Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has set stringent conditions for its continued support of Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3), ahead of the crucial vote on the draft law in the Senate. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — CCC spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, confirmed yesterday that…
ILLICIT practices within some key mining value chains are negatively affecting the country’s economic performance. So warns the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) deputy governor, Innocent Matshe, who adds that the smuggling and undervaluing of export invoices is draining Zimbabwe’s foreign currency inflows — thereby threatening national economic stability. Speaking at the Annual Chamber of…
Adelaide Moyo in VICTORIA FALLS THE government will repossess long-idle coal concessions and has officially classified coal as a special critical mineral as part of a regulatory overhaul aimed at ensuring national energy security. Officiating at the 2026 Chamber of Mines Mining Conference and Exhibition in Victoria Falls, the minister of Mines, Polite Kambamura, said…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on businesses, state enterprises and industry players to scale up investment in research, innovation and artificial intelligence, warning that Zimbabwe’s industrialisation drive and its 2030 upper-middle-income target hinge on these critical. Addressing delegates at the 14th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasized…
ZIMBABWE has held high-level talks with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to secure vital development financing. In a statement yesterday, the ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion said the engagement followed Zimbabwe’s formal expression of interest to join the multilateral development bank. “Following Zimbabwe’s formal expression of interest in joining the Asian Infrastructure…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE has completely shattered its 2026 winter wheat planting target, securing food security goals ahead of schedule.Local farmers planted 126 394 hectares, representing 101 percent of the government’s target of 125 000 hectares.In a wheat production update yesterday, Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) chief director, Medlinah Magwenzi, said the historic…
Blessings Mashayaand Brendon Josphat AS ANTICIPATED, Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) easily sailed through the National Assembly yesterday, bolstered by the backing of several opposition lawmakers.The support from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was crucial as the ruling Zanu PF was seven legislators short of the mandatory two-thirds majority that was required…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR A CRIPPLING shortage of printing materials and receipt books has halted the issuance of birth certificates in the country.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Rafael Faranisi, acknowledged the challenges yesterday.He said the government was working flat out…
Adelaide Moyo in Victoria Falls GOLD miners in the country are bullish on the industry’s immediate outlook, projecting that elevated global prices and mine revivals will drive output and export earnings to historic highs.This comes as gold output is projected to surpass 50 tonnes this year, with export earnings expected to hit US$5 billion as…
CHIEF WRITER BUSINESSMAN and politician, Pedzai “Scott” Sakupwanya, continues to battle scammers targeting unsuspecting people using his name and forged contacts.This comes…
