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YVONNE NCUBE THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has intensified efforts to restore its operational capacity after securing multiple funding facilities and strategic partnerships aimed at rehabilitating locomotives, wagons and rail infrastructure.Speaking during a presentation to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee in Bulawayo on Thursday, NRZ deputy chief executive officer Ainah Dube-Kaguru said the parastatal had…

MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE country faces a possible El Niño during the 2026/2027 rainy season after recent updates from global climate forecasting centres indicated a high probability that the weather phenomenon will develop during the upcoming season.The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday confirmed the development, noting that while early indicators were important, the situation remained uncertain…

THE POLICE have warned public service vehicle (PSV) operators and transporters against overloading and reckless driving, saying offenders will be arrested.This comes as the government and other key stakeholders are at their wits’ end over the country’s spiralling road carnage and the growing impunity of reckless drivers on the roads.The police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi,…

Tapiwa Chirume THE government and other key stakeholders are at their wits’ end over the country’s spiraling road carnage and the growing impunity of reckless drivers on the roads.This is despite the concerted efforts by authorities, including the police and the Ministry of Transport, to mitigate the untenable situation and to introduce stricter traffic regulations.But…

Hazel Marimbizain CHINATHE government says it is seeking to enhance partnerships with China to boost investments into the country, which have already surpassed US$10 billion.Speaking during a media seminar in China on Thursday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said collaborations were key in developing Zimbabwe.“China remains Zimbabwe’s source of foreign direct investment, with commitments…

Shamaine ChirimujiriPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa officially commissioned Adlam House yesterday, the newly refurbished student nurse residence at Parirenyatwa hospital.The facility now features a 120kW solar system, eight new boreholes, 30 000-litre-water storage tanks, and an enhanced capacity to house 338 nurses.It was refurbished by Prevail Internation Group under Phase 1 of the Presidential Hospital Renovation Programme.Speaking…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE proposed new broad alliance of opposition parties and pro-democracy groups is almost finalised, amid expectations that the coalition will be unveiled soon. So confirms opposition stalwart, Tendai Biti, who adds that the alliance will include student movements and church groupings as the front gears to push back against the government’s…

Masimba Makwembere THE President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is expected in Zimbabwe this weekend for a two-day State visit aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Philisiwe Chi­dawanyika confirmed the visit yesterday, saying it reflects the growing relations between the two nations. “The ministry of Foreign…

CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES say they will do all they can to facilitate the return of the country’s citizens based in South Africa who want to return home. This follows the recent threats of a resurgence in afrophobic attacks on foreign nationals living in the troubled neighbouring country. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE has reportedly lost close to US$3 billion through unpaid intrinsic land value arising from irregular al­locations of urban State land, according to findings contained in the Justice Uchena Com­mission of Inquiry into the Sale of State Land in and around Urban Areas since 2005. The revelations follow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s…