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Shamaine Chirimujiri HE government has approved new minimum wages for domestic workers and employees in unclassified sectors to boost low-income households. The major policy adjustment is aimed at improving real incomes and strengthening legal protection for vulnerable workers who fall outside formal collective bargain­ing structures. Under the revised framework, workers in unclassified operations would now…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo NINE people died on the spot and 26 others were injured when a goods train rammed into a bus yesterday.In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident, saying officers were still at the scene.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police reports a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at 0843 hours…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER PROSECUTOR-General Loice Matanda-Moyo has ordered public prosecutors to reject corruption and fiercely uphold Zimbabwe’s Constitution.This development follows urgent appeals from senators who have pushed the judiciary to expedite corruption cases, warning that prolonged judicial delays actively undermine public accountability and destroy citizen confidence in the nation’s justice system.Speaking at a public prosecutor’s…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER RULING Zanu PF Members of Parliament who oppose the government’s much-debated Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) will face severe consequences.So warn the former liberation movement’s bigwigs, Ezra Chadzamira and Lovemore Matuke, who also say the party’s MPs were bound by Zanu PF’s PF resolutions.This comes as CAB3 is about to enter…

Shamaine ChirimujiriTHE Federation of Organisations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ) has condemned persistent harmful myths, stigma and discrimination against people with albinism, calling for stronger protection of their rights and greater efforts to promote inclusion, safety and dignity.The call comes amid continued witchcraft-related myths that place people with albinism at risk in some communities,…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has impounded about 110 vehicles in Harare as part of an ongoing blitz targeting imported luxury vehicles suspected of customs violations.The development comes amid a fresh, aggressive and major joint national crackdown by Zimra and the police to combat rampant customs leakages, with authorities impounding hundreds of…

Masimba MakwembereNINE notorious criminals have been convicted and jailed for terms up to 12 years following a sweeping multi-agency crackdown on armed robbery syndicates.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the convictions yesterday, saying the suspects were serving different prison sentences.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) releases the names of accused persons who were recently convicted for…

NEWS EDITOR IN A fresh, aggressive and major joint national crackdown to combat rampant customs leakages, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and the police are impounding hundreds of illegally imported and under-valued vehicles. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — na­tional police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the campaign yesterday, adding…

CHIEF WRITER THE government has ordered the demolition of all illegal houses and structures nationwide to restore order and to enhance public safety. Addressing a Zanu PF provincial coordinating com­mittee in Marondera at the weekend, the minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, said authorities had okayed the demolitions to ensure that urban…

Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government has called for a closer media partnership to combat toxic misin­formation and stabilise public information spaces. Speaking during a me­dia stakeholders engagement organised by the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) here, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution permanent secretary Paul Nyoni said cooperation be­tween the two sectors was essen­tial for effective…