June 2026

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi SENIOR STAFF WRITERS AMID Zimbabwe’s unrelenting power shortages that are retard­ing the country’s economic growth, authorities are planning to develop up to 500MW of solar generation capacity across 10 sites nationwide. In addition, the government is pursuing the further expansion of thermal energy generation through projects such as Hwange Power…

CHIEF WRITER SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has challenged parliamentarians to prioritise pro-poor budgeting to trans­form the livelihoods of vulnerable commu­nities. Speaking in Bulawayo during a budget analysis capacity-building workshop for Members of Parlia­ment at the weekend, Mudenda said legislators must adopt modern analytical approaches that respond to complex societal needs and ensure…

Tapiwa Chirume ONE of the country’s major psychiatric hospitals, Ngomahuru in Masvingo, is teetering on the brink of collapse. This comes as the key institution is battling crumbling infrastructure and myriad other challenges. In this light, a concerned Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) has warned that Ngomahuru is seriously understaffed, has inadequate security, and is being…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HARARE City Council housing manager Edgar Dzehonye and retired acting town clerk Pa­kamile Mabhena-Moyo have written to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) dismissing al­legations that they are on the run following a US$150 000 land fraud case. The allegations surfaced in court last week when Desmond Rutsito and Leeroy Manyange…

Tapiwa Chirume A FOUR-MEMBER armed robbery gang that terrorised Harare by raiding schools, wholesalers, and businesses at gunpoint has been jailed for decades. The regional court convicted Simbarashe Chambati, 23, Thomas Marange, 25, Tinashe Makara, 31, and Amos Makara, 43, on six counts of armed robbery. The court sentenced Chambati, Marange, and Tinashe Makara to…