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AUTHORITIES have surveyed households facing food shortages due to reduced agricultural yields and rising living costs triggered by the Middle East conflict.The country is already feeling the impact of rising prices, with fuel and essential goods becoming increasingly expensive, placing pressure on vulnerable households.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the minister of Public Service, Edgar…

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is engaging the government to resolve a long-running dispute between Bikita Minerals and nine families in Murape Village, Bikita.The conflict, which began in 2023, saw access to a local well and school cut off after a trench was dug around homesteads to prepare for a tailings dam.In a statement…

THREE men from Killarney informal settlement have been remanded in custody after appearing in court on murder allegations.The accused, Brian Ndlovu, Kelvin Dube and Simbarashe Zhou, appeared before High Court Judge Justice Ngoni Nduna facing a murder charge. They all pleaded not guilty.The State alleges that on January 14, at around 10pm, the three accused…

NEWS EDITOR THE mooted new broad alliance of opposition par­ties plans to move away from the recent culture of cults of personality and return to collective leadership, democratic accountability and institu­tionalism. So says veteran politician and convener of the pressure group Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), James Timba, who adds that hero worshipping leaders is…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government is facing mounting scrutiny from Parliament over persistent fuel price increases, with legislators demanding urgent accountability from the minister of Energy and Power Development, July Moyo. The pressure follows three fuel price hikes by the Zim­babwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) since the onset of the Middle East conflict, pushing…

Masimba Makwembere A GANG of armed robbers has unleashed terror in Harare’s Mabelreign and Marlborough suburbs and surrounding areas, targeting churches, police officers and residents in a wave of violent attacks. The latest incident saw robbers ambush a police patrol in Harare early Friday, overpowering three officers and mak­ing off with a rifle, a police…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by a convict, Henry Nherera, upholding both his con­viction and sentence for indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault. Nherera had approached the High Court challenging a magistrate court decision handed down on January 31, 2025, where he was sentenced to a total of 27…

ZIMBABWE has signed a memorandum of under­standing (MOU) with Zambia for the development of a US$2 billion railway spur linking Kafue in Zambia to Lion’s Den in Zimbabwe. The proposed railway line will traverse key areas in Zim­babwe, including Chirundu, Hurungwe National Park, Makuti, Denis, Chakuti, and Lion’s Den, as well as four districts in…