PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is operating with peak mental acuity and stamina, which will allow him to continue leading the country competently beyond 2028, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has said. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Mutsvangwa also said this was one of the main reasons why it was crucial for the country to keep him in…
NEARLY half of Bulawayo’s water is unsafe amid revelations that a significant number of samples collected across the city in January following public concerns, failed to meet bacteriological safety standards.Council records show that only 48 percent of 88 water samples that underwent routine laboratory tests during that period met the required benchmarks for key bacteriological…
POLICE have arrested 11 suspects in Harare and recovered 200 kilogrammes of dagga that had been smuggled into the country.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the suspects were apprehended following a tip-off received by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Drugs and Narcotics Section.“The police confirm the arrest of 11…
AUTHORITIES have warned Zimbabweans against falling prey to fraudulent recruitment agencies that lure job seekers with promises of lucrative employment abroad, only for them to end up working under harsh and unfavourable conditions.This comes as many Zimbabweans have been falling prey to bogus agents who advertise employment opportunities in foreign countries, particularly on digital platforms,…
THE government says expanding renewable energy infrastructure in critical sectors, such as healthcare, remains a national priority as the country works to strengthen energy security and improve public service delivery.This comes after Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo commissioned a US$810 000 solar power plant, a move expected to transform energy reliability for the facility and…
FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change MP Amos Chibaya and his four accomplices have had their 2025 conviction for conducting an unlawful gathering overturned by the High Court.Chibaya and his colleagues, Costa Machingauta, Monica Mukwada, Aletta Viremai and Lancelot Tungwarara, were last year convicted by magistrate Sharon Rakafa and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment and ordered…
A 48-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man who was convicted of indecently assaulting a minor, has lost his appeal against both conviction and sentence at the High Court.Henry Nherera, who was convicted on two counts of indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault, was jailed 12 and 15 months respectively at the West Commonage magistrate’s court.Aggrieved by the magistrate’s…
FORMER powerful Zanu PF secretary for administration, Didymus Mutasa, has been appointed to the party’s Elders Council.The Zanu PF Elders Council is an advisory structure made up of senior and veteran party members whose role is to provide strategic guidance and institutional memory to the ruling party’s leadership.Addressing the media yesterday, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher…
POLICE in Bulawayo have re-launched their 2026 Client Service Charter to foster accountability, professionalism, and community-focused policing in the province.This follows the national launch presided over by Police Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba in the capital at the end of January, during which he stated that law enforcement agents are going all out to retain public…
HARARE regional magistrate Esthere Chivasa yesterday dismissed an application by clergyman Walter Magaya, where he was seeking referral to the Constitutional Court.Magaya filed an application for referral to the highest court in a matter where he is accused of raping four congregants after the court ruled that the matter should be heard in camera.Magaya raised…
