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PRESIDENT Emmer­son Mnangagwa has reaffirmed Zimbabwe’s commitment to good governance, transparency and accountability, describing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as a key platform for advancing sustainable develop­ment and strengthening demo­cratic governance. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the launch of the APRM Zimbabwe Country Review Report, Mnangagwa said the country’s continued participation in the continental…

RUTENDO NGARA THREE men have been arrested for allegedly smug­gling a massive 30-tonne consignment of clothing from Tanzania. Mallulidi Sultani, Sebastian Mutakwa and James Mugumbati were remanded in custody to July 22, 2026 for a bail application by Harare regional magis­trate Jesse Kufa. Mugumbati is facing an additional charge of impersonating a police officer. It…

ZIMBABWE has surpassed its 2026 target of vac­cinating one million cattle against anthrax after im­munising over 1.02 million animals. Chief Director of Veterinary Services (DVS), Pious Makaya on Wednesday said the campaign had focused on the country’s 24 known anthrax hotspot districts, including Kariba, Hurungwe, Binga, Buhera, Chiredzi and Chipinge. The vaccination campaign forms part…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has released ZiG200 million to the Grain Marketing Board to accelerate payment of outstanding farmer debts.The funding comes as the GMB expands its grain procurement programme through nearly 2 000 mobile buying and collection points established across the country to reduce transport costs for farmers. Grain deliveries have also continued to…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo BULAWAYO City Council is set to strengthen its sister city relationship with Botswana’s Francistown to boost municipal co-operation.The partnership, which has been under discussion since 2014, is expected to create opportunities for knowledge sharing, benchmarking and collaboration between the two cities.BCC town clerk Christopher Dube yesterday said the two municipalities had identified…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER SENATORS have warned that a surge in homelessness is rapidly becoming a national crisis requiring urgent and coordinated intervention.The concerns were raised in the Senate on Tuesday during a debate on a motion tabled by Mashonaland Central Senator Mary Gwature on the increasing number of street dwellers across Zimbabwe.Contributing to the debate,…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A CHINESE investor accused of stealing more than US$3 million from a mining company yesterday had his bail application dismissed.Li Shigang appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa facing charges of theft of trust property. He was remanded in custody to July 29 for routine remand.The court heard that Li was…

Yvonne Ncube TWO Bulawayo men have each been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the brutal and premeditated murder of a 27-year-old man.Ndabezinhle Sithole, 28, and Brian Matinyadze, 35, were recently convicted by the High Court sitting at Hwange of the murder of Anold Moyo of Harlesden Farm.According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe…

Yvonne Ncube POLICE have arrested four suspects linked to separate murder cases in Gokwe North, Mberengwa and Kwekwe.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday said investigations into two murder cases that occurred on July 9 in Gokwe North and Mberengwa led to the arrest of four suspects within four days.“The suspects, identified as Tatenda Zhou…