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Brandon Josphat GOVERNMENT is pushing for the adoption of green technology across the mining value chain, with authorities calling for cleaner exploration, intelligent mining techniques, and real-time environmental monitoring to promote sustainable mineral development.This comes as Zimbabwe seeks to increase mineral production while promoting beneficiation and value addition, with the mining sector remaining a key…

Hazel Marimbiza DELTA Beverages is banking on its new Zambezi Mist beer to capture changing consumer tastes for lighter refreshment and breathe new relevance into the established Zambezi brand.The brewer says changing consumer preferences are reshaping the beer landscape, with consumers increasingly looking for refreshment that combines quality and flavour with a lighter drinking experience.Speaking…

TAPIWA CHIRUME AN eight-month-old infant was mauled to death by a Rottweiler in Glen View, Harare, while a two-year-old child and a 26-year-old woman were injured in the attack.The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday in Riverside, Glen View 7, with police confirming that the infant sustained severe head injuries and died at the scene. National…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA ZANU PF secretary for information and publicity Christopher Mutsvangwa has challenged Bulawayo to capitalise on increased local steel production by reviving its foundries and expanding downstream manufacturing.Speaking at the official opening of the Bulawayo Investment Indaba on Friday, Mutsvangwa said the availability of steel from the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) Manhize…

Brandon JosphatPolitical Editor AUTHORITIES have conceded that enforcing laws against same-sex relationships in the country is practically impossible, despite the growing pressure from religious and traditional leaders to defend Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Vimbai Nyemba, pointed yesterday…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES have banned open air preaching along First Street in Harare and other hotspots in the city.In this regard, all such evangelists have been ordered to immediately vacate the capital’s streets and relocate to designated zones that are equipped with proper sanitation facilities.This comes amid the government’s escalating clean-up and order-restoration operation…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER THREE electricity cable vandals have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 30 years in prison after being caught cutting and stealing armoured cables in Bindura, with police warning that utility vandalism is undermining economic development.The three — Cloudious Sikelo ,27, Forster Tsvekese Kamhaka,28, and Bradwell Chakanyuka ,21,— were each sentenced to…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo THE ministry of Health has established a Directorate of Medical Services to streamline clinical operations, emergency care, and specialist surgical services nationwide.Speaking on the sidelines of a surgeons’ meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Health, Aspect Maunganidze, said the new structure was intended to improve the management…

Almot MaqoloSTAFF WRITER REGULATORS have approved Mega Market’s full takeover of iconic baker Lobels, imposing strict conditions to prevent a monopoly over the country’s flour and bread markets.The ruling forms part of the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC)’s latest batch of merger decisions for the period.The commission noted that the transaction is a vertical merger…

Tapiwa Chirume KARIBA Municipality has ordered all infor­mal traders operat­ing from road verges and undesignated open spaces to vacate immediately or face strict enforcement action. The move follows a directive by the minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, to local authorities to restore order in trading areas, as the government intensifies efforts…