Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE national spotlight will be on Parliament today as legislators debate Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s much analysed and widely criticised 2026 National Budget. On that score, representatives of consumers, workers and business who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — said yesterday that they were…
THOUSANDS of people yesterday converged on the Econet E-novate Expo 2025 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) as Zimbabwe’s largest telecoms and technology company put up a technology showcase designed to accelerate digital transformation and strengthen innovation networks. The three-day expo has also attracted global telecommunications technology and infrastructure giants Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE and…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HARARE businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe are planning to appeal both their convictions and sentences. This comes after the duo were jailed for a combined 39 years yesterday, for defrauding the government of about US$7, million in a botched presidential goat scheme. Mpofu was sentenced to 22 years, of…
THE third edition of the State of the Services Economy Survey (SOSES) will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Harare tomorrow at a ceremony expected to be attended by leading corporates and businesspeople. Bankrolled by ZB Financial Holdings Limited, in partnership with The Financial Gazette – the country’s number one business publication and…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night fired the minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando, with immediate effect and replaced him with his former deputy, Polite Kambamura. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, who stated the decision was made in…
THE government says approved and regulated importers will now be allowed to bring in fertiliser duty-free, a move aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supplies during the summer cropping season. In a notice in the latest Government Gazette, minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube said the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) had granted suspension of duty to approved importers….
A SECTION of Khami Prison in Umguza District, which houses 70 inmates, experienced severe flooding after violent hailstorms blew off the roofs at the weekend. This incident comes amid a rising death toll of 47 and 146 infrastructure damages attributed to the 2025/2026 rainfall season. The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) chief director, Nathan Nkomo, yesterday…
Yvonne Ncube In Bulawayo A BULAWAYO woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of unlawfully cultivating dagga at her home. The accused, Nomsa Moyo, of Pumula South, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro charged with contravening the Dangerous Drugs Act after police discovered a small dagga plantation in her backyard….
Takudzwa Dhambu THE myriad challenges that the government continues to grapple with as it fights to improve the lives of poor Zimbabweans points to the fact that authorities need to do more to turbocharge the country’s economy. So says economist and chief executive of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), Christopher Mugaga, who adds…
CONTRACTORS distributing farm inputs must register immediately or face severe legal action by December 15, the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has said. This warning comes as the distribution of maize seed, fertiliser, herbicides, and pesticides under the climate-proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme is currently in full swing. In a notice yesterday, AMA underscored that contractors who…
