Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani has been handed a two-year ban from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after withdrawing from the 2026 season despite agreeing to contractual terms.The development comes weeks after the pacer pulled out of the PSL to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, where…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s investment advisor Paul Tungwarara has used the launch of the Presidential Borehole Scheme in Budiriro North, Harare, to push…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched a crackdown at the country’s border posts aimed at improving efficiency and promoting fair trade.This comes as the country is estimated to lose around US$1 billion per year in unpaid customs duties and taxes due to smuggling across its borders. This includes goods brought in through porous entry…
THE powerful Zanu PF women’s league is turbocharging its campaign against the proposal to transfer the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC).In this regard, the league is ratcheting up the pressure on legislators, in a bid to pressure them to also fight the planned move — which it has warned…
THE World Bank has unveiled a US$15 million facility to bolster the education and economic opportunities for adolescent girls and women in the country.Specifically, the facility will support the East Africa Girls Empowerment and Resilience (EAGER) programme in Zimbabwe — an initiative that is designed to drastically improve education outcomes for girls, boost women’s economic…
AUTHORITIES have surveyed households facing food shortages due to reduced agricultural yields and rising living costs triggered by the Middle East conflict.The country is already feeling the impact of rising prices, with fuel and essential goods becoming increasingly expensive, placing pressure on vulnerable households.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the minister of Public Service, Edgar…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is engaging the government to resolve a long-running dispute between Bikita Minerals and nine families in Murape Village, Bikita.The conflict, which began in 2023, saw access to a local well and school cut off after a trench was dug around homesteads to prepare for a tailings dam.In a statement…
THREE men from Killarney informal settlement have been remanded in custody after appearing in court on murder allegations.The accused, Brian Ndlovu, Kelvin Dube and Simbarashe Zhou, appeared before High Court Judge Justice Ngoni Nduna facing a murder charge. They all pleaded not guilty.The State alleges that on January 14, at around 10pm, the three accused…
NEWS EDITOR THE mooted new broad alliance of opposition parties plans to move away from the recent culture of cults of personality and return to collective leadership, democratic accountability and institutionalism. So says veteran politician and convener of the pressure group Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), James Timba, who adds that hero worshipping leaders is…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government is facing mounting scrutiny from Parliament over persistent fuel price increases, with legislators demanding urgent accountability from the minister of Energy and Power Development, July Moyo. The pressure follows three fuel price hikes by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) since the onset of the Middle East conflict, pushing…
