November 2025

RUTENDO NGARA ZIMBABWE and Belarus are considering a partnership to implement a mechanisation programme that will benefit both commercial and communal farmers. This follows a deal where Zimbabwe received nearly US$280 million worth of equipment, including combine harvesters, tractors, and dryers, which mainly targeted commercial farmers. Speaking to the media after touring Bison Machinery, one…

YVONNE NCUBE A 45-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has been sen­tenced to 30 years in prison for repeatedly raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The case highlighted serious concerns regard­ing the child’s mother’s alleged attempts to con­ceal the abuse. The offender, who cannot be named to protect the minor’s identity, was convicted by Bulawayo regional magistrate Taurai Manwere. He…

ZIMBABWE and China are intensifying their cooperation in human capital de­velopment, with Beijing committing to broaden support for education, skills training, and cultural exchange under the coun­try’s National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2). Speaking in Harare yesterday at the award­ing ceremony of the China-Zimbabwe Friendship Scholarship and the 45th Anniversary Essay Con­test, Chinese ambassador Zhou…

THE government has called on farmers to prioritise the production of traditional crops, saying they are central to strengthening the country’s food security and climate resilience. Speaking during an International Traditional Grains Conference in Bulawayo yesterday, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, said traditional grains must take precedence in national agricultural planning as Zimbabwe continued…