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CHIEF WRITER TWO foreign nationals have been arrested for operating an illicit alcohol manufacturing plant in Harare’s Msasa industrial area.This comes as counterfeit goods have become a growing concern in the country, with authorities regularly seizing fake products ranging from foodstuffs and beverages to cosmetics, medicines and household goods.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, police…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE is seeking Chinese financing and partnerships to accelerate the development of the Mt Hampden New City project.This comes as the Mt Hampden New City project forms part of the government’s broader vision to establish a modern administrative and economic centre outside Harare, with a focus on smart infrastructure, technology-driven industries and…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has launched an urgent drive to engage mining companies operating in environmentally sensitive areas like Boterekwa in the Midlands and and Christmas Pass in Manicaland.The intervention comes as concerns mount over land degradation in mountainous regions and other ecologically fragile areas, prompting calls for stricter regulation of mining activities that were…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has implored farmers and landowners to implement immediate fire suppression measures, warning that fire safety defaulters face heavy fines and imprisonment.This comes as the 2026 veld fire restriction period commence on July 1 to November 30, prompting the agency to call for urgent action to reduce the risk…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO SADC member states must move past empty declarations and rapidly deliver tangible infrastructure and digital connectivity benefits to ordinary citizens, regional leaders have warned.Addressing senior officials during the opening of the Sixth Sadc Cluster Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Transport, ICT, Information and Meteorology here, the chairperson of the committee of senior…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council is owed more than ZiG163 million in unpaid school fees, crippling the smooth running of municipal schools. The latest council report by the director of housing and community services Dictor Khumalo, stated that although over ZiG21 million was collected during the first term across the city’s 31 schools,…

TAPIWA CHIRUME MASVINGO City Council is expanding its interna­tional outreach to secure foreign investment ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo. The push comes after an engagement between Masvingo mayor Aleck Tabe and Pakistan’s ambas­sador to Zimbabwe, Muhammad Amjad Aziz Qazi, where the two sides explored potential areas of cooperation in investment, tourism, trade, industry…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT says pros­pects of recovering 17 fire tenders seized in Lithu­ania are now slim, after the vehicles—procured from Belarus in 2023—were auctioned in 2025 for breaching European Union (EU) trade regulations. The fire engines, intended for distribution to local authorities across Zimbabwe, were intercepted at the Port of Klaipėda in…

RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has declared the appointments of Thando Bhebhe and Mollyn Banda as Educators Union of Zimbabwe leaders unconstitutional and void. Justice Regis Dembure recently ruled that an extraordinary meeting held on August 29, 2025 which led to the appointment of the two was unconstitutional. Bhebhe was appointed acting secretary general whilst…

Shamaine Chirimujiri GENDER advocacy groups have called on society to dismantle harm­ful stereotypes that force men to suppress their emotions, warning that the culture of silence is expos­ing many to abuse, depression and mental health challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on Father’s Day, Men for Equality Trust technical director Mutsa Machimbidzofa said changing…