News

BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE government is strengthening mining sector oversight to ensure accurate revenue accounting for all minerals. Speaking in the National Assem­bly last week, the minister of Mines, Polite Kambamura, said this was meant to enhance transparency and accountability. He was responding to a ques­tion from legislator Spencer Tshuma on measures being taken to ensure…

GIVEN MUFORI THE United States government, in partnership with Zimbabwe, has commissioned the Jori piped water scheme in Gutu, a project expected to provide safe and reliable water to about 20 000 people in drought-prone communities.The scheme, commissioned under the Tsungai Project in Ward 13, is part of a US$2 million emergency intervention funded by…

BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI OFFICIALS from Geo-Pomona Waste Management are in Italy on a learning mission to acquire advanced waste management technologies for adoption in Zimbabwe as part of efforts to modernize the country’s environmental management systems.Speaking to the media over the weekend, Geo-Pomona executive chairman Delish Nguwaya said the European tour was part of broader efforts…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 24-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his employer, a foreign national, during an alleged robbery attempt at a residence in Khumalo suburb.The suspect, identified as Kelvin Matambudziko Ndavambi, was arrested on May 13 in Bulawayo’s central business district while allegedly attempting to board a bus…

Shamaine Chirimujiri THE minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, has condemned the rampant illegal allocation and sale of land at North Umzari Farm in Makonde District, Chinhoyi.This comes after Zimbabwe reportedly lost nearly US$3 billion through unpaid intrinsic land value linked to urban State land allocations, according to findings contained in the Justice Tendai Uchena…

Shamaine Chirimujiri ZIMBABWE has launched the National Migration Data Strategy (NMDS) 2025–2030, a comprehensive framework designed to strengthen the collection and management of migration data to support key planning areas, including employment.This comes as the country is currently hosting an estimated 429 000 international migrants whilst over four million Zimbabwean nationals live abroad, the majority…

Masimba MakwembereAT least nine people have been arrested in separate anti-drug operations conducted across the country over the past five days, police have confirmed.National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics unit carried out coordinated raids targeting suspects linked to the possession, cultivation, and distribution of dangerous drugs…

Tapiwa ChirumeTHE government says it has instituted a comprehensive package of interventions, including integrated community service fairs, an early warning system, and school-based child protection structures, as part of efforts to combat school dropouts caused by early child marriages and pregnancies among children under 17.This was said by the deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary…

Shamaine ChirimujiriTHE Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) has commenced the 2026 rural livelihoods assessment, a data collection process to ensure appropriate programming interventions.ZimLAC is a consortium of government, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organisations, academia, and other international organisations, chaired by the Food and Nutrition Council, a department under the Office of the President and Cabinet.In…