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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged real estate developers to modernise infrastructure along highways, in high-density suburbs, growth points, and rural areas to align with Vision 2030.Speaking yesterday in Harare during the commissioning of the Greenfields Retail Centre, Mnangagwa said his administration sought to ensure public-private partnerships were cemented for the country’s development agenda.“The Second Republic…

A 49-YEAR-OLD man from Redcliff was allegedly axed to death following a dispute over missing groceries, in a violent incident that has shocked the local community.The deceased, identified as Ellias Kavhumbura Chimusito of Rutendo suburb, was allegedly attacked on the night of April 6, 2026, at around 8.30pm at Wentworth Farm.Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko…

Masimba Makwembere THE government and other key stakeholders need to engage in dialogue that will lead to a needed review of fuel supply chains and prices — which are among the highest in the region. So says top economist and chief executive of the Zimba­bwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), Christopher Mugaga, who adds that…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR WAR veterans opposed to the government’s planned law changes want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to personally respond to their court challenge. This comes after Attorney General Virginia Mabiza recently filed opposing papers to their February petition in the Constitutional Court, representing both the govern­ment and Mnangagwa. But the six ex-combatants — Reuben…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Environmen­tal Management Agency (Ema) is monitoring a poten­tial sodium cyanide disaster following a truck accident on the Harare–Bulawayo Highway. In a statement yesterday, Ema confirmed the accident occurred on April 8 at approxi­mately 4pm near the 20km peg in the Rera area along the Harare–Norton Road. The truck was transporting roughly 30…

CHIEF WRITER THE government is planning to recruit up to 36 000 more police officers as part of a broader expansion of the security sector to strengthen law enforcement capacity amid rising crime rates. Responding to a question from Shamva South MP Joseph Mapiki in the National Assembly on Wednes­day, the minister of Home Affairs,…

CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have with immedi­ate effect halted the recently launched pilot programme to digitise the country’s land administration system amid complaints that property owners were restrict­ed to a closed list of conveyanc­ers. The issue was raised by Chi­tungwiza South legislator Max­well Mavhunga in the National Assembly on Wednesday after asking the minister of Justice,…