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HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has urged Zimbabwe to embrace cryptocurrency, arguing that formal regulation will unlock economic opportunities while protecting vulnerable local investors.Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions and operates on blockchain technology, allowing users to transfer value without relying on traditional banking systems.While…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER THE International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for deeper collaboration with Zimbabwe to strengthen community healthcare and connect climate change programmes to national health systems.Speaking during a courtesy call on the ministry of Health and Child Care in Harare yesterday, IFRC secretary-general Jagan Chapagain said investing…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo THE country’s top industrial body has called on authorities to maintain coordinated fiscal and monetary policies to build lasting market confidence in the ZiG currency.Speaking at the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) Matabeleland Region annual general meeting in Bulawayo over the weekend, outgoing Matabeleland chapter president Stephen Ncube said whilst Zimbabwe’s economy…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE country’s apex court should strike off a legal challenge by war veterans against Constitutional Amendment Act Number 3 (CAA3) without consid­ering its merits, Attorney General Virginia Mabiza is arguing. In her reponse to the recent application by six former freedom fighters who are seeking direct access to the Constitu­tional Court…

THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has raised the alarm over alleged finan­cial mismanagement in government institutions, warning that weak accountability is depriving citizens of essential public services. The civic organisation’s concerns follow the release of the 2025 Auditor-General’s Report, which revealed that only a third of audited public entities received clean audit…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A WOMAN from Esigo­dini and her husband have each been sen­tenced to an effective 17 years in prison after they were convicted of raping the woman’s 17-year-old daughter. The pair, whose identities have been withheld to protect the com­plainant, denied the charge when they appeared before Gwanda regional magistrate Sithembiso Ndebele….

CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT says it is stepping up measures to deal with stray animals on major highways following a surge in road traffic accidents involving livestock. The development comes amid growing concern over livestock-related crashes on the country’s high­ways, with police recently warning motorists about the increased risks associated with night-time driving and animals crossing…