BRANDON JOSPHAT Political Editor MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira has stressed the importance of regional solidarity and regulated migration within the bloc. Murwira made the remarks at the three-day Sadc Foreign Ministers’ meeting at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park that will end today. Among other things, the meeting is reflecting…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER GO-GETTER businessman, Wicknell Chivayo says he withdrew his criminal charges against ex-wife Sonja and her mother Tabitha Madzikanda yesterday in the interest of his children. Speaking to the media after he dropped the charges, the businessman added that he had no regrets about initiating the arrests of Sonja and his…
AUTHORITIES are continuing to escalate their efforts to contain HIV/Aids in the country. In this regard, they say 43 000 citizens will be injected with the Lenacapavir jab this year, after Zimbabwe secured more financial support from the Global Fund. Speaking during a recent Ministry of Health media training workshop, national HIV prevention coordinator, Gertrude…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned against sabotaging strategic investments, saying the government would not tolerate vandalism, theft and corruption that undermine national development projects. Speaking during the commissioning of the New Glovers 10 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Kwekwe, Mnangagwa said acts of corruption and vandalism threatened the country’s economic future. “Let…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FORMER Allied Timbers chief executive officer and ex- president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Joseph Kanyekanye, will spend more time in remand following the dismissal of his bail application by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. Kanyekanye is facing allegations of forging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s signature, as well as…
Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have ruled out a secret ballot for the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 vote, while also demanding strict party-line adherence from Zanu PF legislators if they want to continue serving in Parliament.This follows Monday’s call by MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora for lawmakers in both the National Assembly and the Senate to be…
Tapiwa Chirume THE government needs to improve citizens’ access to key national documents, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says.This comes as many Zimbabweans continue to face serious challenges in getting birth certificates, passports and other crucial papers for a variety of reasons that include bureaucratic inefficiencies.“In 2025, the ZHRC undertook follow-up actions to improve…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council says it has achieved a 95 percent immunisation coverage rate among children against various diseases, a milestone health officials have described as critical in protecting communities from vaccine-preventable illnesses.According to the city’s health services department, the achievement reflects the success of routine immunisation programmes conducted in partnership with…
Rutendo Ngara BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo’s ex-wife, Sonja Madzikanda, and her mother, Tabitha, will know today whether they will be granted bail in a cyberbullying case after Harare magistrate Nyaradzo Manokore failed to deliver a ruling yesterday due to illness.The two are in custody over allegations of publishing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated images linking Chivayo to South…
Shamaine Chirimujiriand Tapiwa Chirume A HARARE man has confessed to the grisly murder of his friend — an inDrive driver — in which he slit his throat, before drinking the blood.Shepherd Severa, 28, of Warren Park D, revealed the horrid act he performed on 30 year-old Nandama — who had been reported missing earlier this…
