In Zimbabwe, mental health is still often whispered about rather than openly discussed. \Thousands within the university population are affected by mental…
THE Harare City Council has warned transport associations to restore order in the capital or face a tough enforcement crackdown, as authorities move to rein in chaos on city routes and in the central business district.Addressing a full council meeting at the weekend, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said the transport operators had been given an…
THE tobacco industry is bracing for another major marketing cycle, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) confirming that growers will receive 70 percent of their earnings in United States dollars and 30 percent in local currency during the 2026 selling season.This comes as growers for the 2025/2026 season planted more than the targeted…
Highlanders…………………1Dynamos…………………….0 NIGERIAN striker Benjamin Adeogun celebrated his birthday in style by scoring the winner as Bosso drew first blood against arch-rivals DeMbare in the Jairos Jiri Charity Cup at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.The gangly striker, whose birthday was on Saturday, struck a left footed shot that beat the Dynamos goalkeeper Tatenda Makoni at the near post…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has urged African nations to take charge of their development agenda, saying the continent must define its own path to prosperity.Speaking at the Africa Iconic Awards ceremony held at the weekend, Mohadi said the event came at a critical time when Africa was pushing to modernise and industrialise using locally available…
THE family of the late former Zanu PF central committee member, Blessed Geza, says it bears no grudges against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling party, amid no official pronouncements over his hero status.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — family spokesperson, Five Geza, also stressed yesterday that although they…
FOLLOWING the departure of Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura)’s long-serving administrator Polisile Ncube-Chimhini, divisions have deepened within a faction of disgruntled members, triggering an open power struggle over the future of the organisation.The group — comprising Phillip Chipfumbu, Derreck Mpofu, Gift Amuli, Joseph Garakara and Freddy Nyakudanga — is now at odds, with Chipfumbu accusing…
THE image painted by Police Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba is as stirring as it is unsettling – a police force acting as a “village watch,” attempting to douse the flames of a social crisis with their bare hands.While the imagery of a hunter chasing a leopard with a bow is poetic, the reality for Zimbabweans is…
THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (Zimsa) is moving to formalise and expand the country’s mobile sanitation industry to create jobs, improve hygiene standards and support national efforts to curb disease outbreaks.The hygiene lobby group says the initiative would strengthen local participation in the sector while enhancing public health protection in urban areas through wider deployment…
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has intensified calls for reforms in the mining sector, pushing for mandatory health insurance for mine workers, improved safety standards, and stricter enforcement of environmental rehabilitation.Addressing delegates at the union’s annual national council meeting in Bulawayo at the weekend, ZDAMWU general secretary Justice Chinhema said most miners…
