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Tapiwa Chirume DEFAULTING Harare City Council ratepayers are set to face evictions and property attachment as the municipality moves to recover mounting arrears that are crippling service delivery. This comes as the city is conducting its first-quarter revenue collection performance review in Harare, aimed at mapping out strategies to improve collections and restore financial stability….

ZIMBABWE’S trade defi­cit surged by 59,3 per­cent in March, fuelled by soaring global energy prices and rising import costs. The widening gap comes amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, particularly disruptions affecting the Strait of Hormuz, which have constrained oil supplies and pushed up global Brent crude prices. According to Zimbabwe’s ex­ternal trade statistics, South…

AUTHORITIES say they are doing all they can to ensure the safety of Zimbabweans living and working in neigh­bouring South Africa. This comes amid ongoing fears of Afrophobic attacks on foreign nationals from the continent across the Lim­popo. In this regard, the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Pretoria has implored citizens living in different parts of…

THE government has intensified efforts to strengthen data protection and digital trust, saying privacy must be treated as the foundation of Zimbabwe’s growing digital economy rather than an op­tional safeguard. Speaking at the Third Na­tional Data Privacy Symposium organised by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), the minister of ICT, Tatenda Mavetera,…

A 21-YEAR-OLD Hwange man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing his friend following a long-standing dispute, while his co-accused was acquitted of murder.Professor Silempa and his relative, Gcinani Silempa, were jointly charged with murder after the fatal attack on a 21-year-old man in February last year.The High Court, sitting in…

PARLIAMENT has raised alarm over the deteriorating state of the country’s diplomatic infrastructure, warning that delays in construction and renovations are damaging the nation’s international image and credibility.In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade said the slow pace of upgrading foreign missions…

TWO Bulawayo men who had been facing robbery and assault charges walked free after a magistrate ruled that the State had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.Tatenda Choga and Denson Dube, both of Mzilikazi suburb, were acquitted yesterday following a trial in which they were accused of attacking a security guard and stealing…

THE current rainy season has emerged as one of the deadliest in recent memory, claiming at least 138 lives and displacing thou­sands of families across the country. Besides the heavy toll on many people’s lives, the deluges have also left authorities with huge bills to foot for the repair of damaged critical infrastructure that includes…

THE huge and rising debt owed to the country’s second city by its residents is paralysing many essential services. So warns the chairperson of the Finance and Develop­ment committee of the metro, Mpumelelo Moyo, who told the Daily News yesterday that the debt had now bal­looned to ZiG2,5 billion. “This severely limits our capacity to…

THE government has set compensation for 254 property owners affected by the con­struction of the New City in Mt Hampden at US$75 million, as authorities move to speed up the implementation of the project. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, implored the ministry of Lands to complete…