VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has called on the mining sector to move away from exporting raw minerals and focus on local value addition and beneficiation. Speaking at the official opening of the 28th Mine Entra Conference in Bulawayo in October, Chiwenga emphasised that leveraging on technology and building local industries is key for the empowerment…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the country’s security personnel to remain alert and guard against threats to national stability, particularly during the festive season. Speaking at the burial of the late national hero, Mark Chimwaza, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa urged the security sector to emulate the patriot’s traits of selflessness…
THABISO MUTIRWARA PLANTING for Zimbabwe’s 2026 summer cereal crops is advancing amid forecasts of abundant seasonal rainfall, raising early prospects for a second consecutive above-average harvest. However, agronomists warn that imminent, overly wet conditions in key northern growing regions could damage emerging plants and require close monitoring. In a report released by the Food and…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBU THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has made significant strides in infrastructure development, disbursing a total of ZiG714 740 661 to road authorities as of September this year. This massive financial injection represents 57 percent of the total ZiG1.247 billion annual budget earmarked for the nation’s road networks. The latest Zinara disbursement report…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE ruling Zanu PF remains open to engaging in dialogue with all key stakeholders in the country on its plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office to 2030. So reiterates the former liberation movement’s director for information, Farai Marapira, who adds that ex-opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, and members…
THE government has called on the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to construct new toll gates and upgrade existing toll plazas as part of efforts to improve revenue collection, ease congestion, and enhance road infrastructure. Speaking in Norton on Thursday during the commissioning of the expanded Norton Toll Plaza, Transport minister Felix Mhona said it…
Takudzwa Dhambu AT LEAST 17 people perished in three separate horrific road accidents as the festive season travel rush began on a bloody note. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that all three fatal incidents occurred on December 17, 2025. The deadliest crash took place between 11.30am and 12 noon at the 185-kilometre peg…
THE National Aids Council (Nac) has raised concerns over low health-seeking behaviour among men, stating that this trend continues to undermine efforts to reduce HIV infections and other health complications in Bulawayo. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — on the sidelines of a men’s engagement programme, Nac provincial programmes…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO men have appeared before the courts facing charges of unlawfully detaining a man and demanding money from him. Morris Mpala, 50, and Mandla Nyathi, 34, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira facing charges of unlawful detention and extortion. They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded out…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER ZESA is confident that the country will largely enjoy stable electricity supply during the festive season due in the main to improved local power generation. At the same time, authorities are gravely concerned about the rising vandalism of the country’s electricity infrastructure nationwide, which could negatively impact power supply if this…
