From Skills to Industry, Turning Training into Jobs in Zimbabwe
Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi Writes In my last article, Skills Over Certificates, The Only Path for Zimbabwe, I laid out the case for rebalancing our education system toward practical, income-generating…
MSU, AGRITEX Intensify Farmer Training to Lift Wheat Output
Midlands State University (MSU), in partnership with AGRITEX, has stepped up efforts to improve national wheat production through a high-level farmer training workshop held in on 28 April 2026. The…
A Sachet of Hope: 30 Years of RUTF Transforming Child Survival in Zimbabwe
A small foil sachet filled with peanut paste has become one of the most powerful weapons against child mortality in modern public health. As UNICEF marks 30 years since the…
From Hearth to Policy: An Interrogation of Zimbabwe’s Gastronomy Turn
When Culture Becomes Policy Zimbabwe’s recent embrace of gastronomy as a development pathway reflects a familiar pattern in its policy imagination: when conventional economic levers falter, culture is summoned as…
Labour Day in Zimbabwe: Reframing Work, Unemployment, and Structural Inequality
Historical Foundations of Labour Day More than 160 countries observe 1st May as International Labour Day, a commemoration rooted in the struggles of industrial workers for dignity, fair wages, and…
Future-Proofing Industrial Investment: Why Modernisation Is a Strategic Move
Summary This marks a pivotal midpoint in the series. In recent weeks, the focus has moved from identifying the “ticking time bombs” of obsolete machinery to examining the technical solutions…
Iran Reimposes Strait of Hormuz Restrictions as Tensions with US Escalate
Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, citing what it calls repeated “breaches of trust” by the United States, in a move that threatens to destabilise one of…
Cross-Border Shootout as Suspects Flee into Zimbabwe After High-Speed Chase
A high-speed chase at South Africa’s northern border escalated into a shootout on Friday morning after armed suspects driving a stolen vehicle fled across the Limpopo River into Zimbabwe. Police…
Silent Machines, Hidden Losses: Why Connectivity Is the Real Engine of Industrial Revival
The Industrial Revival: Week 9 Research Report Connecting the Dots: The Power of Modern Systems and Data For the past eight weeks, my research has traveled from the physical risks…