ZANU PF must put more effort on people-centred policies and programmes that will further lift the lives of needy Zimbabweans, President Emmerson Mnangagwa reiterated yesterday. Addressing a Zanu PF central committee meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa also said the ruling party was committed to seeing the country achieve an upper-middle-income status by 2030. He added that…
ZIMBABWE’S maize harvest has rebounded sharply from last year’s drought, with 1,8 million tonnes produced in the 2024/25 season, nearly three times the 635 000 tonnes recorded in 2024, according to the Zimstat Post-Harvest Survey Report. The harvest, however, remained below the government’s forecast of 2,3 million tonnes. This development follows one of the country’s…
Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have arrested two suspects in Buhera and Bulawayo for attempting to sit ‘O’ Level public examinations on behalf of other candidates. This comes as authorities are considering a potential nine-year prison sentence for individuals convicted of leaking public examination question papers. Additionally, schools found guilty of such offences may face deregistration…
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a case where suspected illegal miners murdered two men in Luveve. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu said police were working hard to locate the killers. “On October 15, 2025, at around 2am, a male adult aged 39 years from Old Luveve was at…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE ongoing Zanu PF annual conference should focus on further lifting the country’s economy, rather than dwell on internal disputes that threaten the party’s unity, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. Addressing a Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, which marked the official opening of the party’s conference, Mnangagwa also lashed “rogue…
POWERTEL Communications has taken its project — Transformer Anti-Intrusion System — aimed at safeguarding critical electricity and water infrastructure from increasing threats of vandalism to the southern region. A transformer anti-intrusion system is a security system designed to protect power transformers from theft and vandalism using systems that utilise various technologies like sensors, cameras, and…
Tapiwa Chirume CABINET has approved the Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Inga 3 Transmission Lines Project, a regional energy initiative expected to enhance power trade and supply stability across Southern Africa. Information minister Jenfan Muswere told a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday that the project aims to transmit electricity generated from the…
Takudzwa Dhambu SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has counselled its nationals operating businesses in the country to comply fully with local laws. In this regard, the embassy made it abundantly clear to Chinese citizens resident in the country yesterday that compliance with Zimbabwean laws was a “non-negotiable foundation of all operations”. “In…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) says the recent isolated showers in most parts of the country do not signify the start of the planting season, and farmers should not be tempted to sow their crops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD spokesperson James Ngoma said the country had experienced generally sunny conditions…
A LOCAL freight company, Expert Freight (Pvt) Limited, has landed in trouble after allegedly breaching the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) system and failing to pay ZiG130 000 in import duty. The company’s representative, Bright Machawira, appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday and was granted US$300 bail. According to the State, Zimra introduced the Automated System…
