Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD Nkulumane man appeared in court yesterday charged with murder after allegedly striking his wife twice on the head with an axe.Ackim Bongani Dube appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate facing allegations of murder in connection with the death of his wife, Memory Makathini.He was not asked to plead and was remanded…
Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER THE suspension of USAid funding in 2025 severely disrupted critical health and child protection services for over 120 000 Zimbabweans, the Family Aids Caring Trust (FACT) has revealed. This comes after the United States (US) announced earlier this year that it would wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe following the collapse…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERSTATE prosecutors are opposing bail for Hezy Motors founder Hazel Silibaziso Mafu, warning her release could spark public outrage following a massive US$1 million vehicle importation fraud.Investigating officer Richard Maravanyika told the court yesterday that Mafu was also a flight risk, alleging that she fled the country in March after her employees…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITERZIMBABWE has warned that rapidly evolving artificial intelligence and digital connectivity are exposing developing nations to increasingly sophisticated and persistent cyberthreats.The development follows the expansion of digital financial systems and improved Internet connectivity, which have heightened the need for robust cybersecurity safeguards for government institutions, businesses and citizens.Speaking in New York on Monday…
Cloud FusireSENIOR SPORTS WRITER THOUSANDS of mourners drawn from the local football fraternity, government, traditional and political leaders, as well as the public, gave the late Highlanders quartet Col Rtd. Kenneth Mhlophe, Sifiso Siziba, Nkani Khoza and Mbalenhle Sibanda a heroes’ send-off at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo yesterday.Club chairman Mhlophe, his deputy Siziba, board member…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES have scrapped the 17-year-old road access fee to reduce business costs and stop charging foreign-registered vehicles twice for road usage.Introduced in 2009, the fee was collected from foreign-registered vehicles entering Zimbabwe through border posts, with light motor vehicles paying US$10 per entry, while larger commercial vehicles paid higher charges depending on…
STAFF WRITERS A NATIONAL shutdown will harm business and the economy at large as it will cause revenue losses, damage fragile investor confidence, and disrupt supply chains, key stakeholders warned yesterday.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — business leaders, economists, vendors, transporters and fearful workers added that a day of…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE’S digital transformation agenda must extend beyond urban centres to improve service delivery and livelihoods in rural communities, the government has said.Speaking during an engagement with councillors in Victoria Falls yesterday, the deputy minister of Local Government and Public Works, Albert Mavunga, said innovation should benefit every Zimbabwean, regardless of location, and…
FOR decades, popular narrative has insisted that political polarisation is the primary disease destroying Zimbabwe. That argument is wrong. The true, lethal cancer bleeding this nation dry is unbridled, systemic corruption.While ordinary citizens endure crumbling infrastructure, dilapidated health facilities, and substandard roads, a predatory class of “tenderpreneurs” and complicit public officials has been systematically plundering…
Angela MtombeniENTERTAINMENT WRITER ZIMBABWE will this Friday and Saturday host the inaugural Asian Cultural Festival, bringing together seven Asian nations to showcase their rich cultural heritage through film, cuisine and exhibitions.The two-day festival, aimed at strengthening cultural ties between Asia and Zimbabwe through the arts— organised in collaboration with the embassies of China, India, Indonesia,…
