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ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga says the government will intensify efforts to stamp out corruption within the country’s mining sector as such practices are depriving citizens of their rightful benefits and eroding public trust. Officially opening the Mine Entra 2025 Exhibition in Bulawayo, Chiwenga said corruption remained one of the biggest threats to Zimbabwe’s economic growth….

EXPERTS are calling on the government to review the Termination of Pregnancy Act (TOP), enacted in 1977, to expand the circumstances under which safe abortion can be offered in Zimbabwe. In an interview with the Daily News in commemoration of the belated International Safe Abortion Day yesterday, Women’s Action Group executive director Loveness Tambudzai Rukuni…

THE government will continue to engage with its suppliers and contractors as it strives to clear as soon as possible the long-delayed US$1,2 billion that it owes these service providers. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed yesterday that dialogue would remain central to overcoming…

SOUTH Africa has extended the validity of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) to May 2027 — granting relief to thousands of locals in the process. The latest extension continues the recent trend of the neighbouring country regularly prolonging the validity of ZEPs, to allow affected Zimbabweans to stay and work in South Africa. SA Home Affairs…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE government has warned citizens to guard against the rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation, stressing the vital role of media literacy in a digitally changing environment. Speaking at a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) meeting in Harare yesterday, deputy minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services Ompile Marupi, representing…

THE government has called for increased private sector participation and investment in the country’s infrastructure development, stating that commercial viability and private capital inflows are essential to accelerate growth. Speaking at the AfriConfex 2025 in Bulawayo yesterday, the minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Felix Mhona, said sustainable infrastructure could not rely solely on public…

Thabiso MutirwaraSTAFF WRITERmutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged the government to engage all stakeholders in a multisectoral approach to reduce cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and child pregnancy. Speaking in Harare on Tuesday, UNFPA representative in Zimbabwe, Miranda Tabifor confirmed the organisation is implementing its eighth country programme of cooperation with the…

Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR AUTHORITIES are intensifying their war on cyber criminals, including vile social media trolls, as the country tries to keep pace with ever evolving technologies as it enforces the law. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed yesterday that law enforcement…