Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE High Court has ordered the immediate release of a 21-year-old man convicted of having sexual intercourse with a minor, ruling that the sentence imposed by a lower court was excessive. In a criminal review recently, Justices Munamato Mutevedzi and Ngoni Nduna set aside the 21-month effective prison term imposed on…
CHIEF WRITER THE government is planning to recruit up to 36 000 more police officers as part of a broader expansion of the security sector to strengthen law enforcement capacity amid rising crime rates. Responding to a question from Shamva South MP Joseph Mapiki in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the minister of Home Affairs,…
PARLIAMENT has urged the government to increase investment in rural and maternal healthcare to improve access to quality services, particularly for women and children in underserved areas. Raising a point of national interest in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Mashonaland West proportional representation MP Mutsa Murombedzi said healthcare must be treated as a constitutional right…
CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have with immediate effect halted the recently launched pilot programme to digitise the country’s land administration system amid complaints that property owners were restricted to a closed list of conveyancers. The issue was raised by Chitungwiza South legislator Maxwell Mavhunga in the National Assembly on Wednesday after asking the minister of Justice,…
Tapiwa Chirume THE minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, has called for the urgent adoption of energy-efficient transport, including electric vehicles (EVs), to shield Zimbabwe from global geopolitical shocks. Speaking at the First Quarter Review Dialogue on Geopolitical Risks in Harare, Ndhlovu argued that the nation must overhaul its energy and transport systems to…
ZIMBABWE’S political trajectory has long been shaped by the dual imperatives of unity and sovereignty.From the liberation struggle to the post-independence era,…
AWARD-WINNING acapella gospel group Firm Faith Zimbabwe will celebrate 20 years in music ministry with a major concert scheduled for May 30 at the Hippodrome in Braeside, Harare.The milestone event will feature regional acts including South Africa’s Reality 7, Zambia’s Rudo Acapella and local ensemble Shower Power, organisers said.“The main event will be a major…
CHIMURENGA music and Hip hop are both creative responses to racism, systemic inequality and social injustice, thus when two artistes from the two genres collaborate, the result is bound to be a song rooted in defiance.That is precisely what happened when US-based Hip hop artiste Draze-the son of the late vocalist, composer and performer of…
THE warning from the ministry of Agriculture regarding a critical fertiliser shortage is not merely an alarm for the farming community, it is a national security concern.As the 2026 winter cropping season approaches, the country finds itself at the mercy of geopolitical tremors thousands of kilometres away.The escalating conflict in the Middle East and the…
THE just-ended Easter holiday turned into a season of sorrow as 30 people perished on the country’s roads, a sharp 25 percent increase from last year’s 24 fatalities.The grim figures come against the backdrop of recent high-profile road tragedies, including the devastating loss of six members of the Mujuru family in a crash along the…
