THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has temporarily suspended its 130-hour water shedding programme due to faults at the Ncema Pump Station and power losses at Criterion Water Works. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the situation had resulted in reduced water treatment and production, which in turn affected reservoir levels. “The…
CHIEF WRITER ZANU PF Central Committee member and chief fundraiser Phillip Chiyangwa has called for honesty and frank discussions within the ruling party, saying it is the only way to strengthen the organisation and maintain its relevance with grassroots supporters. Speaking during a provincial leadership workshop in Hurungwe on Saturday, Chiyangwa urged leaders to abandon…
Rutendo Ngara A SELF-STYLED Bulawayo prophet, Richard Mutare, has appeared in court accused of conspiring with a couple to steal part of US$75 000 that the pair had taken from a Harare woman. Mutare was co-joined with Mathew Ndovi, 23, and his girlfriend Loice Taruvinga, 31, who are facing charges of unlawful entry into premises…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE government needs to implement all needed reforms urgently to have a chance of success in its escalating push to de-dollarise the country’s economy by 2030. So says former Finance minister, Tendai Biti, who adds that it is only then that Zimbabweans will be confident that the sole use…
KIRSTY Coventry, the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, is following up on her promise “to protect the female category” by setting…
By Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for stronger collaboration between Africa, the Caribbean, and the global African Diaspora in pushing for reparations to address historical injustices of slavery, colonialism, and apartheid. In remarks delivered on his behalf by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi at the second African Union–Caribbean Community (AU–CARICOM) Summit in Addis…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has brought finality to a protracted property dispute by ordering the eviction of a woman who claimed she had purchased a piece of land in North Trenance, Bulawayo, nearly two decades ago. Justice Evangelista Kabasa ruled in favour of David and Dadirai Shoko, declaring them the lawful owners…
PARLIAMENT says the government must allocate funds for researchers to conduct a comprehensive study on the increasing prevalence of mental health cases across the country. This call comes after new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that over one billion people in the world are living with mental health disorders, with conditions like…
THE government has banned the importation of oilseeds, grain and related products in a bid to promote local production and reduce the country’s ballooning import bill. According to Statutory Instrument 87 of 2025 gazetted last Friday, only contractors will be allowed to import in cases of necessity, while all processors will be required to increase…
BLESSINGS MASHAYA & BRANDON JOSPHAT CONTRARY to the rumours being bandied about, Zanu PF’s 2030 campaign is not about scuttling the chances of ambitious party bigwigs to lead the former liberation movement. So stresses the ruling party’s national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, who posited yesterday that such tittle-tattle was meant to divide Zanu PF and…
