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Brandon Josphat RULING Zanu PF legislators who boycott this week’s special National Assembly gathering on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) will face severe disciplinary action. So warns the former liberation movement’s national political commis­sar, Munyaradzi Machacha, who also revealed ominously at the weekend that the party was currently seized with the matter of its…

 Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES have increased security at border posts as hundreds of citizens return home, and those from the region transit through Zimbabwe on their way to their countries. This comes amid the worsening Afrophobic attacks on black migrants in neighbouring South Africa. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper —…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER SADC has called for increased co-operation among member states to accelerate macroeconomic growth, investment and regional integration.This was stated yesterday by Sadc deputy executive secretary for regional integration, Angèle Makombo N’tumba, during a joint meeting of ministers of Health and Finance in Harare, which runs until Friday.“The Sadc Committee of Ministers of…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man is in trouble for allegedly selling three high-end Toyota Fortuner vehicles that he had rented using forged documents.Blessing Mangwiro appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei at the weekend facing three counts of theft of motor vehicles.He was remanded in custody tomorrow for bail consideration.The State alleges that on…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo GOVERNMENT aims to convert all 460 irrigation schemes into profit-making business units by the end of the year.This aggressive climate resilience measure comes ahead of a projected difficult 2026/2027 summer cropping season.Speaking to the Daily News, the minister of Lands, Anxious Masuka, said the government was restructuring the schemes into business entities…

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi SENIOR STAFF WRITERS AMID Zimbabwe’s unrelenting power shortages that are retard­ing the country’s economic growth, authorities are planning to develop up to 500MW of solar generation capacity across 10 sites nationwide. In addition, the government is pursuing the further expansion of thermal energy generation through projects such as Hwange Power…

CHIEF WRITER SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has challenged parliamentarians to prioritise pro-poor budgeting to trans­form the livelihoods of vulnerable commu­nities. Speaking in Bulawayo during a budget analysis capacity-building workshop for Members of Parlia­ment at the weekend, Mudenda said legislators must adopt modern analytical approaches that respond to complex societal needs and ensure…

Tapiwa Chirume ONE of the country’s major psychiatric hospitals, Ngomahuru in Masvingo, is teetering on the brink of collapse. This comes as the key institution is battling crumbling infrastructure and myriad other challenges. In this light, a concerned Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) has warned that Ngomahuru is seriously understaffed, has inadequate security, and is being…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HARARE City Council housing manager Edgar Dzehonye and retired acting town clerk Pa­kamile Mabhena-Moyo have written to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) dismissing al­legations that they are on the run following a US$150 000 land fraud case. The allegations surfaced in court last week when Desmond Rutsito and Leeroy Manyange…

Tapiwa Chirume A FOUR-MEMBER armed robbery gang that terrorised Harare by raiding schools, wholesalers, and businesses at gunpoint has been jailed for decades. The regional court convicted Simbarashe Chambati, 23, Thomas Marange, 25, Tinashe Makara, 31, and Amos Makara, 43, on six counts of armed robbery. The court sentenced Chambati, Marange, and Tinashe Makara to…