THE Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has set a revenue target of US$3,5 billion for 2026, driven by a recovery in battery metals and a structural supply deficit in the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector.The projection comes as MMCZ recorded a strong sales performance for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, posting cumulative…
WARRIORS captain Marvelous Nakamba and defender Munashe Garananga secured deadline day transfers, bringing to six the number of national team players who changed clubs this just-ended winter transfer window. Nakamba moved to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday as a free agent after mutually agreeing with Luton Town to end his contract. The move to The Owls,…
ACTING President Kembo Mohadi handed over three buses donated by businessman Wicknell Chivayo to football giants Highlanders, Dudley Hall Primary School and John Landa Nkomo High School.Officiating at the event hosted by Faramatsi Motors in Harare, Mohadi said Chivayo’s gesture of generosity would go a long way in transforming the lives of many.“The gift provides…
BOTH farmers and ordinary citizens need not press the panic button over the current heatwave lashing the country, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says.The deputy director of the MSD, Benjamin Maketa, added yesterday that the scorching weather being experienced was a “typical mid-season break from the rains”.This comes as the MSD has forecast the return…
THE police in Bulawayo have arrested four men in connection with the murder of a 55-year-old man who was fatally stabbed during a beer-drinking spree in Iminyela suburb.The suspects have been identified as Washington Ncube, 20, Tapiwa Dube, 21, Misheck Tshabalala, 21, and Brian Ncube, 26, all from Iminyela. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said…
A KOMBI driver from Bulawayo has appeared before the courts following a tragic road accident in which two people lost their lives and at least 15 others were injured at the Sixth Avenue taxi rank in the city centre.Simbarashe Chokumanyara, who resides in Emakhandeni suburb, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Patience Madondo facing two counts of…
NHAKA Gallery in Harare will showcase the work of more than 40 young and emerging artists at its 2026 Young Artist Exhibition, Fresh Voices, which opens on February 13.The exhibition targets early-career practitioners working across a wide range of artistic disciplines and is held under the theme “Boldness: Cultivating Creativity, Shaping Legacies – Investing in…
THE government has set aside 130 scholarships for the girl child to benefit from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).Speaking in Harare yesterday, the minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Frederick Shava, said the scholarships are going to cater for young women from disadvantaged communities to study STEM subjects in local universities.“Institutions must prioritise science…
THREE Beitbridge men who allegedly imported 330 000 litres of fuel from South Africa and failed to pay duty appeared in court yesterday.Carlton Makono, Modereck Chitengedza and Lazarus Demo appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and contravening the Customs Act.They were remanded in custody to today for bail hearing.The State…
MATABELELAND North farmers are losing an average of three to four cattle per household due to Umkhawuzane, a deadly toxic plant that continues to threaten livestock production in the province, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said.Umkhawuzane, scientifically known as Dichapetalum cymosum, is regarded as one of the most dangerous poisonous plants affecting cattle in…
