Cloud FusireSENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE country’s football fraternity remains in deep mourning following Thursday night’s catastrophic road crash which took the lives of three key Highlanders executives and a devoted female fan.The sudden and violent loss of the four victims did not only leave the Highlanders family completely broken, it has also plunged the entire…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE and China reaffirmed their strategic military partnership in Harare yesterday during celebrations to mark the 99th anniversary of…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE has successfully fortified its defence against polio, administering nearly three million vaccine doses across 27 high-risk border districts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.Backed by WHO and global health partners, the Ministry of Health and Child Care completed three rigorous rounds of synchronised subnational campaigns using the novel oral polio…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo SMALL and medium-sized enterprises have gained a capital-raising platform following the launch yesterday of the Zimbabwe Entrepreneurship Exchange (ZEEX) in Bulawayo.The exchange, established by Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Holdings, is a dedicated platform aimed at enabling small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to raise capital through private placements and public listings.Officially launching the platform…
Hazel Marimbiza GROWING cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the public helped Bulawayo record a 10 percent decline in serious crime this year.Speaking at a Crime Awareness Campaign on behalf of officer commanding Bulawayo Province, commissioner Jasper Chizemu, assistant commissioner Tambudzai Gumpo said efforts to fight crime were commendable.“Police recorded 7 739 cases between January…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR NEXT Thursday’s mid-term budget review will reinforce the government’s current economic policies in an ongoing effort to protect vulnerable groups and to support the prevailing price and foreign exchange stability. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion,…
CHIEF WRITER CHURCH leaders have renewed calls for an inclusive national dialogue after meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House yesterday. The engagement brought together leaders from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and local church organisations, who reiterated the need for a church-led dialogue aimed at fostering national unity and addressing longstanding social and…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO RISING chronic illnesses, HIV and other infections among military personnel require an urgent upgrade to defence healthcare systems, the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), General Emmanuel Matatu, says. Speaking at the 13th Zimbabwe Uniformed Forces Health Services Conference in Bulawayo on Wednesday, Matatu added that although significant progress had…
Tapiwa Chirume PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zimbabwe’s industrial sector to urgently ramp up local manufacturing and value addition to slash the country’s huge import bill. Officially opening the inaugural Zimbabwe Industrialisation Conference and Expo 2026 in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said industry must spearhead import substitution while expanding high-value exports as part of Zimbabwe’s broader…
CHIEF WRITER PARLIAMENT has renewed its demand for answers from the government regarding why Zimbabwe’s retail fuel prices remain significantly higher than those in neighbouring countries. The concerns come as global energy markets face renewed uncertainty following escalating tensions in the Middle East. Addressing the National Assembly on Wednesday, the minister of Energy and Power…
