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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the prevailing unity, peace and harmony in the country, coupled with deeply entrenched values of national cohesion, created conditions that enabled the passing of Constitutional Amendment Act Number Three (CAA3).Speaking at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday during Heroes Day commemorations, Mnangagwa said the country was…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is closely monitoring a seasonal surge in influenza cases across Zimbabwe and has urged symptomatic individuals to wear face masks in public.This comes as Zimbabwe records a sharp rise in severe flu-like illnesses.The circulating influenza-like illness typically presents with sudden high fever, chills, severe body aches, frontal headaches, extreme fatigue, dry…

 Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo NEARLY three-quarters of children in Zimbabwe continue to experience food poverty, with 25 percent facing severe food poverty, the United Nations Chil­dren’s Fund (Unicef) has revealed. According to the Unicef Zimbabwe Annual Report 2025, greater efforts are urgently required to curb wide­spread child malnutrition across the country. “Children’s nutrition remained a…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A CORRECTIONAL officer accused of helping a convicted rapist, Mike Cabangani Mathe, escape from Plumtree Prison has been acquitted due to insufficient evidence.Yusufu Yusufu, 47, was found not guilty by Bulawayo regional magistrate Taurai Manuwere after the court concluded that the evidence presented by the State was insufficient to secure a conviction.In…

Blessings Mashaya and Hazel Marimbiza POLICE have scaled up their anti-drunk driving operations nationwide, mounting stricter roadblocks and increased night patrols amid the rising alcohol-linked motor vehicle accidents in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the stepped up crackdown yesterday, saying…

PRESIDENT Emmer­son Mnangagwa has extended the tribunal inquiry period investi­gating High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo over alleged gross misconduct. The development follows the establishment of the tribunal in March to investigate Katiyo/ The amendment was published in the latest Government Gazette through a presidential proclama­tion. “Whereas section 187(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe pro­vides…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe National Road Adminis­tration (Zinara) has disbursed US$175.5 million to road authorities, funding major maintenance and rehabilitation projects nationwide. The disbursement, equivalent to ZWG4.6 billion, represents 47.1 percent of the country’s approved ZWG9.8 billion (US$363 million) 2026 road mainte­nance budget, with authorities now expected to ramp up works during the second half…

Tapiwa Chirume LOCAL council authorities will shoot stray dogs on sight during a month-long crackdown to curb rising rabies threats and dog-bite incidents. The enforcement exercise, which runs from August 17 to September 18, would be carried out in conjunction with the Depart­ment of Veterinary Field Services under a dog tie-up order. Plumtree Town Council…

CHIEF WRITER THE cold spell sweeping across neighbouring South Africa will likely spill into the country this week, bringing wet conditions and a notable drop in temperatures to Zimbabwe’s southern regions. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Meteorological Services Department (MSD) spokesperson Isaac Masawana said the northern region of the country would mostly escape the…