THABISO MUTIRWARA MORE dark clouds are hanging over the head of the leader of the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, Walter Magaya. This comes after it emerged at the weekend that the prominent preacher may be facing more damaging allegations of rape. In this light, police have opened dedicated communication channels for possible victims…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for strict fiscal discipline in Zimbabwe’s upcoming 2026 budget, warning that enhanced revenue management is critical to sustaining macroeconomic stability and reducing financial risks. In a statement after concluding its visit to Zimbabwe this week, the Bretton Woods institution said expenditure management must be significantly strengthened. “Discussions in…
THE Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has called on churches and faith leaders to take a more aggressive and active role in promoting good governance, ethics, and accountability throughout the country. Speaking at a multi-stakeholder meeting on devolution and governance on Friday, ZHOCD chairperson Never Muparutsa asserted that churches must use their moral authority…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is on track for a period of sustained growth in 2026, driven by solid performance in agriculture and mining, coupled with easing inflation supported by a stable foreign exchange rate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The forecast follows the routine engagement of an IMF staff team, led by Wojciech Maliszewski, with…
AS ZIMBABWE prepares for the 11th Annual Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Conference in Bulawayo this November, the spotlight is once again on the critical role of professionalisation in procurement, a transformation being championed through CIPS membership across the country and the region. In an era of heightened accountability and fiscal prudence, professionalising…
TAPIWA CHIRUME TEMPERS flared at Kwekwe City Council last week after councillors discovered that management had defied a full council resolution to purchase two refuse compactors, opting instead to buy a less suitable skip bin truck. The shock revelation came during a tense full council meeting on Thursday, where furious councillors accused management of undermining…
THABISO MUTIRWARA DESPITE an above-average 2025 harvest, Zimbabwe faces a renewed food security challenge, with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) predicting that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will emerge across many of the country’s typical deficit-producing regions by this month. The warning comes even though the harvest had initially raised hopes of…
FORMER legislator and well-known opposition figure, Job Sikhala, was arrested in neighbouring South Africa on Thursday night after authorities there found explosives in his car. The larger-than-life politician is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of illegal possession of explosives, after he was nabbed following a tip-off about a Ford…
THE government says it is stepping up efforts to revive the Cold Storage Company (CSC) to restore Zimbabwe’s meat industry and ensure farmers get fair value for their livestock. Speaking during the ongoing 2026 National Budget seminar, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, said the collapse of CSC had negatively affected farmers across the country,…
AUTHORITIES say they are not going to remove the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT), asserting that the tax continues to sustain the government. IMTT is a tax chargeable on financial transactions that occur through transfers such as direct debits, online transfers, mobile money transfers, supplier payments, and interbank transfers. This stance comes as representatives of…
