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…
THE government says it is stepping up efforts to revive the Cold Storage Company (CSC) to restore Zimbabwe’s meat industry and ensure farmers get fair value for their livestock. Speaking during the ongoing 2026 National Budget seminar, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, said the collapse of CSC had negatively affected farmers across the country,…
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…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MINISTRY of Public Works district officer and director of Rota Cons Engineering, Kenneth Nyakujawa, has appeared at the Bulawayo Magistrates Court facing allegations of diverting a school painting project to his own company. Nyakujawa, 40, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea charged with concealing from a principal a person interested…
THE opposition is free to engage the ruling Zanu PF over its much-debated 2030 push, as well as on other issues, a top ruling party official has said. Addressing a Zanu PF meeting in Gutu on Wednesday, the former liberation movement’s secretary for security in the politburo, Lovemore Matuke, also warned that authorities would deal…
ZIMBABWEAN fintech company, EazzyPay, has launched a digital payment platform designed to simplify and unify the way individuals and businesses manage their financial transactions. The new innovation, dubbed “Payments Made Easy,” aims to enhance financial inclusion, reduce transactional inefficiencies, and meet the growing demand for seamless digital services across the country. Speaking during the launch…
Takudzwa Dhambu A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Esigodini, Bulawayo, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Gwanda Regional Magistrates Court for raping a 93-year-old granny during a nighttime break-in in July this year. The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe yesterday said the offender broke into the victim’s bedroom via the door and raped…
AUTHORITIES are keen to increase local youth’s participation in the digital economy and are working with private organisations to ensure they receive more training in operating businesses. Speaking after the Institute of Social Development Practices (ISDP) made a courtesy call at her office yesterday, ICT minister Tatenda Mavetera said the government recognises the importance of…
