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STAFF WRITER WHILE yesterday’s anti-immigration marches in South Africa were mostly peaceful, heavy police guards in the troubled neighbouring country still had to contain scattered cases of violence and looting in major cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town.Tens of thousands of people marched nationwide demanding the deportation of undocumented migrants and tougher immigration laws, as…

POLITICAL EDITOR CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) easily passed through the National Assembly yesterday.The bill surpassed the required two-thirds majority with a decisive 226 to 41 votes, and it now awaits presidential assent to become law.This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa summoned Parliament to an extraordinary sitting yesterday to consider and vote on amendments…

Tapiwa ChirumeAUTHORITIES have approved a new Nutrition Financing Strategy that will channel revenue from sugar-sweetened beverage and fast-food taxes into nutrition and non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention programmes.Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said the country had made significant gains in reducing hunger over the past two decades,…

 Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER CROCODILE attacks have become Zimbabwe’s deadliest form of human-wildlife conflict, ac­counting for 173 deaths over the past decade. The shocking statistic was revealed by the Zim­babwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) as authorities move to strengthen measures aimed at reducing the growing number of fatal encounters between communities and wildlife….

 Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWE has formally applied to join the Brics New Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to diversify its funding. The move marks a significant step in strengthening international economic cooperation and securing long-term funding for key programmes. Speaking in Harare on Monday at approval of 38 entities to operate at the…

Brandon Josphat RULING Zanu PF legislators who boycott this week’s special National Assembly gathering on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) will face severe disciplinary action. So warns the former liberation movement’s national political commis­sar, Munyaradzi Machacha, who also revealed ominously at the weekend that the party was currently seized with the matter of its…

 Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES have increased security at border posts as hundreds of citizens return home, and those from the region transit through Zimbabwe on their way to their countries. This comes amid the worsening Afrophobic attacks on black migrants in neighbouring South Africa. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper —…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER SADC has called for increased co-operation among member states to accelerate macroeconomic growth, investment and regional integration.This was stated yesterday by Sadc deputy executive secretary for regional integration, Angèle Makombo N’tumba, during a joint meeting of ministers of Health and Finance in Harare, which runs until Friday.“The Sadc Committee of Ministers of…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man is in trouble for allegedly selling three high-end Toyota Fortuner vehicles that he had rented using forged documents.Blessing Mangwiro appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei at the weekend facing three counts of theft of motor vehicles.He was remanded in custody tomorrow for bail consideration.The State alleges that on…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo GOVERNMENT aims to convert all 460 irrigation schemes into profit-making business units by the end of the year.This aggressive climate resilience measure comes ahead of a projected difficult 2026/2027 summer cropping season.Speaking to the Daily News, the minister of Lands, Anxious Masuka, said the government was restructuring the schemes into business entities…