A resident of Bushmead Farm in Masvingo has been accused of illegally tapping into municipal water supplies for two decades, racking up a debt of US$46,800 in a case highlighting growing concerns over non-revenue water and service delivery challenges in Zimbabwe. The matter surfaced during a recent full council meeting at the Masvingo City Council, where officials were reviewing an application for a formal water connection submitted by a man identified as L Chengeta.

Zimbabwe does not suffer from a shortage of talent. It suffers from a shortage of systems capable of sustaining talent, a central issue in Zimbabwe's economic development and long-term national growth.

Harare – Construction of the Mabvuku Interchange is progressing steadily and remains on schedule for completion by September 2026, as the Government ramps up efforts to modernise Zimbabwe’s transport infrastructure and ease congestion in the capital. Located along the busy Harare–Mutare Highway, the interchange is expected to significantly improve traffic flow, enhance road safety, and reduce travel times on one of the country’s key regional trade corridors.

HARARE – Strive Masiyiwa, founder and group chairman of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans for a high-tech industrial hub in Harare—Econet Tech City—aimed at attracting global investors and accelerating Zimbabwe’s industrialisation drive. The ambitious project will be developed under Econet InfraCo, a recently listed entity on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange, with an estimated valuation of around US$1 billion.

HARARE – The City of Harare has installed approximately 30,000 smart water meters across several suburbs, triggering renewed debate over the balance between water availability, quality, and affordability. The rollout, part of the Harare Water Project in partnership with Helcraw Electrical, aims to replace ageing infrastructure with more than 320,000 smart prepaid meters across the capital.

HARARE – Families in Zimbabwe’s remote Binga District are resorting to extreme and improvised methods to preserve the bodies of deceased relatives amid a prolonged breakdown of mortuary services at Binga District Hospital. Residents say the hospital mortuary has been largely non-functional for years, citing persistent electricity outages and unrepaired refrigeration equipment as the main causes.

HARARE – A government-run primary school in Masvingo District is facing a deepening health and humanitarian crisis, with 136 pupils and four teachers forced to share a single squat toilet amid collapsing infrastructure. At Chikwanda Primary School, learners and staff are reportedly resorting to bush toilets due to inadequate sanitation, raising serious public health concerns.

HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged full Government support to ensure Zimbabwe successfully hosts matches during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027, as preparations intensify for the global showpiece.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has rallied strong support from both public and private sector stakeholders through a fundraising golf tournament in Bulawayo, aimed at constructing a new high school in Umguza, Matabeleland North. The initiative forms part of broader efforts to expand access to education, with the proposed ZRP Umguza High School project targeted for completion by 2027.

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s urban transport system has become “largely dysfunctional” across all 92 local authorities due to poor spatial planning and weak urban management, Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has said.

The government has moved to the next phase of rehabilitating and widening a 16 km stretch of Seke Road after formally handing the project to a local contractor, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development said on Thursday, 19 March 2026.