GROUP FEATURES EDITOR ZIMBABWE’S tobacco industry is enjoying one of the most successful periods in its history, with record production, rising exports, and far-reaching reforms positioning the country as a leading force in the global tobacco market while creating opportunities for thousands of farmers across rural communities.The 2026 tobacco marketing season has reinforced the sector’s…
MORE than a year after the death of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, his family have won their appeal to have his body buried in South Africa where he died —overturning a high court ruling that allowed the Zambian government to repatriate the corpse.It is not clear whether Tuesday’s ruling at the Supreme Court of…
Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to deepen intra-regional commerce within Sadc, removing trade barriers to accelerate cross-border industrialisation.Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira, underscored that current levels of intra-Sadc trade remain far below potential.“What is very important is to start by noting…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is set to relaunch community ownership trusts to ensure local populations benefit directly from mining and rural industrialisation.The trusts were first introduced between 2011 and 2013 under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act as empowerment vehicles designed to enable communities to share in the benefits derived from the exploitation of natural…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO WOMEN remain disproportionately affected by HIV in the country, particularly adolescent girls and young women, despite plunging national infection rates.Speaking at a Lenacapavir and HIV prevention workshop yesterday, the national HIV prevention coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Getrude Ncube, said Zimbabwe had made notable gains in the fight…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF is confident that the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not block Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) in the Senate. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the former liberation movement’s chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, also said yesterday…
Kudzanai GeredeSTAFF WRITER A MASSIVE reduction in finance costs and tighter corporate expenditure controls have driven agricultural logistics giant TSL to a 39 per cent surge in half-year profits.The development comes at a time lenders have been steadily relaxing interest rates due to increased market competition.The group also benefited from a 33 per cent year-on-year…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERAUTHORITIES are accelerating the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill to boost climate preparedness and strengthen national risk governance.Speaking at the Zimbabwe Youth Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction in Harare yesterday, the deputy minister of Local Government and Public Works, Benjamin Kabikira, said significant progress had been made in replacing the outdated Civil Protection…
Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) has made an urgent call for expert input to streamline complex property laws, resolve compulsory agricultural acquisitions, and overhaul public compensation frameworks. The move comes as the country continues efforts to strengthen land administration systems and resolve outstanding issues relating to land ownership, transfers, public acquisition…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) targets collecting US$473 million by late 2026, having already cleared US$190 million by mid-year. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Public Entities Boards and Corporate Governance Performance review meeting in Bulawayo at the weekend, Zinara board chairperson George Manyaya said the…
