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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE court was told yesterday that socialite Kelsea Tafirenyika is married to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins Takunda, and they jointly own an affluent estate and top-tier vehicles she is accused of acquiring through proceeds of drug peddling.Tafirenyika is facing charges of US$9,3 million money-laundering and breaching the Civil Registry…

Omega UkamaSTAFF WRITER First Capital Bank (FCB) says it is prepared to extend credit beyond 2030, despite the government’s plan to possibly move Zimbabwe towards a mono-currency system by that year.Chief executive Tapera Mushoriwa said on Monday in Harare the bank was taking a long-term view of lending as it assessed the direction of monetary…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR RIGID wage demands and unjustified standoffs between National Employment Councils (NECs) and businesses threaten the survival of struggling companies, the government has warned.In this regard, authorities say they will intervene whenever it’s warranted to prevent labour disputes from crippling businesses or causing job losses.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most…

STAFF WRITER UNCONVENTIONAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo has offered the police 10 new bulletproof cars and $250 000 in tactical gear.This follows the conviction of 18 armed robbers last week — who received a combined 950 years in prison for breaking into the Marondera home of Chivayo’s in-laws last year and stealing $74 000.The gang was…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER MUTARE City Council is facing a severe shortage of residential land, a development that has pushed prices of housing plots sharply upwards as the city’s housing waiting list continues to balloon.The shortage has left the local authority with little or no land to allocate for new residential plots, raising concerns over housing…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) approved 184 new investment licences worth US$1.59 billion during 2026’s second quarter, predominantly driven by mining and manufacturing.This development comes as the country intensifies efforts to attract investment into productive sectors and accelerate industrialisation, value addition, export growth and job creation.In its second-quarter 2026 report…