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RENOWNED economist Eddie Cross has praised the alignment between the Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, declaring the country had finally achieved rare macroeconomic and fiscal stability.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Cross, however,…

STANDING on a mound of shattered concrete and twisted corrugated iron sheets in St Martins Extension, Harare, Tendai Mukaro wiped dust and sweat from his face as municipal workers packed away their tools.Just hours earlier, this pile of debris was a fully roofed, four-roomed house—the culmination of 12 years of frugal living, missed family vacations,…

HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume says his council is pursuing an aggressive strategy to enforce building codes, restore civic order, and curb peri-urban sprawl. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely fol­lowed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Mafume confronted public outcry over recent…

ZANU PF secretary for information and publicity, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, has vehemently defended Constitutional Amendment Act Number Three (CAA 3).Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Mutsvangwa asserted that the constitutional change reflected the authentic will…

HISTORICALLY, young people have been at the heart of African political transformation.From anti-colonial struggles to the push for independence, youth were not simply participants, but drivers of political change, often mobilised as the energy behind nationalist movements.In Zimbabwe, as elsewhere on the continent, this legacy continues to shape political rhetoric. Youth are regularly invoked as…

ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi says the newly launched Dream 2030 strategy will transform national football.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, last Thursday, Magwizi noted that despite decades of raw talent, Zimbabwe has consistently missed global qualification. Dream…

ZIMBABWE’S blueberry industry has entered a new phase following the arrival of its first commercially produced berries in China.The breakthrough shipment, which was made possible thanks to a phytosanitary protocol signed by Zimbabwe and China in September 2025, consisted of trial airfreight pallets dispatched by Delecta Fruit from Harare.In accordance with the protocol, these were…

Tapiwa Chirume THE fire in the hearth had died down to grey embers when Chipo’s labour pains began in earnest. In her remote village in Masho­naland Central, the nearest clinic lay about 25 kilometres away across rugged, unpaved terrain. There was no ambulance to call, and no family member owned a functional vehicle. As the…

AS thousands of Zimbabweans return from South Africa amid rising regional tensions, the Zimbabwe Republic Police remains on high alert to screen incoming criminal elements, so says national police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent television station, 3Ktv,…