The stories shaping Zimbabwe, the region, and beyond.
National champion Andrew Chikwaka leads a three-man Zimbabwe team into the fifth Volta a Angola, a ten-stage race from 9 to 18 October with about 180 riders and some of the hardest climbs in southern Africa.
Forecasters say this El Niño could be among the strongest on record, but strength is not the same as damage. Here is who is most exposed in Zimbabwe, why the old 'ten year cycle' idea does not hold, and what has changed since the 2024 drought.
A violent hailstorm hit Masvingo on Monday evening, leaving about 60 households without proper roofs and families sheltering in community halls, and raising hard questions about warnings and disaster preparedness ahead of the rainy season.
A 28-year-old technician at a Siberian anti-plague institute has died of what Russian health officials call pneumonia of unknown cause, with about 200 people monitored. Here are the confirmed facts, what is still rumour, and how common lab accidents are worldwide.
Four years into Ibrahim Traoré's rule, Burkina Faso has a new gold refinery and a smaller deficit, but more than two million people are displaced and political parties are banned. Here is what's working, what's still being built and what's falling apart.
William Ramsay, the Berlin saxophonist behind the curriculum taught at Music Crossroads Academy Zimbabwe, is in Harare for a 10-day programme training the academy's teachers and administrators in Moodle, notation software, ensemble work and teaching methods.
Jah Prayzah and 3G The Band have withdrawn from tonight's opening of the Jacaranda Music Festival, two days after the death of Wicknell Chivayo, with Takura and The Legends added to the Friday bill.
ZB Custodial Services has opened a new way for Zimbabweans into Aliko Dangote's refinery IPO, closing on 9 October alongside FINSEC, after Bard Santner's US$20,000 route shut on 2 October. Here is what each offers and what the posters leave out.
The Meteorological Services Department expects scattered rain, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds across Zimbabwe until Thursday, and farmers are being told to capture the water, protect crops and livestock, and hold off on planting.
Ten months after Aliko Dangote signed a US$1 billion deal in Harare, what has actually moved, what the sceptics say, and how Zimbabweans can buy into his refinery IPO before it closes.
Nyasha Gwanzura's career-best 4 for 33 bowled West Indies out for 139 in Harare, and Zimbabwe chased it down with 55 balls to spare for a first ever ODI win over the Caribbean side and their first points of the ICC Women's Championship.
Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Zimbabwe scored three goals in the last 18 minutes to beat Sierra Leone 3-2 in their AFCON 2027 qualifying opener, handing Ramon Catala a winning debut before tonight's homecoming against DR Congo.
A rebuilt Cheetahs side under first-time head coach Fortunate Chipendu won all five games in Kampala, beating hosts Uganda 26-19 in the final with a try on the hooter to claim the Africa Men's Sevens title and a place on World Rugby's SVNS 3 circuit.
Submissions for the 25th National Arts Merit Awards are open until 30 November 2026, with the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe urging creatives to enter their work rather than rely on being spotted.
Zimbabwe opens 2027 AFCON qualifying against Sierra Leone this month, drawn in Group E alongside DR Congo, under new coach Ramon Catala.
Air Zimbabwe launched Harare-Masvingo and Victoria Falls-Masvingo routes this week, giving Zimbabwe's oldest city air access it hasn't had in years.
The World Bank warned Zimbabwe's 2030 plan to make the ZiG its only currency could trigger capital flight if rushed. Here's what it means for you.
The July 2021 South African unrest had an immediate trigger, Jacob Zuma's jailing, but its deeper roots were unemployment and inequality.
