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BRANDON JOSPHAT LEADING opposition voices have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to withhold his assent on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3).Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, they reiterated that the electorate must approve the draft legislation through a mandatory national referendum.At the same time, CAB3 opponents say they are considering their next steps…

BRANDON JOSPHAT ZIMBABWE is intensifying its drive for foreign direct investment, leveraging the current calm macroeconomic landscape in the country and the enduring stability of the ZiG to attract global capital.So says an upbeat minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, who confirmed to journalists during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in…

BIGHTON MURONZEREYI GOVERNMENT has reaffirmed its commitment to ending Aids as a public health threat by 2030.Speaking in New York during the general debate of the High-Level Meeting on ending HIV and Aids on Friday, the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, said the world possessed the scientific knowledge, tools and experience required to achieve…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA BULAWAYO City Council has intensified efforts to integrate informal small businesses into the main­stream economy through dedicat­ed infrastructure. The local authority is estab­lishing a dedicated office to sup­port the sector and developing infrastructure aimed at improving business operations. Speaking during the 2026 MS­MEs Winter Expo and Provincial Launch of International MSMEs Day at…

TAPIWA CHIRUME MUREWA Rural District Council will exhume 17 unidentified human remains after developing housing stands on local burial sites.The planned exhumations would involve 10 sets of remains in the Shinhuru area, two in the Magamba area, four at St Dorcus Church in Murewa and one in the Mutamba area of Macheke.In a notice issued…

 Bryn Matongo STAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has praised Transmedia Corporation for expanding FM radio cover­age, dramatically boosting public access to vital infor­mation. Speaking at Transmedia’s annual general meeting in Harare earlier in the week, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said FM radio coverage jumped from 77 to 81 percent over the past year, with an…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER YOUNG people must embrace self-reliance, as depending on handouts will not lift their lives sustainably or drive Zimbabwe’s economic transformation, the minister of Youth, Tino Machakaire, has said.Speaking at an employment and entrepreneurship forum in Harare on Thursday night, Machakaire also said the country had to think creatively as it fought to…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER TEN people have died while 31 others have been injured in railway-related accidents recorded during June, raising fresh concerns over safety at level crossings and along railway lines.The latest incident occurred on Thursday evening at Nandi in Chiredzi, where a minibus was struck by a train at a level crossing, leaving five…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rallied Zimbabweans to unite, uphold peace and strengthen national cohesion as the country pushes forward with its drive towards socio-economic transformation, modernisation and industrialisation.Speaking during the burial of the late national hero, Victor Matemadanda, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said unity of purpose among…

SOUTHERN African countries are intensifying efforts to improve regional air connectivity and reduce the high cost of travel across the continent through the implementation of the African Union’s Open Skies initiative, a cabinet minister has said.The minister Transport and Infrastructure Development, Felix Mhona, said this on Thursday on the sidelines of the Sadc Cluster Meeting…