THE country’s second city is finalising its preparations for the 2026 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) which will get under way in two weeks time. In this regard, the Bulawayo City Council has acquired new equipment to boost the metro’s capacity to repair roads and to maintain key infrastructure. Speaking at a meeting of councillors…
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THE government says Botswana President Duma Boko is expected to officially open this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), highlighting growing bilateral ties and deepening regional cooperation. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said more than 90 percent of exhibition space had already been taken up. “Cabinet…
THE High Court has ruled that the minister of Lands, Anxious Masuka, acted unlawfully when he allocated a farm in Mvurwi to one Make Mahwiridi, despite the property already being occupied. Justice Rogers Manyangadze recently set aside the minister’s decision to allocate Mahwiridi Plot 69 of Hariana Farm, which was already occupied by Mashumba Kaponya….
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE people who drafted the much-debated Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill Number 3 did not adhere to Zanu PF’s 2030 resolutions as they included things that the ruling party was not pushing for. So says Retired Air Marshal Henry Muchena, who adds that his recent letter to Parliament that took issue…
TODAY, a new series of upgraded ZiG banknotes will begin to circulate nationwide, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said. This follows a nationwide ZiG educational and awareness campaign undertaken by the central bank from March 1 to 31, 2026. The central bank`s governor John Mushayavanhu said the new notes, including the re-issued ZiG…
BRANDON JOSPHAT NEGOTIATIONS between the government and its workers over salaries and other conditions of work are making progress. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), David Dzatsunga, confirmed yesterday that significant progress had been achieved in…
Masimba Makwembere THE Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) says the country could face food shortages and rising prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In its latest report, FEWS NET said that the situation could also affect farming as the cost and availability of fertilisers may worsen. “Following global fuel…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge, justice Benjamin Chikowero, jailed a Sadza man to 10 years for having sexual intercourse with a minor, impregnating and exposing her to HIV since he tested positive to the disease. According to court papers, during the period extending from December 2024 to March 2025 and at Tsvingiringu…
CHIEF WRITER THE government needs to do a lot more to bring down the country’s soaring cost of living to cushion hard-pressed consumers, key stakeholders said yesterday. In addition, they called upon authorities to urgently investigate the country’s fuel value chain, to ensure that consumers and businesses do not pay unreasonably high prices for their…
