festival brings together sport, entertainment, wellness and destination tourism on 26 September 2026. Organised by Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), the event is positioning Nyanga not simply as a race […]
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Zimbabwe Moves to Redesign Tourism Around Investment, Technology and Heritage
By Aldridge Dzvene MASVINGO – Zimbabwe is repositioning tourism as a broader platform for investment, infrastructure development, employment and regional economic integration, with Government placing technology, heritage and private capital at the centre of the sector’s next phase. The direction emerged at the official opening of the 19th Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe World Tourism Expo in Masvingo, where […]
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Mphoengs: A Border Post at the Centre of a Bigger Opportunity
By Aldridge Dzvene The Parliamentary verification visit to Mphoengs Border Post has revealed a facility whose importance extends well beyond the routine processing of travellers. Situated along the Zimbabwe-Botswana boundary, Mphoengs has become an important link for communities on both sides of the border and, increasingly, part of Zimbabwe’s response to regional population movements. The […]
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291 Business Fees Implemented as Government Eases Regulatory Burden
HARARE — Government has fully implemented 291 reviewed licences, permits, levies and fees as part of a year-long drive to reduce the cost of doing business, while e-hailing transport operators have been granted a five-month regulatory moratorium to allow Government to develop a comprehensive framework for the rapidly expanding sector. The developments form part of […]
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Butau’s Rice Donation Highlights New Dimension of Grassroots Politics
DOTITO, MT DARWIN EAST — A 500kg donation of rice by Mt Darwin East Member of Parliament Hon. Dzidzai Butau to men and women who participated in the advocacy and community engagement process around Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) has opened a wider conversation about the relationship between political participation, grassroots recognition and constituency […]
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