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…
Tinashe Nekati All roads will lead to City Sports Bar in Harare today as Sungura ace Peter Moyo, popularly known as Dehwa…
FOR too long, a shadow of fear has hung over the doorsteps of Zimbabwean citizens. From the brutal emergence of machete-wielding gangs in our mining towns to the brazen audacity of armed robbery syndicates in our suburbs, the peace of our nation has been under siege. However, the announcement by the police on Tuesday that…
Anesu Mirisawu SONGBIRD Feli Nandi has hit the road with a nationwide tour as part of her build-up to the much-anticipated Fill Up HICC show set for August. Dubbed the Road to Fill Up HICC, the tour will see the songstress connect with fans across the country while building momentum towards her big night at…
POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially commission the refurbished Adlam House at Parirenyatwa hospital tomorrow following an extensive modernisation exercise.This comes after an impromptu visit by Mnangagwa to the hospital in June last year, a move that catalysed a broader renovation drive at the country’s largest referral health institution.Parirenyatwa hospital had in…
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…
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…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYOBULAWAYO’S council-run schools are recording improved pass rates, but poverty, inadequate facilities, and the non-payment of fees continue to weigh heavily on education quality, the city’s Health, Housing, and Education Committee has revealed.An assessment by the committee shows that while some schools were performing well, others were struggling under socio-economic pressures affecting both…
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…
