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Masimba Makwembere ZIMBABWE’S mining sector recorded higher export earnings in the first quarter of 2026, driven by stronger global mineral prices.This comes as the mining industry continues to benefit from improving commodity prices on global markets, with industry leaders expressing optimism about the sector’s performance for the remainder of the year. Speaking in Harare yesterday,…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO PUBLIC procurement must be transformed from simple paperwork into a powerful economic weapon to drive national industrialisation, a cabinet minister has said.The minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, made the remarks in a speech read on his behalf by Bulawayo provincial deputy director Mary Chingonzoh at the opening of the fifth…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will negotiate “a better deal” with Zanu PF than the 1987 Unity Accord and the 2008 Global Politi­cal Agreement (GPA) ahead of the adoption of the government’s proposed law changes. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the…

Tapiwa Chirume A DESTRUCTIVE locust swarm has hit Harare’s affluent Borrowdale Brooke suburb, prompt­ing authorities to issue an urgent pest alert. The Department of Migra­tory Pest Control in the ministry of Agriculture swiftly responded after receiving frantic reports of the infes­tation, which officials identified as mainly comprising elegant grasshop­pers, a species that rarely gathers in…

Tapiwa Chirume DZIVARESEKWA legis­lator Edwin Mushoriwa has opposed Constitu­tional Amendment Bill Number 3, branding it a regressive threat to democracy. Speaking during a heated debate on the Bill in the National Assembly earlier this week, Mushoriwa said the proposed amendments were clearly aimed at preserving political power rather than improving the daily lives of ordinary…

CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are deeply concerned about the increase in malaria cases in the country, with the disease now also resur­gent in regions where it was previously thought to have been eradicated. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said yesterday…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO woman has won a major High Court battle to stop her property claim from being summarily dismissed. In a judgment handed down recently, High Court Judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa ruled that the intense legal dispute between Nomagugu Sithulisile John­son and Natasha Farai Mashonganyika—the executrix of the late Nkosinothando “Nkosi”…

Shamaine Chirimujiriand Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have firmly dismissed allegations that the ruling Zanu PF and the government are fast-tracking Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) without adequately consulting key stakeholders.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi, said the government was strictly adhering to all…

Beaven DhliwayoGROUP FEATURES EDITOR ZIMBABWE’S higher and tertiary education sector is poised for a major transformation as the government intensifies efforts to modernise institutions, strengthen quality assurance, and align education with the country’s industrialisation agenda.During separate visits to the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (Zimche) and the Tertiary Education Service Council (TESC) on Tuesday, the…

Masimba Makwembere THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has implored Zimbabweans to prepare for below-normal rainfall during the upcoming 2026/27 agricultural season.Speaking yesterday on the sidelines of the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) agriculture, food, climate, and environment thematic working group meeting in Harare, MSD director Rebecca Manzou revealed that climate models indicate a 90 percent…