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CHIEF WRITER EIGHTEEN people were yesterday feared dead after a commuter omnibus they were travelling “exploded into fire” between Chipangali and the Gwanda tollgate along the busy Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road. In a terse statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the tragic incident reportedly occurred around lunchtime. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police reports the death of +/-…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer Lovemore Mad­huku, together with his political party National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) and Tendai Biti’s matter challeng­ing police interference in private meetings, was recently thrown out by Justice Pisirai Kwenda. They filed an application after police allegedly assaulted Madhuku and his party members in Harare while discussing Constitutional Amendment…

THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has launched a na­tionwide survey to measure mercury levels in mine tailings and dams. Speaking during a miners’ work­shop in Bulawayo yesterday, EMA hazardous substances officer Irvine Nyaguwa said the exercise was aimed at establishing baseline data to guide remediation and policy interventions. “We are conducting a survey to assess…

DESPITE the Middle East conflict and the resultant squeeze on global fuel supplies, Zimbabweans should not worry about potential shortages and untenable price hikes going forward, authorities say.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), Eddington Mazambani, stressed yesterday in…

IN A major boost to the pivotal agricultural sector, authorities have announced a significant increase in the producer prices of maize, traditional grains, soya bean and sunflower for the 2025/26 summer cropping season.The new prices, which were released by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) yesterday, are aimed at cushioning farmers from rising production costs, while…