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POLICE have arrested two suspects in Plumtree for the unlawful possession of drugs valued at US$80 000, reinforcing a national crackdown on drug trafficking.In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the duo was apprehended after police intercepted their Toyota Quantum vehicle.“On February 15, 2026, police in Plumtree intercepted a Toyota Quantum and…

COMPANIES must treat tax compliance as a strategic tool that supports sustainable business performance and broader economic development, The Financial Gazette general manager sales and marketing, has said ahead of the publication’s Annual Tax Review Breakfast Meeting on Friday.Chirikuutsi said the Harare event to be held under the theme “Tax Compliance as a Catalyst: Fuelling…

THE government has set aside US$4,5 million as a contingency fund to combat water-borne diseases as the rainy season intensifies, amid growing concerns over potential outbreaks.Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, said stocks for crucial medicines were now running out.“The content of the fund that we have…

A 44-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man, who was initially charged with attempted murder, has been fined US$200 after the court convicted him of the lesser offence of assault.Mpilwenhle Dlamini appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mnkandla facing an attempted murder charge arising from an altercation with another man. However, he was convicted of assault after pleading guilty…

A SUSPECTED bogus metallurgist who allegedly masqueraded as a senior government official in the ministry of Mines has appeared in court facing fraud charges.Romeo Aaron Mathonsi of Mufakose suburb in Harare allegedly impersonated a chief metallurgist in the ministry of Mines and duped unsuspecting clients of more than US$22 000.Mathonsi appeared before Harare provincial magistrate…

SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has called on lawmakers to fully exercise their constitutional oversight role to ensure that the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) delivers tangible improvements in the livelihoods of ordinary citizens.Addressing a workshop convened by the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Investment Promotion in Bulawayo over the weekend, Mudenda said parliament…

THE Forestry Commission says it is on track to plant at least 30 million trees this year as it intensifies efforts to restore the country’s forests and strengthen conservation programmes across the country.Director-general George Manyumwa said the commission had already planted 27.1 million trees by the end of 2025 and was confident of exceeding its…

PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) leader Walter Magaya is now seeking a referral to the Constitutional Court after Harare magistrate Esthere Chivasa ruled that his rape trial should be heard in camera.Magaya’s trial, where he allegedly raped four congregants, was supposed to commence yesterday.However, the State applied that the matter should be heard in camera…