CHIEF WRITER RETAILERS and consumers are lobbying authorities to impose mandatory jail sentences for producers and traders of counterfeit goods. This comes after the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) revealed it had prosecuted close to 2 000 businesses this year for offences ranging from selling expired goods to trading in counterfeit products, in a bid to…
Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE future is bright and the upcoming national budget will both cheer Zimbabweans and foster the current ZiG and prices stability. So says an upbeat Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, who also told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday — ahead of the presentation of his eagerly-awaited 2026 Budget on Thursday…
KUDZANAI GEREDE UNIFREIGHT Africa (Unifreight) says its revenue for the year is on course to hitting record levels after posting a 19 percent increase in third quarter (Q3) ended September 30, 2025 on solid performance from new business units. The establishment of two new strategic business units (the 4PL logistics brokerage and a dedicated Cross-Border…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared Paul Mwazha a national hero. Mwazha died on Thursday after a long illness. He was 107. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Nick Mangwana said Mnangagwa had conferred the honour in a message on his X handle. “President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred national hero status upon Mutumwa Apostle Paul…
KUVIMBA Mining Housing (KMH) says it as secured strategic partners to fund a US$270 million lithium processing plant at its Sandawana Mines in Mberengwa which will be executed under a build, operate and transfer (BOT) arrangement. KMH — a subsidiary of Mutapa Investment Fund, Zimbabwe’s sovereign wealth fund, however, did not disclose the investors stressing…
VILLAGERS in Chipinge district in Manicaland Province are living in fear of loose buffaloes which have escaped the Devuli Range in the Save Conservancy. This comes as the ZimParks is currently grappling with conflict among humans and wildlife with communities near game parks the most affected. In a statement, the Zimbabwe National Parks (ZimParks) said…
YVONNE NCUBE POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a suspected case of suicide involving a 16-year-old boy from Mabutweni who was found dead in his bedroom on Friday morning. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the deceased, identified as Keith Mhlambeni, had allegedly ingested poison sometime during the night following a disagreement with his grandmother. “On…
A TOTAL of 16 people have died and two others have been injured in rainfall-related incidents across Zimbabwe since the start of the 2025/2026 rainy season in October, according to the Department of Civil Protection. This follows a recent incident in which six miners were trapped after a mine was flooded. In a report, the…
Brandon Josphat and Tapiwa Chirume POLICE and other key stakeholders want authorities to urgently review the country’s traffic laws and penalties for violations of road rules, to curb Zimbabwe’s soaring motor vehicle accidents and deaths. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on…
Tapiwa Chirume AN OUTBREAK of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — a highly contagious viral infection that primarily affects children under the age of 10 — has hit Harare. In this regard, city authorities revealed yesterday that they had so far recorded about 600 cases of the disease in suburbs that included Mabvuku, Mbare,…
