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 Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO PREPARATIONS are complete for the 2026 Mine Entra exhibition, with over 250 exhibitors gathering at Bulawayo’s trade fair grounds today. Speaking during a media briefing yesterday, Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Com­pany marketing and corporate communications manager, Thandolwenkosi Nkomo, said prepara­tions for Mine Entra 2026 were progressing well. “May I let…

 HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has called for deeper continental customs integration to streamline cross-border trade and accelerate economic growth across Africa. The call was made during a high-level bench­marking mission at the modernised Beitbridge Border Post yesterday, where senior customs officials from Benin, Cameroon and Nigeria, as well as representatives from the…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITERTHE minister of Youth Empowerment, Tino Machakaire, has vowed that anyone violating children’s rights will face the full force of the law following a viral abuse video.The call comes after more than 10 000 teenage girls dropped out of school across Zimbabwe between 2023 and 2025 due to pregnancies and early marriages, highlighting…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD Nkulumane man appeared in court yesterday charged with murder after allegedly striking his wife twice on the head with an axe.Ackim Bongani Dube appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate facing allegations of murder in connection with the death of his wife, Memory Makathini.He was not asked to plead and was remanded…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERSTATE prosecutors are opposing bail for Hezy Motors founder Hazel Silibaziso Mafu, warning her release could spark public outrage following a massive US$1 million vehicle importation fraud.Investigating officer Richard Maravanyika told the court yesterday that Mafu was also a flight risk, alleging that she fled the country in March after her employees…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE’S digital transformation agenda must extend beyond urban centres to improve service delivery and livelihoods in rural communities, the government has said.Speaking during an engagement with councillors in Victoria Falls yesterday, the deputy minister of Local Government and Public Works, Albert Mavunga, said innovation should benefit every Zimbabwean, regardless of location, and…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA TREASURY has committed increased devolution investment to improve essential services and close infrastructure gaps in Bulawayo’s rapidly expanding Cowdray Park suburb.This comes after the government has identified the high-density area as a priority zone as population growth continues to strain existing infrastructure, prompting the allocation of additional devolution and Constituency Development Fund (CDF)…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER GURUVE Rural District Council has no functional ambulance for 153 000 residents, exposing patients to life-threatening delays, the Auditor-General’s report reveals.The audit, released recently, found that the local authority had failed to provide an operational ambulance despite the Rural District Councils Act requiring rural district councils to provide and operate ambulance services…

TAPIWA CHIRUME ABOUT 4 000 traders affected by recent fires at Glen View Area 8, Harare, will be relocated to Chemanza in Glen View 3 before Heroes Day.The move follows a strict government directive issued through the Ministry of Local Government ordering Harare City Council to complete phase one of the relocation project before the…