ALMOT MAQOLO ZIMBABWE’ small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are failing to utilise trade remedy safeguards against unfair imports due to low awareness and participation, the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) said in its Q1 2026 report. Zimbabwe’s long-marginalised SME sector is beginning to receive infrastructural attention that reflects its importance to the economy. SMEs account…
ALMOT MAQOLO ZIMBABWE’ small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are failing to utilise trade remedy safeguards against unfair imports due to low awareness and participation, the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) said in its Q1 2026 report. Zimbabwe’s long-marginalised SME sector is beginning to receive infrastructural attention that reflects its importance to the economy. SMEs account…
SPORTS WRITER HARARE giants Dynamos yesterday got a morale boost ahead of their match against Hardrock after businessman Wicknell Chivayo shared images of the new team bus he purchased for them in fulfilment of a promise he made to the team earlier this month. Yesterday, Chivayo also pledged US$50 000 for the Dynamos players which…
SPORTS WRITER The 2026 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon (EVFM) is shaping up to be the biggest edition in the event’s history, after major race categories sold out nearly two months before race day, indicating the growing global appeal of Zimbabwe’s premier marathon. Scheduled for July 5 in Victoria Falls, the marathon continues to cement its…
TAPIWA CHIRUME THE government says it will introduce provincial development indices and performance dashboards to track key priorities across provinces as part of efforts to improve service delivery, strengthen accountability and drive economic growth. Speaking during the Second Provincial Development Committee meeting in Harare on Wednesday, permanent secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution Tafadzwa Muguti…
PARTS of Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland South provinces are expected to face food shortages despite improved national crop production following above-normal rainfall during the agricultural season, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said. In its latest report released yesterday, WFP flagged the three provinces despite improved crop performance across most parts of the country. “Zimbabwe’s…
PATRICK MUBWANDARIKWA Sports Writer THE 2026 edition of the world’s largest amateur golf competition, the Sterling International Pairs Golf Tournament, was officially launched in Harare on Friday night, with qualifiers teeing off yesterday and set to run until August 22 across the country. The prestigious tournament has drawn massive interest from Zimbabwe’s amateur golfing community,…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE EIGHT Roman Catholic members died while others were injured in a road traffic accident that occurred yesterday at Deka Bridge in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident yesterday and said the victims were coming from a church event. “The ZRP reports a fatal road traffic accident at…
TAPIWA CHIRUME THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association has reduced user fees for mobile toilets from US$0.50 to US$0.25 as part of efforts to curb open defecation and improve access to sanitation services across the country. The new pricing regime will take effect on Monday next week. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimsa president Boston…
BRANDON JOSPHAT Political Editor MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira has stressed the importance of regional solidarity and regulated migration within the bloc. Murwira made the remarks at the three-day Sadc Foreign Ministers’ meeting at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park that will end today. Among other things, the meeting is reflecting…
