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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged traditional lead­ers to ensure that all investments in their jurisdictions are undertaken responsibly and sustainably. Speaking during the annual Na­tional Chiefs’ Conference in Harare, Mnangagwa declared that investors unwilling to respect local laws and cultural norms should be sent back to their home countries. “Our esteemed chiefs are the cus­todians…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF REPORTER AUTHORITIES have signalled a possible shift from their hard plans to fully dedollarise the local economy by 2030, a move that would likely be welcomed by many key stakeholders. In a position paper that was tabled in Parliament together with the proposed 2026 National Budget, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the…

TRANSPARENCY Internation­al Zimbabwe (TIZ) says the country continues to face per­sistent and deeply entrenched corruption across key sectors, warning that the crisis remains one of the biggest threats to national development. Speaking during the 2025 International Anti-Corruption Day commemorations held in Bulawayo yesterday, TIZ executive director Tafadzwa Chikumbu said corrup­tion in the country had become…

Kudzanai Gerede THE third edition of the State of the Service Economy Survey (SOSES) will take place this evening at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Harare. The event is organised by our sister publication, The Financial Gazette – the country’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce – with sponsorship from…

THE police in Bulawayo have implored citizens to exercise heightened caution online as cases of cybercrime and digital abuse continue to rise across the country. Speaking during a community awareness session held in Cowdray Park on Monday, Detective Sergeant Clifford Nyoni said criminals were increasingly turning to the internet to prey on unsuspecting individuals. “Cybercrime…

VILLAGERS who live near the Save Conservancy in Chipinge, Buhera and Chimanimani, in Manicaland, are living in fear after buffaloes escaped from the private game corridor. The Member of Parliament for Mutema-Musikavanhu constituency in Chipinge, Angelina Gata, confirmed the development to the Daily News yesterday. This comes as the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE national spotlight will be on Parliament today as legislators debate Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s much analysed and widely criticised 2026 National Budget. On that score, representatives of consumers, workers and business who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most in­fluential newspaper — said yesterday that they were…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HARARE businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe are planning to appeal both their convictions and sentences. This comes after the duo were jailed for a combined 39 years yesterday, for defrauding the government of about US$7, million in a botched presidential goat scheme. Mpofu was sentenced to 22 years, of…

CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night fired the minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando, with immediate effect and replaced him with his former deputy, Polite Kambamura. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, who stated the decision was made in…

A SECTION of Khami Prison in Umguza Dis­trict, which houses 70 inmates, experienced severe flooding after violent hailstorms blew off the roofs at the weekend. This incident comes amid a rising death toll of 47 and 146 infrastructure damages attributed to the 2025/2026 rainfall season. The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) chief director, Nathan Nkomo, yesterday…