Tapiwa Chirume HARARE residents have raised alarm over the city council’s proposed 2026 burial and exhumation fee hikes, describing the move as “anti-poor” and an attack on struggling ratepayers already burdened by high service charges. According to the draft schedule of proposed 2026 tariffs, adult burial fees at Warren Hills Cemetery would increase from US$275…
THE government says it is intensifying efforts to clear its external debt and rebuild trust with international creditors as part of its drive to restore economic stability and attract new investment. Speaking during the 2026 pre-budget seminar, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said the government was pursuing two key strategies to deal with its…
Thabiso Mutirwara AT LEAST six companies have submitted applications to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) for licences to generate their own electricity, with solar power emerging as the dominant technology of choice. In notices published yesterday, Zera named the companies seeking licences as Almid Private Limited, D G Rickards Private Limited, Pride of Africa…
Blessings Mashaya and Hazel Marimbiza THE upcoming 2026 National Budget will prioritise lifting the lives of the poor through policies that spur job creation, increasing social safety nets and fostering the country’s current relative economic stability. So confirmed an upbeat Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday, while opening the 2026 pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo. Ncube stressed…
AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka says Zimbabwe is targeting a US$7 billion tobacco industry by 2030 after achieving a record output of 355 million kilogrammes last season. He made the remarks while addressing members of the T5 countries (Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe) ahead of the COP11 and the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on…
NURSES have implored the government to address their welfare as over 4 000 have applied for verification to work abroad. This comes as the country has, over the past few years, been hit by a brain drain, particularly in the medical field. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the president of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says its tight monetary policy stance is paying off, successfully anchoring price and exchange rate stability as the country prepares to enter the second phase of the National Development Strategy (NDS2) in 2026. Speaking during the 2026 pre-budget seminar yesterday, RBZ deputy governor Innocent Matshe said the central bank…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a tragic case of sudden death involving a two-month-old baby who was found dead after his mother allegedly consumed crystal methamphetamine the previous night. Bulawayo police deputy spokesperson, Thandekile Ndlovu, confirmed the incident, which occurred in Mabutweni suburb on November 3, 2025. According to the police,…
RETAILERS have urged local authorities and business operators to swiftly implement the government’s new ease of doing business reforms, warning that delays could undermine their intended benefits for the retail and wholesale sector. This push follows the streamlining of operations in the wholesale and retail sector by merging 11 fragmented local authority licences into a…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are pursuing measures to ease the country’s prolonged power outages by opening the electricity market to private suppliers, expanding non-hydropower energy capacity, and courting foreign investors. Speaking during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, the minister of Energy, July Moyo, said…
