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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will headline this year’s edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference. Taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, South Africa, the event represents the premier dealmaking platform for the African energy sector. According to organisers, Mnangagwa’s participation would reflect the country’s ambition to unlock…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE in Gokwe have arrested a man believed to be mentally ill after he allegedly murdered his aunt and then gruesomely burned her body. The suspect, Tafara Machiri, of Ruraka Village, Nemangwe is accused of killing his 64-year-old aunt, Sylvia Sawa on Thursday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer IT IS important that all Zimbabweans, including opposition leaders, join hands with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government to move the country forward. So says former Zanu PF youth league political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, who adds that peace, national unity and further lifting the lives of all Zimbabweans remain sancrosant priorities. Speaking…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer POLICE have arrested eight suspects in connection with multiple robbery cases in Beitbridge. The arrests come as the country has experienced a 33,7 percent surge in reported crime during the first quarter of 2025, which includes theft, robbery, sexual offences, drugrelated crimes, and murder, with the national crime rate standing at 2…

BRANDON JOSPHATChief Staff Writer ZIMBABWE’S fuel sector is showing remarkable compliance, with 99,3 percent of all fuel samples across the country meeting national quality standards, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). As of July 30, Zera had tested 1 707 fuel samples, with only 12 samples failing to meet regulatory specifications.  “This is…

GOVERNMENT says it is ramping up efforts to improve cancer care across the country, with plans to expand access to screening and treatment services nationwide. Speaking on the sidelines of a donation event at Mpilo Hospital on Friday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said they were working on various initiatives to…

THE government is ramping up its efforts to have in place a bilateral agreement with neighbouring Botswana that will ease travel restrictions between the two countries. Speaking in Parliament this week, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka — who was the acting leader of government business in the august House then — said the ultimate…

By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarart@dailynews.co.zw THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) is set to launch a groundbreaking digital platform, CCZ Verified, to combat the escalating proliferation of counterfeit goods in the country, which severely undermines consumer safety, cripples local industry, and erodes government revenue. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CCZ chief executive officer, Rose Mpofu,…

ZIMBABWE has recorded 216 veldfires since the official fire restriction period began on July 31, destroying 71 119 hectares of land. This comes after the 2025 veldfire restriction period commenced on July 31 and will run up to October 31, 2025, in accordance with Statutory Instrument 7 of 2007. The Environmental Education and Publicity manager…