September 2025

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER YOUTH minister Tino Machakaire is at it again, this time making sensational claims that there are some Zanu PF big guns who are involved in importing and peddling drugs in the country. Speaking at a Zanu PF youth league inter-district meeting in Hwange on Wednesday, Machakaire — who is also the…

Thabiso Mutirwara THE country’s goal of eliminating HIV, syphilis, and hepa­titis B in newborns faces challenges from declining global health funding, even as the nation reports significant progress, the government says. During a meeting with the HIV strategy national valida­tion committee on Wednesday in Harare, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said while mother-to-child HIV transmis­sion has…

Tapiwa Chirume IN A bid to restore order, the Gweru City Council has announced new regulatory measures affecting public transport operators and carwash businesses operating within the central business district (CBD). According to a notice issued by the council yesterday, all public transport operators were now required to secure a three-month ranking disk to operate….

Takudzwa Dhambu POLICE are ramping up their crackdown on illegal firearms and dangerous weapons, ahead of the announcement of another gun amnesty this month. The latest blitz — dubbed ‘No to Illegal Firearms, Misuse of Toy Guns and Dangerous Weapons’ — is targeting individuals with unlicensed firearms, as well as those who have failed to…