Monthly Archives: June 2025

Tobacco, a key pillar of Zimbabwe’s economy, is mainly exported to China and South Africa, boosting export earnings and rural livelihoods. Source: Zimbabwe sets new 300m kg tobacco output – The EastAfrican Zimbabwe has set a new tobacco production record after more than 300 million kilo of leaf tobacco worth over $1 billon have been […]
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A project from our Zimbabwe Chapter is helping local beekeepers overcome challenges and monitor their beehives remotely. Source: Beekeepers in Rural Zimbabwe Embrace Technology to Unlock Progress – Internet Society Fadziso Mudzingwa sighed in frustration. It was June 2024, the middle of winter in Zimbabwe, and the low temperatures were killing her bees. She was […]
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Source: The Headstones Keep Their Secrets – Cathy Buckle Dear Family and Friends, Twenty-five years of writing the stories of everyday life in Zimbabwe, the hardest to bear are the medical ones. Long time readers may recall my story of rushing to help a friend in the government hospital one night. There was no electricity, […]
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Source: When a Child President wears the “Mnangagwa scarf”, we must all be concerned Train up a child in the way you want them to grow, they say—but when this guidance is rooted in manipulation and politics, it risks ruining their lives before they’ve even begun. Tendai Ruben Mbofana There was something deeply disturbing about […]
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Source: If civil servants must declare assets, then let’s start with the president and his ministers  As the old saying goes, what’s good for the goose must be good for the gander—yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless. Tendai Ruben Mbofana The government’s recent announcement of a proposed amendment to the Public […]
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Source: 250 families in Mbembesi receive food aid – CITEZW Mbembesi villagers receive food parcels Two hundred and fifty families in Mbembesi, on Tuesday, received food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, spearheaded by Zolani Mkiva, the foundation’s president and a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). The donation, […]
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