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Will chiefs resolve Gukurahundi or they will subvert It?

The nation wants truth-telling, which can only be achieved if the two sides of the story – that of the victim and the perpetrator – are known.

By Samukele Hadebe Jul. 20, 2025

Will chiefs resolve Gukurahundi or they will subvert It?

Editorial Comment: UZ must put its house in order

By The Standard Jul. 20, 2025

The lifesaving impact of mobile civil registration in Zim’s remote areas

By Gary Gerald Mtombeni Jul. 20, 2025

The Epstein scandal that threatens to reveal deep secrets

The intrepid Ms Brown became a legendary reporter when she published a list of child victims and women who suffered under Epstein’s criminal under-world activities.

By Kenneth Mufuka Jul. 20, 2025

Zimbabwe is closed for business

The unedifying fight for control of the beleaguered party comes just after Komichi had declared that the party was focusing on talks that would result in a united front as the opposition.

By Doctor Stop It Jul. 20, 2025

When the healers are hurting: Reclaiming ubuntu in a fractured public health system

I am because we are — Ubuntu proverb

By Tinashe Elvis Chikodzi Jul. 20, 2025

$When the healers are hurting: Reclaiming ubuntu in a fractured public health system$

Converting idle thermal plants into nuclear plants: A strategic leap towards a clean energy future in Zim

Rather than tearing them down, I propose a bold, strategic transformation: convert our idle thermal power stations into modern nuclear energy facilities, using small modular reactors

By Edzai Kachirekwa Jul. 19, 2025

Converting idle thermal plants into nuclear plants: A strategic leap towards a clean energy future in Zim

Village Rhapsody: Shaping the future of climate adaptation through academic collaboration

Innovative partnerships that empower local solutions and build resilience from the ground up are increasingly essential.

By Gary Gerald Mtombeni Jul. 13, 2025

Village Rhapsody: Shaping the future of climate adaptation through academic collaboration

Podcasting regulation challenge and need to ring fence journalism

To explore what is now commonly deemed a complex demarcation between traditional and the so called new forms of journalism such as podcasting, let me

By Nigel Nyamutumbu Jul. 13, 2025

Podcasting regulation challenge and need to ring fence journalism

Letter to my people: Parly show much ado about nothing

Lavishing praise on the Scarfed One for merely doing what he should have done eight years ago is no different from applauding a student for merely attending lessons at school.

By Doctor Stop It Jul. 13, 2025

Letter to my people: Parly show much ado about nothing

Letter from America: Brother Sydney Gata is no hero

Gata was appointed general manager of Zesa in 1982 and chief executive officer in 1986 and member of the Zesa board.

By Kenneth Mufuka Jul. 13, 2025

Letter from America: Brother Sydney Gata is no hero

Editorial Comment: Imposing meter deals on councils is not devolution

Over the past few years, central government has imposed deals on urban councils such as the acquisition of fire tenders from Belarus and waste management contracts.

By The Standard Jul. 13, 2025

Editorial Comment: Imposing meter deals on councils is not devolution

Alcohol and colonialism: The curious story of Bulawayo beer gardens

Bulawayo’s oldest and most famous beer hall, MaKhumalo, also known as Big Bhawa, was built more than a century ago, in 1913.

By Maurice Hutton Jul. 13, 2025

Alcohol and colonialism: The curious story of Bulawayo beer gardens

Land conflicts: Why should solutions remain elusive?

Local villagers have been fenced off water sources and mining is taking place in paddocks intended for cattle rearing.

By Masimba John Manyanya Jul. 13, 2025

Land conflicts: Why should solutions remain elusive?

False dawn of the so-called new dispensation

Zaba was arrested last week and spent three cold nights in detention after she was charged with insulting the president following an instalment of the popular Muckracker satirical column

By Doctor Stop It Jul. 6, 2025

False dawn of the so-called new dispensation

Village Rhapsody: Why prioritising rural youth is key to Zimbabwe’s economic future

Globally, young people aged 15 to 24 make up 16% of the population, with nearly 90% of them living in developing countries.

By Gary Gerald Mtombeni Jul. 6, 2025

Village Rhapsody: Why prioritising rural youth is key to Zimbabwe’s economic future

Content marketing and competitive entrepreneurship

The goal of content marketing is to attract and increase interaction with the targeted group of users or audience.

By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo Jul. 6, 2025

Content marketing and competitive entrepreneurship

Key nuggets off Tendi's book on the overthrow of Mugabe

There is no question about Mugabe having failed to resolve the succession question on his terms prompting him to be removed by a military intervention.

By Nigel Nyamutumbu Jul. 6, 2025

Key nuggets off Tendi's book on the overthrow of Mugabe

Talking Green World: Unlocking urban rooftops: The untapped gold for renewable energy

Zimbabwe has over 300 days of sunshine a year — one of the highest solar irradiance potentials in Southern Africa.

By Edzai Kachirekwa Jul. 6, 2025

Talking Green World: Unlocking urban rooftops: The untapped gold for renewable energy

Female chief redefining women’s empowerment and youth inclusion

This appointment, after a protracted 11-year struggle, exemplifies women’s unwavering courage and determination.

By Amh Voices Jul. 6, 2025

Female chief redefining women’s empowerment and youth inclusion

Letter from America: The social implosion of American society!

A social implosion comes about when traditional norms of society no longer hold, or are held in contempt, and even worse are considered oppressive.

By Kenneth Mufuka Jul. 6, 2025

Letter from America: The social implosion of American society!

Urgent call to address dire fire safety for informal traders in Harare

The recent fire in Mbare reaffirms the urgent need for the Harare City Council to take action to prevent further tragedies and ensure the safety and security of informal traders.

By Samuel Wadzai Jul. 6, 2025

Urgent call to address dire fire safety for informal traders in Harare

S&P 500 recovers all 2025 losses: What’s driving the US market rally?

For Zimbabwean and African investors watching from afar, this turnaround is both impressive and instructive.

By Isaac Jonas Jul. 6, 2025

S&P 500 recovers all 2025 losses: What’s driving the US market rally?

Gukurahundi hearings: Justice on a political script

The initiative has been framed as a peacebuilding process led by traditional leaders.

By Reward Magadhi Jul. 5, 2025

Gukurahundi hearings: Justice on a political script

Editorial Comment: Appetite for own goals puzzling

Andrew Heslop, executive director of the World Association of Newspapers, said it was wrong to arrest journalists for scrutinising the conduct of public officials.

By The Standard Jul. 5, 2025

Editorial Comment: Appetite for own goals puzzling

Saving Zim’s soil and averting agricultural land degradation for food-secure future

Agroecology—farming that works with nature rather than against it—is another powerful tool.

By Gary Gerald Mtombeni Jun. 29, 2025

Saving Zim’s soil and averting agricultural land degradation for food-secure future

Gnashing of teeth in Zanu PF as Generari breathes fire

The warning by Generari might excite some of you but I can assure you that nothing will materialise from these empty threats.

By Doctor Stop It Jun. 29, 2025

Gnashing of teeth in Zanu PF as Generari breathes fire

Healthcare inferno: Zanu PF arsonists pose as firefighters

Her public grief exposed the raw human cost of Zimbabwe’s crumbling healthcare system.

By Reward Magadhi Jun. 29, 2025

Healthcare inferno: Zanu PF arsonists pose as firefighters

Powering progress: A UK-Zimbabwe partnership for a greener future

Droughts have further strained hydroelectric output, increasing reliance on costly power imports, currently accounting for 20% of supply.

By Pete Vowles Jun. 29, 2025

Powering progress: A UK-Zimbabwe partnership for a greener future

Editorial Comment: Choreographed Gukurahundi hearings an insult to victims

Thirty-eight years after the Unity Accord that ended the killings, thousands of victims are stateless because they can not obtain identity documents for various reasons.

By The Standard Jun. 29, 2025