PREPARATIONS for the Zimbabwe–China Tobacco Expo, Africa’s premier tobacco showcase, are now at an advanced stage as China Tobacco International leads global…
CHURCH leaders are pleading with the international community to cancel Zimbabwe’s external debt burden of nearly US$15 billion. Marking International Peace Day yesterday, the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) said doing this would free up resources for critical sectors that include health and education. “We urge international partners to consider debt cancellation to alleviate…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court is set to hear a contested matter regarding the estate of the late Harare Provincial Affairs minister, Oliver Chidawu, where his wife, Spiwe, is challenging the distribution of properties they reportedly amassed together. When Chidawu died in 2022, he left a will that bequeathed an 80 percent…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER TWO Vietnamese nationals who allegedly trafficked their compatriots under the pretext of securing them lucrative employment appeared in court yesterday. Huu Dao Phan and his accomplice, Thi My Quyen Duong, face charges of human trafficking and violating the Immigration Act. They were remanded in custody until today for a bail…
By Takudzwa Dhambu THE current efforts to repeal the United States of America’s sanctions law against Zimbabwe will boost the country’s economy and the lives of ordinary citizens significantly if successful. So says economist and author, Gift Mugano, who adds that it is also critical that Zimbabweans abandon their toxic politics and start working together…
AUTHORITIES have once again put on notice social media trolls who stand accused of seeking to cause anarchy in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said yesterday that they were going all out to bring to book all social media troublemakers. “We…
AUTHORITIES are urging financial institutions to support horticulture production to expand and grow the sector. This push comes as the government notes that a recent Chinese policy to open “green lanes” for Zimbabwean agricultural products would increase exports of various horticulture products. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Agriculture deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos…
Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zw MINISTRY of Health has launched a probe into alleged rampant corruption in the delivery of forensic pathology services in public health institutions. Allegations are that the public is being forced to pay for post-mortems and autopsy reports. “The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has noted with deep concern reports circulating…
THE ministry of Local Government has granted Chitungwiza Municipality a conditional waiver allowing some suspended officials to resume duty, a move to address management gaps and boost service delivery. The waiver, detailed in a letter dated September 15, 2025 wrote by Local Government minister Daniel Garwe, relaxes a 2022 directive that barred officials facing disciplinary…
POLICE have launched an investigation into Wafaya (Private) Limited, a company accused of duping a local wholesaler of US$112 000 through an elaborate money-laundering scheme. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed that the company’s director, Spencer Valentines Meares, 42, had been arrested in connection with the case. “The ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) is investigating…

