Brand Africa Zimbabwe Best Brands Awards to debut at Ideas Festival 2025

ZIMBABWE’S premier thought leadership platform, the In Conversation Ideas Festival, will this year introduce the inaugural Brand Africa Zimbabwe Best Brands Awards
By Melody Chikono Oct. 3, 2025

All set for the Ideas Festival 4.0 and AI Awakening

THIS year’s edition of the Ideas Festival, the fourth, set against the serene backdrop of Troutbeck Inn in Nyanga from October 28 to 31
By Tendai Sauta Sep. 25, 2025

Put ethics at the heart of AI development, says Ncube

It will run under the theme: The Future of Human Capital, Innovation, and Ethics in the Age of AI.
By Melody Chikono
 Sep. 21, 2025

Ideas festival grows in leaps and bounds

Ncube is the chairperson of Alpha Media Holdings, which runs the Standard, Zimbabwe Independent, NewsDay and Heart and Soul.
By Melody Chikono Sep. 19, 2025

Ideas Festival 2024: What they said

Seeing young entrepreneurs with bright start-up ideas come through at this year’s festival is a big paycheck for me.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga and Freeman Makopa Nov. 5, 2024

Ideas Festival ends on high note

During discussions, participants explored how Zimbabwe and Africa can embrace innovation and technology such as Artificial Intelligence to stimulate economic growth.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga and Freeman Makopa Nov. 4, 2024

Ncube calls for resolutions to development bottlenecks

The festival, which began on Tuesday and hosted by In Conversation with Trevor, is themed Transformative Ideas to Power Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga and Freeman Makopa Oct. 31, 2024

Trevor Ncube: I thought I would be a lawyer

I missed law by one point, and I was absolutely heartbroken because I wanted to be a lawyer.
By In Conversation With Trevor Jan. 7, 2024

Guramatunhu on why Africans must stick to natural hair

Eye specialist Solomon Guramatunhu says he is pioneering an academy that will teach young people to be proud of who they are and inspire them to change Zimbabwe’s fortunes.
By In Conversation With Trevor Dec. 24, 2023