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Tapiwa Chirume THE six members of the Mujuru family, who tragi­cally lost their lives along the Harare–Masvingo Highway, were laid to rest yesterday at Wiltshire Farm in Chivhu. The funeral drew a large gathering, including church organisations, repre­sentatives of banking institutions, close relatives and friends, traditional lead­ers, and the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, all…

THE government has launched a pilot programme to digitise the country’s land administration system, as part of key steps to streamline and modernise the registration of properties. The initiative comes amid expectations that the ongo­ing national title deeds programme will help to address some of the country’s long-standing land challenges. “The objective of the programme…

Masimba Makwembere PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to cher­ish and safeguard the prevailing peace and stability in the country, warning against taking the calm environment for granted. Addressing thousands of congregants at the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Easter conference in Masvingo Province yesterday, Mnangagwa said church leaders needed to take the lead in uniting…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has allocated close to 20 000 vending bays as part of ongo­ing efforts to formalise and support the informal sector. The move comes as Bulawayo, like many urban centres across the country, faces mounting pressure from informal trading activities in the central business district (CBD), largely driven by unemployment and…

 REMOVING the National Social Security Author­ity (Nssa) from its current standalone position and placing it under a new regulator will be disastrous for the country and pensioners in particular. So warns the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU), Kenias Sha­muyarira, who adds that Zimbabwe would also violate a slew of laws governing…

A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed the funeral wake of six members of the Mujuru family from Tynwald North in Harare, who were tragically killed in a horrific road accident on Thursday along the Harare-Masvingo Road.A memorial service for the victims — mother, Lilian Maranda Mujuru, 40, and children, Nokutenda, Makanaka, Ronald Junior, Rufaro Shalom and Kayden…

 THE ambitious Muzarabani oil and gas project in the Cabora Bassa Basin is steadily moving from exploration into a decisive phase that could reshape the en­ergy landscape in Zimbabwe, the government has said. In a statement, the government said Australian-listed Invictus En­ergy has confirmed a gas-conden­sate discovery at the Mukuyu-2 well, marking a significant break­through…

 THE government says it is moving to establish municipal courts as part of wider efforts to capacitate local authorities and strengthen en­forcement of city by-laws amid growing con­cerns over poor service delivery. This comes as local authorities are lobbying the government to grant municipal police arresting pow­ers, as cities intensify efforts to curb rampant littering,…

STAKEHOLDERS have called on the newly-appointed National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chief executive officer (CEO), Munyaradzi Stephen Charangwa, to accelerate recapitalisation and transform the country’s rail infrastructure to support economic growth.According to a statement by NRZ, Charangwa took over the reins with effect from April 1, 2026.The announcement was made by NRZ board chairperson Misheck…