Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR PARLIAMENT passed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s much-debated 2026 National Budget early yesterday morning with minor changes. This means that hard-pressed consumers and businesses will have to contend with many of the government’s contentious new fiscal measures which will come into effect in January next year. However, and in a move that…
POLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWEANS planning to travel to the United States (US) face tougher entry requirements after President Donald Trump moved to widen America’s travel ban, adding new visa restrictions on several countries. On Tuesday, Trump extended a full travel ban to citizens of seven additional countries, including Syria, while imposing partial entry restrictions on a…
ZANU PF welcomes members harbouring presidential ambitions as long as they follow the party’s formal internal procedures. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said leadership ambitions must be expressed through formal processes to safeguard unity and stability. “Everyone who enters politics naturally aspires to rise and to lead. That is precisely why,…
NATIONAL Assembly deputy speaker Tsitsi Gezi has dismissed witchcraft fears following the discovery of clay pots at the Parliament entrance on Tuesday. Addressing the House the same day, Gezi said preliminary assessments indicated that the incident was the work of an individual believed to be mentally challenged and posed no threat to the safety of…
Takudzwa Dhambu THE government has ramped up its emergency preparedness for the 2025–2026 rainfall season, activating disaster risk management structures nationwide following forecasts of normal to above-normal precipitation. The Department of Civil Protection (DCP) confirmed that the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, had triggered disaster committees at every level—from village and ward structures to…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER CABINET ministers must come back from the holidays in early 2026 ready to continue to work to spur the country’s current economic gains and to help further lift the lives of citizens. So says President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has also challenged his executive team and the ministries that they superintend over…
Tapiwa Chirume THE heavy rains currently being experienced in the country have washed away graves in Chitungwiza. The downpours, which have pounded many parts of the country over the past few days, have caused anguish for many families with relatives buried at Nyatsime Cemetery, after causing some graves to collapse. The spokesperson of Chitungwiza Town…
THE government is set to review and reduce high fees, levies, and taxes in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors as part of ongoing ease-of-doing-business reforms. Speaking during the last post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere confirmed that Cabinet had approved the review to address burdensome costs within the sectors. “Cabinet approved…
POLITICAL EDITOR FOUR opposition parties that were members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform have joined the ruling Zanu PF, arguing there is a need to end “toxic politics” and work collectively towards national development. The four parties are the African First Movement (AFM), 1980 Freedom Movement, Zimbabwe President United Democratic Front (UDF) and…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced plans to remove 3 833 deceased voters from the voters roll as part of a data exercise for the country’s electoral register. In a general notice published in the latest Government Gazette, Zec’s chief election officer Simbarashe Tongayi called for objections to be lodged with the commission. “It…
