People✳ 12 Nov 2015
Elizabeth Simbi Petros: the other captain in Zimbabwe's historic flight
Elizabeth Simbi Petros flew with Chipo Matimba in Air Zimbabwe's first all-woman Boeing 737 flight-deck crew.
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Great Zimbabwe is more than ruins.
Brilliant stonework. A rich history. A city whose story deserves to be told on its own terms.
Read the story ↗People✳ 3 Sept 2024
Tinotenda Nicole Bango: Zimbabwe's Paralympic flagbearer in Paris
Tinotenda Nicole Bango carried Zimbabwe's flag and ran the women's T47 100m at Paris 2024.
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People✳ July 2022
Nyaradzo Hoto: the ranger the world recognised in 2022
Nyaradzo Auxillia Hoto received a 2022 International Ranger Award for her work protecting Zimbabwe's ecosystems.
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People✳ 2010
Edith WeUtonga: remember the sound of the Utonga bass?
The Zimbabwean bassist and singer released the Utonga album in 2010 and helped shape a distinctive live-band sound.
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People✳ 8 Aug 2024
Makanakaishe Charamba: remember two Zimbabweans in that 200m final?
Makanakaishe Charamba made the Paris 2024 men's 200m final with fellow Zimbabwean Tapiwanashe Makarawu.
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Innovate✳ 2026
Nayeli Chinzou: the Arundel student turning waste into biodegradable plastic
A Zimbabwean science student researched a plastic alternative made with cow-dung fibre and an apple-waste-derived plasticiser, earning international recognition in 2026.
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People✳ 2021
Murray Pole Ndlovu: from Zimbabwe volleyball captain to coaching in Japan
The former Zimbabwe national volleyball captain carried his experience from Harare to professional clubs in Japan, becoming a head coach in 2021.
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People✳ 2016
Danai Gurira: Zimbabwean stories on Broadway and global screens
Raised in Zimbabwe, actor and playwright Danai Gurira wrote the Broadway play Eclipsed and played widely recognised film and television roles.
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Talent✳ June 2026
Tracy Njanji and Zimbabwe's women recognised in regional volleyball
Tracy Njanji received the women's MVP honour at the 2026 CAVB Zone VI championship, with three Zimbabwean teammates named in the event's Dream Team.
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People✳ 2008
Tongayi Chirisa: from Mr Bones 2 to international screens
Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Chirisa played Hekule in Leon Schuster's Mr Bones 2 and later appeared in Crusoe and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
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People✳ 2021
Andy Flower: Zimbabwe cricket and the ICC Hall of Fame
A Zimbabwean wicketkeeper-batter who became his country's first inductee into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.
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Talent✳ 2003
Roki: a voice in Zimbabwe's urban grooves generation
Singer and songwriter Rockford Josphats, known as Roki, helped shape Zimbabwe's urban grooves sound in the early 2000s.
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Places
Mutarazi Falls: Zimbabwe's highest waterfall
At approximately 762 metres, Mutarazi (Mtarazi) Falls is Zimbabwe's highest waterfall, descending from the Eastern Highlands into the Honde Valley.
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Innovate✳ 25 Sept 1996
1996: when cellular telephony began in Zimbabwe
NetOne traces its beginnings to 25 September 1996, before Econet opened Zimbabwe's first private mobile network in July 1998.
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People✳ July 2026
Josephine Nkomo: captaining Zimbabwe women's cricket
Josephine Nkomo was confirmed as Zimbabwe women's national cricket captain in July 2026, with the team hosting South Africa later that year.
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Places
Binga: BaTonga culture, the Zambezi and living heritage
Explore a community whose story goes far beyond Lake Kariba: BaTonga memory, languages, local crafts, historical displacement and cultural institutions.
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Places
Hwange: a town, its miners, wildlife and the electricity powering Zimbabwe
More than a safari destination: Hwange brings together industrial heritage, local communities, national conservation and post-1980 energy milestones.
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