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Hazel Marimbizain CHINATHE government says it is seeking to enhance partnerships with China to boost investments into the country, which have already surpassed US$10 billion.Speaking during a media seminar in China on Thursday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said collaborations were key in developing Zimbabwe.“China remains Zimbabwe’s source of foreign direct investment, with commitments…

Shamaine ChirimujiriPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa officially commissioned Adlam House yesterday, the newly refurbished student nurse residence at Parirenyatwa hospital.The facility now features a 120kW solar system, eight new boreholes, 30 000-litre-water storage tanks, and an enhanced capacity to house 338 nurses.It was refurbished by Prevail Internation Group under Phase 1 of the Presidential Hospital Renovation Programme.Speaking…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE proposed new broad alliance of opposition parties and pro-democracy groups is almost finalised, amid expectations that the coalition will be unveiled soon. So confirms opposition stalwart, Tendai Biti, who adds that the alliance will include student movements and church groupings as the front gears to push back against the government’s…

Masimba Makwembere THE President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is expected in Zimbabwe this weekend for a two-day State visit aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Philisiwe Chi­dawanyika confirmed the visit yesterday, saying it reflects the growing relations between the two nations. “The ministry of Foreign…

CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES say they will do all they can to facilitate the return of the country’s citizens based in South Africa who want to return home. This follows the recent threats of a resurgence in afrophobic attacks on foreign nationals living in the troubled neighbouring country. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE has reportedly lost close to US$3 billion through unpaid intrinsic land value arising from irregular al­locations of urban State land, according to findings contained in the Justice Uchena Com­mission of Inquiry into the Sale of State Land in and around Urban Areas since 2005. The revelations follow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo has filed an urgent application at the High Court seeking to stop ongoing divorce proceedings brought by his estranged partner, Sonja Madzikanda, arguing that their customary union was already dis­solved in 2024 and that the litigation has triggered severe financial consequences for his businesses. The application marks…

 Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWE’s decades-long severe shortage of medi­cines in public hospitals is escalating, worsened by a crippling US$20 million government debt owed to the country’s primary medical supplier, the Nation­al Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm). Appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health on Tuesday this week, Nat­Pharm managing director, Newman Madzikwa, described the national drug supplier’s…

Tapiwa ChirumeTHE death toll from a horrific road traffic accident on Tuesday along the Harare–Nyamapanda highway has risen from 14 to 17, police have confirmed.The accident occurred at the 176 km peg when a Malawi-bound bus traveling from Cape Town, South Africa, was involved in a crash at around 1pm.In a statement last night, national…

Masimba MakwembereZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to boost food security, with the government targeting an increase in irrigated land to 350 000 hectares from the current 257 000.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, said irrigation development remained a key strategy to shield agricultural production from the…