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Chief writer AUTHORITIES say a construction surge triggered nationwide cement shortages, forcing the government to work overnight addressing the crisis. The cement supply tightened in recent weeks, with major domestic producers grappling with widespread clinker shortages and unexpected plant failures that have constrained output. The Ministry of Industry yesterday reported that the demand for cement…

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi IT’S a matter of time before there is political change in Zimbabwe and Zanu PF’s long rule comes to an end, former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influen­tial newspaper — Chamisa also said yesterday that contrary…

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimba­bwe (MCAZ) has approved the use of the new twice-yearly HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir. This comes as the country is one of 10 countries in Africa that have been selected to receive the new HIV drug to be provided by the US government to burdened nations in partner­ship with the…

SUPREME Court Judge Justice Fe­liciah Chatukuta has died. She was 63. In its condolence mes­sage yesterday, the Judici­ary Service Commission (JSC) expressed its deepest sympathy to the Chatu­kuta family following the judge’s death on Saturday in Harare. “The Chief Justice of Zimbabwe and chairper­son of the Judicial Service Commission, Justice Luke Malaba, the Judicial Service…

Tapiwa Chirume A GUTU woman, Angeline Dzikorehonde, was arrested for allegedly strangling her newborn shortly after giving birth alone at home. Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Kudak­washe Dhewa confirmed the incident, saying the alleged crime came to light after the woman’s two children—aged six and nine—informed relatives that their mother had delivered a baby. “The children…

CHIEF WRITER RETAILERS and consumers are lobby­ing authorities to impose mandatory jail sentences for producers and traders of counterfeit goods. This comes after the Consumer Protection Commis­sion (CPC) revealed it had prosecuted close to 2 000 businesses this year for offences ranging from selling expired goods to trading in counterfeit products, in a bid to…

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE future is bright and the upcoming national budget will both cheer Zimbabwe­ans and foster the current ZiG and prices stability. So says an upbeat Finance min­ister, Mthuli Ncube, who also told the Daily News On Sunday yester­day — ahead of the presentation of his eagerly-awaited 2026 Budget on Thursday…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared Paul Mwazha a national hero. Mwazha died on Thursday after a long illness. He was 107. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Nick Mangwana said Mnangagwa had conferred the honour in a message on his X han­dle. “President Emmerson Mnan­gagwa has conferred national hero status upon Mutumwa Apostle Paul…

VILLAGERS in Chipinge district in Manicaland Province are living in fear of loose buffaloes which have escaped the Devuli Range in the Save Conservancy. This comes as the ZimParks is currently grappling with conflict among humans and wildlife with communities near game parks the most affected. In a statement, the Zimbabwe National Parks (ZimParks) said…

YVONNE NCUBE POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a suspected case of suicide involving a 16-year-old boy from Mabutweni who was found dead in his bedroom on Friday morning. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the deceased, identified as Keith Mhlambeni, had allegedly ingested poison some­time during the night following a disagreement with his grandmother. “On…