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Outrage as Zimbabwe Spends $25M on Soccer Amid Health Crisis

The government has been criticised for allocating US$25 million towards a football tournament in a move that has been labelled as a misplacement of priorities.

The new Munhumutapa ZIFA Cup football tournament was launched in Harare by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The tournament will run for five years and feature men's, women's, developmental and futsal teams. The men's winners are set to receive US$1 million and qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup.

However, critics, including lawyer Thabani Mpofu, said that channelling funds towards a football tournament when critical sectors such as health are in dire straits demonstrates a focus on the wrong priorities. Former legislator Fadzayi Mahere also questioned the source of the funding.

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Has His Priorities Wrong - Opposition Says Following Launch of U.S.$25 Million Munhumutapa Tournament

New Zimbabwe, 6 March 2026

Government has been criticised for availing US$25 million towards a football tournament in a move that has been labelled as a misplacement of priorities. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zifa Launches Munhumutapa Challenge Cup Valued At U.S.$25 Million

New Zimbabwe, 5 March 2026

The Zimbabwe Football Association has launched the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup worth US$25 million. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Launches Munhumutapa Challenge Cup

263Chat, 4 March 2026

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Munhumutapa Challenge Cup unveiling a US$25 million five-year investment designed to… Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Court Acquits Self-Proclaimed 'King Munhumutapa' for 'Undermining' Mnangagwa

New Zimbabwe, 22 February 2026

A HARARE man, who styled himself as a traditional monarch of Zimbabwe, has been cleared by the High Court after spending nearly three months in jail following his conviction last… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Youth League Hails Mnangagwa At Munhumutapa Day Celebrations

263Chat, 17 September 2025

The ruling Zanu PF party youth league has praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership following festivities in Zvishavane marking Munhumutapa Day and the president's… Read more »

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Lithium Export Ban Sparks Hope for Jobs and Growth in Zimbabwe

The government has, with immediate effect, banned the export of lithium concentrates and all other unprocessed ores. This comes after noticing that some mining companies had rushed to mine and ship out the mineral before the planned 2027 ban took effect. The ban is indefinite.

Mines Minister Polite Kambamura said the decision followed
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Zimbabwe Govt Pulls Out of $367-Million U.S. Health Deal

A group of public health physicians is calling for fresh negotiations between Harare and Washington to continue after the collapse of aÂ proposed $367 million bilateral health agreement.

The proposed deal would reportedly have bolstered the country's priority health sectors, including HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and disease outbreak preparedness.
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Proposed Zimbabwe Law Could Keep Mnangagwa in Power Until 2030

The Cabinet has approved draft legislation that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 83, to extend his stay in office until 2030. Presidents would be chosen by MPs rather than in a direct vote and could serve a maximum of two seven-year terms, rather than the current five-year terms, under the proposals.

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