ZIMBABWE’s food security outlook is showing a notable improvement, driven by an above average harvest, stable local currency, and several resilience interventions across the country, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said. In its food security and markets monitoring report for July 2025, released on Friday, the WFP said there is widespread availability…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is committed to preserving the legacy of the late former President Robert Mugabe by improving the livelihoods of ordinary citizens. In his commemoration message to the late founding president who died on September 6, 2019, Mnangagwa said the government would soon unveil the National Development Strategy…
THABISO MUTIRWARAstaff writer ZIMBABWE’s tobacco sector is poised for further growth in the 2025/26 season, with the latest figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) showing an 18 percent increase in certified seed sales compared to the same period last year. As of August 27, a total of 1,343,590 grammes of seed had…
PARLIAMENT has urged the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to relocate the Dema tollgate in Mashonaland East Province from its current site near residential areas. This follows recommendations contained in the Auditor General’s report on Zinara’s audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2023, which was tabled in the National Assembly last Tuesday…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer THE Middle Zambezi Conservation Company has pledged to inject US$22 million into long-term wildlife protection initiatives under a lease agreement with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). Speaking during the handover of five new vehicles to ZimParks in Harare yesterday, Middle Zambezi Conservation Company acting country director Alistair Pole said…
YVONNE NCUBE in Bulawayo A POLICE officer stationed at Fairbridge, Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing allegations of raping a female colleague after choking her inside a toilet. The officer, who cannot be named to protect the complainant’s identity, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira on charges of rape. He was remanded in custody…
POLICE have arrested suspects in connection with the possession of 66 kilogrammes of dagga along Ngundu-Tanganda Road in Manicaland Province. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the force intercepted a bus and arrested the driver, conductor, and a passenger, recovering the dagga. “On September 2, 2025, police in Chipinge acted on a tip off and…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE debate continues to rage around how successful authorities will be in their escalating push to stop the use of foreign currencies, including the dominant US dollar, in all local transactions by 2030. This comes after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said earlier this week that the under way move…
By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is set to become one of the world’s top blueberry suppliers to the vast Chinese market, following a number of deals that were signed by authorities in Beijing earlier this week. In this regard, the chief executive of the Horticultural Development. Council of Zimbabwe (HDC), Linda Nielsen, said yesterday that…
THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has set a target of 450 units of blood in its latest Bulawayo donation drive as demand for lifesaving blood continues to rise. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday during the campaign held in partnership with Redan Petroleum, NBSZ southern region coordinator Sifundo Ngwenya said the goal is slightly…
