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FINANCIAL constraints have affected the World Food Programme (WFP), limiting its ability to meet targets in assisting vulnerable communities. In a report released yesterday, WFP said it sup­ported refugees at Tongogara Refugee Settlement, where 11 000 refugees received monthly assistance. “WFP and partners commenced distributions under the 2025/26 cycle of the Lean Season Assistance programme…

POPULAR self-styled prophet Passion Java’s sister Mavis Madzivanzira was yesterday jailed five years by Harare re­gional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka. Madzivanzira was jointly charged with Pauline Gutsa and they were convicted of nine counts of fraud involving almost US$100 000. In their mitigation, Madzivanzira said she is a mother of five and they all depend on…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THERE is no guarantee that if President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not stay in office until 2030, whoever will succeed him will do a better job of steering the country than he has so “ably done” to date. So says businessman and Zanu PF’s newest Central Committee member, Paul Tempter Tungwarara, who…

Masimba Makwembere AUTHORITIES have introduced strict controls on petroleum imports, banning the carrying of fuel in portable containers at borders without a licence in a move to curb the parallel market and enhance safety. In a Statutory Instrument (SI) 59 of 2026 gazetted at the weekend, the government fundamentally changed the rules for travellers and…

LOCALS in Chipinge’s Bangwe Village are living in fear after two buffaloes escaped from the nearby Save Conserv­ancy and strayed into their area. The Member of Parliament for Mutema-Musikavanhu, Angelina Gata, confirmed to the Daily News at the weekend that the buffaloes were causing havoc in the rural commu­nity. “My office is receiving complaints that…

Masimba Makwembere BUSINESS, labour and government are resisting plans to place the National Social Security Author­ity (Nssa) under the regulatory authority of the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec). This comes after the National Assembly and Senate have recently passed the Insurance and Pension Commission Amendment Bill, which, among other things, seeks to strengthen the country’s…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FORMER minister of Foreign Affairs Walter Mzembi will learn his fate on May 14 regarding charges of criminal abuse of office. The judgment date was pro­nounced on Friday by High Court judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero. Mzembi is accused of the “il­legal” loaning of public area viewing screens. Defending the move…

BRANDON JOSPHAT Chief Writer AHEAD of the start of public hear­ings on the government’s proposed constitutional amendments tomor­row, advocacy groups are agitating for the national consultations to be extended beyond the scheduled four days. Representatives of Defend the Constitu­tion Platform (DCP) and the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF) told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that…

MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE FLAMBOYANT businessman, Phillip Chiyang­wa, continues to underline his enduring status as a titan in the country’s corporate sector. This comes after the distinguished entre­preneur was bestowed with more accolades this past week — this time bagging the pres­tigious 2025 Megafest National Businessman of the Year Award. The gong — yet another testament of…

ZIMBABWEAN workplaces have become death traps as fatalities surged to a four-year high, prompting a stern government ultimatum to industry leaders. Opening the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) engineers workshop last week, the minister of Public Service, Edgar Moyo, exposed a chilling reality, the decline in workplace danger had reversed into a deadly upward trend….