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Harare-Mutare rail line re-opens

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says recovery operations following a major train derailment in Odzi, near Mutare, are progressing well, with the Harare-Mutare rail line expected to reopen to traffic by today.The Harare-Mutare line is one of Zimbabwe’s key freight corridors, linking local industries to the Port of Beira in Mozambique and supporting the…

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ZANU PF’s 2030 PUSH: We trust ED shall keep his word:JZ

THERE is still hope among many people within the opposition, civil society and the general citizenry that the drive by the ruling Zanu PF to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office to 2030 will not come to pass.So says dogged opposition stalwart and convener of the newly-launched Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Jameson Timba,…

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Sport

Boost for FC Hunters, N’ombeyawora deal

NEWLY-PROMOTED Castle Lager Premier Soccer League side FC Hunters’ proposed partnership with N’ombeyawora has received a boost after Harare City pulled out of the race to acquire the Marondera-based side.Harare City recently wrote to FC Hunters advising the 2025 Eastern Region Soccer League Division One champions that they are not opposed to their decision to…

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Life & Arts

Stay true to your culture — Mapfumo

AS HE prepares to bid farewell to Zimbabwean stages, Chimurenga music icon Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo is reflective rather than sentimental, tracing a six-decade journey defined by cultural conviction, resilience and an unshakeable belief in authenticity.Mapfumo, who is set to stage his final Zimbabwe concert in Harare this April, says his enduring global appeal was never…

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Business

Diesel use hits 1,47 billion litres in 2025

ZIMBABWE’s fuel consumption continues to trend upwards, supported by improved economic activity.Latest data from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) shows that diesel consumption increased by 31 percent to 1,47 billion litres in 2025, up from 1,12 billion litres in 2024.Petrol consumption also increased by 25 percent, expanding from 568,75 million litres in 2024 to…

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Features

Timba rejects ‘nefarious’ Zanu PF 2030 agenda

CONVENER of the newly-formed Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Senator Jameson Timba, is mobilising against Zanu PF’s efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office to 2030.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Timba cited…

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Editorial Comment

Children deserve protection, not slaughter

THE recent police dispatch from Masvingo province reads like a morbid script from a horror film, yet the blood being spilled is tragically real.Within a single week, the nation has been forced to confront the chilling reality that our most vulnerable citizens — school-going children — are no longer safe in the very communities meant…

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Inside Zim’s surging child suicide crisis

THE last thing politician Tendai Wenyika remembers about her son, Mike Gava (junior), was his quietness.But on Friday morning, January 23, that remains etched in her soul as a day of infinite darkness, that silence became permanent.Mike, a bright Form Two student at a private school in Harare with a future that seemed written in…

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Half of Harare boreholes deemed unsafe

HARARE City Council (HCC) has raised the alarm after tests revealed that 47 percent of boreholes in the capital are unsafe for human consumption, heightening fears of cholera and other waterborne diseases.This comes as cumulative figures for common diarrhoea currently stand at 4 903 cases, with two deaths recorded so far.In a cholera alert issued…

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