Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has dismissed an application for absolution by one Engelbert Mudzimba who was demanding US$50 000 from his business partner Ben Muchenje, whom he claimed constructed below standard fowl runs for a commercial poultry production. According to court papers, Madzimba’s claim against Muchenje and BMJ Engineering is for…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER COMMUNAL farmers are yet to receive sufficient farming inputs, with less than 50 percent of the required fertiliser amounts delivered by the government. This was disclosed by the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, while addressing ministers of State in Harare at the weekend, adding that “if push comes to shove,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZANU PF secretary for economic affairs, Engelbert Rugeje, says the party will initiate awareness campaigns across the country to educate people on the zero-tariff policy that has been introduced by China for Africa to improve trade. This comes after Rugeje met the Chinese ambassador Zhou Ding in Harare last week,…
THE National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) executive director, Phillip Phiri, has urged Zimbabweans to remain patient, saying the foundations for economic recovery and long-term growth are now firmly in. The NCC is a statutory body mandated to promote national competitiveness through research, policy coordination, and reforms aimed at improving productivity, enhancing the business environment, and driving…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE Chief Sports Writer THE Zimbabwe Football Association has revealed the chain of events leading to Warriors vice-captain Marshall Munetsi’s exclusion from coach Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) squad. This comes after what was a largely balanced squad selection for next week’s Afcon finals in Morocco had somewhat been soured by…
ANESU MIRISAWU AND ASHLEY MOYO Senior Lifestyle Witers “A JOURNEY of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” goes an ancient and popular Chinese proverb. For top model Yollanda Chimbarami, however, her crowning as Miss International 1st Runner-Up at the recently concluded Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, was far more than a single…
CITY of Harare Epidemiologist Michael Vhere says the capital has recorded over 1 500 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), adding it is a mild illness in humans. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, Vhere…
BRANDON JOSPHAT Chief Reporter THE National Development Strategy (NDS) 2 will prioritise anchoring macro-economic stability as a foundation for price and exchange rate stability, while promoting the wider use of the local currency, according to the newly launched policy blueprint. This comes as the country’s first National Development Strategy (NDS 1) officially comes to an…
FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Prof. Mthuli Ncube, has defended the government’s proposed 15.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) rate, arguing this aligned with regio Speaking in Parliament, he noted that neighbouring countries such as Zambia and Mozambique charged 16 percent VAT, and 18 percent for Tanzania, which placed Zimbabwe’s rate favourably in…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBU THE country has recorded over 300 000 cases of common diarrhoea this year alone, out of which 5 402 cases and two related deaths were documented in the week ending November 30 2025 alone. In its weekly surveillance report, the ministry of Health said the highest number of cases last month were recorded…
