CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES say they will do all they can to facilitate the return of the country’s citizens based in South Africa who want to return home. This follows the recent threats of a resurgence in afrophobic attacks on foreign nationals living in the troubled neighbouring country. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE has reportedly lost close to US$3 billion through unpaid intrinsic land value arising from irregular allocations of urban State land, according to findings contained in the Justice Uchena Commission of Inquiry into the Sale of State Land in and around Urban Areas since 2005. The revelations follow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo has filed an urgent application at the High Court seeking to stop ongoing divorce proceedings brought by his estranged partner, Sonja Madzikanda, arguing that their customary union was already dissolved in 2024 and that the litigation has triggered severe financial consequences for his businesses. The application marks…
Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWE’s decades-long severe shortage of medicines in public hospitals is escalating, worsened by a crippling US$20 million government debt owed to the country’s primary medical supplier, the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm). Appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health on Tuesday this week, NatPharm managing director, Newman Madzikwa, described the national drug supplier’s…
Brighton MuronzereyiTHE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe Limited (Cottco) has officially entered voluntary corporate rescue proceedings, a move aimed at shielding the state-linked entity from total collapse.According to a “Notice to Affected Persons” dated April 30, the board of the company adopted a resolution on April 29 to place Cottco under supervision in terms of the…
Tapiwa ChirumeTHE death toll from a horrific road traffic accident on Tuesday along the Harare–Nyamapanda highway has risen from 14 to 17, police have confirmed.The accident occurred at the 176 km peg when a Malawi-bound bus traveling from Cape Town, South Africa, was involved in a crash at around 1pm.In a statement last night, national…
Shamaine ChirimujiriBUSINESS players must implement practical interventions to reduce emissions, particularly in the agriculture and energy sectors, the ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife has said.Speaking at the low emission breakfast meeting in Harare on Tuesday, the chief director for environment, climate and wildlife, Washington Zhakata, who was represented by the acting director of the…
Masimba MakwembereZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to boost food security, with the government targeting an increase in irrigated land to 350 000 hectares from the current 257 000.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, said irrigation development remained a key strategy to shield agricultural production from the…
Brighton MuronzereyiPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for unity within the ruling Zanu PF party, imploring party members to close ranks and work collectively to strengthen its structures and expand membership.Addressing the former liberation movement’s politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa said the party continued to attract private players in its mobilisation drive.“I once again express my…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYOPOLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a disturbing case of murder following the death of a six-year-old girl from Upper Rangemore, who allegedly succumbed to injuries sustained during an assault.Bulawayo deputy police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu yesterday said the incident occurred on May 4, 2026, at around 6pm, when the child, identified as Nonhlanhla Bhebhe,…
