Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A 19-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man died after being electrocuted by a fallen power cable near the Khami River Bridge. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele yesterday said the incident occurred on January 3 at around 8pm. “Police in Bulawayo confirm receiving a report of sudden death by electrocution, which occurred along Solusi…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will inject more ZiG notes and coins into the economy to ease the country’s current cash shortages and to boost the use of the local currency in transactions. This comes as both consumers and businesses continue to feel the strain of this liquidity crunch, which…
THE government says it is engaging global technology giants, Google and Meta, to create pathways that will allow local content creators to monetise their work. The move is aimed at unlocking digital economy opportunities, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring fair returns for locally produced online content. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday, the minister…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) wants the government to urgently recognise intersex persons in the country. Intersex persons are born with sexual anatomy, reproductive organs, hormonal patterns and or chromosomal patterns that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. In this regard, the ZHRC has warned that not…
HUMAN rights defenders warn that corruption fuels gender inequality by limiting essential services and exposing women to systemic abuse. Speaking during a youth symposium yesterday, Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) representative Agrippa Mabhanti said corruption and power imbalances were deeply intertwined, often resulting in women bearing the brunt of poor governance and unethical practices. “Power and…
Takudzwa Dhambu THE ministry of Agriculture has officially closed the biological window for planting maize and tobacco for this season. This comes as the closure of the planting window is particularly significant for staple maize and the country’s major cash crop, tobacco, which both require specific heat units and sufficient rainfall over time to reach…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, yesterday reserved judgment in a matter involving businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are seeking leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence at the Supreme Court. The businessmen were convicted of fraud involving over US$7 million and handed lengthy jail terms in…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya ZANU PF structures will continue to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a bid to nudge him to accept the party’s drive to extend his stay in power to 2030. So says the former liberation movement’s director for information, Farai Marapira, who adds that the ruling party is confident that this…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has reviewed fuel prices in both foreign and local currency for January. Diesel in local currency was ZiG41.68 and will now cost ZiG39.27 per litre. In foreign currency, diesel was trading at US$1.59 and will now cost US$1.52 per litre. Petrol in local currency now costs ZiG40.78, up from ZiG40.58…
Takudzwa Dhambu HARARE City Council has issued an urgent flooding warning following reports of flash floods across the capital. This comes as urban flooding remains a recurring challenge in Harare, largely attributed to poor drainage systems, blocked stormwater drains, and the expansion of informal settlements on wetlands and other unsuitable areas. In a public notice…
