Masimba Makwembere THE government has launched a national programme to digitise and validate title deeds to modernise land administration and curb property fraud. This comes as last year the government gave property owners a 24-month deadline to convert their old title deeds into a new, secure electronic format. Addressing the media yesterday in Harare, the…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR FREQUENT power cuts are adding to the current strain on hard-pressed Zimbabweans, while also continuing to hamper economic activity in the country, key stakeholders have bemoaned. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the stakeholders thus implored authorities yesterday to do more to mitigate the relentless…
Tapiwa Chirume THE National Aids Council (Nac) is partnering with cultural groups like Gule Wamkulu to promote HIV awareness and behaviour change. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Nac board chairperson Nesta Mukwehwa said the council was strengthening community-driven interventions that integrate cultural expression with HIV and Aids education, particularly targeting young people. “We are…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A SUSPECTED organised criminal network has been targeting motorists in the Midlands capital, Gweru, stealing vehicles, predominantly the “Old Shape” Honda Fit, in a series of incidents recorded between March and April. In a significant breakthrough, the Midlands police recovered six of the stolen vehicles, with a combined value estimated at…
Tapiwa Chirume GWERU City Council has launched a 12-day blitz to remove and confiscate unlicensed pushcarts and hawkers from its central business district (CBD). The exercise forms part of a broader CBD clean-up campaign aimed at curbing illegal trading activities and reducing congestion in the city centre. In a statement on Wednesday, Gweru council spokesperson…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has set aside a decision by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to freeze a bank account linked to a gold-trading deal. This comes after Al Shams Global Ltd — a British Virgin Islands-registered company — took the RBZ to court challenging its decision to freeze a…
Tapiwa Chirume DEFAULTING Harare City Council ratepayers are set to face evictions and property attachment as the municipality moves to recover mounting arrears that are crippling service delivery. This comes as the city is conducting its first-quarter revenue collection performance review in Harare, aimed at mapping out strategies to improve collections and restore financial stability….
ZIMBABWE’S trade deficit surged by 59,3 percent in March, fuelled by soaring global energy prices and rising import costs. The widening gap comes amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, particularly disruptions affecting the Strait of Hormuz, which have constrained oil supplies and pushed up global Brent crude prices. According to Zimbabwe’s external trade statistics, South…
