GETBUCKS recorded substantial growth during the year ended December 31, 2025 with total assets jumping five percent to ZiG732,7 million from ZiG697 346 million in 2024 supported by a strong cash position.During the year, the deposit-taking micro-lender got a US$5 million capital injection from a rights issue.As at December 31,2025, the bank’s core capital was…
THE Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) says women across the region face acute water challenges that deepen gender inequalities.ZAMCOM, an inter-governmental organisation bringing together eight Riparian States, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, is headquartered in Harare.In a statement marking the belated World Water Day on March 22, 2026, held under the theme…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has committed to reviewing the proposal to dissolve the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) and transfer its functions to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC).The proposal to merge it into the ZHRC via Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 has sparked significant backlash from women’s rights advocates who fear gender issues will be sidelined.This…
TEACHERS have raised alarm over the growing number of school heads serving in acting capacities, warning that the trend is undermining effective corporate governance and long-term strategic planning in schools.Educators yesterday said the continued reliance on acting school heads was weakening leadership structures, reducing accountability and creating uncertainty in the management of schools.Speaking to the…
GWERU authorities have vowed to punish residents and vendors caught littering as they move to restore order in the city.Speaking at a waste management sensitisation workshop on Tuesday, Gweru City town clerk Livingston Churu said the issue of waste management required urgent collective action from all stakeholders rather than prolonged debate.“Waste management in our city…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has launched its official mobile application, XPO263, ahead of the 2026 exhibition.In an update on Tuesday, ZITF said the mobile app was meant to enhance participation for all stakeholders.“We’re excited to unveil XPO263, our new official mobile app designed to make participation smarter, faster, and more connected. The app’s…
FOUR men who targeted motorists by posing as passengers along highways have each been sentenced to 31 years in prison.The convicted are, Peter Mabasa Tsaramunda, 32, Ernest Mashingaidze, 28, Albert Kagwa, 26, and Willard Fulumula, 28, who all hail from Whitecliff in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West.They were found guilty of a violent robbery that occurred…
THE minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, says the government owes farmers over US$4 million and plans are underway to settle the debt. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare on Tuesday night, Masuka said his ministry was expecting to receive the funds from the Treasury. “As owed to farmers, being the ZiG90 million and US$4,1…
Zambia……………………………………….0Zimbabwe…………………………….. (0)1 ZIMBABWE won the inaugural Mukuru Four Nations Tournament cup after edging Zambia one-nil at Obed Itani Chilume Stadium yesterday.An 88th minute own goal by Zambian defender off substitute forward Junior Zindoga was all the Warriors needed to win the four team tournament and a trophy drought stretching to 2018 when they won the…
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) African Schools Football Championship roars into life in Harare tomorrow, marking the fourth edition of the continental youth showpiece.The rapidly expanding tournament, which has engaged over three million boys and girls since its inception in 2022, will feature 16 teams including zonal champions, hosts Zimbabwe and invited sides from…
