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BULAWAYO City Council has expressed concern over local businesses failing to engage with municipal procurement pro­cesses. Deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu yesterday raised concerns that many local enterprises had not been participating in procurement, while some that did take part lacked knowl­edge of the processes. “The city is concerned that many local businesses are not participating…

Yvonne Ncube In Bulawayo A 19-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man and his friend appeared in court yesterday for allegedly raping his 12-year-old step-sister. The accused, whose identity has been withheld to protect the minor, is alleged to have committed the offence repeatedly between November 2024 and March 2025 at their family home in Nkulumane. He appeared before…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER AN APOSTOLIC sect leader facing cyber­bullying charges will learn today whether he will be granted bail in Harare. Elisha Rushinga allegedly made remarks on social media accusing Lloyd Gwasira, popularly known as Madzibaba Moses, of stealing US$1,2 million from the govern­ment and flaunting riches. The State, during the bail application…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER DISTRESSING details of how Guruve serial killer accused, Anymore Zvitsva, allegedly murdered his many victims in cold blood emerged yesterday after he faced a bedside court at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. Zvitsva, 33, allegedly carried out his gruesome murders using an assortment of horrifying methods that included a wire, spear,…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER HARARE City Council is stepping up its engagements with authorities in a bid to resolve the capital city’s deepening infrastructure crisis. Of particular concern to both city officials and the metro’s long-suffering residents are its deteriorating roads and persistent water shortages. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE police have instructed motorists to comply with officers during traffic stops, warning that confrontational behaviour undermines law and order and compromises public safety. The warning follows the viral circulation of a social media video showing a heated confrontation between a driver and police officers in Harare yesterday. National police spokesperson…

Takudzwa Dhambu THE government recruited 5 284 healthcare workers in 2025 in a bid to bridge the gap created by the global brain drain in the health sector. Permanent secretary in the ministry of Health and Child Care, Aspect Maunganidze, on Monday, said by increasing production, devolving training, and ensuring equitable deployment, the government was…

CHIEF WRITER ZANU PF long-serving member and staunch Pan-Africanist Jimayi Muduvuri has condemned what he described as the “aggressive and imperialist” actions of the United States (US) in Venezuela, urging African leaders to treat the situation as a wake-up call for continental unity. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Muduvuri said the recent actions against…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER IN A move that will be welcomed by many key stakeholders, Parlia­ment is escalating its plans to get all political parties operating in the country formally registered before the 2028 national elections. This is being pursued to foster order, accountability and legal certainty to Zimbabwe’s increasingly fragmented political landscape, particularly the…

CHIEF WRITER THE Ministry of Trans­port will this week re­sume nationwide public consultations on the proposed Road Accident Fund Bill. The Road Accident Fund Bill is expected to establish a structured framework for supporting victims of road traffic accidents, amid growing concern over road carnage and its social and economic impact. The ministry said the…