BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo has pledged to donate US$3.6 million to Parliament, with the funds set to be distributed equally among 360 Members of Parliament and Senators to support constituency development projects across the country.In a statement issued on Independence Day yesterday, Chivayo said he would hand over the money to the Speaker of Parliament this…
THE City of Harare has moved to secure borrowing authority from the government for a US$16.7 million loan aimed at funding critical infrastructure upgrades and service delivery improvements across the capital.In a public notice issued in terms of the Urban Councils Act yesterday, acting town clerk Phakamile Mabhena Moyo said council had resolved to borrow…
ZIMBABWE’S main opposition party in parliament, the Citizens Coalition for Change, is pushing for an inclusive government if Parliament approves Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3.In a statement to mark the country’s Independence Day yesterday, CCC’s interim national spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said the party leadership had agreed on the position to push for an inclusive government.“Every…
POLICE have launched a massive crackdown on bars and nightclubs in Harare’s western suburbs, in pursuit of thugs believed to be regularly cavorting with patrons there before robbing them later.The late-night raids — which have seen officers being deployed in Mabelreign, Marlborough, Westgate and surrounding suburbs — come as an armed gang has recently been…
AUTHORITIES are on a collision course with some civil servants over the latest salary increases awarded to them by the government.This comes as some State employees have said that they have received lower increments than they expected or, in certain cases, no raises at all.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper…
Editor-In-Chiefin Antalya, Türkiye TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, yesterday opened the annual diplomacy forum here in this resort city, with a forceful…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has officially launched Econet AI, a new business unit aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence across Zimbabwe’s economy.Unveiled in Harare on Thursday, Econet AI immediately introduced a suite of products and capabilities designed to accelerate AI use across the market, in multiple sectors, by corporate organizations and individuals.During the launch,…
PREPARATIONS for the 2026 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) have reached an advanced stage, with organisers confirming near-maximum exhibition capacity and surging international participation ahead of the April 20 opening.Addressing journalists yesterday, ZITF board chairman Busisa Moyo announced that the organisation had shifted into final execution mode, with all key operational and commercial systems now…
FiNANCIAL advisor Dereck Chikura is in the eye of an “unjust enrichment and false misrepresentation storm” for seeking to claim US$200 000…
Masimba Makwembere CRIMINALS who open fire on, or use violence against law enforcement agents, in addition to endangering the lives of members of the public, will be met with “immediate, punitive consequences”. So warns a fed up national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who has also implored motorists and pedestrians to be always attentive and to…
