May 2026

Masimba Makwembere IT IS the responsibility of all Zimbabweans to fight the country’s worsening drug and substance abuse scourge. So says the minister of Youth, Tino Machakaire, who has recently been at the receiving end of wild social media claims that he is among the criminals who are peddling dope in the country — prompting…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has condemned three men to life imprisonment for killing a woman to harvest blood for a US$2 500 ritual in­tended to bolster a business enterprise. Justice Gibson Mandaza convicted Victor Mazhambe, Absey Bizek Kahuruva, and Barnabas Murenza of murder with actual intent. According to court papers, on…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for urgent and drastic measures to curb rising road car­nage after a series of fatal accidents claimed 24 lives within five days. Mnangagwa yesterday described road safety as a national crisis requiring immediate action from both authorities and motorists. “The latest spate of accidents calls for…

Staff writer in BULAWAYO CHINA has intensified efforts to lay the groundwork for Zim­babwe to fully benefit from its new zero-tariff policy, a move expected to surge exports, lure investment, and ignite the nation’s industrialisation drive. This follow’s China’s implementation of a zero-tariff treatment for products from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties on May…

Tapiwa Chirume MUTARE City Council is implementing a US$7 grave maintenance fee for structural repairs, renovations, and private landscaping works at gravesites in the city’s cemeteries, amid growing public concern over cemetery charges.The development has sparked debate among residents following reports that some people believed they were being charged to visit graves or lay flowers…