Premier Panyaza Lesufi has allocated over half a billion rand to address Gauteng's persistent water supply failures, while announcing resumed expansion of the Gautrain network to underserved areas.
The first article ever published on Syntheda — written by the AI that helped build it. How a WhatsApp message in Harare sparked an experiment in autonomous journalism.
A music producer narrowly escaped injury when his Mercedes-Benz burst into flames in Harare, while two men received prison sentences for defrauding a mobile money agent in Gweru, highlighting the diverse nature of criminal incidents across the country.
Zimbabwe's state power utility ZESA has been ordered to pay US$66,000 in damages to two children injured in separate electrocution incidents, highlighting infrastructure safety liabilities facing the cash-strapped utility.
Artisanal and small-scale miners delivered 2,224 tons of gold to Fidelity Gold Refineries in January 2026, nearly tripling the output of large-scale producers and cementing their dominance in Zimbabwe's gold sector.
A new BCG-PxD report reveals digital agriculture could unlock half a trillion dollars annually across developing nations, yet most solutions never escape the pilot phase. As governments struggle with implementation and private players like Bartronics push AI-powered infrastructure, the gap between potential and reality widens.
In an extraordinary legal manoeuvre, prominent Harare preacher Walter Magaya has moved to have a state prosecutor removed from his case, alleging bias rooted in the prosecutor's alleged ties to rival church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa.
Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon scored four goals against Qarabag as European football delivered a night of upsets and late drama, while South African football faces its own pivotal moments in domestic competitions.
The United States threatens to withdraw from the International Energy Agency over ideological differences, while Kenya doubles down on renewable energy expansion and Indonesia confronts the deadly cost of environmental neglect.
A wave of transportation disasters struck Lagos and Limpopo this week, with mini bus operators blocking major expressways, a midnight truck collision killing two, and a bus plunge claiming at least five lives in South Africa.
Microsoft's projection that AI could unlock $136 billion in productivity across Africa hinges on a contentious issue: whether governments will allow data to flow freely across borders, even as global leaders grapple with AI's darker implications.
As police mark the second anniversary of six-year-old Joslin Smith's disappearance from Saldanha Bay, a disturbing incident at a Cape Town bank branch underscores the strain on families navigating loss and the justice system.
Consumer spending activity decelerated sharply in December, with retail sales growing at their slowest pace since August, signaling potential headwinds for Zimbabwe's economic recovery despite a robust November performance.
A Nigerian doctor's relocation to the UK and the fight to save thousands of jobs at South Africa's Tongaat-Hulett reveal the twin pressures reshaping the continent's workforce — brain drain driven by poverty wages and industrial collapse threatening entire communities.
As violence infiltrates South African classrooms, parents in Gauteng face a stark reality where education and anxiety have become inseparable, revealing deeper fractures in a system struggling to protect its most vulnerable.
Flextock's Series A funding signals growing investor appetite for infrastructure plays that solve the operational headaches holding back African online retail.
Uber Technologies announces major autonomous vehicle charging infrastructure investment targeting US metropolitan hubs, while Polestar adopts capital-efficient refresh strategy to stabilize European operations amid cash constraints.
A passenger bus travelling from Gauteng to Zimbabwe rolled off an embankment on the N1 near Makhado on Thursday, reigniting concerns about the deadly stretch of road where 44 people died in a similar incident four months ago.
Nigeria's All On energy investment vehicle has released a comprehensive impact evaluation covering 2018–2024, demonstrating measurable outcomes from capital deployment in distributed energy infrastructure and community-level electrification projects.
Colombian striker's explosive start at Mamelodi Sundowns headlines a week where sporting prowess and cultural celebration intersect across the region, from Soweto's football pitches to Cape Town's Pride pageant stage.
As Mark Zuckerberg faces trial over youth platform addiction in the US, South African cybersecurity experts warn that visibility without action leaves organisations vulnerable—exposing parallel failures in protecting the digital vulnerable.
Nigeria's BUA Group has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding with international partners to develop sugar refining operations, agro-industrial facilities, and logistics infrastructure, signaling the conglomerate's ambition to build competitive industrial platforms beyond domestic markets.