100.000 new jobs could be created in the next five years in the mining sector, thanks to accelerating investments in lithium, gold, platinum and chrome extraction; the hiring surge would be a consequence of Zimbabwe's growing role in global supply chains

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  61% of a joint venture for the development of a Special Economic Zone on 1.200 hectares of state land in Victoria Falls, with services targeting tourists, has been surrendered to private company JR Goddard Private Ltd

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  Journalist Loughty Dube, head of the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe, has been elected as the first chairperson of the Southern African Press Councils; the newly formed body supports regional efforts for media accountability and press freedom

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  Tobacco selling season 2026 started on 6 March with the first bale sold at US$4,60, slightly lower that 2025 US$ 4,65; Zimbabwe's is Africa's largest tobacco producer and the fourth globally, setting a record crop of over 300 million kg last year

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  National Student Union ZINASU and students oppose proposed amendments to Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution, calling them a 'constitutional coup' and warning that those changes could lead to concentrated power and a reduction of democratic principles

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