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Thabiso Mutirwara ZESA has suspended the acting manging­director of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), Abel Gurupira, following a series of high-profile power outages that disrupted important national events this month. The suspension comes after power cuts occurred during President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) in Parliament on Tuesday and…

Rutendo Ngara Senior Staff Writer REGIONAL magistrate Sandra Mupindu sentenced Gregory Graham Hall of Kariba to eight years in prison for fraud and forging his mother’s will to name himself as the sole beneficiary of a US$181 000 estate. Hall pleaded with the court for a lighter sentence, citing illness, but Mupindu rejected the plea,…

THE enduring unity, peace and resilience of Zimbabweans has spurred the country’s accelerating economic growth and development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. In addition, the president said in Harare yesterday, authorities would continue with their policies that had resulted in the current relative economic stability and the lifting of the quality of life of the needy….

Tapiwa Chirume and Hazel Marimbiza OPPOSITION figures who had planned two press conferences in Ha­rare and Bulawayo yesterday, failed to hold the meetings as had been expected. This was after law enforce­ment agents blocked the two meetings. It was not clear if the meet­ings had been cleared by the police, who normally require of­ficial notifications…

Takudzwa Dhambu THE country should brace for continued power cuts as ageing electricity gen­eration equipment and low water levels at key hydro sta­tions continue to constrain power supply, Energy minister July Moyo said yesterday. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare, Moyo said al­though the country’s installed power generation capacity had increased from 2…

NEARLY two million individuals are expected to face cereal shortages, including maize, at the peak of the hunger season between January and March 2026, accord­ing to the Zimbabwe Rural Liveli­hoods Assessment (RLA) report. The report highlighted that Kariba would be the most affected area during that period, underscor­ing the need for increased support in irrigation…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER GREYSTONE Nurs­ery School in Harare headmaster, who also doubles as the bursar, is in trouble for allegedly steal­ing US$84 000 from the school coffers. Candice Cherry Prinsloo yesterday appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Artwell Sanyatwe facing theft charges and was granted US$300 bail. It is alleged that between Janu­ary 1…

POLITICAL EDITOR OPPOSITION leaders will meet in Harare and Bulawayo today, as they step up their campaign to thwart the ruling Zanu PF’s seemingly inevi­table 2030 push. In this regard, they are scheduled to simultaneously hold media conferences in Harare and Bulawayo today, to crank up their opposition to the former liberation movement’s crusade. Among…

Takudzwa Dhambu ENERGY minister July Moyo has pleaded with private investors to assist the country in ending its long-standing power crisis. This comes as the nation continues to experience brutal power cuts — caused in the main by ageing infrastructure, limited generation capacity, low water levels at the key Kariba Dam and, lately, rising electricity…

Thabiso Mutirwa THE Ministry of Health has partnered with the HigherLife Foundation in a massive anti-elephantiasis drug administration campaign targeting seven high-risk districts across the country. This follows a similar campaign held in Sep ­tember 2024 in high-burden districts like Mutoko and Kariba. Elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, is a parasitic disease transmitted through mosquito bites….