PRESSURE groups and some opposition parties are making last-ditch attempts to try and stop the government’s concretising plans to introduce major amendments to the country’s Constitution.In this regard, the convener of the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Jameson Timba, confirmed yesterday that they were seeking an urgent meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a desperate…
THE trial of former Farevic Systems managing director, Shingai Faranisi, who is embroiled in a $3 million dispute with his ex-business partners, continued yesterday with a State witness alleging that the accused unlawfully withdrew funds from the company’s bank account.Faranisi is accused of withdrawing the money from the company’s account at the FBC Bank Victoria…
A 10-MONTH-OLD infant has drowned in a 20-litre bucket in Glen Norah A, Harare, prompting police to implore parents to monitor children.Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the case.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reports a tragic incident which occurred in Glen Norah A, Harare, on 10 February 2026. A 10-month-old infant allegedly drowned in…
POLICE have appealed to the business community to work with them more closely in the fight against soaring crime in the country.Speaking in Harare yesterday, during an engagement with business leaders, a concerned Commissioner-General of Police, Stephen Mutamba, also said the force urgently required modern equipment to combat increasingly sophisticated criminal syndicates.“As the police, we…
PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals is shifting its focus toward kidney transplants, moving to expand renal care beyond dialysis and positioning transplantation as the definitive long-term solution for chronic kidney failure.The development follows a major renal unit upgrade, featuring 21 new state-of-the-art dialysis machines to resolve previous shortages.Supported by the National Aids Council (NAC), the initiative…
THE country has recorded 120 rainfall-related deaths this season, with the Civil Protection Unit (CPU) describing the drowning toll as “suicidal.”In an interview with the Daily News – the country’s most influential newspaper – yesterday, the CPU director, Nathan Nkomo, described the rising cases of drowning, particularly involving children and people attempting to cross flooded…
THE trial of Munyaradzi, the son of Deputy Judge President Garainesu Mawadze, who allegedly brutally murdered a cellphone dealer in 2020, is set to commence at the High Court in Harare on February 23.Munyaradzi, who was a first-year Law student at the University of Zimbabwe at the time, is jointly charged with his two friends,…
OPERATIONS at Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe remain stable and unaffected despite the seismic shift in the corporate landscape of its parent company, Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL).In a significant development, the joint Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) in South Africa have applied to the High Court for an order to place the South African entity into provisional liquidation.The…
THE Local Government Board has approved the appointment of Warren Chiwawa as the substantive Chamber Secretary for Harare City Council, a role he had been serving in an acting capacity since 2021.In a letter dated February 2 2026, addressed to acting town clerk, Engineer Phakamile Mabhena-Moyo, and read during a full council meeting yesterday, the…
LEGISLATORS on Wednesday put the government under the spotlight, demanding answers on the administration and disbursement of the sugar tax.This comes as Zimbabwe’s public health sector, which serves the majority of the population, remains in the doldrums, weighed down by a severe shortage of funds and skilled professionals, poor infrastructure and a lack of medicines.The…
