OPPOSITION leader Job Sikhala and his uncle, Alexander Ferrowst Thema, were yesterday remanded in custody after a brief appearance at the Pretoria Magistrates Court in South Africa. Gauteng NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said Sikhala, 53, and Thema, 78, face charges of possession of explosives. Police arrested the pair on November 6 2025 after finding explosives…
Thabiso Mutirwara ZIMBABWE urgently requires 40 000 more tractors and 200 harvesters to modernise agriculture and boost food security. Deputy minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos said the government’s urgent push to close a yawning mechanisation gap contributes to untimely planting, delayed harvesting, and significant post-harvest losses. “We have just over 16 000 functional tractors in…
Takudzwa Dhambu FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube’s pending 2026 National Budget should consolidate the country’s current relative economic stability, while also prioritising lifting the lives of the needy. So says economist and chief executive of the CEO Africa Roundtable, Kipson Gundani, who adds that equally importantly, Ncube also needs to scrap the country’s much-debated Intermidiated Transactional…
POLITICAL EDITOR ZANU PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson, Daniel Garwe, has described the move to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term as “unstoppable,” while also ridiculing opponents and calling them “lost souls”. Garwe, who is also the minister of Local Government, addressed Zanu PF members in his province recently, stating that the party’s conference last month…
Thabiso Mutirwara SEVEN artisanal miners died in a Silobela, Midlands Province, shaft collapse following heavy rains, police confirmed. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the sad incident. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a mine accident which occurred on 05/11/25 at Auriga 47 Mine, Base Mineral Block, Nzwananzwi Village, Silobela. “Seven artisanal miners were trapped…
THE Rural Electrification Fund (REF) seeks US$249 million to complete public institution electrification by 2026. REF is a statutory body created by the government through an Act of Parliament of 2002 to facilitate the provision of energy infrastructure in rural communities for socio-economic growth and the general development of rural Zimbabwe. Speaking in Bulawayo at…
BALLOONING debt by GMB and Cottco to farmers is threatening current farming season preparedness, Parliament has said. Presenting a report from the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture at last week’s pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo, committee chairperson Felix Maburutse said farmers were inadequately equipped to prepare for the current farming season. “Grain Marketing Board (GMB) currently…
THABISO MUTIRWARA MORE dark clouds are hanging over the head of the leader of the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, Walter Magaya. This comes after it emerged at the weekend that the prominent preacher may be facing more damaging allegations of rape. In this light, police have opened dedicated communication channels for possible victims…
THE Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has called on churches and faith leaders to take a more aggressive and active role in promoting good governance, ethics, and accountability throughout the country. Speaking at a multi-stakeholder meeting on devolution and governance on Friday, ZHOCD chairperson Never Muparutsa asserted that churches must use their moral authority…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is on track for a period of sustained growth in 2026, driven by solid performance in agriculture and mining, coupled with easing inflation supported by a stable foreign exchange rate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The forecast follows the routine engagement of an IMF staff team, led by Wojciech Maliszewski, with…
