Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE country’s 2026 National Budget will seek to further boost the country’s economy, lift the lives of the poor and support ailing businesses, authorities say. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the deputy minister of Finance, Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, also encouraged all Zimbabweans yesterday to suggest…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER BELEAGUERED former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi yesterday notified the court that he intends to file an application for refusal of further remand. Through his lawyer, Killian Mandiki, he told magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa that the State was taking too long to allocate him a trial date, which is the basis…

Tapiwa Chirume HARARE City Council (HCC) is set to shut down the MDC’s headquarters in the capital, after the former main opposition party failed to pay more than US$50 000 that it owes to the local authority. HCC acting town clerk, Phakamile Mabhena Moyo, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that the outstanding money was…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday slammed corruption and tender manipulation, warning that such unethical dealings would not be tolerated in the construction sector as they undermine confidence and compromise infrastructure delivery. Speaking during the official opening of the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe (CIFOZ) congress in Masvingo, the vice president stressed…

Rutendo Ngara A ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee accused of involvement in a US$6 million fraud was granted US$300 bail yesterday. The accused, Paradzai Mutasa, a systems developer, is jointly charged with Shupikai Mary Nicola Marongwe, a database administrator. The two were initially denied bail by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on the basis that they were…