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THE Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has called on churches and faith leaders to take a more aggressive and active role in promoting good governance, ethics, and accountability throughout the country. Speaking at a multi-stakeholder meeting on devolution and governance on Friday, ZHOCD chairperson Never Muparutsa asserted that churches must use their moral authority…

ZIMBABWE’S economy is on track for a pe­riod of sustained growth in 2026, driven by solid performance in agriculture and mining, coupled with easing inflation sup­ported by a stable foreign exchange rate, the In­ternational Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The forecast follows the routine engagement of an IMF staff team, led by Wojciech Maliszewski, with…

TAPIWA CHIRUME TEMPERS flared at Kwekwe City Council last week after councillors discovered that management had defied a full council resolution to purchase two re­fuse compactors, opting instead to buy a less suit­able skip bin truck. The shock revelation came during a tense full council meeting on Thursday, where furious coun­cillors accused management of undermining…

THABISO MUTIRWARA DESPITE an above-average 2025 harvest, Zimbabwe faces a renewed food security challenge, with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) predicting that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will emerge across many of the country’s typical deficit-producing regions by this month. The warning comes even though the harvest had initially raised hopes of…

FORMER legislator and well-known opposition figure, Job Sikhala, was arrested in neighbouring South Africa on Thursday night after authorities there found explosives in his car. The larger-than-life politician is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of illegal pos­session of explosives, after he was nabbed following a tip-off about a Ford…

AUTHORITIES say they are not going to remove the Interme­diated Money Trans­fer Tax (IMTT), asserting that the tax continues to sustain the government. IMTT is a tax chargeable on financial transactions that occur through transfers such as direct debits, online transfers, mobile money transfers, supplier pay­ments, and interbank transfers. This stance comes as repre­sentatives of…

THE country is faced with serious health­care challenges as the Health Resilience Fund (HRF) ends this year, leaving a US$90 million fund­ing gap for essential health services, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care has revealed. Speaking during the 2026 Na­tional Budget seminar, legislator Discent Collins Bajila, repre­senting the portfolio committee chaired by…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has implored Na­tional Foods Limited to boost local production by investing in research and adopting innovative technologies. Addressing the media after a private meeting with the com­pany’s management in Bulawayo yesterday, Chiwenga said Na­tional Foods was a pivotal player in Zimbabwe’s food industry. “The government is committed to creating a supportive…