FOLLOWING standout performances by sungura kingpin Alick Macheso and Nisha Ts at the previous edition of the Castle Tankard in Harare, organisers have once again enlisted the two artistes for this year’s showcase. The 2026 event, which will also feature Zimdancehall chanter Ndunge Yut, Progress Chipfumo, Jah Master, Madedido, and Uncle Epaton is set for…
ZIMBABWE is emerging as a focal point in an ambitious US$3 billion energy programme funded by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).The project aims to modernise fuel supply chains across Southern Africa, drastically cutting the region’s reliance on Middle Eastern imports.Afreximbank’s senior executive vice-president, Denys Denya detailed a strategic vision focused on upgrading pipelines, increasing storage…
THE 2025/2026 rainy season will be etched into the country’s collective memory not for the life-giving waters it promised, but for the trail of blood and debris it left behind. With 138 souls lost, more than double the previous season’s toll, and infrastructure from Gwanda to Masvingo in ruins, the message is clear, our current…
JAPAN will provide agricultural equipment worth approximately US$2,6 million to support Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector, in a move aimed at boosting productivity and strengthening food security.The support was formalised yesterday in Harare during the signing ceremony for the exchange of notes under the economic and social development programme for the procurement of agricultural equipment.Speaking at the…
AUTHORITIES say they are doing all they can to ensure the safety of Zimbabweans living and working in neighbouring South Africa. This comes amid ongoing fears of Afrophobic attacks on foreign nationals from the continent across the Limpopo. In this regard, the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Pretoria has implored citizens living in different parts of…
THE government says it is accelerating the maintenance of the country’s major highways through retooling its units, as part of efforts to curb long-term costs and preserve road quality.Giving oral evidence to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport on Tuesday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Transport, Joy Makumbe, said the ministry had shifted…
THE government has intensified efforts to strengthen data protection and digital trust, saying privacy must be treated as the foundation of Zimbabwe’s growing digital economy rather than an optional safeguard. Speaking at the Third National Data Privacy Symposium organised by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), the minister of ICT, Tatenda Mavetera,…
THE government has called for the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered trading systems to improve market efficiency and competitiveness.Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of the Connect Africa Symposium conference yesterday, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said technology experts should modernise Zimbabwe’s financial markets through the adoption of AI.“One of the biggest…
A 21-YEAR-OLD Hwange man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing his friend following a long-standing dispute, while his co-accused was acquitted of murder.Professor Silempa and his relative, Gcinani Silempa, were jointly charged with murder after the fatal attack on a 21-year-old man in February last year.The High Court, sitting in…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has warned citizens against the illegal handling of hazardous substances, particularly in residential areas and unlicensed premises, which pose a threat to human life and the environment.This follows recent incidents, including a lethal petrol-ignited inferno that killed two children as they slept inside a shop at Mukumbura Business Centre in…
