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Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating five murder cases that occurred in different parts of the city and surrounding areas, with some suspects already arrested while others remain at large.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the arrests of Nhlanhla Paulo Moyo, of Pumula South, and Ephraim Banda, of Umguza, in connection with…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR ZANU PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions in a bid to find common ground ahead of next week’s parliamentary debate on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3).Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF’s chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai…

Masimba Makwembere THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has received an application from GreenGrid Kariba Solar Park (Private) Limited to construct and operate a 600-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic plant near Kariba in Mashonaland West Province.In a notice issued yesterday, Zera said the company was seeking a license to construct, own, operate, and maintain the project,…

Masimba Makwembere THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says digital innovation is helping Zimbabwe strengthen efforts to reduce stillbirths through improved real-time reporting and monitoring systems.This follows the rollout last year of the Electronic Maternal and Perinatal Death Notification System (eMPDNS), a digital platform designed to transform how healthcare workers track and respond to maternal and…

Brighton Muronzereyi THE government is moving to tighten environmental laws by pushing to grant the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) arresting powers and introducing stiffer penalties for littering, wetland destruction, and pollution.The move comes amid growing concern over rampant littering and widespread environmental damage, particularly in urban centres where illegal developments on wetlands, roadsides, and other…

Masimba Makwembere THE government says it has set up an appeals committee to address anomalies that may have arisen during the recently-concluded job evaluation exercise in the public service.Speaking during a post-cabinet briefing yesterday in Harare, the acting minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the job evaluation appeals committee would be activated to address grading…

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE country’s public schools are facing a perfect storm of profound low teacher morale and worsening family hardships — casting a dark pall over the start of the second school term today. At the same time, and although authorities have somewhat softened their directive on Cambridge examinations, the revised educational…

Masimba Makwembere THE government says it is set to construct nine interchanges in Harare at an estimated cost of US$250 million, with work on the first project at the intersection of Harare Drive and Airport Road already underway. Speaking during a tour of the ongoing works at the Harare DriveAirport Road intersection yesterday, ministry of…

POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ap­pointed former Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General (Retired) Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu PF politburo. The appointment comes after Mnangagwa in 2023 ini­tially named Sibanda — who was then still serving as ZDF commander — as an ex officio member of the ruling party’s highest decision-making body…