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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on businesses, state enterprises and industry play­ers to scale up investment in research, innovation and artificial intelligence, warning that Zimba­bwe’s industrialisation drive and its 2030 upper-middle-income target hinge on these critical. Addressing delegates at the 14th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasized…

ZIMBABWE has held high-level talks with the Asian Infrastructure In­vestment Bank to secure vital development financing. In a statement yesterday, the min­istry of Finance, Economic Develop­ment, and Investment Promotion said the engagement followed Zimba­bwe’s formal expression of interest to join the multilateral development bank. “Following Zimbabwe’s formal expression of interest in joining the Asian Infrastructure…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE has completely shattered its 2026 winter wheat planting target, securing food security goals ahead of schedule.Local farmers planted 126 394 hectares, representing 101 percent of the government’s target of 125 000 hectares.In a wheat production update yesterday, Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) chief director, Medlinah Magwenzi, said the historic…

Blessings Mashayaand Brendon Josphat AS ANTICIPATED, Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) easily sailed through the National Assembly yesterday, bolstered by the backing of several opposition lawmakers.The support from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was crucial as the ruling Zanu PF was seven legislators short of the mandatory two-thirds majority that was required…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR A CRIPPLING shortage of printing materials and receipt books has halted the issuance of birth certificates in the country.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Rafael Faranisi, acknowledged the challenges yesterday.He said the government was working flat out…

Adelaide Moyo in Victoria Falls GOLD miners in the country are bullish on the industry’s immediate outlook, projecting that elevated global prices and mine revivals will drive output and export earnings to historic highs.This comes as gold output is projected to surpass 50 tonnes this year, with export earnings expected to hit US$5 billion as…