BY BRANDON JOSPHAT A RESOLUTE Zanu PF made it abundantly clear at the end of its annual conference in Mutare yesterday that it wanted its 2030 resolution of last year to be fully implemented by the time the ruling party meets again next year. Just as was the case in Bulawayo last year, delegates at…
By Rutendo Ngara TEN individuals were yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after allegedly demonstrating against President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The arrests followed a call by former Zanu PF central committee member and liberation war veteran, Blessed Geza, for Zimbabweans to protest against Mnangagwa’s alleged misrule on Friday, a call that was largely…
BY TARIRO TUMBUKAI THE Agriculture sector has seen significant growth, expanding from a US$5,6 billion industry to US$10,3 billion this year. This represents a 73,9 percent increase, driven by strong performance in tobacco, wheat, and blueberry production. Making a presentation at the just-ended Zanu PF conference in Mutare, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube highlighted the sector’s…
OLD Mutual says investing in youth will serve Zimbabwe as the company promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, aligning with the country’s Education 5.0 mandate. Speaking during a Zimbabwe Mathematics Olympiad ceremony in Harare on Friday, the company’s managing director, Rutendo Magorimbo, stressed that investing in youth would help Zimbabwe solve industrial problems…
INDUSTRY has called for a shift in the country’s tax policy landscape, highlighting that formal businesses bear an uneven tax burden. In its Policy Submissions for the 2026 National Budget, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) proposed an essential overhaul of the multi-currency Value Added Tax (VAT) and Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) regimes…
SOUTH Africa authorities are contemplating to prefer culpable homicide charges against a bus company involved in a horror crash that claimed 43 lives last Sunday, the majority of them Zimbabweans. This comes after preliminary investigations into the Limpopo, South Africa, accident revealed that the bus was speeding and unroadworthy, with only half of its brakes…
SCOTTLAND coach Tonderai Ndiraya says his team will be gunning for a win that could take them a step closer to winning the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title when they host arch rivals MWOS at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon. Mabviravira are leading the pack with 59 points, three ahead of second-placed Simba Bhora and…
A MAJORITY of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have returned to work despite not receiving salaries since May, following a four-month strike that began on April 16 this year. President of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), Philemon Chamburuka, told the Daily News yesterday that while many academic staff resumed duties at the start of…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER THE Masvingo City Council has announced that it will no longer accept building plans from anyone who is not registered with the Architects Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ). This measure aims to strictly enforce professionalism within the construction sector. According to the council, the new regulation defines who qualifies to draft and…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE government is progressively lifting the quality of life of all Zimbabweans through key empowerment programmes and people-centred policies, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. Speaking at the official opening of the ruling Zanu PF’s annual conference in Mutare yesterday, Mnangagwa added that his vision was to achieve “the Zimbabwe…
