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 Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE’s economy is continuing on a positive trajectory, exhibiting steady growth and commendable resilience despite the global headwinds triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. So says the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has also welcomed the recent raft of policy measures that have been imple­mented by authorities to…

 Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER THANKS to the newly-gazetted Medical Services Amend­ment Act, all Zimbabweans now have access to urgent life-saving care. The law legally prevents private hospitals from turning away critically ill patients, compelling them to provide at least 48 hours of emergency stabilisation even when upfront payment is not possible. The law also introduces…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo SWEDEN has implored Zimbabwe to place children with disabilities at the centre of its child protection efforts, warning that they continue to face multiple and overlapping forms of exclusion that increase their vulnerability.Speaking at the ongoing National Child Protection Conference in Bulawayo, Sweden’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, represented by Chargé d’Affaires David Diaby,…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER SIX staff members from Prince Edward School, Harare, appeared in court yesterday on allegations of sexually assaulting a learner at the elite institution sometime in 2023.The six accused men include teachers, security guards, former school development authority members, and others whose specific professional designations were not explicitly mentioned in the initial…

 Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law the much-debated Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Number 3 Bill (CAB3), following its re­cent easy passage through both Houses of Parliament. CAB3 thus came into force yesterday after it was published in an extraordinary Government Gazette — paving the way for the full implementation of…

 Brighton Muronzereyi POWER supply across the country has now been stabi­lised following Monday night’s devastating total national blackout which was caused by a major grid fault. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most in­fluential newspaper — the deputy minister of Energy and Power Development, Yeukai Simbanegavi, confirmed yes­terday that normal power supply had…

Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has consolidated the administration of Zimbabwe’s land laws under the newly structured ministry of Lands and Rural Development. The structural changes, contained in the assignment of functions notice published in the latest Government Gazette, give the ministry sole responsibility for ad­ministering key legislation governing land acquisition, tenure, surveying, and communal…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man is in intensive care after allegedly being stabbed for refusing to attend a national hero’s burial.Bignews Zvarevashe, who allegedly attempted to kill Dilon Chisango, is facing attempted murder charges.He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. He was remanded…