Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITERPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has intensified efforts to attract more local and foreign companies to invest in Zimbabwe’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), describing them as critical drivers of industrialisation, export growth and economic transformation.Speaking after commissioning the Davipel Holdings headquarters and the Agri-Milling Stock Feeds plant in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said SEZs were increasingly…
Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has initiated a comprehensive review of Zimbabwe’s legal framework to address longstanding gaps affecting intersex people, amid growing pressure for their formal recognition and protection under the Constitution.Intersex people are born with natural variations in sex characteristics, and current laws do not adequately cater for their identity, documentation, or protection from…
Rutendo NgaraTHE High Court has ordered the Ministry of Defence to provide retired major general Godfrey Mupita with his full retirement benefits, including luxury vehicles and housing.Justice Mpokiseng Dube ruled that the State had wrongly sought to deny Mupita part of his retirement package by arguing that he had waived his entitlement after purchasing a…
CHIEF WRITER HARARE City Council has begun installing specialised air valves across its network to stop trapped pipeline air from falsely inflating household water meters.The initiative comes as the local authority, in partnership with Helcraw Water, rolls out prepaid smart water meters across the capital’s suburbs.The overall project aims to improve water consumption monitoring, replace…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER POLICE have deployed extra officers, set up roadblocks, and stepped up surveillance nationwide to ensure public safety during the upcoming Heroes and Defence Forces holidays.The Police Commissioner-General, Stephen Mutamba, yesterday confirmed that all provincial commanders have been instructed to implement rigorous security measures across national, provincial, and district events, as well as…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE National Aids Council(Nac) has engaged senior civil servants in Harare to implement workplace strategies aimed at ending new HIV infections by 2030.Harare Province currently accounts for 13 percent of Zimbabwe’s overall HIV burden, representing a significant portion of the estimated 1,4 million people living with HIV nationwide.Nac Harare provincial manager…
Rutendo Ngara A KEY witness told the Harare Magistrates Court that she saw her husband dragged into a vehicle by men falsely posing as police officers.The trial of a man accused of kidnapping his former workmate continued yesterday, with the complainant’s wife telling the court that she witnessed her husband being forced into a vehicle…
Rutendo Ngara A HARARE businessman has appeared in court for allegedly defrauding an investor out of US$29 960 in a fake fitting board import scheme.Desmond Zhakata, 36, appeared alongside Oakwood Fitting Solutions, the company he represents, and was remanded in custody pending a bail application.According to the State, led by prosecutor Polite Chikiwa, the alleged…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 25-YEAR-OLD Emganwini man has appeared before the Bulawayo magistrate courts accused of stealing a motor vehicle parked outside a city bottle store.Melvin Ncube appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mark Dzira facing one count of motor vehicle theft. He was not required to enter a plea at this stage and was remanded…
EMIRATES and South African Airways (SAA) today announced an expansion of their codeshare partnership, enabling access to nine cities and establishing the…

