ZIMBABWE beat Sri Lanka to secure a five-wicket victory, with 34 balls remaining in the second T20I at Harare Sports Club, to tie the series 1-1 ahead of the final game to be played today. The visitors were restricted to a paltry 80 runs, their second lowest score in T20Is. In response, Zimbabwe got the…
BLESSINGS MASHAYA & BRANDON JOSPHAT CONTRARY to the rumours being bandied about, Zanu PF’s 2030 campaign is not about scuttling the chances of ambitious party bigwigs to lead the former liberation movement. So stresses the ruling party’s national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, who posited yesterday that such tittle-tattle was meant to divide Zanu PF and…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer THE government says it is optimistic that Zimbabwe’s industrialisation agenda will gather momentum by year-end, buoyed by ongoing reforms aimed at relaxing the ease of doing business and creating a more supportive regulatory environment. Speaking during the Zimbabwe Industrial development Policy (ZNIDP)2 parliamentary committee workshop last Friday, the minister of industry Mangaliso…
BY RUTENDO NGARA VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged leaders across all sectors to uphold transparency, ethics, and accountability while shunning drug and substance abuse. Chiwenga made the remarks at the African Women Leaders Network conference in Harare while responding to a question from the African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace in Southern Africa, Mpule…
HOMELINK Private Limited has launched Homelink Park, a residential development featuring 191 fully serviced stands in Umguza district, Matabeleland North province. Speaking during the launch of the project Homelink managing director Tawanda Matembo said Homelink Park spanned across 61.5 hectares. “The project includes 187 low density residential plots and four institutional stands, ready for construction….
ZIMBABWE’s food security outlook is showing a notable improvement, driven by an above average harvest, stable local currency, and several resilience interventions across the country, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said. In its food security and markets monitoring report for July 2025, released on Friday, the WFP said there is widespread availability…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is committed to preserving the legacy of the late former President Robert Mugabe by improving the livelihoods of ordinary citizens. In his commemoration message to the late founding president who died on September 6, 2019, Mnangagwa said the government would soon unveil the National Development Strategy…
THABISO MUTIRWARAstaff writer ZIMBABWE’s tobacco sector is poised for further growth in the 2025/26 season, with the latest figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) showing an 18 percent increase in certified seed sales compared to the same period last year. As of August 27, a total of 1,343,590 grammes of seed had…
YVONNE NCUBE in Bulawayo A POLICE officer stationed at Fairbridge, Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing allegations of raping a female colleague after choking her inside a toilet. The officer, who cannot be named to protect the complainant’s identity, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira on charges of rape. He was remanded in custody…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer THE Middle Zambezi Conservation Company has pledged to inject US$22 million into long-term wildlife protection initiatives under a lease agreement with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). Speaking during the handover of five new vehicles to ZimParks in Harare yesterday, Middle Zambezi Conservation Company acting country director Alistair Pole said…
