THE formulation of any national budget requires a delicate balance between expanding revenue streams and safeguarding the productive sectors that anchor the economy. While Treasury initially introduced levies like the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax and the sugar tax to broaden its fiscal space, mounting evidence from parliamentary consultations shows these measures have turned punitive. Industry…
TAPIWA CHIRUME NEDBANK has been named Africa’s top banking employer, ranking 26th globally in the Forbes World’s Best Employers 2026 list. It…
Tapiwa Chirume OVER 1 000 delegates have already been accredited for Africa Skills Week, which Zimbabwe will host from October 12 to 16, as the country pushes for a continental strategy to address skills mismatches and accelerate industrialisation. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, the minister of Skills Audit, Jenfan Muswere, said preparations for…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are fast-tracking a wave of new legislation to align national laws with the recently enacted Constitutional Amendment Act Number 3 (CAA3), which fundamentally restructured Zimbabwe’s governance framework. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, confirmed the move yesterday,…
A 33-YEAR-OLD Harare man has appeared in court facing allegations of raping his 21-year-old cousin after buying her alcoholic drinks in Warren Park. Victor Khumalo of Westlea, Harare, who faces a charge of rape, was advised to apply for bail at the High Court when he appeared before a Harare regional magistrate. He was remanded…
Tapiwa Chirume THE late flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, yesterday received a dramatic, high-profile funeral filled with emotional eulogies and a military gun salute. They were buried at Sahwira Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare following a lavish send-off attended by family, friends, politicians, business associates, and dignitaries. Chivayo was accorded…
CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has called on the financial sector to align its lending practices with the needs of industry to accelerate production, value addition, job creation, and export growth. Speaking during an industry engagement with the government in Harare on Wednesday on behalf of the minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, the ministry’s permanent…
Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have issued an urgent national alert regarding sophisticated human trafficking syndicates targeting vulnerable job seekers abroad. Speaking in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, warned that unscrupulous criminal networks were increasingly exploiting citizens by promising lucrative employment opportunities in neighbouring countries, the Middle East, and Asia. “The government…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has said Africa’s creative sector could become a major driver of economic growth, employment and innovation, provided the continent invests in its young creative talent and gives the industry opportunities to compete internationally. Speaking at a creative economy conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Mohadi said the sector should be treated as an…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has formally approved the completion of Zimbabwe’s second review under its 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), praising the country for meeting nearly all core economic and structural targets. The decision reflects the country’s ongoing strong policy implementation, anchored by fiscal discipline, low inflation and steady monetary reforms….

