Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Harare’s US$690 million 2026 budget has received official government approval, paving the way for new tariffs and the rollout of key service delivery programmes across the capital. Confirming the development yesterday, acting town clerk Phakamile Mabhena Moyo said the approval provided the legal authority for the council to begin executing…
Angela Mtombeni ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE BIBLE Society of Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the scriptures remain accessible and affordable to all Zimbabweans, as it intensifies translation, distribution and literacy programmes nationwide. The interdenominational organisation, established to translate, publish and distribute the bible without doctrinal commentary, has over the years entrenched itself as…
THE GOVERNMENT says Zimbabwe is repositioning its exporters as the frontline drivers of economic diplomacy as the country intensifies efforts to secure global market presence. Speaking during the weekend’s ZimTrade exporters conference, the minister of Foreign Affairs, Amon Murwira, said the country’s diplomatic engagements were now firmly anchored on trade, investment, and industrial development. “The…
Masimba Makwembere According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the man broke into the octogenarian’s house and forced her to remove her clothes before raping her. “The Bulawayo regional magistrates’ court has convicted Gift Ncube a 21-year-old man, on two counts of rape and sentenced him to an effective 40 years imprisonment 20 years for…
ZIMBABWE is making strides in clean energy adoption, with a growing shift toward renewable and environmentally friendly power sources, particularly in urban areas, the minister of Energy, July Moyo, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday ahead of today’s commencement of the Sadc Sustainable Energy Week 2026, Moyo said the use of green energy…
Tapiwa Chirume THE ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (EMA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on vehicle emissions, inspecting 286 vehicles and penalising 11 motorists for excessive exhaust pollution during an enforcement operation along the Mazowe–Bindura highway. The operation forms part of the country’s broader clean air strategy aimed at curbing rising pollution levels linked to increasing vehicle…
THE European Union has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Zimbabwe, including through the country’s arrears clearance and debt restructuring structured dialogue with international partners. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper— the EU’s new ambassador to Harare, Katrin Hagemann, confirmed this at the weekend. She added that the bloc’s support to…
SERIOUS, credible allegations have emerged of a coordinated scheme aimed at politically tarnishing the reputation of Botha Gold Mine by falsely portraying…
CAPS United’s long-serving captain Phineas Bamusi, 35, has experienced many highs and lows with the Green Machine.He was a key member of the CAPS United squad that won the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in 2016. During that championship-winning season, Bamusi’s performances were so vital that he walked away with the club’s Players’ Player of the…
ZANU PF director for information Farai Marapira says the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment No.3 Bill was a response to the “will of the people”.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Marapira argued that the current five-year presidential…
