September 2026

Tapiwa Chirume HEALTH officials have recalled two defective medica­tions for high blood pressure and Parkinson’s disease. The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) said at the weekend that laboratory tests had established that the two medicines, that are imported from Cyprus, did not pass critical quality standards. “Reference is made to confirmed Out-Of-Specification (OOS) results…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR ZANU PF says the time will come for the ruling party to openly discuss succes­sion, but insists it will not be rushed into debating the issue before its internal structures have formally expressed their views. The position comes amid growing speculation over the party’s succession landscape. The succession question has gained…

SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Gospel of God Church, 1932, has rejected the planned exhuma­tion of the revered apostolic sect founder Peter Jack Masedza, popularly known as Baba Johane Masowe, insisting that his remains must remain un­disturbed at his shrine in Rusape. The church’s position comes after the High Court stopped the planned exhumation, ruling that…

RUTENDO NGARA A 28-YEAR-OLD man was sen­tenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for murdering a Kwekwe resident in a violent homemade spear attack. The High Court circuit court sitting at Gweru last week handed down the severe custodial sentence to Tinashe Mapaike of Village Mapaike, under Chief Chipindu in Chibi, Masvingo, following his conviction for the…