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HIGH Court judge Owen Tagu has dismissed an application by Caprcend (Private) Limited, in which the firm sought to evict another mining…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says with the economy now on a solid growth trajectory, the future is looking brighter for all Zimbabweans. Addressing the country during Heroes Day celebrations in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the bumper 2020-2021 agricultural season was at the centre of Zimbabwe’s projected economic growth of 7,8 percent this year. “The best way…

MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora and his erstwhile rival Nelson Chamisa, who leads the MDC Alliance faction, yesterday called for unity in the country as they joined Zimbabweans in commemorating Heroes Day.  The two took to social media to express their views as Zimbabweans celebrated the gallant sons and daughters who sacrificed their lives to fight…

ORGANISED business says it is broadly supportive of the idea of mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for workers to save both lives and jobs. However, it has also cautioned that companies keen on putting this into action, need to do that within the confines of the law. This comes as authorities are under growing pressure to ease…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on Zimbabweans to remain vigilant to avoid a fourth wave of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic as he extended the current Level 4 lockdown by another two weeks despite the decrease in new cases.  Speaking at State House in the capital last night, Mnangagwa said the country has done well in…

THE late Robert Martin Gumbura, who passed away at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison hospital on Saturday, is set to be buried at the Glenforest Cemetery in Harare this afternoon.  Gumbura, the founder of the RGM Independent End Time Message Church of Zimbabwe, was serving a 20-year prison sentence for rape and succumbed to Covid-19 complications. …

ONE suspected armed robber was shot dead while two others were injured in Four Winds in Bulawayo on Saturday morning following a shootout with a police crack unit.  The robbers are said to have travelled from neighbouring South Africa and were targeting a gold dealer in the suburb.  However, the robbers luck ran out when…

ZANU PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi insists Parliament is on the right track in terms of implementing political and economic reforms despite critics who are saying the ruling party is not eager for transformation.  This comes as the United States (US), the United Kingdom and their Western allies have argued that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has…

FORMER public prosecutor Auxilia Mangwaira, who was convicted in 2012 on allegations of bribery, has had her appeal against the conviction and sentence thrown out by the High Court.  However, the same court acquitted Mangwaira’s fellow prosecutor Rosewitter Madembo, who was also accused to have played a part in the offence.    Mangwaira together with Madembo…

THE government has asserted that whether the country’s mooted national talks take off or not, Zimbabwe will hold the 2023 elections as scheduled. At the same time, the country’s deeply-divided opposition has started holding talks aimed at healing its rifts ahead of the fast-approaching polls. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Justice minister…