Author: Aldridge
Zimbabwe charts bold path at ZEDCON 2025
Zimbabwe’s leadership used the Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference in Bulawayo to set out one of its most ambitious economic outlooks in decades, tying the country’s recovery story to fresh data and targeted sectoral strategies. Finance Minister Prof. Mthuli Ncube, standing in for President Mnangagwa, announced that the economy is now projected to grow by 6.6 […]
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Speaker Mudenda’s Bold Mission to Forge Zimbabwe-Japan Legislative and Economic Futures
In a decisive demonstration of parliamentary diplomacy, Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, has transformed a four-day visit to Japan into a high-stakes theatre of legislative innovation, economic ambition, and strategic alliance-building. From the corridors of Japan’s National Diet to boardrooms of global technology giants, Mudenda’s mission signals a new […]
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Afreximbank Complex Signals Zimbabwe’s Rising Regional Clout
Zimbabwe is edging closer to a new economic dawn with the near completion of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) African Trade Centre in Harare, a US$100 million project that is poised to alter the country’s investment and trade landscape. More than just a physical structure, the development represents a powerful statement of confidence in Zimbabwe’s […]
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Mazowe Walk Mall Anchors New Era of Growth in District
Mazowe, long associated with its agricultural surroundings and the Harare-Kanyemba Highway, is entering a new chapter of transformation. The recent completion of Mazowe Walk shopping mall is more than a commercial development—it is a marker of the district’s evolution into a modern economic hub, signalling broader trends of urbanisation, decentralisation, and rural industrialisation in Zimbabwe. […]
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Zimbabwe Schools Align Curriculum With SDGs to Shape Future Leaders
Zimbabwe’s education system is making deliberate strides to align learning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), embedding global priorities into the national curriculum as the country advances towards Vision 2030. This commitment was highlighted at the SDGs Schools Proposal Writing Competitions National Awards Ceremony held in Harare on Thursday, where learners from across […]
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Government Unveils 2025/26 Summer Cropping Plan with Food Security in Sight
The Government has rolled out the 2025/26 Summer Cropping Season Plan, targeting the planting of 1.8 million hectares of maize under the Presidential Inputs Scheme and other support programmes, in a move aimed at consolidating national food security. More than three million farmers are expected to benefit from seed and fertiliser support, with seed houses […]
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Ministers Directed to Report to Politburo in Strengthening Party–Government Synergy
Ministers will now be required to present detailed reports of their work to Zanu PF Politburo meetings, a move aimed at reinforcing the link between party resolutions and Government action, while ensuring that policies translate into tangible benefits for the people. The directive was announced by President Mnangagwa, who is also the Zanu PF First […]
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Chegutu’s US$70m cement plant: Building industry and jobs
The construction of a US$70 million cement plant in Chegutu by Chinese investor Shuntai Investment Private Limited is progressing steadily, with production scheduled to begin early next year. Already at the halfway stage, the facility is not only altering Chegutu’s physical landscape but also reshaping the socio-economic prospects of local communities and Zimbabwe’s cement industry […]
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Zimbabwe Showcases Rural Development Drive at Global Leadership Forum in South Korea
Zimbabwe’s participation at the 2025 Global Leadership Forum in South Korea has underscored the growing bilateral cooperation between the two nations, particularly in the area of rural industrialisation and community transformation. The Forum, which runs from September 16 to 19, has drawn more than 70 Ministers from around the world. Zimbabwe is being represented by […]
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President Mnangagwa Appoints Four Ambassadors in Renewed Push for Strategic Engagement
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed four ambassadors in a move widely seen as strengthening Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement agenda, a foreign policy thrust that has defined his administration since 2017. According to an Extraordinary Government Gazette published on Wednesday, the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Martin Rushwaya, confirmed the new diplomatic deployments […]
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