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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER SENATORS have ordered the government to immediately eliminate the systemic root causes driving vulnerable citizens onto city streets.Presenting a motion in the Senate on Tuesday, Mashonaland Central Senator Mary-Grace Gwature called for urgent state interventions, including comprehensive rehabilitation programmes and stronger legal protections for homeless people.She noted that the rising number of…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) struck off the roll two cases yesterday that sought to stop the government from proceeding with the country’s planned law changes.The separate applications that were challenging Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3), and which were struck off the court’s schedule on technicalities, were brought before the apex…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR AUTHORITIES have imposed limits on holiday extra lessons for primary and secondary school learners who face critical exams this year.In this regard, holiday lessons for this coming school break have been sanctioned for a maximum 10 days between August 7and 20 — at fixed, standardised costs to parents.“For the year 2026, authority…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR POLICE have arrested four foreign nationals and 42 workers during a massive raid on an illicit Harare distillery.The suspects were intercepted on Tuesday following a swift raid at the factory located along Brodie Avenue in Southerton.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the operation that permanently shut down the illicit manufacturing hub.“The Zimbabwe…

Shamaine Chirimujiri THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has intensified a nationwide crackdown on unregistered tourism facilities, including restaurants, following widespread non-compliance.This comes in the wake of the authority’s first-ever annual general meeting which brought together government officials, tourism industry leaders and stakeholders to review ZTA’s performance and strengthen accountability since the authority’s establishment in 1996.The…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER A 37-YEAR-OLD Chipinge man who brutally murdered two girlfriends over allegations of infidelity has received two life sentences.Felix Siyatunya was convicted by the Mutare High Court in separate murder trials after brutally killing the women three years apart, with investigators uncovering a disturbing pattern in the manner the crimes were committed.Confirming the…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE’S broadcasting laws must be urgently reviewed as rapid digital growth outpaces existing legal frameworks, regulators warned yesterday.Speaking at a broadcasting sector conference in Bulawayo, Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) acting chief executive officer Matthias Chakanyuka said regulators were grappling with how to define broadcasting in an era where social media users…

Brighton Muronzereyi PANDEMONIUM reigned in Parliament yesterday during a heated debate on Consti­tutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) which almost degenerated into an unseemly physical altercation. The chaos erupted after Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi in­formed Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu that his allocated time to debate the draft law had expired. Matewu initially complied with…

 Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR CONSUMERS’ disposable incomes have received a significant boost after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) cut interest rates on Monday. RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said yesterday that the reduction of the rates reflected a positive structural shift in inflation dynamics in the country, rather than a relaxation of monetary policy. “In…