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RBZ hails ZB Bank sustainability milestone

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has highly commended ZB Bank for becoming the country’s first institution to receive the Sustainable Standards Certification Initiative (SSCI) certification, hailing it as a turn­ing point for sustainability stand­ards in the local financial sector. The certification, awarded by the European Organisation for Sustain­able Development (EOSD), was granted to ZB…

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Morton Jaffray water plant rehab on course

THE Harare City Council (HCC) has announced that the ongoing rehabilitation of the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant is scheduled for completion in the next 14 months. The extensive project involves upgrading the treatment plant, installing a smart metering system, and repairing the dilapidated distribution network in phases. This initiative comes as residents continue to…

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Fix Zimbabwe now, Zanu PF told

ZANU PF must resolve its internal contradictions or risk seeing the country’s economy collapsing completely. So warns the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), which wants the ruling party to put Zimbabwe ahead of political plots. This comes as Zanu PF is preparing to hold its annual conference in Mutare this month, amid worsening ructions in…

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All systems go at Mine Entra

ORGANISERS of the Mining, Engineering, and Transport Expo (Mine Entra) and the AfriConfex events say it is now “all systems go,” with final preparations well advanced at the Zimbabwe International Conference and Exhi­bition Smart City (ZICES). The 28th edition of Mine Entra will run concurrently with the AfriConfex event from today to Friday. Speaking during…

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Police burn mountains of drugs

POLICE have incinerated vast quantities of illegal drugs and substances at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital’s incinerators following crucial court disposal orders. This dramatic destruction on Monday highlighted the intensified national effort by law enforcement to combat the scourge of drug and substance abuse plaguing the country. In a statement, police national spokes­person Paul Nyathi confirmed…

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HCC threatens demolitions

Tapiwa Chirume THE Harare City Council has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to residents and traders illegally occupying municipal land in Glen View, warning that it will forcibly evict offenders, demol­ish structures, and impound property if they fail to comply. In a notice dated October 6, 2025, the local authority ordered individu­als occupying council land without…

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Zim’s power cuts plumb a new low. . . as defaulting farmers put spanners in Zesa’s works

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWE’s power crisis is once again threatening to spiral out of control, unless authorities act with more urgency to shore up Zesa and to compel defaulting farmers to pay for their electricity. This comes as the country is once again experiencing brutal power cuts, amid growing concerns that the black­outs…

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Zim revives drug production

THE government says it is scaling up efforts to revive Zimbabwe’s pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in a bid to boost universal health coverage. Speaking on the sidelines of a business stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, the minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, said the local pharmaceutical industry was now on a firm growth path…

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Man allegedly ransacks president’s office

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A CHITUNGWIZA man allegedly ransacked the Office of the President twice and other government offices and stole property worth US$23 000. Romeo Kurai Pemba yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai and pleaded guilty to nine counts of unlawful entry. He awaits formal plea recording today. It is the State’s…

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Harare targets abandoned, broken cars

Takudzwa Dhambu and Thabiso Mutirwara HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has announced plans to establish a designated dumpsite for abandoned or malfunctioning vehicles parked illegally across the city. This follows the recent tragedy in Kuwadzana Extension, where the bodies of three missing children were discovered in the boot of a parked car a day after they…

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