Lemuel Chekai

Government has dismissed claims that the return of farms protected under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPA) marks a reversal of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme saying the process is strictly a legal and constitutional exercise aimed at resolving outstanding obligations.

The Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Council of Churches (ZIICC), representing a broad coalition of Apostolic, Pentecostal, Evangelical and indigenous Christian denominations, has thrown its full support behind the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) Bill, 2026, describing the proposed changes as necessary for national stability, development continuity and governance reform.

The Zimbabwean government is preparing a fresh round of levies on imported grain and oilseed products in a policy shift aimed at strengthening domestic agricultural production, financing irrigation infrastructure and insulating the country from future climate-related food shocks.

The Zimbabwean government is preparing a fresh round of levies on imported grain and oilseed products in a policy shift aimed at strengthening

Legal experts and economists have strongly defended Zimbabwe’s newly introduced grain and oilseed import levies, arguing that the measures are fully backed by the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) Act and form part of a broader national strategy to promote local production, strengthen food security and reduce dependence on imports.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled a sweeping emergency rehabilitation programme targeting rivers damaged by illegal and destructive alluvial mining, with the Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, Anxious Masuka, who chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Mining and Environment, describing the initiative as critical to protecting water supplies, agriculture and ecosystems.

Efforts by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) to portray Government’s grain import levy framework introduced under Statutory Instrument 87 of 2025 as legally abandoned suffered a major setback after fresh Treasury correspondence revealed continued State backing for revised levies aimed at protecting local farmers, financing irrigation infrastructure and reducing Zimbabwe’s heavy dependence on imports.

The Government is targeting a major expansion of irrigation infrastructure by 2030 as it intensifies efforts to improve food security, boost grain production and protect agriculture from the effects of climate change.

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture has commended the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)’s production models after witnessing what legislators described as impressive wheat production during a nationwide assessment of the country’s agricultural performance.

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture has commended the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)'s production models after witnessing what legislators described as impressive wheat production during a nationwide assessment of the country's agricultural performance.