Grand lithium rip-off: Foreign firms pocket 53-fold windfall
Yet beyond the immediate disruption lies a far deeper scandal — what has quietly been leaving Zimbabwe’s shores for years.
Mukanya farewell show in doubt
However, Standard Style established that authorities, including the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) have not been notified of the planned show, raising further doubts about its status.
By Style Reporter
Apr. 5, 2026
Winky D, pop and politics of civic space
This is not unprecedented in Zimbabwe’s history. Music has always been political. Chimurenga songs mobilised communities during the liberation struggle.
By Tracy Mutowekuziva
Mar. 27, 2026
AMH appoints Takura Mapfumo general manager
ALPHA Media Holdings (Private) Limited (AMH), publisher of NewsDay, The Standard and Zimbabwe Independent, and owners of HStv, has appointed Takura Mapfumo general manager
By Staff Reporter
Feb. 24, 2026
Mukanya’s final beat: Mataure honours a legend on May 30
Mataure, who joined Mapfumo’s band in July 1994 following the death of long-time drummer Saba Mbata, credits Mukanya for shaping his musical discipline.
By Tendai Sauta
Feb. 16, 2026
Mukanya vows Harare farewell gig will go ahead
Mapfumo dismissed suggestions that he was struggling financially or dependent on his wife and daughter for survival in the United States.
By Style Reporter
Feb. 15, 2026
Mukanya’s Harare farewell gig in jeopardy
Lancelot, a backbone of Blacks Unlimited for more than four decades, died in September 2022 in the United States after a prolonged battle with cancer.
By Style Reporter
Feb. 1, 2026
Zimbabwe has become a nation afraid of its own greatness
In Zimbabwe, ambition is doubted before it is celebrated, excellence is framed as arrogance, and progress is interpreted as betrayal.
By Mthulisi ‘khulugatsheni’ Ndlovu
Jan. 29, 2026
Magistrate dismisses Magaya’s application
HARARE magistrate Francis Mapfumo has dismissed PHD Ministries leader Walter Magaya’s application for refusal of further remand.
By Staff Reporter
Jan. 28, 2026
