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Thabiso Mutirwara NIGERIAN billionaire Aliko Dangote and the government yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an investment valued at approximately US$1 billion to boost Zimbabwe’s cement, power, and fertiliser sectors. Addressing the media at State House in Harare after meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, Dangote confirmed the agreement, which covers various strategic industries….

Tapiwa Chirume A 53-YEAR-OLD Kariba Heights woman walking to church with her child was tragically trampled to death by an elephant on Sunday. The tragic event comes amid growing concerns over human-wildlife conflicts in the resort town and across the country. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) spokesperson, Tamirirashe Mudzingwa, yesterday confirmed the…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER IT IS now all systems go for the introduction of new and higher ZiG denominations, as authori­ties also work to enhance both the supply and quality of notes of the local currency in the economy. So says Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who adds that the upcoming 2026 National Budget will seek…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FRAUD and rape-accused, Walter Magaya, was granted US$3 000 bail by High Court judge, Justice Gibson Mandaza, yesterday. In the process, Magaya was asked to surrender his passport and title deeds, as well as report to police twice a week. The State had vigorously opposed bail, arguing that police were…

Thabiso Mutirwara MORE than 1 000 new malaria cas­es and two deaths were recorded across the country last week, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health. The ministry said 1 194 new malaria cases and two fatalities were reported for the week end­ing October 26, 2025, bringing the cumulative total for the…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A BULAWAYO man who had almost completed his traditional healing internship has been slapped with a 20-year jail term after he fatally stabbed his mentor while in automatism. According to court papers, on November 14, 2023, Ndumiso Mlhanga had been enrolled for the training by the deceased woman, whose name…

POLITICAL EDITOR ZANU PF’s political opponents have little to benefit from enmeshing themselves in the ruling party’s ructions over its 2030 push, opposition stalwarts assert. This comes after Zanu PF said last week that the op­position was free to engage the former liberation move­ment over its much-debated 2030 campaign, as well as on other burning…

Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Gweru has issued a 14-day ultimatum to its residents to remove all their donkeys, cattle and other such animals from within the municipal’s boundaries. In addition, city fathers have also warned that any animals that will be found roaming the streets from November 20 onwards will be seized and auctioned….