The last dance of the three-pedal experience: Why the manual transmission is becoming a luxury in 2026

For decades, the manual gearbox was the standard, the default choice for the budget-conscious, the fuel-efficient and the driving purist alike.
By Tendai Munhundarima 11h ago

Lady Chevrons’ Rome-building gets a foundation

Mangongo said the seamers delivered their best work of the tour when they attacked early, took wickets and strangled scoring.
By Austin Karonga 11h ago

Zim industrialisation agenda needs diaspora backing

Machakaire described the Zimbabwean diaspora as one of the country’s greatest assets, saying citizens living abroad continued to contribute through
By Staff Reporter May. 16, 2026

Harare cannot afford to lose its last green lungs

The property is currently reserved as a golf course under the Waterfalls/Hatfield Local Development Plan Number 6.
By Newsday May. 16, 2026

Local banks back Shamva gold’s US$152m expansion

MUTAPA Gold Resources  says local banks are expected to finance about half of a US$152 million expansion project at Shamva Hill that will triple monthly gold production at the mine by 2028.
By Nhau Mangirazi May. 15, 2026

Cruiser craze hits Zim... the rise of ‘Cruiser Mhani’

Something unusual has been happening on Zimbabwe’s motoring scene — something organic, loud, and impossible to ignore. From a street chant to a full-blown motoring movement, “Cruiser Mhani”
By Andrew Muzamhindo May. 15, 2026

Corporate alliance amplifies Ekhaya Worship Fest

Derived from the Ndebele word Ekhaya, meaning “home”, the festival has grown beyond a concert into a cherished annual homecoming for Mlalazi, who hails from Tsholotsho.
By Lifestlye Reporter May. 15, 2026

US$23bn debt overshoot places Zim among Africa’s seven worst distressed…poorest, war-ravaged regional economies now in the same league as Harare

Zimbabwe has slid deeper into Africa’s most dangerous debt zone, joining a cluster of war-ravaged and structurallybroken economies now classified among the continent’s worst debt-distressed states
By Mthandazo Nyoni and Freeman Makopa May. 15, 2026
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Delta faces US$97m tax bill as Zimra files fresh demand

“The Zimra foreign currency assessment increased by US$24 million in FY26 to US$97 million; US$18,7 million settled to date under ‘pay now, argue later’,” Delta finance director Alex Makamure said
By Concilia Mupezeni May. 15, 2026