CHIEF WRITER THE Educators Union of Zimbabwe has called on the government to implement a policy framework to re-employ Zimbabwean teachers fleeing xenophobia in South Africa. In a letter dated July 21, 2026, addressed to the permanent secretary in the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Mike Mhike, EUZ secretary-general Tapedza Zhou said teacher returnees…
CHIEF WRITER CHURCH leaders have renewed calls for an inclusive national dialogue after meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House yesterday. The engagement brought together leaders from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and local church organisations, who reiterated the need for a church-led dialogue aimed at fostering national unity and addressing longstanding social and…
CHIEF WRITER THE systemic targeting of Zimbabwean and other African migrants by vigilante groups in neighbouring South Africa should be viewed as a passing phase, a top Zanu PF official has said. Speaking after visiting a returnees’ facility in Beitbridge at the weekend, the national political commissar of the ruling party, Munyaradzi Machacha, also alleged…
CHIEF WRITER TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has commended the government for strengthening the country’s anti-corruption framework, while urging authorities to sustain reforms and expedite the enactment of the Whistle-Blowers and Witness Protection Bill. In a statement marking Africa Anti-Corruption Day at the weekend, TIZ said Zimbabwe had made notable progress in enhancing its anti-corruption architecture,…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF central committee members to deliver tangible grassroots development to improve citizens’ lives. Addressing the party’s ordinary session of the central committee in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans had high expectations of the ruling party and called for responsive leadership anchored on service delivery and inclusive development….
CHIEF WRITER CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Number 3 Bill (CAB3) is returning to the National Assembly for legislators to consider critical Senate revisions. The bill passed the Senate on Wednesday with a decisive two-thirds majority, with 75 senators voting in favour and just four against. The proposed Senate amendments clear up the rules on presidential succession, removing…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE United Nations has called for a multi-sectoral approach to tackle Zimbabwe’s growing problem of substance and drug abuse. The appeal also targets challenges related to climate change and crime. This comes after the Zimbabwean government last year gazetted the National Drug and Substance Abuse Control and Enforcement Bill, which seeks to establish…
CHIEF WRITER THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has called for a dedicated anti-counterfeit law to block the influx of fake market products. This call comes amid increasing concern over Zimbabwe’s status as a supermarket for imported goods, with authorities warning that the proliferation of foreign products was undermining local industries and exposing consumers to potentially…
CHIEF WRITER THE government has ordered the demolition of all illegal houses and structures nationwide to restore order and to enhance public safety. Addressing a Zanu PF provincial coordinating committee in Marondera at the weekend, the minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, said authorities had okayed the demolitions to ensure that urban…
CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are deeply concerned about the increase in malaria cases in the country, with the disease now also resurgent in regions where it was previously thought to have been eradicated. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said yesterday…
