Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES should move with speed to give legal effect to their recently announced ease of doing business reforms, to spur the country’s economy, key stakeholders say. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the stakeholders added yesterday that while the recent policy directives which had been…
THE government has launched the National Hatchery Management Guidelines, a development expected to boost fingerling production and accelerate progress toward a US$1 billion aquaculture economy. Officiating at the launch yesterday, the deputy minister of Agriculture, Davis Marapira, said the guidelines represented a decisive shift toward a more organised and efficient aquaculture industry. “It is with…
ZIMBABWE is practically ready to receive Lenacapavir — the new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection — the United States of America has said. This comes as the country is one of 10 nations in Africa that have been selected to receive the new HIV drug to be provided by the US government to burdened nations in…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 49-YEAR-OLD Mbembesi man faces a murder charge for fatally assaulting a fellow villager with a knobkerrie over witchcraft allegations. Mpumulo Moyo yesterday appeared before High Court Judge Naison Chivayo facing a charge of murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. State allegations are that on March 8, 2025, at…
Tapiwa Chirume BUHERA Rural District Council (RDC) has given villagers six weeks to construct approved toilets or face a US$50 fine per inspection, as part of a major sanitation drive aimed at improving public health standards. Acting chief executive officer Patience Dhinda said the directive is grounded in the Public Health Act, which makes it…
THE government has warned that justice system corruption undermines fairness and erodes crucial public trust. Speaking at the Summer School 2025 in Nyanga recently, the permanent secretary for the ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Vimbai Nyemba, stressed the need for collective action among all stakeholders in the justice sector to effectively combat graft….
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will soon launch two economic blueprints that will stimulate economic growth and improve livelihoods. Speaking at the commissioning of the new Cut Rag Processors (Pvt) Ltd production facility in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the National Development Strategy 2 and the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy 2 would bolster the…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER IT IS not fruitful for Zanu PF supporters and Zimbabweans at large to obsess about who will likely succeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he retires, as his second term in office still has a long way to go. So said the country’s ruling party yesterday, adding that what was more productive…
THE ministry of Environment has floated a tender to hire two aircraft for the 2025/26 cloud-seeding programme, preparing for the forthcoming rainfall season. This comes as the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued an urgent warning of heavy rains, flash floods, strong winds, and thunderstorms expected across much of the country this week. According to…
AUTHORITIES have reviewed licences and taxes in the energy sector to ease the cost of doing business and enhance the economy’s growth. This comes as Cabinet recently approved the review of levies, licences, and permits across 12 sectors of the economy. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the…
