SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso has ruled out the release of a new album this year, leaving fans facing another extended wait for fresh material. The Orchestra Mberikwazvo front-man last released an album, Kupa Kuturika, in 2024. “We do not have plans to release an album this year. We are aware that our…
THE harrowing reality of travelling on our nation’s highways has reached a breaking point. While the blame for road carnage is often laid squarely at the feet of “reckless drivers,” a more silent, structural killer is at work: our crumbling road network. A report in this publication yesterday painted a sobering consensus among key stakeholders…
THE government says it is engaging global technology giants, Google and Meta, to create pathways that will allow local content creators to monetise their work. The move is aimed at unlocking digital economy opportunities, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring fair returns for locally produced online content. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday, the minister…
THE ministry of Finance has moved to clarify the application of the recently introduced Digital Services Withholding Tax, directing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to align implementation with the original policy intent and avert potential double taxation. This comes after the government introduced a 15 percent levy on payments made to foreign-based digital platforms, effective…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will inject more ZiG notes and coins into the economy to ease the country’s current cash shortages and to boost the use of the local currency in transactions. This comes as both consumers and businesses continue to feel the strain of this liquidity crunch, which…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) wants the government to urgently recognise intersex persons in the country. Intersex persons are born with sexual anatomy, reproductive organs, hormonal patterns and or chromosomal patterns that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. In this regard, the ZHRC has warned that not…
HUMAN rights defenders warn that corruption fuels gender inequality by limiting essential services and exposing women to systemic abuse. Speaking during a youth symposium yesterday, Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) representative Agrippa Mabhanti said corruption and power imbalances were deeply intertwined, often resulting in women bearing the brunt of poor governance and unethical practices. “Power and…
Takudzwa Dhambu THE ministry of Agriculture has officially closed the biological window for planting maize and tobacco for this season. This comes as the closure of the planting window is particularly significant for staple maize and the country’s major cash crop, tobacco, which both require specific heat units and sufficient rainfall over time to reach…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, yesterday reserved judgment in a matter involving businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are seeking leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence at the Supreme Court. The businessmen were convicted of fraud involving over US$7 million and handed lengthy jail terms in…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER RECENTLY-APPOINTED gaffer Joel Luphahla has set his sights on making FC Platinum the dominant force that they were for nearly half-a-decade when they won four successive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League titles as well as two Chibuku Super Cups. Luphahla’s sentiments come after the Zvishavane-based side yesterday announced the signing…
