OVER 1 000 cattle have died in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, after an outbreak of January Disease, dealing a heavy blow to livestock-dependent communities and prompting the government to intensify disease control measures.The tick-borne disease had spread to several parts of the district, threatening livelihoods in an area where cattle are central to food security,…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has launched a nationwide blitz to verify compliance among players in the tourism industry as it moves to strengthen regulation and improve standards across the sector.In a statement yesterday, the ZTA said all tourism-related businesses were legally required to register under the Tourism Act, warning that failure to comply would…
PRESSURE groups and some opposition parties are making last-ditch attempts to try and stop the government’s concretising plans to introduce major amendments to the country’s Constitution.In this regard, the convener of the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Jameson Timba, confirmed yesterday that they were seeking an urgent meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a desperate…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has injected US$400 000 into strengthening Zimbabwe’s national livestock and climate policies to support interventions.The funding, unveiled recently during an inception meeting on enhancing national livestock and climate policies with short-lived climate pollutant mitigation in the extensive beef sector, would largely focus on capacity building and raising awareness on…
POLICE have appealed to the business community to work with them more closely in the fight against soaring crime in the country.Speaking in Harare yesterday, during an engagement with business leaders, a concerned Commissioner-General of Police, Stephen Mutamba, also said the force urgently required modern equipment to combat increasingly sophisticated criminal syndicates.“As the police, we…
A 10-MONTH-OLD infant has drowned in a 20-litre bucket in Glen Norah A, Harare, prompting police to implore parents to monitor children.Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the case.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reports a tragic incident which occurred in Glen Norah A, Harare, on 10 February 2026. A 10-month-old infant allegedly drowned in…
THE trial of Munyaradzi, the son of Deputy Judge President Garainesu Mawadze, who allegedly brutally murdered a cellphone dealer in 2020, is set to commence at the High Court in Harare on February 23.Munyaradzi, who was a first-year Law student at the University of Zimbabwe at the time, is jointly charged with his two friends,…
THE Local Government Board has approved the appointment of Warren Chiwawa as the substantive Chamber Secretary for Harare City Council, a role he had been serving in an acting capacity since 2021.In a letter dated February 2 2026, addressed to acting town clerk, Engineer Phakamile Mabhena-Moyo, and read during a full council meeting yesterday, the…
THE crystallising plans by authorities to amend the country’s Constitution to end the current electoral system where citizens directly elect the State president will likely face significant legal hurdles, analysts say.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — legal experts said yesterday that despite the Cabinet having given the green light…
Omega Ukama News Editor MUTAPA Investment Fund (MIF) is expected to carry out “more enhanced disclosures of its operations by publishing financials…
