Culture
Great Zimbabwe: the stone city that gave a nation its name
Built without mortar from the 11th century, Great Zimbabwe traded gold as far as China. Colonial authorities tried to deny Africans built it. They failed.
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
The latest news from Zimbabwe: politics, business, technology, culture, sport and more.
Politics
Mnangagwa takes COMESA chair as Ruto urges Africa to fund itself
At the Harare summit, Kenya's president said Africa holds more than $4 trillion in domestic financial assets and should put more of it to work at home.
Business
Twelve million young Africans a year, three million formal jobs: Harare's skills week takes on the gap
Africa Skills Week 2026, opened by President Mnangagwa, wants training tied to industry and the free trade area's value chains.
Health
Ebola shows why Africa must pay more for its own health, experts say
Foreign health aid has fallen by almost 30%, and few governments meet their 15% Abuja pledge. UN economists say reforms need budget lines behind them.
Business
Zimbabwe lithium mine to process at home in $1bn expansion
Bikita Minerals says a $400 million lithium sulphate plant will be finished in 2027, as Zimbabwe pushes to sell finished products instead of raw ore.
Health
Zimbabwe's clinics have half the medicines they need
The health ministry asked for ZWG89 billion for 2027 and was told to plan for a third of that. Dialysis supplies and blood are already running short.
Health
A caravan clinic gave 100,000 Zimbabwean teenagers discreet access to contraception. Its funding is going.
A $9 million grant was cancelled with $6 million unspent, and Swedish support ended in August. The government has pledged $2.25 million a year.
Business
Zimbabwe buries Wicknell Chivayo, the tycoon it both admired and resented
Soldiers saluted the coffin of the 43-year-old businessman, who died with his wife and four others in a helicopter crash last week. He was known for giving away cars and for his closeness to the ruling party.
Politics
Mnangagwa splits Zimbabwe's economic team and makes tycoon Tagwirei a minister
Mthuli Ncube keeps finance. Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a prominent businessman sworn in as a senator only last month, takes a new portfolio for economic development and investment.
Technology
A new dinosaur from Lake Kariba shows Zimbabwe's were not like South Africa's
Musango matusadonaensis walked on two legs about 210 million years ago and was found by a safari camp manager. Scientists worked from houseboats to dig it out.
Technology
Zimbabwe turns to the makers of India's UPI to cut the cost of digital payments
The central bank is negotiating with the overseas arm of India's national payments body to build a shared system for banks, mobile money and fintech firms. Talks could conclude by the end of October.
Climate
Zimbabwe declares a disaster after hailstorm tears the roofs off 8,500 homes in Masvingo
A university campus, a maternity ward, the airport and government offices were also damaged. Power cuts have knocked out water and sewage systems as the rains begin.
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