O’MARI, a fintech unit of financial services giant Old Mutual Zimbabwe (OMZ) plans to expand beyond digital wallet services as part of a broader diversification strategy to achieve long-term sustainable revenues. The unit introduced new business propositions during the just ended financial year to December 31, 2025 such as nano-loans and micro-savings which focused on…
THE Thursday night “bombshell” from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) was as predictable as it was painful. Once again, Zimbabweans woke up to a reality where a litre of diesel has jumped to US$2.11 and petrol to US$2.23. In a region where our neighbours enjoy petroleum at an average of US$1.50, Zimbabwe remains a…
THE proposed transfer of the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) to the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) has ignited a fierce departmental and industrial standoff. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television state, 3Ktv, last Thursday, the secretary-general of the…
THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving and promoting Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage, with renewed efforts highlighted during the ongoing Imiklomelo KaDakamela cultural festival at Chief Dakamela’s homestead in Nkayi. Speaking at the event yesterday, the deputy minister of Sport, Emily Jesaya, said government was intensifying initiatives to ensure culture remained central to national identity…
REMOVING the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) from its current standalone position and placing it under a new regulator will be disastrous for the country and pensioners in particular. So warns the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU), Kenias Shamuyarira, who adds that Zimbabwe would also violate a slew of laws governing…
SEVEN pedestrians died along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road on Friday night after a truck ploughed into people attending an earlier accident scene.National Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the incident occurred around 10pm at the 57-kilometre peg.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirm a fatal road traffic accident in which seven pedestrians were killed after being hit by…
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed the funeral wake of six members of the Mujuru family from Tynwald North in Harare, who were tragically killed in a horrific road accident on Thursday along the Harare-Masvingo Road.A memorial service for the victims — mother, Lilian Maranda Mujuru, 40, and children, Nokutenda, Makanaka, Ronald Junior, Rufaro Shalom and Kayden…
BULAWAYO is exploring the Umganin Aquifer as a mid-term solution to the city’s persistent and crippling water shortages.The city’s director of water and sanitation, Sikhumbuzo Ncube, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the council had made progress in its efforts to secure new water sources, with early results from a pre-feasibility study on…
THE ambitious Muzarabani oil and gas project in the Cabora Bassa Basin is steadily moving from exploration into a decisive phase that could reshape the energy landscape in Zimbabwe, the government has said. In a statement, the government said Australian-listed Invictus Energy has confirmed a gas-condensate discovery at the Mukuyu-2 well, marking a significant breakthrough…
THE government says it is moving to establish municipal courts as part of wider efforts to capacitate local authorities and strengthen enforcement of city by-laws amid growing concerns over poor service delivery. This comes as local authorities are lobbying the government to grant municipal police arresting powers, as cities intensify efforts to curb rampant littering,…
