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Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe, Innocent Ndibali, says all progressive citizens must support the call to postpone the 2028 harmonised elections. This comes after Citizens Coalition for Change interim secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu’s faction joined hands with Zanu PF for the deferment of the polls, extension…

Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO AT LEAST 155 people died in road traffic accidents across the country during the last festive season, the police confirmed yesterday. This was a decrease compared to the 2023/24 festive season which claimed 162 lives, while the total number of road traffic accidents also reduced from 3 607 in 2023/24 to…

By Hazel Marimbiza and Brandon Josphat THE government needs to introduce stiff mandatory sentences for crimes involving corruption, to curb the country’s worsening graft scourge, a top official has said. Speaking at a 2025 legal year function in Bulawayo earlier this week, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), Michael Reza, said the country…

THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has busted a syndicate of 90 unscrupulous businesses, including one that was repackaging underweight sugar and selling it to unsuspecting consumers. This development comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) recently reported that over 500 companies and individuals were penalised for violating the Exchange Control Act since the introduction…

By Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwHIGH Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda is tomorrow expected to hear Marry Mubaiwa’s application for permanent stay of application filed last year in a matter she is accused of money laundering and externalisation. In the stay of application, Mubaiwa, who now uses a wheelchair, argues she cannot stand trial due to…

FRINGE opposition political parties yesterday vehemently opposed proposed constitutional amendments which seek to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office and also postpone the 2028 polls. This comes as Parliamentarians from both Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are already seized with preliminary processes that could see the 2028 national elections deferred for…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Mahlabathini Village in Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, has been remanded in custody facing aggravated indecent assault charges after he allegedly tested his 13-year old daughter’s virginity using his fingers. He appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing one count of aggravated indecent assault before pleading not guilty…

Mugove Tafirenyika NEWS EDITOR tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw IT HAS now emerged that some Parliamentarians are already seized with preliminary processes that could see the 2028 national elections deferred for five years and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office similarly extended. This comes after the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — established yesterday that legislators…