Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR A SURGING wave of daring armed robberies and automated teller machine (ATM) bombings has gripped the nation, sparking widespread fear among citizens, businesses, and private security firms. At the same time, irate police have vowed to track and punish the perpetrators of the attacks, further underscoring that they are taking “decisive…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER MORE than 100 horse-and-rider combinations are expected to battle for national honours when the Zimbabwe Show Jumping Championships take centre stage at the High Performance Equestrian Centre (HIPEC) in Borrowdale, Harare this weekend. Zimbabwe Equestrian Federation (Zef) head of Show Jumping Erin Johnson, is expecting cut-throat competition at the three-day championship,…
RUTENDO NGARA FOUR Agriculture Finance Corporation workers appeared in court yesterday accused of stealing a US$22 000 tractor imported from Belarus to sell in Chivhu. The tractor is part of the machinery procured from Belarus by the government. Mauline Musonza, Saul Chikondiwa, Amon Chrispen, and Benlodge Chibushe appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo facing…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged the church to promote unity, patriotism, and social cohesion to support the country’s economic development agenda. Speaking at the burial of national hero Edward Raradza at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the church was a critical moral force and partner in the implementation of…
SUNGURA star Sugar Sugar is finally having his moment in the sun. The musician, whose latest hit Mudododo has taken social media by storm, has been rewarded with a brand-new Toyota Fortuner and US$10 000 in cash by businessman Wicknell Chivayo in appreciation of the song’s success. For Sugar Sugar, the gesture could not have…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER THE ZB Marathon has received a major boost after being recognised as a Comrades Marathon qualifier, adding greater…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE structural engineer appeared in court yesterday for allegedly forging a compliance certificate to sell property embroiled in a high-profile divorce settlement. Shingirai Fibion Nhowe Mukwashi, a principal at Nhowe Design Engineers, is accused of creating a fake certificate which was submitted to the Deeds Registry, resulting in the issuance of title…
Chief Writer ZIMBABWE is now drafting a law that could ban children from accessing social media platforms to protect them from online harm. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the minister of Information Communication Technology, Tatenda Mavetera, said the government had completed consultations on the National Child Online Protection Policy and was now working…
BANCABC has launched its upgraded A360 Super App, an all-in-one digital platform allowing Zimbabwean consumers to open accounts, secure loans, and invest directly from their smartphones. Operating under the banner “Bank. Borrow. Pay and Invest all in One App,” the transformed mobile application serves both existing customers and non-account holders. The digital solution eliminates the…
Hazel Marimbiza GOVERNMENT’S tourism devolution strategy is successfully highlighting lesser-known regional destinations, expanding international visitor arrivals beyond the traditional Victoria Falls circuit. Speaking during the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe Tourism Expo on Wednesday, the minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Barbara Rwodzi, said the government was deliberately taking tourism marketing activities to different provinces to expose international buyers…
