POLITICAL EDITOR THE country’s current crop of opposition leaders no longer have the gravitas and capacity to challenge the ruling Zanu PF in forthcoming national elections. So says former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) youth leader, Lovemore Chinoputsa, who argues further that even Nelson Chamisa’s chances of leading Zimbabwe one day are as good as…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE government says the prevailing exchange rate stability has helped usher in steady pricing and improved availability of basic commodities, thereby preserving consumer purchasing power. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the government carried out an assessment covering April to August 2025 focusing…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday granted a month-long amnesty for all illegal firearm holders, allowing them to voluntarily surrender their weapons at the nearest police stations without facing prosecution. The initiative comes amid a surge in armed robberies and other offences involving illegal firearms across the country. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that the amnesty…
Tapiwa Chirume MASVINGO and Plumtree have enacted strict new noise-control by-laws, with offenders, including churches, wedding organisers, and businesses, facing heavy fines, permit cancellations, and confiscation of equipment. The regulations, published in the latest Government Gazette, prohibit any noise that disturbs residents, such as loud music, shouting, drumming, and even the noise from animals like…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has ordered the Home Affairs minister and the police commissioner to pay US$42 000 in compensation after a 2017 police chase of commuter omnibuses in Harare resulted in the death of a child and injury to her mother. On the day of the incident, Patricia Dengezi, who…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is accelerating digital reforms to improve border efficiency and attract investment. Speaking at a business engagement forum in Bulawayo yesterday, Zimra commissioner general Regina Chinamasa said the tax authority was working to reduce the red tape that has long frustrated importers, exporters, and investors. “This year we are focusing on…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa today reshuffled his Politburo, moving Secretary General Obert Mpofu to Secretary for Information Communication and Technology (ICT). Mpofu has been replaced by the outgoing Secretary for Finance, Jacob Mudenda, while Ziyambi Ziyambi, who was the Secretary for ICT, is now the Secretary for Legal Affairs. Patrick Chinamasa has been appointed as the…
THE country is bracing itself for more deportations of Zimbabweans from the United States of America, after Washington declared many locals there illegal immigrants. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspapert — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Raphael Faranisi, confirmed yesterday that the US would soon deport…
THE Harare Metropolitan Province will this week host a high-level investment and business conference aimed at attracting both local and international investors to drive the capital’s transformation into a competitive metropolitan hub. The two-day conference, scheduled for September 24-25 at Heritage Village, Wesley, will run under the theme, “Building Bridges: Accelerating Investments towards the Attainment…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE ruling Zanu PF says it is now up to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to determine whether his term of office will be extended beyond 2028. This comes as Zanu PF’s powerful provincial chairpersons also remain dead set on achieving the ruling party’s goal to keep Mnangagwa in high office beyond 2028….
