President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote

Petina Gappah has been honored with the 2026 Flora Nwapa Literary Society Award, the second Zimbabwean writer after Tsitsi Dangarembga to receive the honour that recognises trailblazers in writing, publishing, scholarship, across Africa and the diaspora

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

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

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