September 2025

AUTHORITIES have launched an inquiry into alleged rampant sexual harassment at the country’s institutions of higher education, that primarily emanates from gender power imbalances rooted in patriarchal attitudes. Speaking at the launch of the probe in Harare on Thursday evening, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Gender Commission, Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe, said the aim of the investigation…

THE government has deferred its plans to introduce a wealth tax on affluent citizens, until the necessary legal and administrative framework is in place. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube introduced a one percent wealth tax in his 2024 national Budget, saying at the time that the country’s tax system benefited the rich at…

By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw MALARIA has killed 371 people since January across the country. According to the latest weekly disease surveillance report from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), besides the deaths, the country recorded 137 639 malaria cases.  In the week ending August 31, the ministry recorded 990 cases of malaria and…

AUTHORITIES say China’s policy to open “green lanes” for the country’s agricultural products will increase the export of different horticulture products. Speaking in the capital yesterday during the Chinese National Day and 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Beijing and Harare, Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said the government was looking to the…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw NINE Chinese nationals convicted of illegal possession of cocaine were yesterday fined US$150 each, with the option of a six-month prison sentence. Harare magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe found them guilty of illegal possession of dangerous drugs. He ruled that the quantity of the hard substance they were found with was insignificant, and,…