Zimbabwe Mail
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:03:10 +0000Europe May Be Right About FIFA Governance — But That Does Not Settle the Economic Question
The extraordinary confrontation now unfolding inside FIFA is being presented largely as another chapter in the increasingly troubled political career of Gianni Infantino. That interpretation is too narrow. Infantino is undoubtedly at the centre of th...
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:43:02 +0000Warriors star Jordan Zemura joins Watford on season-long loan
LONDON – Zimbabwe international Jordan Zemura has joined English Championship club Watford on a season-long loan from Italian Serie A side Udinese, subject to English Football League and international clearance. The 26-year-old left-back returns to...
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:19:30 +0000AfDB says Zimbabwe well placed to withstand Middle East shocks
Zimbabwe’s strong gold sector and diversified mineral resource base are expected to cushion the economy against the global economic fallout from the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said. In its So...
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:34:15 +0000US$1 million fraud-accused Hezy Motors founder denied bail
HARARE – Hezy Motors Logistics founder Hazel Silibaziso Mafu, who is accused of masterminding a $1 million fraud, was denied bail on Monday after a Harare regional magistrate ruled that she was a flight risk. Regional magistrate Jesse Kufa said her...
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:05:58 +0000Britain names Gill Lever as new ambassador to Zimbabwe
HARARE — Britain has named career diplomat Gill Lever as its new ambassador to Zimbabwe. Lever was Britain’s deputy ambassador to Nigeria. She replaces Peter Vowles, who moves in the opposite direction to become high commissioner to Nigeria. Leve...
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:51:01 +0000Edgars Seeks Voluntary Delisting from VFEX
HARARE – Clothing retailer Edgars Stores Limited has announced plans to voluntarily delist from the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), marking a strategic shift just two years after joining Zimbabwe’s United States dollar-denominated excha...
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:22:23 +0000Meikles exits hotel industry as African Sun acquires stake in Victoria Falls Hotel partnership
HARARE – Diversified investment group Meikles Limited has agreed to sell its stake in the partnership that operates the iconic Victoria Falls Hotel to its long-standing joint venture partner, African Sun Limited, marking the company’s complet...
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:30:50 +0000France and UK to co-chair Zimbabwe debt forum in boost to arrears clearance strategy
HARARE – Zimbabwe has secured diplomatic backing from France and the United Kingdom for its debt resolution programme after the two countries agreed to co-chair a new Debt Consultative Group (DCG) under the country’s Structured Dialogue Platf...
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:11:09 +0000Falling oil prices help calm Wall Street’s inflation worries, while chip stocks get back to sinking
NEW YORK — Oil prices are easing on Monday and helping to calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could potentially get even worse. That has U.S. stock indexes rising, but sharp swings are continuing to roil financial markets underneath the sur...
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:26:55 +0000Zimbabwe’s foreign currency earnings surge to US$10.72 billion in first half as exports and investment strengthen
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s foreign currency receipts climbed sharply during the first six months of 2026, highlighting stronger export performance, resilient diaspora inflows and a significant recovery in foreign direct investment (FDI), according t...