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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERA BEITBRIDGE narcotics police officer has appeared in court accused of smuggling dangerous drugs and unregistered pharmaceutical medicines valued at roughly US$50 000.John Mashoko, who is facing charges of unlawful possession of drugs and dealing in dangerous drugs, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, who remanded him in custody to today…

ZIMBABWE is making headway in its fight against cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the country. This comes as the country has achieved the global target for eliminating cervical cancer, after reaching 90 percent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage. It also comes as the Ministry of Health and Child Care…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court over stock theft after allegedly trying to collect beef in Matobo.Mkhululi Mpofu of Nketa 9 appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Isheunesu Matoba charged with stock theft.He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody until July 29 for routine court proceedings.The State alleges that…

AT least three artisanal miners have died following a shaft collapse at a mine in Chinhoyi. The tragedy occurred at Rowdy Boys 4 Mine last Thursday, leaving one miner still trapped underground as rescue operations continue. The incident follows a grim first quarter in 2026, during which 64 artisanal and small-scale miners lost their lives…

RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has rescinded a default judgment granted against a former Edgars Stores senior foot­wear buyer. Sikhulile Mazibuko is being sued alongside another employee over an alleged ZAR 1.45 million loss. However, Judge President Justice Mary Zimba-Dube ruled that the matter must now proceed to a full trial, finding that although Mazi­buko’s…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PROVINCIAL councils will only resume constitu­tional duties once Parliament passes long-awaited devolution legislation, the government has said. The confirmation comes as Provincial and Metro­politan Councils across Zimbabwe continue to find themselves sidelined. Historically, they have failed to assume their constitutional roles due to central government delays in enacting enabling devolution legislation,…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FLUCTUATING prices at Zimbabwe’s tobacco auc­tion floors have been blamed on the spreading use of illegal seed varieties. Industry leaders warn that these unapproved seeds were severely compromising leaf quality and slashing farmers’ overall earnings. Speaking to journalists after a tobacco indaba held in Harare on Friday, Kutsaga chief executive…

Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court for allegedly impersonat­ing a police officer during a family property feud. Nhamo Karuru, a resident of Cowdray Park suburb, appeared be­fore Bulawayo magistrate Isheunesu Mathoba last week facing two counts of impersonating a police officer. He was remanded in custody until today for the…

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE National Men’s Forum (NMF), in partnership with the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), has launched a nationwide prostate cancer screening programme aimed at improving early detection and reducing deaths from the disease.The initiative comes as prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Zimbabwe after cervical cancer, accounting for about 22.5 percent…

Yvonne Ncube BULAWAYO is pursuing a private partnership to modernise its landfill and extinguish recurring toxic dumpsite fires.The plans were revealed during a fact-finding visit by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to the landfill last week, where council officials outlined the challenges affecting the city’s only active dumpsite.Bulawayo…